Research and innovation news

Congratulations to two research teams at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust who were recognised at this year’s Making a Difference Awards 2024, hosted by The University of Manchester.

MFT researchers Dr James Bluett is National Specialty Lead for Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedics and Professor Sandip Mitra is National Setting Lead for Hospitals in NIHR's

A groundbreaking cancer research project launched in memory of the late Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding is successfully identifying young women at increased risk of breast cancer after one just year.

On International Nurses Day, Senior Clinical Research Nurses at MFT; Helen and Efstratios share their passion for research and their pride in its transformational role in everyday healthcare practice.

To celebrate International Day of the Midwife, Research Midwife, Emilie Bailey shares her midwifery research journey and why she is proud to contribute to research that helps make pregnancy safer.

Researchers from Saint Mary’s Hospital, part of MFT, have been awarded an American Association for Cancer Research Award for their pioneering work on Lynch-syndrome associated endometrial cancer.

A simple, safe and accurate test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the vagina has been developed by clinician scientists in Manchester.

MFT Critical Care Consultant, Jonathan Bannard-Smith shares his experiences of mentoring an aspiring Principal Investigator through the NIHR API Scheme.