Research and innovation news

A group of young designers from Manchester are launching a new exhibition showcasing innovative designs at Manchester Art Gallery to help raise awareness of musculoskeletal disorders.

The Public Programmes Team has been invited to showcase the breadth of their rheumatology involvement and engagement work with young people at the UK’s biggest paediatric rheumatology conference.

Frailty is associated with an increased risk of fractures in part because frailty predisposes to falls. What is less well known is whether frailty is linked also with a reduction in bone strength.

Thursday 17th November saw the NIHR/Wellcome Trust Children’s Clinical Research Facility team take home the Outstanding Contribution award at the fourth annual Greater Manchester Research Awards.

Dr John Moore, Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, has been awarded one of eight prestigious NIA Fellowship to roll out the successful enhanced recovery surgery pathway ERAS+.

In a second boost for Manchester in as many months, a single city-wide bid has been awarded £12.5m by the DH to fund the cutting-edge research.

#DesignforMSK brings young people aged 16-26 with MSK conditions together with designers to create prototype products that could improve their daily lives and will be curated into an exhibition.

The AudioLab aims to creatively connect young people from disadvantaged backgrounds actively seeking employment, with research scientists, to produce engaging audio content around a scientific topic.