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Mini-MUSIC: A successful example of paediatric patient-informed translational research

25 March, 2024

The Mini-MUSIC research study into paediatric-onset IBD (PIBD) has received funding and approval…

u-CARE exhibit accepted to Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

27 February, 2024

The u-CARE research group, which sits within the Centre for Inflammation Research, has been…

IRR South building opened by The Princess Royal

19 January, 2024

Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has opened the…

Critical care trial hoping for first participant involvement this winter

10 January, 2024

CIR researchers have opened the first precision medicine trial of critically ill patients in the UK…

£30M study paves the way for new treatments for people with cirrhosis

08 January, 2024

The most extensive clinical study into liver cirrhosis ever conducted worldwide has been announced…

Cancer Research UK funds search for pancreatic cancer test

03 January, 2024

CIR scientists are to receive £97,289 from Cancer Research UK to search for a blood test to detect…

Local North Berwick fundraisers raise money for IBD research

29 November, 2023

A North Berwick ceilidh group have raised over £2000 for Crohn's and colitis research.

“Big Data” liver disease database launched to improve outcomes for liver disease patients

30 October, 2023

A collaborative Scotland-wide project has compiled patient data from nearly 1000 patients with…

Academic Promotions - Researcher Highlights

04 October, 2023

Six members of staff at CIR were promoted in the most recent round of academic promotions.