Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay At Cambridge BRC patient safety is at the heart of all that we do. Learn about the research taking place bit.ly/3VotyJR & how our PPI panel's contributions help make research more relevant & likely to succeed in the real world bit.ly/46lM3ne @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

📢The Senior Research Leader Programme now includes Allied Health Professionals along with Nurses & Midwives. Applications are open until 22nd October! 📢To learn more & hear about 2 newly appointed SRLs from the BRC >> bit.ly/4n7HfJp @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social

The University of Cambridge has opened applications for its Opening the Door to Research programme. This programme allows nurses, midwives and AHPs who are interested in research to gain their first experience through workshops and short placements. More info> bit.ly/3K1D03s @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Check out the September/ October 2025 seminars from the @cam.ac.uk Dept of Clinical Neurosciences Open to students, researchers and the wider neuroscience & health research community. 👉Free to drop in 👉No need to book 👉First come first served 👉 bit.ly/47zLkBa @cuh.nhs.uk @camneuro.bsky.social

👏Many congratulations👏 to Professor Sadaf Farooqi @farooqi-lab.bsky.social for being honoured with the prestigious Gerald D Aurbach Award by the Endocrine Society for Outstanding Translational Research More👉 bit.ly/46gFx1d @ims-mrl.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @endocrinesociety.bsky.social

This year's 'School of Clinical Medicine Distinguished Lecture' will given by Professor George Davey Smith on Evidence Triangulation 🗓️ 16 October 17.00 - 19.00 📍William Harvey Lecture Theatre Book via QR code or link 👉https://bit.ly/45WynAb @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

Tomorrow! Public Panel discussion on Current & Future Treatments for Dementia, featuring experts in the field No need to register - just turn up! West Rd Concert Hall, Cambridge - 5.00 - 6.30pm @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @camneuro.bsky.social

👏 Huge congratulations 👏 to Rebecca Fitzgerald, our Devices & Advanced Therapies co-Lead, on being appointed as the new Head of Department of Oncology at @cam.ac.uk from 1st October. For the full story >> bit.ly/42ftBeF @cuh.nhs.uk @nihr.bsky.social @cambcancer.bsky.social

👉Researchers, did you know as of April 2026 it will be a legal requirement to share outcomes of your clinical research with the trial participants? 👉Join the online event on Thurs 2nd October, 2-4pm to learn more about the new trial regulations 👉Register via: bit.ly/3JIj7hI @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

We're excited to announce the full schedule for The Cambridge Wellness Festival! The FREE event is open to everyone on 9 Sept from 11am-6pm on The Green on Campus, in front of the Royal Papworth Hospital. Find out more by clicking the link in our bio…

@nihr.bsky.social has launched a series of dynamic seminars to support researchers at all career stages Upcoming seminars include: 👉 Determining Sample Size in Qualitative Research 👉 PPI for Statistical Methodology Research Full programme: bit.ly/4lTGvpO @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social

📢Calling researchers & innovators! 📢 The ERIN research database offers de-identified, routinely collected patient data from @cuh.nhs.uk 📢 Applications can be made via an online form 📢 Each application is reviewed by a panel of patients & a data access committee Info >> bit.ly/3HVROQr @cam.ac.uk

September marks the beginning of Urology Awareness Month with the theme 'Bladder leakage: Time to Act' To learn more about the ongoing urology-related research at Cambridge BRC, including how early targeted therapy has positive outcomes in prostate cancer: bit.ly/3UUVWmM @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Public Panel discussion on Current & Future Treatments for Dementia, featuring experts in the field 🧠 No need to register - just come along! 📍West Rd Concert Hall, Cambridge 🗓️11th Sep 5-6:30pm BST 👉 neuroscience.cam.ac.uk @camneuro.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social

Early Career Researcher Award Applications in PPIE -2025 are now open! Are you an ECR (post doc) working alongside a PPIE contributor? Has your work reached a point of impact? Apply as a PAIR before 16 November 2025 Info 👉 bit.ly/4lELfPQ @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @mrcepid.bsky.social

Learn how a new total-body PET scanner, to be hosted in #Cambridge, will transform the ability to diagnose & treat health conditions & allow cutting-edge research and drug development 'It will benefit patients, those across the UK & beyond' bit.ly/4mJZSCo @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Researchers hoping to develop their leadership and management skills --- @nihr.bsky.social are offering 15 FREE online modules. To find out more information go to >>NIHR Learn learn.nihr.ac.uk @cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @camneuro.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social

Ovarian cancer is a devastating disease & almost all patients can develop resistance to the standard treatment. Researchers from our Institute & Stanford University have now discovered new insights into why this happens, offering hope for new treatment strategies www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/news/study-i...

If you live in the East of England, join one of our free webinars to learn how acessing anonymised NHS data is supporting research that drives better care and smarter health policy. 📅 **22 September 2025 | 12:00–1:00 PM** **Register now** 👉 tinyurl.com/mry5ec3h #HealthResearch #PoweredByData

👉 'A huge win for the mito community' First ever treatment for a mitochondrial condition that causes sudden vision loss has been approved for use on the NHS in England! 👉 bit.ly/4oHO8m3 @cuh.nhs.uk @mitocamb.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @moorfieldsbrc.bsky.social @lilyfoundation.bsky.social

👏 Many congratulations 👏 to the Cambridge Children's Hospital Innovation Hub for winning the 'Partnership Award' in oncology at the recent Cancer Research Horizons Awards Ceremony! To learn more >> bit.ly/45mKW6q @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social #illumina @cancerresearchuk.org

👟 Cambridge researchers have found using fitness apps such as NHS 'Active 10' increases activity not only immediately after download, but in the longer term, bringing significant health benefits. 👟To find out more: bit.ly/3Hm8ikr @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

👉East Anglia Researchers! There is still time to book onto the FREE PPI Training Sessions! 👉 Next session is Avoiding Tokenism - Tue 19 Aug! 👉 Book via bit.ly/Trg4PPI @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @ims-mrl.bsky.social @jameslindalliance.bsky.social @milnerinst.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social

Today we hosted the London International Youth Science Forum! They met researchers from @dphpc.bsky.social & The Early Cancer Institute, heard talks (Dr Will Watson, cardiology clinical lecturer, pictured) & had tours of the Clinical Research Facility @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk

>A new study, led by our Cambridge BRC colleagues, has found chronic diarrhoea could be due to high gut hormone levels. >These findings could help with developing a potential new treatment. To learn more >>> bit.ly/3HaFew9 @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social @bmj.com

👏 Beyond proud 👏 to see how this trial, developed by Prof Fitzgerald & colleagues at the BRC, has gone from strength to strength! Screening vans will now be rolled out across England. 👉 To read the full story in the NIHR Annual Report bit.ly/3UzCE5X @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Registrations for the Early Cancer Institute Annual Symposium 2025, focusing on the latest developments in early cancer research, are open! 📅 Thurs 9 October 2-6pm 📍 CRUK Cambridge Institute, CB2 0RE Find out more and register ➡️ zurl.co/bH4wU @cambridgebrc.bsky.social @cambridge-scm.bsky.social

🚨LAST CHANCE to book onto the in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop on 13 NOV 🚨E-mail [email protected] & [email protected] by 25 JULY 🚨Talks from CogniDox, eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise 🚨Free Lunch! Venue: @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @cpftresearch.bsky.social

Don't miss out on the chance to see this fantastic talk by Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald tomorrow! ➡️ Thurs 24th July ⏰ 9.30 - 10.30am ➡️ Theo Chalmers Lecture Theatre, Clinical School ➡️ All welcome! @cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social @cambridge-scm.bsky.social

👉 ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT to book your spot on our Data Science & Population Health theme in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop on 13 Nov. 👉 Book via email [email protected] & copy [email protected] by 25 JULY. 👉 Talks by CogniDox, eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise 👉 Free lunch! @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

The PemOla trial is the first of its kind! It's exploring the use of precision immunotherapy in treating pancreatic cancer & piloting the @nihr.bsky.social 'Just In Time' scheme, which makes things easier for patients & their local hospitals ➡️ bit.ly/44VEcMv @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

👉Learn how NIHR research is improving the quality of life for people in the UK, and helping to forge a health care system fit for the future, in the newly published 2024/25 annual report 📋 👉Link to full report below @cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social bit.ly/4eVk7KH

In our latest YouTube series, Nick Evans, consultant Stroke Physician and Senior Clinical Lecturer, talks about how ageing affects outcomes after stroke and how people respond to treatment. To find out more >> bit.ly/4lZbq4u @cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

👏Many Congratulations👏to Professor Andrew McCaskie on his appointment as the new Chair for the UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration. 'I am delighted to be appointed to the role' Read more >> bit.ly/44M3ixe @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @versusarthritis.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Deadline for booking onto our in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' Workshop on 13 NOV as part of our Data Science & Population Health theme is fast approaching! Email [email protected] & copy in [email protected] by 25 JULY! Talks from Cognidox eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

👉 Learn how a specialist clinic @cuh.nhs.uk is providing greater awareness and tailored care for those diagnosed with CADASIL, a rare disorder which can cause strokes. 👉Greater understanding of the condition has delayed symptom onset by 5 years 👉 bit.ly/46FUVG4 @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

The recent IMPORT-LOW trial has shown that targeted radiotherapy is just as effective for low-risk breast cancer as current treatment & it reduces the risk of side effects. To learn more >> bit.ly/3IsiYyk @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @icr.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social @crukcamcentre.bsky.social @thelancet.com

👉Researchers in East Anglia! There is still time to book onto the FREE PPI Training Sessions! 👉First session starts this month - Wed 30th July! 👉Book via: bit.ly/Trg4PPI @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @scicambridge.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social

Congratulations! 🎉 @vpd-hlri.bsky.social Today marks 3ys since the Research Institute first opened! A collaboration between @royalpapworth.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @thebhf.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk & others, it seeks to 'improve cardiovascular and lung health for everyone' @charlottesummers.bsky.social

⬇️ Dont miss out on the opportunity to chat to the new CPFT R&D PPIE Team! ⬇️ Next session: Late lunchtime online drop-in: Thursday 10th July 2.00 - 2.30pm on Teams ⬇️ More info below @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @royalpapworth.bsky.social @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cpftresearch.bsky.social

👉NIHR senior investigators cohort 19 is now open for applications! Deadline 8th Sept 👉If you want to shape the future of health & social care research, consider applying! 👉 Applications especially welcome from: nurses, midwives, AHPs 👉 Info: bit.ly/44lLD0w @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Our Data Science & Population Health theme with the #OTR at @cam.ac.uk will hold an in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop from 10am on 13 Nov on site (venue TBC). Including talks from #CogniDox #eQMS & #Cambridge Enterprise. To book email [email protected] & [email protected] by 25 July

How can we help shape the places we live to foster healthy aging? Watch Dr Louise Lafortune, Principal Research Associate at Cambridge Public Health @cam.ac.uk talk about aging well in the community. @cuh.nhs.uk @cph.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social bit.ly/46sv4RM

New guidance helps clinicians talk about uncertain prognoses with older adults facing complex health needs. Co-designed by researchers & patients, the recommendations aim to improve care of people in uncertain health circumstances. Read more below: www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

👇 Check out the video below to find out 'How connecting information through the NHS Federated Data Platform can accelerate better healthcare across NHS Trusts' @cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @nnuh.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @eastofenglandsde.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

🎧 Our podcast is back! Listen to 'Ask me anything about... the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare' ➡️ soundcloud.com/crukcamcentr... Patient reps ask researchers how AI is being used in cancer research! @cuh.nhs.uk @cambridgebrc.bsky.social @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

👉 Our colleagues @cam.ac.uk are building an AI tool to help identify early signs of anxiety & depression in children/young people and need YOUR HELP! 👉 Are you a young person (16-24y) with lived experience of mental health difficulties OR a parent/guardian supporting? 👉 They want to hear from you!

Coming up on 9th July ⬇️ 'Creative arts for dementia' Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research. Info on how to book below ⬇️ @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihrarcs.bsky.social

👉 Learn how an initial piece of research, started in Cambridge & supported by @nihr.bsky.social led to a targeted treatment for a rare, inherited immunodeficiency known as APDS 👉 This has now been successfully given to the first patient in UK/Europe! 👉 bit.ly/4ndXFAi @cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Are you a #communitynurse in the UK? Our researchers are investigating what proportion of community nurses’ work involves providing care for people in their last year of life. Share your views with our anonymous survey by 30th June: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...