It is with great sadness that we have to record that Mr Barr, our long term mentor, collaborator and supporter of our R&D programme, died peacefully at his home on Friday 22nd January 2021 after a short illness at 100 years of age. After working with Sir Frank Whittle, he founded [...]
We know that to increase diversity in and improve access to brain injury research studies there are many steps to take. Key to this is the relationship between the public and researchers, which the MIC is here to support. We are working with [...]
Are you a young migrant, parent/guardian, nurse, or health or community practitioner supporting migrant families and young people person with a long-term health condition? We would like to hear from you!? Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University and The University of Sheffield are hosting [...]
Did you know the next Brain Innovation Days Digital Session will host a pitch competition? The European Brain Council and beLean.net are excited to announce the first-ever Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition, to be held on 26 January 2021. This competition is open to everyone – student, entrepreneur, startup [...]
The Brain Physics Laboratory is pleased to announce the securing of major EU funding as part of the INTERREG Programme for its Reversible Dementia project (REVERT). This will be led by Peter Smielewski (Division of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences), the creator of a brain monitoring [...]
Following the national prioritisation process established by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust guidelines to help researchers delivering Covid-19 studies, the NIHR Brain Injury MedTech Co-operative (MIC) [...]
Introducing Cortirio – Portable brain imaging for point-of-care diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, an NIHR i4i SME Connect award 2019 Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability. These are injuries caused when people hit their heads, for example, in road accidents, [...]