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IRR researchers take stage for Edinburgh’s ‘Pint of Science’

20 May, 2025CRH CRM

The Pint of Science festival featured IRR researchers sharing their research at two engaging events…

Professor Dónal O’Carroll, IRR Group Leader, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

20 May, 2025CRM

He joins over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship…

Easing age-related bowel inflammation by lowering fat-based hormones and boosting beneficial gut bacteria

12 May, 2025CIR

Researchers have found that ageing can make gut problems such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…

Centre for Inflammation Research Away Day

01 May, 2025CIR

Centre for Inflammation (CIR) staff and students came together during the CIR Away Day, allowing us…

New international guidelines for male infertility clinical trials

16 April, 2025CRH

International work led by CRH’s Mike Rimmer outlines a new set of core outcomes for future clinical…

New technology could help find new drugs for disease and antimicrobial resistance

10 April, 2025CIR

Researchers from the IRR Chemistry Hub have developed a new sensitive method that could transform…

Dr Katie Mylonas awarded grant to further research on kidney and heart disease

03 April, 2025CIR

The Academy of Medical Sciences funds IRR Group Leader proposal for research on targeting…

Large-scale survey indicates dietary modifications for pain management for endometriosis

02 April, 2025

A survey of over 2500 individuals has indicated multiple dietary modifications, including reducing…

IRR researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

01 April, 2025CIR CRH

Professors Evelyn Telfer and Manu Shankar-Hari are two of the thirteen outstanding University…

New Study Enhances Detection of Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Endometrial Cancer

27 March, 2025CRH

Researchers identify most effective methods for identifying patients eligible for immunotherapy