Prestigious career achievement award for Birmingham professor

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Melanie Calvert, Professor of Outcomes Methodology at BHP founder member the University of Birmingham, has been awarded the prestigious Health Assessment Lab/Medical Outcomes Trust John Ware and Alvin Tarlov Career Achievement Prize in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures. Only the second UK recipient of this award, Professor Calvert is Director of Birmingham Health Partners Centre for Regulatory…
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ITM Director elected Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow

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Professor Subrata Ghosh, Director of the Institute of Translational Medicine, is one of three University of Birmingham Professors to be named among the UK’s most prominent biomedical and health scientists by the Academy of Medical Sciences which has announced its prestigious list of newly elected Fellows. Professor Ghosh is joined by Christine MacArthur, Professor of Maternal and Child…
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Birmingham-designed pop-up tent protects frontline NHS workers from COVID-19

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A disposable plastic ‘pop-up tent’ which creates a protective barrier between patients and healthcare professionals could be the latest line of defence for frontline NHS workers thanks to a new product developed by a collaborative team effort in Birmingham. Designed by experts at the University of Birmingham, the Disposable Resuscitation, Intubation and Nebulisation Kit Shield…
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“Millie” award win for research centre

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The Scar Free Foundation – based at the Institute of Translational Medicine – has won one of The Sun’s prestigious Military Awards for pioneering research carried out in partnership with Birmingham Health Partners founder members UoB and UHB, aiming to advance the rehabilitation and recovery of injured servicemen and women. Prime Minister Boris Johnson helped hand out…
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Medtech worth £1.6bn to Midlands economy

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Medtech is of critical importance to the Midlands economy, a new report has found. The report focuses upon the nature and scale of the medtech sector, its contribution to the regional economy, what Midlands businesses need in order to achieve growth, and the barriers faced. Key findings from the Midlands MedTech Sector Analysis include the…
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Birmingham-China collaboration will combat cancer and medical implant failure

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The University of Birmingham has announced two projects with Southeast University in China that could help to fight cancer and aid regeneration of the human body. Supported by a total of ¥2 million funding from Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI), researchers are combining multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, pathology and artificial intelligence (AI)…
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