Congratulations to Kelly Coles and Prof Felicity Boardman, who won the International Women’s Day awards for building resilience and empowering others. You can see the full list of nominees and winners hereLink opens in a new window.

Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how cutting-edge AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier, the Department of Health and Social Care have announced.

Dr Petra Hanson is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Warwick Medical School – who has recently been profiled in CATCH(Clinical Academic Training and Careers Hub)
She works clinically at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. Her main research interests are in metabolic medicine, type 2 diabetes, obesity, digital health tools, mindfulness and its clinical application for both patients and health care staff. She also hosts the ABCD Inspire Podcast series for the The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. Watch her full interview here.

In this seminar, Professor Dikomitis will reflect on the challenges and opportunities in community engagement in interdisciplinary mental health research.

The University of Warwick’s Women’s Health Mission are working to transform the health of women across their lives. Dr Nighat Arif is a GP specialising in women’s health and family planning, who makes educational women’s health content on her wide-reaching social media channels. Join us as we dive into all things women’s health, from menstruation to menopause, endometriosis to pregnancy loss.

'Living with the Dead: Graves, Names and Telling Family Stories in Modern Britain’

‘Queer Anatomies: Perverse desire and aesthetics in the anatomical image 1600-1860; or The Epistemology of the Anatomical Closet’

OLAB 3.0 focuses on participatory research as a form of public engagement and thinks about the future of these methods for researchers and the communities they collaborate with. It explores some of the ways that Warwick researchers are working with community members as experts by experience asking, ‘Who is involved in participatory research and how is it meaningful to them’ and ‘How does participatory research aid us creating and exchanging knowledge’. It highlights cross-sector and cross-disciplinary examples of participatory research, citizen science and other forms of collaborative projects and will tease out some of the challenges posed by our current research systems in valuing and making participatory research happen. 

Title: Mechanistic modelling of allergic diseases – From mechanisms to prediction

Abstract: In this talk, I will showcase our group’s recent works, including mechanistic modelling and machine learning/AI methods towards designing personal treatment strategies for allergic diseases (eczema, asthma). For example, we developed a mechanistic model of eczema pathogenesis which provides a coherent mechanistic explanation of the dynamic onset, progression, and prevention of eczema. The model describes triangle interactions between skin barrier, immune responses and environmental stressors. We further expanded the mechanistic models to include the effects of skin microbiome, which plays a crucial role in eczema pathogenesis. I would also like to touch on the current challenges of in silico modelling approach.

If you want to meet Reiko on Monday, please let Lukas Eigentler know.

Our Future Health is the world’s largest prospective cohort study designed to catalyse aetiologic and translational research and enable researchers to find new ways to prevent, detect, and treat diseases.

In this one-hour webinar, there will be a 30-minute presentation by Dr Ryan Arathimos, Senior Statistical Geneticist with Our Future Health and Dr Jodie Lord, Senior Product Manager, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session.

Speaker: Dr Giovanni Radaelli, Reader in Operations Management and DBA Director at Warwick Business School

Register: Email cohcr@wbs.ac.uk to register your place - lunch will be available

The Coventry Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) aims to reduce health inequalities and improve the health of Coventry residents. A collaboration between Coventry City Council, the University of Warwick, Coventry University, University College London, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, the voluntary sector and local communities, the HDRC seeks to embed a culture of evidence-based decision-making by working with the people of Coventry to identify their health needs and priorities.
 
Join this session, which will be introduced by Professor Caroline Meyer (PVC Research), to learn more and find out how you can get involved.

Dr Germain’s lecture will examine how legal and ethical frameworks can be leveraged to address health inequalities affecting marginalised groups in the UK. Drawing on some of her ongoing research projects, she will argue that intersectionality must be used as a critical lens to create greater equity in health and healthcare.

Join this webinar with Health Data Research UK to hear about:

• Embracing Failure: Learn why sharing failures is as valuable as celebrating success.
• From Mistakes to Mastery: Discover how failure drives improvement and prevents future missteps.
• Reframing the Narrative: See how individual failures lead to collective success.
• Sharing to Inspire: Celebrate those brave enough to share their lessons from failure.
• Actionable Takeaways: Practical tips to turn failures into opportunities for growth.