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Elaine and Jane at the Arts Health Research Intensive

21 July, 2026

ACRC Academy students Jane Dudman and Elaine Addington attended a week-long course to develop…

A photograph of the attendees in front of the Firth of Forth

Sam Andres - plain language summary

17 July, 2026

ACRC Academy PhD student Sam Andres has created a plain language summary of their latest…

Cartoon of two elderly people sitting side by side

Anna Bryan at the 33rd Annual Maine Geriatrics Conference

13 July, 2026

ACRC Academy student Anna Bryan relates her experiences at the Maine Geriatrics conference in Bar…

The wooden shoreline of Maine

Reflections from the Design Research Conference 2026

09 July, 2026

ACRC Academy student Deniz Hepdogan shares her experience of the Design Research Society's…

ACRC Academy student Deniz Hepdogan and her poster for the DRS 2026 conference

Ki Tong wins ECR Best Paper at the International Association for People-Environment Studies 2026 Conference

06 July, 2026

In July, Ki attended the International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS) 2026…

Ki Tong presenting at IAPS 2026

Reflections from the Future Leaders in Addiction Science event

22 June, 2026

ACRC Academy Student Christian Newman attended the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) ‘Future…

Advert for the "Inspiring Future Leaders" event

Dementia.ED Interdisciplinary Futures conference

11 June, 2026

At this year’s Dementia Awareness Week (between 1 and 7 June 2026), ACRC Academy students Deniz,…

The ACRC Academy attendees at the Dementia.ED conference

Springing into Impact | Two events that celebrated partnership in research

05 June, 2026

ACRC Academy student Rachel Thomsen tells us how research collaborations took her to the Hospital…

Rachel Thomsen and Joanne receive the Research Engagement Newcomer Prize

Wanok presents at the Association of Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO) 2026

05 June, 2026

ACRC Academy student Godfrey Wanok presented his work to the ARVO annual meeting in May.

Godfrey Wanok

Deniz at the ENRICH Scotland Conference 2026

29 May, 2026

ENRICH - Enabling Research in Care Homes - aims to strengthen support for research with care home…

Edinburgh University attendees at ENRICH 2026 Conference