Health Research
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£9 million boost for health research in the West Country
A team of West Country health researchers, including researchers from the University of Bath, have been awarded £9 million from the Government’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to enable them to tackle the area’s most pressing health problems....
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Register your interest for the RDS-South West Residential Research Retreat
Dillington House, Somerset. 26 – 28 November 2019. Do you have a great idea for a research project? Are you planning to apply for research funding? Do you need a dedicated period of quality time with support to develop your...
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Research Fellow wanted to join a collaboration between Dorothy House Hospice and the University of Bath
Join an exciting new collaboration between Dorothy House Hospice and the University of Bath. They are seeking a highly motivated and high performing research fellow for a joint project between Dorothy House Hospice and the University of Bath, focused on...
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The Conversation: Young people suffering chronic pain battle isolation and stigma as they struggle to forge their identities
Dr Abbie Jordan, a senior lecturer in Psychology, discusses how adolescence can be an especially challenging time for young people with chronic pain – that is, pain that lasts for three months or longer; and how these young people find it particularly...
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Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) opportunity: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and exercise
Researchers at the University of Bath are seeking to set-up a Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) group to help guide their health-related research studies, specifically around the topic of exercise for people with a spinal cord injury (SCI). The first...
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Professor Chris Eccleston, Centre for Pain Research, recognised for leadership in pain science
Professor Christopher Eccleston from the Department for Health has received the Ronald Melzack Lecture Award for his contribution to pain science. IASP presented the award to Professor Eccleston (right) at the recent World Pain Congress in Boston He accepted his award at the 17th World Pain...
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Commercial clinical research increases access to innovative new treatments for people of BaNES
The opportunity to take part in clinical research studies sponsored by the life sciences industry increased for residents of Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) in 2017-2018, according to the latest Research Activity League Table data from the National Institute for...
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Volunteers wanted for studies looking at Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in young people
If you are a parent or a young person with CRPS or a young person with CRPS then you may be able to help researchers from the University of Bath's Department of Psychology to find out more about how CRPS impacts...
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Research Capability Funding - new call
What is RCF? NIHR RCF is a funding stream designed to help research-active NHS organisations attract, develop and retain high-quality research, clinical and support staff by supporting salaries. Who is eligible? Researchers, NHS or academics involved in people based research...
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Volunteers needed for the Thinking About Mental Illness Recurrence (TAMIR) study
Researchers from the University of Bath's Department of Psychology would like to invite anyone over the age of 18 who has previously experienced a mental health problem to take part in an online research study answering several questionnaires. It doesn’t matter if you...
