2024

The latest news and public engagement updates from the Centre for Reproductive Health.

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Endometriosis Awareness Month

31 March, 2023

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and both Professor Andrew Horne and Dr Lucy Whitaker have…

Covid-19 vaccine not linked with period disruption

24 March, 2023

Covid-19 vaccination does not cause concerning changes to periods, research has found.

Professor Richard Anderson named RSE Fellow

21 March, 2023

Many congratulations to Richard Anderson who has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of…

The Future of Reproductive Health

08 March, 2023

On 01.03.23 and 02.03.23, The Future of Reproductive Health meeting took place at the Royal College…

Breast milk boosts premature babies' brain development

01 March, 2023

The more breast milk premature babies are fed while in neonatal intensive care, the greater the…

RCOG/Blair Bell success for CRH researchers

15 February, 2023

The CRH enjoyed a strong presence and great success at the RCOG Annual Academic Meeting on 09 and…

Students at James Gillespie’s High School participate in CRH workshops

08 February, 2023

​​​​​​​Ginnie Clark (CRH Comms and Public Engagement Manager) organised a morning of scientific…

CRH researchers publish the largest clinical trial on ectopic pregnancy

02 February, 2023

The largest clinical trial on ectopic pregnancy to date was published in the Lancet on 2 February…

CRH researchers attend prestigious Lister Lecture

31 January, 2023

Dr Jackie Maybin, Professor Hilary Critchley and Dr Rocio Martinez Aguilar recently attended the…

CRH Associate appointed as first Women’s Health Champion for Scotland

27 January, 2023

Professor Anna Glasier OBE (MRC CRH Associate / Honorary Professor at The University of Edinburgh)…

CRH makes an impact at Fertility 2023

18 January, 2023

MRC Centre for Reproductive Health enjoyed great success at Fertility 2023 in Belfast (10-13…

New article raises awareness of endometriosis

10 January, 2023

Read this fantastic article which appears in the journal section of menstrual health website Joii…

‘PhD Integrated Studies in Medical Sciences with Engagement’ presentations

09 January, 2023

The CRH’s Francesca Hearn-Yeates (Horne lab) and Grace Forsyth (Mitchell lab) are students on the…

Dr Varsha Jain’s new podcast episode

09 January, 2023

The CRH’s Dr Varsha Jain features in this fascinating episode of The Vagina Museum’s podcast,…

Osmosis by Elsevier Announces Raise the Line Faculty Award Nominees

06 December, 2022

The CRH’s Professor James Boardman is recognized for his efforts and achievement as an outstanding…

Triumph for EXPPECT

30 November, 2022

​​​​​​​The EXPPECT clinical and research teams were delighted to win a 2022 Scottish Healthcare…

Dr Jackie Maybin stars in new NHS Inform video

22 November, 2022

Dr Jackie Maybin, Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at MRC Centre for…

Women in STEM session at Castlebrae Community High School

22 November, 2022

Two associate researchers at MRC CRH, Professor Evelyn Telfer and Dr Roseanne Rosario, visited…

No increased miscarriage risk due to vaccine

18 November, 2022

There is no evidence of higher risk of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy following vaccination…

Medals and Menstruation

09 November, 2022

The CRH’s Dr Jackie Maybin collaborated with Scottish athlete Eilish McColgan to create this…

Winter vaccines in pregnancy

02 November, 2022

Usher Institute Professor (and CRH Associate) Sarah Stock is encouraging pregnant women to take up…

Vaccines ruled out in neonatal deaths spike

02 November, 2022

​​​​​​​CRH Associate Professor Sarah Stock provided expert commentary within this Herald article,…

Endometriosis article and Live Q&A in The Times

13 October, 2022

Professor Andrew Horne contributed expert commentary to this impactful article in The Times,…

CRH takes part in Midlothian Schools STEMFEST

12 October, 2022

CRH researchers visited Beeslack High School as part of the October STEMFEST Festival running…

Male contraceptive coverage in The Times

11 October, 2022

Research into male contraception is led by the CRH’s Professor Anderson and Dr Reynolds-Wright.

CRH researchers feature in renowned Physiological Reviews podcast

05 October, 2022

The MRC CRH’s Co-Director Professor Hilary Critchley and CRH Associates Sarah Stock and Rebecca…

Young scientists from Liberton take part in CRH workshop

28 September, 2022

Ginnie Clark (Comms and Public Engagement Manager), Rocio Martinez Aguilar (Maybin lab), Francesca…

The Mitchell lab visits Portobello High School

07 September, 2022

On Tuesday 6 September 2022 Professor Rod Mitchell and his PhD student Grace Forsyth visited…

CRH Workshops at Castlebrae Community Campus

30 August, 2022

Ginnie Clark, Rocio Martinez Aguilar (Maybin lab), Nikki Graham (Pollard lab) and Grace Forsyth …

CRH takes part in Science Insights

09 August, 2022

There was great excitement as CRH staff welcomed S5 students back into the labs in July for Science…

Motherhood after breast cancer doesn’t lower survival chances

19 July, 2022

Giving birth to a child after having breast cancer has no detrimental effect on the woman’s…

CRH’s Jackie Maybin joins prestigious AMS FLIER programme

23 June, 2022

This unique programme is developing leaders of the future who can create collaborations across…

Most stillbirth certificates are inaccurate

21 June, 2022

More than 80 per cent of UK medical certificates recording stillbirths contain errors, research…

Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory celebrates 20 years of helping to save premature babies

09 June, 2022

The research laboratory founded in memory of the daughter of Sarah and Gordon Brown is marking its…

'Imaging Inside-Out' - Castlebrae High School

07 June, 2022

The CRH's Triin Ounapuu (PhD), together with imaging experts visited the Castlebrae High…

Pioneering the science of hope

19 May, 2022

Six years ago a revolutionary technique to restore fertility in women rendered infertile by cancer…

‘Voices and Visions’ endometriosis podcast with Professor Horne

18 May, 2022

The new ‘Voices and Visions’ podcast has been created by the World Endometriosis Society (WES).

Research rankings confirm Edinburgh as world leader

12 May, 2022

Edinburgh’s position as one of the UK’s leading research universities has been reaffirmed by the…

Dr Varsha Jain wins the IRR Early Career Innovator Competition 2022

11 May, 2022

​​​​​​​The IRR Early Careers Innovators competition final took place on 10.05.22 and Dr Varsha Jain…

CRH success at SRI conference

07 April, 2022

Many congratulations to Dr Mike Rimmer (Mitchell lab) and Aleks Tsolova (Critchley lab) who had…