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CIR hosts patient and family day exploring paediatric IBD

13 June, 2022

On Saturday 21 May, CIR held an event to support young people with IBD and share current IBD…

CIR hosts patient and family day exploring paediatric IBD

10 June, 2022

On Saturday 21 May, CIR held an event to support young people with IBD and share current IBD…

Professor David Kluth honoured with OBE

08 June, 2022

A CIR professor was recognised in this year's Birthday Honours list, to mark the Queen's…

Pandemic Science Hub to develop better drugs to fight lung disease

17 May, 2022

A new multi-million pound research programme to develop treatments for lung infections such as…

Fluorescent probe can track cancer drug progress, study shows

13 May, 2022

Early diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients could be helped by new imaging technology that…

IRR Science Festival group builds vaccines with families at the Edinburgh Science Festival

05 May, 2022

April 2022: Two years after planning a workshop about vaccines, the IRR Science Festival…

IRR Science Festival group builds vaccines with families at the Edinburgh Science Festival

05 May, 2022

Two years after planning a workshop about vaccines, the IRR Science Festival Subcommittee was…

Antibiotics affect gut microbes of newborns

16 March, 2022

Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in a number of…

Science Insights 2022 applications are now live for S5 pupils

16 March, 2022

Science Insights is an exciting work experience programme designed to give 5th year high school…

Walking Through the COVID-19 Vaccine

08 March, 2022

As part of the University of Edinburgh’s contribution to the 2021 Edinburgh Science Festival,…