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		<title>BHP part of new regional programme to support early career researchers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Birmingham is leading a new partnership which aims to strengthen support for early career clinical researchers, thanks to major funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC), helping build research capacity across the region and beyond. The&#160;MRC has announced funding&#160;for the establishment of 10 Regional Accounts for Clinical Researchers (RACR), working with NHS [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Sarah Manney is Deputy Head of Research Governance and Quality Assurance Lead at University Hospitals Birmingham, and is the Trust’s first recipient of the BHP People award. We spoke to Sarah about her journey from clinical researcher to audits and governance, navigating Trust mergers and a global pandemic, and the sheer scale of clinical trials [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has established the NIHR Inequalities Challenge: Maternity Disparities Consortium which will unite higher education, NHS, community and voluntary organisations to close the most critical gaps in maternal care, under the leadership of the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University. The&#160;NIHR&#160;has committed £50 million over [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Liz Adey, Head of Research and Development at BHP founding member Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (BWC) NHS Foundation Trust, passed away in 2025, following a short illness. Always ahead of the curve in her approach and thinking, Liz never lost sight of the need for research to benefit patients and communities. There are few people [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bringing research to life at UHB for International Clinical Trials Day 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Stanley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In celebration of International Clinical Trials Day 2026, research and innovation teams hosted their annual research showcase across all four hospital sites of BHP founder-members University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. From groundbreaking clinical trials to pioneering developments, the events highlighted the incredible research taking place at UHB and the real difference it is making [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aston and SWB gynaecologists to investigate the use of weight-loss drugs in treating polycystic ovary syndrome</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Stanley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr Shagaf Bakour, a gynaecologist and director of medical education at Aston Medical School, has won an NHS research grant to investigate the use of weight-loss drugs in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The project was co-developed with Dr Hoda Harb, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at fellow BHP member Sandwell and West Birmingham [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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