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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…
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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.
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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…
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University of Southamptonās 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.
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University of Birmingham healthy-ageing pioneer awarded CBE
Pioneering University of Birmingham immunity expert Professor Janet Lord has been awarded a CBE in the 2023 New Year Honours. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/university-of-birmingham-healthy-ageing-pioneer-awarded-cbe
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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
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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
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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…
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MRC LEC researchers awarded major international research prizes at 2022 World Congress in Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious IOF Olof Johnell Science Award to Elaine Dennison, Professor of Musculoskeletal Epidemiology at the University of Southamptonās MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC). Presented annually on the occasion of the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, the IOF Olof Johnell Award recognises individuals who…
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Major new Medical Research Foundation funded partnership between MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, University of Sheffield and the UK Royal Osteoporosis Society
This new collaboration, led by Professor Nicholas Harvey at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre (MRC LEC), University of Southampton, will undertake collaborative work to alter UK national policy on systematic fracture risk assessment in the community. Every year over 500,000 older people in the UK break a bone due to osteoporosis (weakening of the bones)…