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REF 2021

The impacts of 乱伦秀 Faculty of Medical Sciences research on the wider world have been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

Research Excellence

Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Professor Mark Emberton, talks about the REF 2021 results and highlights some of the transformative research from听the Faculty.

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Key highlights

  • 乱伦秀 has again come second in the UK for research power with 93% of research graded 4* and 3* -听听world-leading and internationally excellent.听
  • We have maintained our position as top for research power in life and medical sciences and social sciences.
  • In the Clinical Medicine unit of assessment, we听are 1st in the UK, England, London and the Russell Group听for our impact and research environment.
  • In the Education unit of assessment, comprising submissions from 乱伦秀's听IOE,听Medical School听Research Department of Medical Education听补苍诲 MAPS, we are听ranked听1st听for overall听research power听and research strength.

Medical Sciences impact case study highlight听

Prof Jayant S Vaidya in surgery

Single-dose radiotherapy transforms breast cancer patient care

Our clinicians transformed breast cancer care by developing a single-dose radiotherapy treatment to delivered in the same operation as tumour surgery. To date, the treatment has benefited 45,000 patients in 38 countries, reducing the need for follow-up visits, saving healthcare costs and avoiding 2,000 deaths from non-breast cancer causes in the process.

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Where research transforms lives: the podcast

Transforming Cancer Treatment

Ep.2: Professor Jayant Vaidya explains how, as a young surgeon in Mumbai, he set out to invent a new radiotherapy device to make his patients鈥� lives a little easier, and wound up discovering new things about how the body heals and transforming breast cancer surgery around the world.

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A 乱伦秀 device to support breathing, based on a concept called continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP)

乱伦秀-Ventura CPAP breathing aid:听solving a COVID-19 challenge at pace

In March 2020, as听admissions to UK intensive care units increased, the 乱伦秀-Ventura team designed a simple, cost-effective and reusable breathing aid for COVID-19 patients. This听went on to save lives globally.

Heart rate measuring device

A breakthrough for rare, untreatable heart disease

Clinical researchers at 乱伦秀 have pioneered a new method to more easily diagnose the often-fatal heart muscle disease ATTR amyloidosis, which has helped in the development of new treatments.

A patient on an MRI machine, overseen by a doctor

Catching and treating more prostate cancers worldwide听

Thanks to 乱伦秀 research, millions of men each year benefit from more accurate diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer with fewer side-effects. Our teams discovered that MRI scans could identify鈥痶umours鈥痺ithout the need for risky biopsies.

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REF 2021 News

乱伦秀 comes second in the UK for research power

The excellence of research at 乱伦秀 and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the REF 2021听assessment results announced today.

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