Researchers from our brain tumour theme are set to begin a new MRC-funded study into inflammation that drives tumour growth in vestibular schwannoma…
Category: Awards
NIHR award to support research in dementia imaging
MRI radiographer Alex Tam has been awarded an NIHR Pre-application Support Fund, recognising his potential as a future clinical academic…
Dr Yolanda Ohene Named Finalist for EDI Award at the 2025 WiNUK Awards
Dr Yolanda Ohene, has been selected as a finalist for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award at this year’s Women in Neuroscience UK Awards taking place next month.
Further funding for pioneering approach to slow or stop Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s UK has awarded £55,000 to Cellestial Health for an industrial-academic collaboration with The University of Manchester.
Centre researcher receives Wellcome Trust Career Development Award
Dr Doug Dyer, part of our stroke and brain inflammation themes, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Career Development Award — an exceptional 8-year grant worth over £2M.
Salford Royal and The Christie’s neuro-oncology service named a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence
The Manchester neuro-oncology service, hosted at Salford Royal Hospital (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) in partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, has again been recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for the care and treatment of patients with brain and spinal tumours.
Advancing Pediatric Brain Cancer Research
Lindonlight Collective has awarded $1.97 million to our Chair of Translational Neuro-Oncology Professor Petra Hamerlik for her pioneering work on pediatric low-grade gliomas.
Confidence for Translation (C4T) Awardees 2024
Translation Manchester has announced the Confidence for Translation (C4T) awardees. The call was extremely competitive and we’re proud to celebrate our colleagues at the Centre whose projects were awarded.
Alzheimer’s Society Fellowship success
Dr Sasha Philbert has been awarded a prestigious 4-year Alzheimer’s Society Fellowship. Dr Philbert’s research aims to improve the diagnostic accuracy of vascular dementia by distinguishing it from early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.
Doctoral Training Centre for Vascular and Immune contributors to dementia
The University of Manchester is the lead institute of a prestigious Alzheimer’s Society-funded Doctoral Training Centre award. A total of £2.9M has been awarded to fund the training and development of 29 PhD students over the next 8 years.
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