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The Reflections of Research competition started in 2005 and it's been going strong ever since with the winning images appearing in national press, on the BBC, and in exhibitions across the country. Here are the winners from previous years.

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St George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood

In the UK nearly one in seven men die from coronary heart disease, compared to one in twelve women. The reasons underlying this gender difference are not fully understood, but Professor Iain Greenwood’s team at St George’s are working to so...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig

The release of fat from body fat tissue into the bloodstream is tightly regulated. However, in people who are overweight this regulation is disrupted and too much fat can be released into the blood and other tissues. When this happens, the ...

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University College London | Dr Katy Sutcliffe

This social science project is seeking to advance the debate on informed consent. The prospect of having any kind of medical procedure can be stressful and worrying, but often if we find out more about it and know what to expect, some of t...

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University of Oxford | Dr Michael Holmes

Although research has revealed the main causes of heart disease, there is still much detail we don’t know. In this fellowship, Dr Holmes intends to analyse the blood in intricate detail to determine whether certain molecules and processes c...

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Clinical Study Grants support clinical trials and observational studies of specific patient groups. Previous awards have included a broad range of types and sizes of study, e.g. single centre pilot studies, large multi-centre trials, UK arms of international trials, sub-studies of existing trials.