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 [...]
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) [...]
The application period is Tuesday 6th October 2020 – Thursday 26th November 2020 at 1pm What does the SPARC award include? The NIHR SPARC offers awards of up to £5,000 per individual and allows NIHR Academy Members (PhD or early career post-doctoral [...]
The NIHR today issued guidance to protect both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 research during a ‘second wave’ of high COVID-19 activity. The guidance states that research staff funded by NIHR should not be deployed to front line duties except in exceptional circumstances. This is in [...]
Bit Bio, a synthetic biology company combining data science and biology to code cells for the wellbeing of humanity, has announced the close of a $41.5 million Series A investment, bringing the company’s total funding to $50 million. Bit Bio’s aim is to decode “cellular [...]
Covid-19 Challenge Closed: The Brain MIC has been pleased with the expressions of interests received through this open challenge however, as the country re-emerges with easing of lockdown it is the right time to close this particular challenge. Brain Injury MIC COVID-19 Challenge Recognising [...]
The Health Foundation has launched a new research programme, which seeks to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in two distinct areas. This programme aligns with their strategic priorities and complements the existing research funding landscape. The COVID-19 Research Programme will prioritise funding [...]