We celebrate the outstanding career and enduring impact of Anne Forster, Professor of Ageing and Stroke Research - a true leader, innovator, and champion in the field of health research.…
Gabby Macdonald30 July 2026
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The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has been transformational for our Unit. In 2006, we were a small team of six based at Bradford Royal Infirmary. We…
Gabby Macdonald2 July 2026
The Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research Away Day 2025 brought together NHS clinicians, researchers, social care professionals and community leaders and posed a deceptively simple question to its…
Gabby Macdonald2 June 2026
Stroke affects around 100,000 people in the UK each year The research is funded by The Stroke Association The project will use a mixed-methods approach including behavioural mapping and qualitative…
Dasha Zakharets29 October 2025
We are calling All Geriatricians and Aspiring Geriatricians! Opportunity to Join Us for NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Academic Clinical fellowship (ACF) in Geriatric medicine (ST1/ST3) Great…
Dasha Zakharets15 October 2025
A unique public exhibition showcasing remarkable outcomes from the ADAPT research study, featuring original artwork created by stroke survivor Mark Chappell. The ADAPT study, led by Dr Jess Johansson, has…
Dasha Zakharets25 July 2025
We are delighted to have been awarded £892, 518 research grant by Nuffield Foundation to establish the Well-being in later life in Bradford cohort study. This 46 months study is led by…
Chung Fu18 July 2024
Our ASR researchers working with a team of collaborators, have developed a new calculator that can predict the risk of falling in the next 12 months. The new eFalls calculator…
Chung Fu9 May 2024
We are delighted to have been awarded new research grant by National Institute for Health and Care Research to undertake qualitative exploration of older women and healthcare professional experiences to…
Nicola Drake21 December 2023
36 years of commitment, innovation and perseverance in conducting world-class research to improve the health and care of older people and survivors of stroke. In 1987 Professor John Young and…
Nicola Drake3 November 2023