Tagged: Early Career Researchers

To start with, packing for this conference was frantic. What does one even wear to a conference?! Those nerves quickly turned into excitement as I set off for Manchester, only to discover it was surprisingly hot (so, of course, I definitely did not pack the right stuff). That first evening, though, was a gentle introduction. […]

We know that around 40-50% of adults who receive evidence-based psychological therapies for depression in primary care mental health services (NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression; NHS-TTad) do not respond to treatment. Unfortunately, there are limited next-step psychological treatment options available – creating a significant gap in mental health care provision. One promising candidate […]

On the 29th and 30th of April, I had the privilege of attending the Cancer in Primary Care Research International (Ca-PRI) conference in Manchester, where I had the incredible opportunity to present my undergraduate research as part of the online poster presentations and engage with an inspiring community of clinicians and academics working to improve […]

I was fortunate enough to attend the recent Ca-PRI 2025 Conference in Manchester. As a placement student this was something I never thought I’d be able to experience. What made it even more special was that I was able to present an online poster I prepared for the event. For this I cannot thank the […]

This post-doctoral fellowship is funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. It is led by Dr Lianne Wood and brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers across the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge, as well as public and patient advisors from the Charity Myelopathy.org. This research fellowship aims to explore the early signs […]

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your research and/or career to this point? Benjamin Atta is a Health data scientist with a background in Mathematics, and Statistics. Prior to joining the University of Exeter in 2023, Benjamin worked as a research fellow at the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, where […]