Research & Innovation

Top 10 at 10 – Celebrating a decade of the NIHR

Posted: Wednesday May 18th 2016

Our NIHR / Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) showcases ten of its biggest research milestones.

Manchester dental researchers awarded more than £5 million to look into if timing of infant’s cleft palate surgery has an influence on speech development

Posted: Tuesday May 17th 2016

Researchers at CMFT and The University of Manchester have been awarded more than £5 million to evaluate the timing of surgery for infants with cleft palate.

Are you a junior doctor interested in a research career?

Posted: Monday May 16th 2016

The R&I Divison, supported by a Postgraduate Medical Education forerunner grant, has developed an animation which explores the world of research at CMFT and how staff can get involved.

Research Projects Required for Intercalating Students

Posted: Friday May 13th 2016

Can you offer a research project for the University of Manchester 2016 intake of intercalating students? Intercalating students carry out a research project as part of the Masters in Research (MRes)

Researcher opportunity to attend Sheffield Doc/Fest

Posted: Wednesday May 11th 2016

Sheffield Doc/Fest offering five researchers the opportunity to attend this year's Festival. Travel, accreditation and accommodation is included.

New competitive CPR training research in local schools nears end of first year

Posted: Wednesday May 11th 2016 Author: Deborah Aitken

Deborah Aitken, Paediatric Research Coordinator, explains how her team is involved in new CPR training research in local schools, as it nears its first anniversary.

Stem cell gene therapy for fatal childhood disease ready for human trial

Posted: Wednesday May 11th 2016

Scientists in Manchester, who have developed a stem cell gene therapy to reverse a fatal childhood illness, have agreed to work with a new therapeutics company to test it in a human trial.