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A research revolution
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.” Erenesto ‘Che’ Guevara There was a time, not so long ago, when you actually had to go to a library to read...TUF Innovation and Research Fund
7 December 2021
Since The Urology Foundation (TUF) was founded 26 years ago the charity has been at the heart of the step change in the treatment and care for urology patients. Building on past achievements, TUF are continuing to develop programmes and...
An introduction to research governance
1 January 2017
| Nana Theodorou
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URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Urologic Oncology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Technology
Research is the process of acquiring new generalisable knowledge and should be fully integrated into healthcare work. There is a growing drive to encourage and further develop evidence-based practice in medicine so that staff and patients benefit from improved healthcare...
Research needs you
1 May 2016
| Arun K Sharma
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URO - Basic Science Research
This was an eye-catching front cover headline for the BMJ. Is research as important as clinical duties? The answer has to be yes. Research takes place in every NHS hospital, albeit in a fragmented way. All of us have to...
Pushing the boundaries of urological research with trainee-led collaboration in the BURST Research Collaborative
1 March 2016
| Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Sophia Cashman, Marcus Cumberbatch, Ben Lamb, Arjun Nambiar, Taimur Shah, Mark Emberton
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URO - Core Urology
Background: the concept of trainee-led research Over the past five years a novel and exciting collaborative approach to delivering research has been developed in the UK. Trainee-led regional and national research networks have been introduced, with the greatest success seen...
Rishi Sunak joins Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador
26 February 2025
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Charities, Research & Development
Rishi Sunak with three prostate cancer patients at the Oxford BioDynamics labs. (From left to right: Dafydd Charles, Briane Milne, Rishi Sunak, Alfred Samuels). Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador, to champion...
Action Bladder Cancer UK awards grants for bladder cancer research
5 September 2024
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URO - Urologic Oncology
Action Bladder Cancer UK has granted funding to enable vital research into bladder cancer as part of its annual ABC UK Improving Outcomes for Patients Programme (https://actionbladdercanceruk.org/abc-uk-grants/). The five grant recipients will undertake significant studies, ranging from the analysis of...
So you want to go on a fellowship – part II: the research year
1 November 2016
| Edmund CP Chedgy
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URO - Core Urology
This article is the second in a three-part series which follows directly on from the first part which concentrated on the rationale for going on a fellowship, as well as some of the administrative hurdles you might face in planning...
British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training research collaborative: A BURST of ideas and endeavours
1 March 2019
| Chuanyu Gao, Arjun Nambiar, Matthew Jefferies, Kevin Gallagher, Kenneth MacKenzie, Eleanor Zimmerman, Eric Edison, Sinan Khadhouri, Sacha Moore, Taimur Shah, Veeru Kasivisvanathan
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URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Urologic Oncology
The British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) research collaborative was founded in 2015 with the aim of creating research opportunities for urology trainees in the UK. It was built on early foundations laid out by the Thames Research Urologists...
Black men are more at risk from prostate cancer, but we won’t let it stay that way – an update from Prostate Cancer Research
4 May 2023
| Naomi Elster
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URO - Urologic Oncology
- CHARITY FOCUS - Focusing on all of disease characteristics, societal factors, and better communication gives us real potential to fix a disparity that has persisted for too long. When it comes to health inequity, the numbers are stark. Black...
Urinary Tract Infections Research Initiative - Call for applications
16 September 2024
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Awards & Conferences, Research & Development
The Urology Foundation is delighted to announce the first grant call of our Urinary Tract Infections Research Initiative. Applications are invited for research projects into Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) worth up to £250,000.
Surgical Research Society Annual Meeting 2025
15 January 2025
-17 January 2025
The meeting will follow the usual format and will centre on the presentation of research undertaken by surgeons in training, scientists and medical students.
