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31 Jul 2024
We are seeking to recruit interdisciplinary research staff and students of outstanding quality within our Institute.
Keep up to date with PhD and job opportunities within the Institute here: birmingham.ac.uk/research/he…
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We're delighted to invite Dr @Ilida_Ortega to speak at our HTI seminar today at 13:00!
Please join us to hear more about her research.
Email hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link if you are unable to attend in person.
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20 Mar 2025
Huge thanks to Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (@VK_group_RSOP ) for delivering an interesting HTI seminar today and to Dr Tom Robinson (@_TomERobinson ) for hosting.
Thank you to all who attended!
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We delighted to host Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (@VK_group_RSOP) from @UniofReading for the next HTI Seminar on Thursday, 20th March 2025 at 13:00.
Join us to hear more about his research!
Please contact hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link to join online.
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12 Mar 2025
Huge thanks to Will Deacon at @axionbio1 for his talk on modelling diseases with Axion Maestro platform and for @Dr_FelixChan for hosting. Thank you to all who attended the seminar!
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27 Feb 2025
**CLOSES TOMORROW**
PhD opportunity: In-situ monitoring for rapid AM part qualification
Supervisor: @sophieccox
Funding: Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Application deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply here: findaphd.com/phds/project/in…
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🚨Join this free @ncode_network Hot Topic Workshop to discuss the potential for developing digital spoken language biomarkers for the early detection of neurodegeneration in community-based settings. Registration essential 👇
26 Feb 2025
📢Hot Topic Workshop: Join us to discuss the potential for 'Developing digital spoken language biomarkers for neurodegeneration'.
📅18th March, 9am-4pm
🏠Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham campus. Free event, but registration required 👇mjouaiti.github.io/neurospee…
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Research is increasingly showing that the health of our mouth can have a wide-ranging impact on the rest of the body. So why do we treat our mouths and bodies so separately?
Today at 3.30, tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear all about it from our very own Prof @l_chapple 🎙️
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
How could better oral healthcare improve our wellbeing? 🦷🪥
In case you've missed it, catch up with Prof Iain Chapple's feature in @BBCRadio4 to explore the links between the mouth and the body:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00283…
@l_chapple @UoB_Dentistry @unibirm_CMH @NIHRresearch
Research is increasingly showing that the health of our mouth can have a wide-ranging impact on the rest of the body. So why do we treat our mouths and bodies so separately?
Today at 3.30, tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear all about it from our very own Prof @l_chapple 🎙️
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21 Feb 2025
**CLOSES IN ONE WEEK**
PhD opportunity: In-situ monitoring for rapid AM part qualification
Supervisor: @sophieccox
Funding: Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
Application deadline: 28 February 2025
Apply here: findaphd.com/phds/project/in…
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Cannim, a leading 🇦🇺 medicinal cannabis company, will base its UK operations at PHTA, as part of a partnership aimed at furthering its research and improving patient outcomes - initially focusing on veterans experiencing PTSD >
phta.co.uk/australias-cannim…
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7 Feb 2025
Really delighted to show our first attempts in @beggs_lab at growing Wilms Tumour organoids (left) and the kidney (right) from paediatric patients by @maxj_p, Zeynep Kaya and Kaitlin Marley.
Funding from @LPTrustUK made this possible!
Project here: littleprincesses.org.uk/news…
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
8 Feb 2025
We are recruiting patients who’ve had concussion! 🧠 ⚡️
Please help us to help patients with concussion by sharing this information video about our study.
Thank you! 🙏
@unibirm_CMH
@BirminghamBRC
#concussion #mTBI #research #nhs
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
10 Feb 2025
New network to identify opportunities for regulation to support innovation within advanced therapies launched, with Birmingham supporting on understanding how patient voice can help shape regulatory decision making. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/n…
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
4 Feb 2025
Huge congratulations to @drdhruvparekh on his appointment as Medical Director of Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) @uhbtrust!🎉
A fantastic leader in Critical Care & Respiratory Medicine, Dhruv will drive cutting-edge RDI, strengthening ties with @unibirmingham & beyond 👏
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A new @unibirmingham trial showed promising results for treating patients with #IBD and autoimmune liver disease by utilising a common antibiotic to treat infective diarrhoea, with 80% achieving clinical remission.
Full article now online: bit.ly/4aSoGn2
ALT A close-up image of someone holding three white tablets in their hand.
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
11 Feb 2025
A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry, and researchers to identify effective and efficient regulatory strategies for advanced therapies in the UK, to ensure patients access transformative treatments promptly.
Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/n…
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📢 A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry & researchers to identify regulatory strategies that address the unique challenges of advanced therapies - to ensure patients have timely access to transformative treatments.
birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/new…
ALT Picture and quote of Prof Melanie Calvert: "As the number of advanced therapies requiring regulatory approval increases, it is essential that regulatory frameworks are developed that are fit-for-purpose. Our focus at Birmingham is understanding how the patient voice can help shape regulatory decision making...." NIHR Birmingham BRC logo
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Submit your views: gov.uk/government/calls-for-…
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Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI) retweeted
There’s still time to have your say in our Technology Adoption Review ⏱️
Tell us your views on what’s working well and where we can improve to help businesses unlock the full benefits of tech adoption.
ALT Share your views on technology adoption in the UK. Help us understand what is working well and where we can improve to keep the UK as a leader in technology adoption.
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11 Feb 2025
📅Friday, 14th February 13:30 - 14:30
HTI Seminar by Dr Jacob Pattem, Cardiff University
Talk title: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) – Applications in Bioscience Challenges
Where: IBR Seminar Room, Medical School/IBR and Online
Contact hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link
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