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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU)
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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
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
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
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
Happy birthday #ELIPSE! 🥳🎂
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
@benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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
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’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
September 25, 2025 at 10:10 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....
September 15, 2025 at 11:24 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 👇
September 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Kirsteen Goodman, the trial manager for DIETRICH (funded by @ProstateUK) is riding in the #SirChrisHoy @TourDe4
on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
September 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@Krish_Narahari @jonathananing @Heer_Lab @vishhanchanale @benchallacombe @BURSTurology
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
2/2 ⚓️ Fun Fact Alert! Did you know we dressed as sailors at Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025 to honor Scottish James Lind, a naval surgeon who conducted first-ever clinical trial? ? 🧑‍✈️⚓️ Visitors joined the fun of trials! Yo-ho-ho! #TallShipsAberdeen
July 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
1/2 Snapshots of ACE/CHaRT at the magnificent at Tall Ships 2025⚓. Visitors have fun with our “Lime or Brine” trial! bit.ly/4lKTD1o
July 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Congratulations to Dr Shazia Yousuf as she celebrates her graduation ceremony today at the University of Aberdeen! A proud moment for all of us at the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation. Wishing you every success, Dr Yousuf👩‍🎓 #ClassOf2025 #GraduationDay
June 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We marked #VolunteersWeek2025 with a special ACE event on 3 June to honour our fantastic PPI group 🎉 Delighted to be joined by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Prof David Blackbourn & Prof Peter Edwards. Huge thanks to all our research volunteers, study participants and PPI partners! 💙
June 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Congrats to the fantastic team at Southmead, for randomising two more ptts this morning!! You are in the top two sites for randomisations! Amazing work from an outstanding team!! #Elipse
June 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We are delighted to share that SPIROMAC has recruited to target with 550 families taking part across the UK.

Huge thank you to everyone involved, especially our participants. What an amazing achievement!
May 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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@nhsggc.bsky.social
@jonathananing.bsky.social
@benchallacombe.bsky.social
Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari
May 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A huge thank you to all our collaborators for coming along to our #ELIPSE meeting @benchallacombe.bsky.social @veerukasi.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations to all the PIs and their teams for helping us in getting ELIPSE set up in 25 sites and meeting our site target” #Elipse 🎉🎉
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Our ELIPSE trial is now on CRUK as one of the trials patients can participate in! See: www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer...
May 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The PANDOS study has recruited over 8000 ppts since September 2023 across the UK and Europe. Congratulations to all the teams that have been part of this amazing achievement.🎉🎉
May 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
On this #InternationalNursesDay a huge thank you to all the research nurses who directly support all our trials and studies & make them happen 🙏
May 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM