Funded PhD Studentship Opportunity
Dr Carolyn Greig, together with Professor Janet Lord, would like to invite applications for a 4-year studentship funded by the National Osteoporosis Society.
MSc in Musculoskeletal Ageing and Health
The University of Birmingham has now formally launched the MSc/PGDip in Musculoskeletal Ageing and Health to commence from October 2014.
PhD Student awarded a Gold Sponsorship Award from Primerdesign
Ashleigh Evans, a PhD researcher in Dr Simon Jones’ group, has been awarded a Gold Sponsorship Award from Primerdesign to investigate the effect of adipokines on modulating the osteoarthritic cartilage and bone mRNAfingerprints.
Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Ageing
Centre Director Professor Janet Lord has received the prestigious, unsolicited, Glenn Award from the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
Visit from the Lord Mayor of Birmingham
The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Birmingham visited the Centre to talk about the ‘Move-it-or-Lose-it‘ scheme with Professor Janet Lord and Move-it-or-Lose-it Director Julie Robinson.
Healthy Ageing Commission Report Launch
As one of the commissioners for the ‘Healthy Ageing in the 21st century Commission Report’, Centre Director Professor Janet Lord helped to field questions from Members of Parliament at the report launch in the House of Commons.
Dignity and high-quality care for older people
The Geriatrics & Gerontology Section at the Royal Society of Medicine are organising a meeting on Thursday 20 March 2014: ‘Dignity and high-quality care for older people’ offering people the unique opportunity to hear Robert Francis QC, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, to speak about the Francis Report and its effect on care.
Centre Funded Clinical PhD Studentship
The MRC-Arthritis UK Centre would like to invite applications for their Clinical PhD Studentship due to commence from October 2014
Move it or Lose it – ‘Put Pep in Your Step’
The Centre’s ‘Move it or Lose It’ Industrial Partners will be holding ‘train the trainer’ sessions over the next year to ensure further dissemination of their fantastic exercise programme for older adults.
PhD studentships available in the Centre
The MRC-Arthritis UK Centre would like to invite applications for their 4 non-clinical PhD Studentships due to commence from October 2014.