May 9, 2025

Colleagues from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) were recently invited to Rwanda to meet with the Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), the National Health Implementation Agency of Rwanda.  The visit provided…

May 2, 2025

The largest surgical trial ever funded in the UK is set to open, which will see 26,000 patients recruited to test interventions that will make future operations safer.  More than £10m of funding from the National…

May 1, 2025

Our Research and Development department is excited to host this year’s Research Showcase across all four of our hospital sites in celebration of International Clinical Trials Day 2025.  This event will highlight the latest in research,…

April 2, 2025

People from Black communities, with or without health conditions, are invited to take part in the Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) BioResource. This new research initiative, led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research…

March 24, 2025

On Friday 28 February, the team from the Rare Diseases Centre at QEHB celebrated Rare Diseases Day with an awareness stand in the atrium. The Centre, located in the Heritage Building, provides a one-stop service where…

March 13, 2025

A research team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) has been recognised for their outstanding achievement in becoming one of the top recruiting sites for the FLO-ELA (FLuid Optimisation in Emergency LAparotomy) trial.  The team has…

March 12, 2025

Congratulations to Research Nurse, Pearl Fredric Cruz, who recently received the Rising Star of the Year Award at the British Indian Nurses Association (BINA) Awards. The prestigious award recognises Pearl’s dedication and significant contributions to advancing…

February 21, 2025

On Monday 17 March, Coventry University will be hosting a webinar called CoCreation and the Three Co’s Framework, designed for undergraduate students of healthcare, social care and public health professions in the West Midlands. The webinar…

February 21, 2025

This interactive two-hour online workshop will explore the core principles of best practice in patient and public involvement. It is designed for NHS staff, particularly those in research, as well as members of the public interested…

February 14, 2025

The NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), hosted by UHB, are launching a new monthly webinar series called ‘Your health, our research: short talks, big impact’ Each session will dive into groundbreaking research on everyday health…