Category: News
-
MRC LEC Director awarded major international research prize at 2023 World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious IOF Olof Johnell Science Award to Nicholas Harvey, Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, and Director of the University of Southampton’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC). Presented annually on the occasion of the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, held this year in…
-
Video recording now available: A Journey Into The Epidemiology, Prevention & Treatment of Osteoporosis; Professor Cyrus Cooper
We are delighted to invite you to a presentation from Professor Cyrus Cooper, discussing his four decades of MRC-funded research at the University of Southampton. Event date: Thursday 30 March 2023Event time: 16:30-18.00 (Lecture at 17.00)Location: Avenue Campus Professor Cooper is Professor of Rheumatology and Director of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit; Vice-Dean of Medicine…
-
Professor Janis Baird appointed as President Elect for SSMPH
Janis Baird, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre has been appointed as President Elect for the Society of Social Medicine and Population Health (SSMPH). The Society aims to promote the development of scientific knowledge in social medicine. This covers a range of subjects, including epidemiology, the medical and health…
-
University of Southampton researchers contribute to new World Health Organization collaboration
Scientists at the University’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre are part of a new international collaboration agreement between the World Health Organization and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), aimed at eradicating fragility fractures caused by osteoporosis, with the International Osteoporosis…
-
Found cities, Lost objects: Women in the city
An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition Curated by Lubina Himid CBE 3 Feb – 6 May 2023 Curated by Turner Prize winner and internationally renowned artist Lubaina Himid, CBE, Found Cities, Lost Objects invites us, through the works of female contemporary artists, to consider the experiences of women in the city. With works from the Arts Council Collection…
-
University of Southampton’s MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre Director recognised in worldwide research rankings
This week Research.com published their annual, worldwide research rankings of scientists across all scientific specialities. We are incredibly proud that Professor Cyrus Cooper, Director and Professor of Rheumatology, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, featured as a clear global leader in medicine. Professor Cooper received a Best Scientist Award, ranking 44th for all scientists…
-
Fried food chemical linked to worse bone health
People who eat a lot of acrylamide, found in unhealthy food like crisps and chips, have been shown to be more likely to break a bone. A team of researchers, including Prof Cyrus Cooper from the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, studied the diet and fractures of thousands of people over eight years. Their results…
-
Launch of MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre and the MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network
Professor Cyrus Cooper, Director Professor Nicholas Harvey, Deputy Director Please find a link to a recording of the 24 June event below: MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre Launch Event – 24th June 2022
-
LEC sarcopenia research adapted for international dissemination
LEC sarcopenia research adapted for international dissemination: https://acaudio.com/publication/1348 https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(17)30299-6/fulltext
-
Children’s Poster Art Competition – Winners Announced
Sharing our passion for bone health is important. We encouraged children and young people to think about their bones too by designing a poster in our healthy bones poster competition! We were so impressed with the entries that we couldn’t chose a winner, so we put them to the public vote at the University of…