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A new research institute is set to transform our understanding of obesity, thanks to a £72 million investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC), in partnership with BHF. The UK-ORI will be dedicated to tackling one of the UK’s most significant health challenges. Our investment will focus on research into the impact of obesity on cardiovascular disease. The support for UK-ORI, which will help to develop better approaches to obesity prevention and treatment, comes as obesity places a growing burden on individuals, healthcare services and the economy.   Chronic disease …

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BHF are proud to support a new charter which will lead to more paid family leave for PhD students, flexible working, and tougher action on workplace harassment for women working in research.  The below is from their website here: We are among more than 60 signatories backing the Women in Research Charter, which aims to improve caring-related policies.  Women studying for PhDs do not routinely have access to paid maternity leave, which can hold them back from pursuing or developing their careers in research – ultimately depriving us of breakthroughs…

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British Heart Foundation analysis shows it has no gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and the charity is redoubling its efforts with bold new ambitions to advance equality, diversity and inclusion.  Our Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2025 shows a median gender pay gap of 0.0 per cent, compared to the UK average of 12.8 per cent. The charity’s median ethnicity pay gap is also 0.0 per cent.  A strong and unwavering commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) underpins this success, as set out in our first ever EDI…

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The BHF have renewed their funding for the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre to enable it to continue its vital work over the next five years. The £10 million investment will enable the Centre to build on its successes in harnessing health data to improve the understanding, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) was established in 2020 and has become recognised as a national hub for cardiovascular data research.   The Centre works with researchers, clinicians, patients, and…

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Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial the BHF are funding that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF). The trial is investigating an algorithm called FIND-AF – which was developed using machine learning – that looks for red flags in people’s GP records that suggest they’re at risk of developing AF in the next six months. People identified by the algorithm are then offered further testing to confirm a diagnosis of AF.  The team hope the West Yorkshire pilot…

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