14th April 2025
Innovative Swansea Research to Target Hearing Loss Risks from Life-Saving Antibiotics
A Swansea University academic has been awarded £125,000 from the Academy of Medical Sciences in a groundbreaking step towards preventing antibiotic-induced hearing loss. Dr Emma Kenyon, a lecturer in Neuroscience,...
Read more11th April 2025
Changes to regulatory framework for clinical trials will benefit patients, the NHS and the Life Sciences sector
The amended regulatory framework will speed up trial approvals and encourage innovation in trial design without compromising patient safety. New legislation has been approved in Parliament today that will address...
Read more11th April 2025
New research resource and training for care homes
Members of the care home community in Wales have collaborated to develop a brand-new resource and training workshop for front-line care workers across Wales. This initiative aims to enhance their...
Read more10th April 2025
Medication machine trial aims to improve access for rural patients
Groundbreaking technology, funded by Health and Care Research Wales, is being trialled in Dolgellau to allow patients to pick up urgent medication at times when local pharmacies are closed. The...
Read more10th April 2025
Singleton Hospital trial looks to further improve treatment for prostate cancer patients
Researchers at Singleton Hospital in Swansea are preparing to launch a follow-up study to a worldwide trial which revolutionised treatment for prostate cancer patients. The original trial, Stampede, started 20...
Read more10th April 2025
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty announces its first Emerging Leaders
The Health and Care Research Wales Faculty has announced the appointment of its first group of Emerging Leaders, marking an important step in recognising and supporting the next generation of health and...
Read more8th April 2025
New GDPR transparency wording for all sponsors
To help ensure research participants have all the information they need to make an informed decision about the use of their data, the Health Research Authority (HRA) have developed a new GDPR...
Read more7th April 2025
Robotic medication machine trialled in Dolgellau
Ground-breaking technology is being trialled in Dolgellau which allows patients who have a telephone assessment out of hours to pick up their urgent medication at times when local pharmacies are...
Read more7th April 2025
New deal to improve access to NHS care and cut waiting times
A new deal between the NHS and the public is at the heart of a plan to continue to drive down the longest waiting times this year. Health Secretary, Jeremy...
Read more7th April 2025
Drug dispensing robot hailed as ‘ground-breaking’
A new robotic machine which allows patients to collect urgent medication when local pharmacies are closed has been hailed as ground-breaking. The REMEDY machine, described as the first of its...
Read more4th April 2025
Research-ready homes recognised at the Senedd Cymru
ENRICH Cymru, a network dedicated to connecting care homes and researchers, proudly presented a series of awards to the most research-active care homes within its network at a celebratory event...
Read more4th April 2025
Springboard Innovation Centre fuels business growth in Torfaen
A centre aimed at supporting high growth science and technology businesses has welcomed 11 new tenants. Occupancy rates at Springboard Business Innovation Centre have nearly doubled over the past two...
Read more4th April 2025
From current affairs to research – volunteering for a Research Ethics Committee
Clare Gabriel is a former BBC journalist, a mother and grandmother, and a member of a Research Ethics Committee (REC), helping ensure health and social care research is safe, fair and...
Read more3rd April 2025
Faculty members from all over Wales attend inspiring showcase event in Cardiff
Researchers from across Wales gathered for an inspiring Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Showcase, a day dedicated to highlighting the diverse and rewarding paths that careers in research can have. The...
Read more1st April 2025
Health and Care Research Wales announces latest round of personal and project funding awards
Health and Care Research Wales has announced the recipients of its latest funding awards today (1 April 2025). Personal award funding has been conferred to researchers from across Wales, including...
Read more1st April 2025
New £2.5m National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-harm Research to advise Welsh Government
An Anglesey father whose daughter tragically took her own life when she was just 20 years old has praised the launch of a new £2.5m research centre, which will help...
Read more31st March 2025
Health and Care Research Wales has welcomed the launch of the first five year strategy on Research and Innovation for Healthcare Science Professionals in NHS Wales
Health and Care Research Wales has welcomed the launch of the first five year strategy on Research and Innovation for Healthcare Science Professionals in NHS Wales. The strategy, developed by...
Read more31st March 2025
From canteen workers to consultants: Research Champions driving a culture of research in ABUHB
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s (ABUHB) Research Champions initiative is driving a culture of research from canteen workers to consultants. Research Champions are already playing a crucial role and giving...
Read more28th March 2025
Empowered by research: Sophie becomes the first person with cystic fibrosis to row the Atlantic
Brave cystic fibrosis patient Sophie Pierce, who has been under the care of a specialist research team for more than. a decade, has made history by becoming the first person...
Read more28th March 2025
ImmunoServ wins the St David Award 2025 for Innovation, Science and Technology
ImmunoServ are absolutely thrilled and deeply honoured to have been named the winner in the Innovation, Science & Technology category at St David Awards 2025 – the national awards of...
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