News, Events and Social Media

MVLS Technical Facilities Open Day

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 15:48:00 BST

The MVLS Technical Facilities Open is due to happen on the 25th October.

AOP ECR Webinar Event

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:37:00 BST

THE AOP ECR Webinar Event will be held on the 6th October between 4-6pm

Athena Swan Coffee Catch Up

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:46:00 GMT

On the 10th November the Athena Swan Coffee Catch Up returned!

HF Clinical Trials Team grant success

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:37:00 GMT

The Heart Failure clinical trials team has been successful in securing funding for 3 grants and signing contracts. This continued support allows the team to continue their academic portfolio of investigator designed studies to diagnose heart failure earlier and offer more treatment options.

Congratulations to Professor Anna Dominiczak

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:07:19 BST

Congratulations to Professor Anna Dominiczak on receiving the ISH Robert Tigerstedt Lifetime Achievement Award

TOUR FOR BHF VOLUNTEERS

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 13:10:00 GMT

Recently we hosted a tour of the BHF at SCMH for interested BHF volunteers & supporters

Congratulations to Dr. Pierpaolo Pellicori for mentoring the next generation of reviewers

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:44:00 BST

Peer-review is an important component of the academic publishing, but it requires time, commitment, expertise and, importantly, experience

Well done to Cara Trivett for completing the London Marathon

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:10:00 BST

Cara Trivett ran the TCS London Marathon for the BHF on 2nd October.

Graham Wilson Travel Scholarships Award Presentations

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:12:00 GMT

On Wednesday 23rd of November we welcomed the Wilson Family to the School for the Graham Wilson Travel Scholarship Award Presentations.

Professor Anna's advice to junior colleagues

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:58:00 GMT

In conversation with Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak where she gives advice to junior colleagues to not give up.

Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Lip on winning 2 awards

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:18:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr. Stefanie Lip for winning the Sir Stanley Peart Essay "A Tale of Diseases" award and the Rang Prize 2022 by the British Pharmacological Society.

SCMH Members attend Scarlett's Ball

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:21:00 GMT

SCMH Members attend the 2022 Scartlett's Ball

Professor Peter Langhorne wins prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award 

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:40:10 BST

Congratulations to Peter Langhorne, who has been awarded the British Geriatrics Society’s prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award

The University has provided a Cost of Living Support Guide.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:48:00 BST

The University is providing a support guide to assist with the rising cost of living.

School is successful in BHF Infrastructure award

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:10:00 BST

BHF infrastructure award grant success in order to buy state of the art machine.

Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study of 94 739 UK Biobank Participants

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:47:00 BST

A six-year analysis of more than 94,000 adults in the U.K. Biobank with no history of heart failure at enrollment has found that engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of developing heart failure.

Scottish Dementia Research Consortium

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:35:00 BST

Dr Terry Quinn chaired the organising committee for the annual Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC) meeting which was held on the 9th and 10th May.

A genomic deep field view of hypertension

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:31:00 GMT

Congratulations to hypertension group on their new paper "A genomic deep field view of hypertension"

Development of a treatment selection algorithm for SGLT2

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:34:00 GMT

Development of a treatment selection algorithm for SGLT2 and DPP-4 inhibitor therapies in people with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study

Dr Jenni Burton was commissioned to undertake introductory research for the Scottish COVID Inquiry

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:36:00 BST

Dr Jenni Burton was commissioned to undertake introductory research for the Scottish COVID Inquiry

Welcome to SCMH Angelina Kancheva

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:43:00 BST

We would like to welcome Angelina Kancheva to SCMH.

Professor Peter Langhorne's career honoured in Scotland and Sweden

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:47:00 BST

Peter Langhorne was very pleased to be invited to give honorary lectures to the Scottish Stroke Care Audit Annual Meeting in Edinburgh and the prestigious PO Wester Lecture to the Swedish Stroke Team Congress in Orebro.

Virtual Reality Journey Through a Blood Vessel

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:17:00 BST

During the ARCadia festival in September Craig Daly presented three exhibitions of VR work as part of the ARC-XR contribution to the festival.

Success in national rankings for SCMH undergraduate courses

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:00:00 BST

All undergraduate and professional degree courses in the UK are subject to annual rankings via the Complete University Guide

Welcome to SCMH Anna Kamdar

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:03:37 BST

We would like to welcome Anna Kamdar to the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health

Welcome to SCMH Nathan Phillips

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:02:41 BST

We would like to Welcome Nathan Phillips to the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health

iCorMicA-An International Clinical Trial for Stratified Medicine in Angina

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:38:00 BST

Professor Colin Berry is leading the iCorMicA study, an international clinical trial for stratified medicine in angina, across the UK and Europe

Welcome to SCMH Alina Zorn

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:07:00 GMT

We would like to welcome Alina Zorn to the School!

SCMH ECR Symposium

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:46:00 GMT

On the 4th November, our ECRs gathered for the SCMH ECR Symposium in the ARC

Welcome to SCMH Heather Walker

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:01:40 GMT

We would like to welcome Dr Heather Walker to SCMH. Dr Heather Walker is a renal and general medicine doctor originally training in NHS Tayside.

Athena Swan Coffee Catch up 13th December 2022

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:10:00 GMT

The Coffee Catch Up was Held on the 13th December in the Wolfson Link

John Robertson Bequest 2022-23

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 09:39:00 GMT

This years John Robertson Bequest is open for Applications.

MVLS Engagement with Research Awards 2022 - Nominations Open

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:33:00 GMT

MVLS Engagement Awards 2022 are now open and encourage staff and students from across MVLS to submit nominations

Welcome to SCMH Qiaoling Liu

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:34:00 GMT

We would like to welcome Qiaoling Liu to SCMH

Congratulations to Zach Blaikie

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:54:52 GMT

Congratulations to Zach Blaikie for winning a prize for his poster presentation

Thrombectomy services in Scotland

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 10:15:00 GMT

Dr Terry Quinn has been coordinating a national response to the recent announcement that Scottish Government would reduce funding and staffing for thrombectomy services

The British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting was held in London 16-18 November 2022

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 14:15:00 GMT

Professor David J Stott was a guest of honour at the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the BGS's official journal, Age and Ageing

Welcome to SCMH Julius Soudant

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:12:00 BST

We would like to welcome Jules Soudant to SCMH

Welcome to SCMH Narinder Kaur

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:43:00 BST

We would like to welcome Narinder to the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health!

Biology-Literature event series

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 11:59:00 GMT

Bio-Lit Talks is an interdisciplinary collaboration exploring biological research from the perspectives of the Arts, Sciences and Humanities.