Reports from local research events

Better informing falls management in the home and community

This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at 10:00. The speaker was Dr Alan Godfrey from Northumbria University. Dr Godfrey is leading a collaborative proposal to…

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Using Eye Scans to Uncover Early Indicators of Parkinson’s and other Neurodegenerative Diseases

This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 17 May 2025 at 10:00. The speaker was Dr Tom MacGillivray, a Reader at the University of Edinburgh. Tom is a Principal…

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Student Talks for the Bowler Travel Bursary

Over 30 Edinburgh Research Interest Group (ERIG) members braved a very cold Saturday morning on 7th December, to watch the talks at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. Three students carrying…

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NeuroCARE App – a digital health monitoring research study

This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 24 February 2024 at 10:00. The speaker was Dr Johnny Tam, a Clinical Research Fellow at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic.…

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Progress at the recent NECTAR (Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration) conference in Naples

This meeting took place at 10:00 on Saturday 2 December at the Centre for Regenerative Medicine. The audience of 24 members heard a report on progress towards new therapies for…

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Effects of Mindfulness Meditation and Exercise Prescription on the Confidence of People with Parkinson’s to Engage in Physical Activity

This online ERIG meeting took place on Saturday 11 November 2023 at 10:00. The speaker was Khalid Al-Ani, a BSc (Hons) student in Physical Activity & Health at Napier University.…

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