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Wellcome X ACRC Academy Joint Workshop - Edinburgh

04 May, 2026

In September 2025, Dr Kieran Sweeney and Jenn Yoo received an InFrame grant through the Culture…

The cast of A Giant on the Bridge Onstage

Deniz Hepdogan at the AGE-WELL 10th Annual Conference

01 May, 2026

AGE-WELL is Canada’s technology and ageing network. Deniz describes her experience at the AGE-WELL…

Deniz finds a beautiul red leaf in Montreal

ACRC Academy visits Burn for cross-cohort retreat

19 April, 2026

As the final Burn weekend, the ACRC Academy held its annual residential PhD enrichment weekend at…

Professors Susan Shenkin, Heather Wilkinson and Ian Underwood outside at the Burn retreat

Wellcome X ACRC Academy Joint Workshop - Dundee

06 April, 2026

In September 2025, Dr Kieran Sweeney and Jenn Yoo received an InFrame grant through the Culture…

Dawn breaks over the River Tay

The Scottish Ageing Forum

02 March, 2026

On 9th February 2026, PhD researchers from the University of Edinburgh hosted the Scottish Ageing…

Photograoh of all the attendees of the Scottish Ageing Forum

ACRC Academy student Sam Andres presented their work at SCAN and SPaRC

05 February, 2026

Sam attended the Scottish Cognitive Ageing Network and Scottish Pain Research Community conferences…

ACRc Sam Andres at SCAN landscape

Wellcome X ACRC Academy Joint Workshop - Glasgow

26 January, 2026

In September 2025, Dr Kieran Sweeney and Jenn Yoo received an InFrame grant through the Culture…

ACR Academy logo

Nicola Crowe wins Student Experience Grant

20 January, 2026

Nicola's grant will fund a research project into the challenges faced by neurodivergent PGR…

Nicola Crowe headshot

Congratulations to Lara Johnson!

08 December, 2025

ACRC Academy student Lara Johnson passes her viva.

Lara Johnson

Vasilis Raptis at the European Delirium Association conference

04 December, 2025

Academy student Vaslilis presented his work at the EDA annual conference in Hamburg in November.

Vasilis Raptis