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Mapping Communicable Disease Service Provision for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Wales

Posted on 25 April 2024 by Sofia Vougioukalou

Public Health Wales funded a series of mapping exercises to better understand communicable disease service provision for vulnerable groups in Wales. This series of commissions aimed to address a gap […]

The PICCOS Study: Evaluating Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery

The PICCOS Study: Evaluating Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery

Posted on 24 April 2024 by Rebecca Hamilton

Study Name: Pressurised IntraPeritoneal Aerosolised Chemotherapy (PIPAC) in the management of cancer of the colon, ovary and stomach: a randomised controlled phase II trial of efficacy in peritoneal metastases (PICCOS […]

Exploring New Horizons In Big Sky Countries – Churchill Fellowship Visits To Canada And Australia

Exploring New Horizons In Big Sky Countries – Churchill Fellowship Visits To Canada And Australia

Posted on 24 April 2024 by Victoria Shepherd

From January to April this year I have had the amazing experience of visiting Canada and Australia as part of a Churchill Fellowship. The aim of Churchill Fellowships are to […]

SunPad Study Nepal Visit 2024

SunPad Study Nepal Visit 2024

Posted on 9 April 2024 by Sue Channon

- Rebecca Milton, Nigel Kirby, Dave Gillespie and Sue Channon The next phase of Sunpad a study involving developing and testing self-cleaning period products, opened in January 2024. Self-cleaning period […]

Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 2024

Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 2024

Posted on 27 March 2024 by Grace Young

-By Sarah Milosevic and Grace Young April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness month. Losing a limb is a life-changing event. The number of people undergoing leg amputation surgery […]

HD (Huntington’s disease) Gratitude Day 2024

HD (Huntington’s disease) Gratitude Day 2024

Posted on 22 March 2024 by Cheney Drew

March 23rd 2024 marks the second annual HD Day of Gratitude. This day has been adopted into the HD calendar to celebrate and give thanks for the discovery of the […]

Centre for Trials Research At Science In Health Live

Centre for Trials Research At Science In Health Live

Posted on 21 March 2024 by Christie Heiberg

On March 13, 2024, Cardiff University School of Medicine hosted the 30th Science in Health Live event, providing a platform for Year 12 students to explore opportunities within the healthcare […]

Centre for Trials Research At The Wales Cancer Research Conference 2024

Centre for Trials Research At The Wales Cancer Research Conference 2024

Posted on 21 March 2024 by Angela Casbard

In early March, several Centre for Trials Research (CTR) staff members attended the Wales Cancer Research Conference 2024 at the National Museum, Cardiff. The conference brought together cancer researchers and […]

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month And VALTIVE1

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month And VALTIVE1

Posted on 1 March 2024 by Margherita Carucci

Ovarian cancer awareness month March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. In this global campaign aiming at raising awareness, promoting research, fundraising, and supporting women with ovarian cancer around the world, […]

VR-READY Placement: Reflections Of A Fourth Year Medical Student

VR-READY Placement: Reflections Of A Fourth Year Medical Student

Posted on 20 December 2023 by Kim Madden

Cardiff University hosts a range of student placements within the on-campus internships programme providing opportunities for undergraduate students to undertake summer placements within university departments. This year, the VR-READY team […]