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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

Deniz Hepdogan at the Playlist for Life conference

25 May, 2026

Playlist for Life is a UK-wide music and dementia charity. Its aim is for every person living with…

Deniz Hepdogan outside the Usher Building at Edinburgh BioQuarter

Deniz Hepdogan at BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ Launch

21 May, 2026

In February, Deniz attended the launch event for the BRIDGES for Dementia Network+ at the…

Deniz Hepdogan outside the Usher Building at Edinburgh BioQuarter

Cat Tottie at the UK Public Health Science Conference

11 May, 2026

ACRC Academy PhD student Cat Tottie presented a poster based on her research at this year's UK…

Cat Tottie presenting her poster

Dr Caroline Pearce presents ACRC Research at Foundations LIVE Webinar

08 May, 2026

Dr Caroline Pearce shared her research as part of a Foundations LIVE webinar held on 21 April 2026…

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Care across Contexts: From Lived Experience to Research

07 May, 2026

Each year the ACRC Academy PhD students organise and run a conference for interested academics,…

A group photo of the conference attendees

ACRC Seminar with Dr Mengxing Joshi

06 May, 2026

On April 15th, ACRC students, plus one of our research fellows, gathered in the Old College to hear…

A picture of Doctor Mengxing Joshi

Finding sheltered housing in the data: a research journey

06 May, 2026

ACRC Academy PhD student Stephen Chang tries to answer a surprisingly simple-sounding question: How…

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