Lecturers from the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology and Orthoptics are proud that the University of Sheffield Nystagmus Information Pack was ‘highly commended’ in the BMA Patient Information Awards 2018. Nystagmus is a clinical condition where the eyes continuously move, rather than stay still. Nystagmus can be congenital or acquired and patients with nystagmus are commonly…
Continue reading →Congratulations to Dr Faith Howard, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Inflammation Tumour Targetting Group in Oncology & Metabolism, who has received an award from CRUKs New Investigator Committee to attend a training course for microsurgical cannulation. Feedback from the panel who assessed Faith’s application was that it had a strong scientific rationale and that the…
Continue reading →MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA)’s Massive Open Online Course “The Musculoskeletal System: The Science of Staying Active Into Old Age” has been rated one of the “Top 50 Free Online Courses Of All Time” by learners in Class Central, the #1 MOOC search engine. The top 50 listing is based…
Continue reading →The 9th Annual Mellanby Centre Research Day will be held on Friday 23 November 2018 at Inox Dine, University of Sheffield DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 2018 (PLEASE REMEMBER TO REGISTER) The aim of our meeting is to communicate novel & innovative musculoskeletal research within our group and, more importantly, with our friends and collaborators from…
Continue reading →Researchers at the University of Sheffield have been studying the biological processes that lead to atherosclerosis for the last 20 years. During this time they have built up a wealth of information using experimental models. Recently, Dr Jessica Johnston and colleagues reviewed all the published articles in this area and her findings, published in the…
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