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From 1 September 2024, the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen became the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE). Same world-leading research, fresh new identity. Find out more at: abdn.ac.uk/ace
A brilliant turnout from our students and staff last week for the MRC NIHR- TMRP DTP annual symposium! We’re excited to welcome newcomer , Malavika Acharya, bringing social-science perspective into evaluating online crowdsourcing for public involvement in trials.
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A brilliant turnout from our students and staff last week for the MRC NIHR- TMRP DTP annual symposium! We’re excited to welcome newcomer , Malavika Acharya, bringing social-science perspective into evaluating online crowdsourcing for public involvement in trials.
Every year the ACE Social Committee organised the Instant Neighbour Giving Tree which provides new toys & gifts to children across the City & Shire who otherwise would not receive a present at Christmas. We sent 15 gifts for the Giving tree this year, hope it will create more smiles🧒👶 🎁🎄🤶
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Every year the ACE Social Committee organised the Instant Neighbour Giving Tree which provides new toys & gifts to children across the City & Shire who otherwise would not receive a present at Christmas. We sent 15 gifts for the Giving tree this year, hope it will create more smiles🧒👶 🎁🎄🤶
We would like to express big congratulations @s-greenwood.bsky.social 🥳for passing her PhD viva yesterday. We wish all the best for her bright career ahead. Here's a pic of her post viva celebratory drinks🎉🎉
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We would like to express big congratulations @s-greenwood.bsky.social 🥳for passing her PhD viva yesterday. We wish all the best for her bright career ahead. Here's a pic of her post viva celebratory drinks🎉🎉
1/2 Have you seen the letter just published in the Lancet co-authored by our Alison Avenell?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Research integrity is undoubtedly in crisis
Richard Horton's view that there is not a research integrity crisis1 contradicts the
initiation of the Lancet Commission on Research Integrity, which states “There is
clearly a crisis in research inte...
www.thelancet.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
1/2 Have you seen the letter just published in the Lancet co-authored by our Alison Avenell?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Great to see the work of our team (done in collaboration with @nhsgrampian.bsky.social ) referenced extensively in the Scottish Govt Ethnic and Racialised Inequalities in Cancer Services Evidence Review published today. See: www.gov.scot/publications...
Ethnic and Racialised Inequalities in Cancer Services: an Evidence Review
This report summarises the findings of an evidence review into ethnic and racialised inequalities in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, care and experience.
www.gov.scot
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Great to see the work of our team (done in collaboration with @nhsgrampian.bsky.social ) referenced extensively in the Scottish Govt Ethnic and Racialised Inequalities in Cancer Services Evidence Review published today. See: www.gov.scot/publications...
@vishhanchanale.bsky.social; @benchallacombe.bsky.social
@jimcatto.bsky.social; @bursturology.bsky.social @akoupparis.bsky.social
@jimcatto.bsky.social; @bursturology.bsky.social @akoupparis.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Check out the newest from our own Kristin Konnyu, "Identifying behaviour change techniques within precision health interventions that use continuous glucose monitoring: a secondary analysis of a scoping review". More info and link to the paper are here:
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CGM data is the spark. The real work is what happens next.
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Our latest CGM paper backs up what I wrote last time: people don’t want raw numbers. They want help turning trends into better choices.… ...
CGM data is the spark. The real work is what happens next.
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Our latest CGM paper backs up what I wrote last time: people don’t want raw numbers. They want help turning trends into better choices.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Check out the newest from our own Kristin Konnyu, "Identifying behaviour change techniques within precision health interventions that use continuous glucose monitoring: a secondary analysis of a scoping review". More info and link to the paper are here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Are you someone living with or beyond cancer? Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire about taking care of your health. More info and questionnaire here: iahs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Are you someone living with or beyond cancer? Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire about taking care of your health. More info and questionnaire here: iahs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Thrilled to welcome @nhslothian.bsky.social & @Jubilee Hospital to the @nihr.bsky.social funded EVEREST trial team! Exciting times ahead as we explore new frontiers in takotsubo research ⛰️#Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials @Dana Dawson
October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thrilled to welcome @nhslothian.bsky.social & @Jubilee Hospital to the @nihr.bsky.social funded EVEREST trial team! Exciting times ahead as we explore new frontiers in takotsubo research ⛰️#Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials @Dana Dawson
Happy birthday #ELIPSE! 🥳🎂
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
@benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
@benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy birthday #ELIPSE! 🥳🎂
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
@benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
@benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
It’s the Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course next month. Great educational opportunity for those involved or interested in trial management. Supported by our own Shaun Treweek and CHaRT trial managers Kirsteen, Lynda, Suzanne and Seonaidh. clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It’s the Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course next month. Great educational opportunity for those involved or interested in trial management. Supported by our own Shaun Treweek and CHaRT trial managers Kirsteen, Lynda, Suzanne and Seonaidh. clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
We’re delighted to welcome @WWLNHS to the @NIHRresearch funded EVEREST Trial team! 🏔️Excited to work together on this important study. #Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We’re delighted to welcome @WWLNHS to the @NIHRresearch funded EVEREST Trial team! 🏔️Excited to work together on this important study. #Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
🎉🎉Pleased to announce new publication in Translational Behavioral Medicine, our Kristin Konnyu is a co-author : Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: A secondary analysis of 151 trials doi.org/10.1093/tbm/...
Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: a secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice
AbstractBackground. Implementation strategies are essential for translating evidence into routine clinical practice. Their effectiveness depends on specify
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🎉🎉Pleased to announce new publication in Translational Behavioral Medicine, our Kristin Konnyu is a co-author : Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: A secondary analysis of 151 trials doi.org/10.1093/tbm/...
🏔️We’ve reached Base Camp! Recruitment for the
@nihr.bsky.social
funded EVEREST Trial is officially a go 🚦 1st Green Light issued. Here’s to scaling new heights in Takotsubo research. #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @dana_dawson16
@nihr.bsky.social
funded EVEREST Trial is officially a go 🚦 1st Green Light issued. Here’s to scaling new heights in Takotsubo research. #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @dana_dawson16
September 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🏔️We’ve reached Base Camp! Recruitment for the
@nihr.bsky.social
funded EVEREST Trial is officially a go 🚦 1st Green Light issued. Here’s to scaling new heights in Takotsubo research. #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @dana_dawson16
@nihr.bsky.social
funded EVEREST Trial is officially a go 🚦 1st Green Light issued. Here’s to scaling new heights in Takotsubo research. #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @dana_dawson16
(1/2) Our Kristin Konnyu is part of one of the strand of the £11.5M @ukri.org funded Transforming Global Evidence project- Methods Work Package. The work will focus on methods development to create AI enhanced 'living #evidencesyntheses ' to inform policymakers the best evidence, more efficient.
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
(1/2) Our Kristin Konnyu is part of one of the strand of the £11.5M @ukri.org funded Transforming Global Evidence project- Methods Work Package. The work will focus on methods development to create AI enhanced 'living #evidencesyntheses ' to inform policymakers the best evidence, more efficient.
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From 1st Jan 2026, the journal Trials will mandate reporting of (at least) six participant characteristics for both protocols and reports of trial results. Read more in the editorial:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
Who is in your trial? Improving the reporting of participant characteristics in trial protocols and results - Trials
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From 1st Jan 2026, the journal Trials will mandate reporting of (at least) six participant characteristics for both protocols and reports of trial results. Read more in the editorial:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
Great news from Trial Forge,
@streweek.bsky.social
and team: Journal Trials mandating the use of a tool called PRO EDI to address the gap in reporting and interpretation of equity information. More info here👉 abdn.io/1H4
@streweek.bsky.social
and team: Journal Trials mandating the use of a tool called PRO EDI to address the gap in reporting and interpretation of equity information. More info here👉 abdn.io/1H4
Tools to help reviewers make equity, diversity and inclusion assessments (PRO-EDI) | Projects A-Z | Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation | The University of Aberdeen
abdn.io
September 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Great news from Trial Forge,
@streweek.bsky.social
and team: Journal Trials mandating the use of a tool called PRO EDI to address the gap in reporting and interpretation of equity information. More info here👉 abdn.io/1H4
@streweek.bsky.social
and team: Journal Trials mandating the use of a tool called PRO EDI to address the gap in reporting and interpretation of equity information. More info here👉 abdn.io/1H4
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One of the key things to address when undertaking a feasibility study ahead of a trial is the acceptability of different aspects of the proposed trial (intervention, trial processes, proposed outcomes etc) to all relevant parties 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #125
#MethodologyMonday #125
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
One of the key things to address when undertaking a feasibility study ahead of a trial is the acceptability of different aspects of the proposed trial (intervention, trial processes, proposed outcomes etc) to all relevant parties 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #125
#MethodologyMonday #125
📣 Our @streweek.bsky.social is lead author on an editorial in #Trials outlining a new mandate in the journal - mandating the reporting of six key participant characteristics in any protocol/trial report submitted to Trials on or after 1st Jan 2026. 1/2
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
September 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 Our @streweek.bsky.social is lead author on an editorial in #Trials outlining a new mandate in the journal - mandating the reporting of six key participant characteristics in any protocol/trial report submitted to Trials on or after 1st Jan 2026. 1/2
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Great public engagement work this weekend from our amazing team 🤩
@ace-aberdeen.bsky.social our ‘Lime & Brine trial’ is all set up & we’re fast to go #explorathon25 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social - come and find us in Elphinstone Hall #MakingResearchReal #CHaRTtrials
www.abdn.ac.uk/ace/events/2...
www.abdn.ac.uk/ace/events/2...
September 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Great public engagement work this weekend from our amazing team 🤩
We are co-authors on 2 new papers in @bonejointjournal.bsky.social - one on the potential of Bayesian trials in T&O and a Bayesian reanalysis of the WHiTE8 trial.
And … our own Jemma Hudson is the featured author 😊
@docfarrow.bsky.social
@marionkcampbell.bsky.social
Links to papers below 👇
And … our own Jemma Hudson is the featured author 😊
@docfarrow.bsky.social
@marionkcampbell.bsky.social
Links to papers below 👇
September 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We are co-authors on 2 new papers in @bonejointjournal.bsky.social - one on the potential of Bayesian trials in T&O and a Bayesian reanalysis of the WHiTE8 trial.
And … our own Jemma Hudson is the featured author 😊
@docfarrow.bsky.social
@marionkcampbell.bsky.social
Links to papers below 👇
And … our own Jemma Hudson is the featured author 😊
@docfarrow.bsky.social
@marionkcampbell.bsky.social
Links to papers below 👇
Kirsteen Goodman, the trial manager for DIETRICH (funded by @ProstateUK) is riding in the #SirChrisHoy @TourDe4
on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
September 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Kirsteen Goodman, the trial manager for DIETRICH (funded by @ProstateUK) is riding in the #SirChrisHoy @TourDe4
on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
@Krish_Narahari @jonathananing @Heer_Lab @vishhanchanale @benchallacombe @BURSTurology
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@Krish_Narahari @jonathananing @Heer_Lab @vishhanchanale @benchallacombe @BURSTurology
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There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #123
#MethodologyMonday #123
August 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9
#MethodologyMonday #123
#MethodologyMonday #123
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Have you registered for this year's #Edinburgh #ClinicalTrial Management Course? A 2-day course for those involved and new to #clinicalresearch | 6 & 7 Nov 2025 | Book here edin.ac/3RGb0mB #ECTMC25 @streweek.bsky.social reweek.bsky.social @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Have you registered for this year's #Edinburgh #ClinicalTrial Management Course? A 2-day course for those involved and new to #clinicalresearch | 6 & 7 Nov 2025 | Book here edin.ac/3RGb0mB #ECTMC25 @streweek.bsky.social reweek.bsky.social @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social