We explore, promote and contribute to the latest developments in rare disease research, with the goal of improving the lives of the many people living with rare diseases.
Latest videos
Big News - New Rare Diseases Centre at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Professor Timothy Barrett - Designing a clinical trial in a slowly progressive rare disease
Dr Larissa Kerecuk - Integrating research into everyday care
Professor Gina Radford - Key note speaker - RDC 2017
Professor Deirdre Kelly - Improving outcomes in rare diseases
Latest news
Posted 22 February 2019
Health29 is a unique diagnostic platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning to empower physicians and help speed up the diagnosis process of rare diseases.
Posted 22 February 2019
The ESPE is providing one Research Fellowship to support young paediatricians or scientists to conduct research in any field of endocrinology at leading institutions worldwide.
Posted 22 February 2019
Cures within Reach has a submission call focusing on repurposed treatments impacting patients with any rare disease.
Posted 22 February 2019
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) have put out a call for new master's degree programmes and studentships in health data science.
Posted 22 February 2019
Rare Disease Day on the 28 February 2019 is being marked by various events around the UK and locally.
Posted 22 February 2019
AstraZeneca has a funding stream to support externally sponsored scientific research in relation to expanding the knowledge related to a company product and/or its associated disease area(s).
Posted 20 February 2019
Last year's symposium presentations are now available.
Posted 17 March 2018
Research led by University of Birmingham scientists has found that people suffering from the adrenal disorder known as Addison's disease suffer from an immune system defect that makes them prone to potentially deadly respiratory infections.
Read more...
Latest Tweets