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An upcoming event at Keele University will see esteemed surgeons and the patients they have helped showcasing the pioneering new medical technologies being used to treat cancer.

Keele has been ranked the No.1 university in the West Midlands for Children’s Nursing in a new national ranking.

Eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, can lead to a variety of complex and long-lasting physical and mental health impacts, according to a new study led by the universities of Keele and Manchester.

Research led by a Keele alumnus has improved the prognosis for children with a rare type of brain tumour, with around 15-20 children per year in Europe now able to access treatment.

Paramedic Science students from Keele University were given a unique opportunity to demonstrate their life-saving skills learned in North Staffordshire on an international stage during a recent visit to South Africa.

Keele University has become the first Higher Education institution to be accepted onto the CASES Accreditation Partnership Scheme - reflecting its commitment to excellence in sport and exercise science education and professional development.

Keele has been ranked the No.1 university in the West Midlands to study Pharmacy in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.

Researchers from Keele University are working with communities across North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to reduce inequalities facing people with musculoskeletal conditions.

Keele has been ranked the No.1 university in the West Midlands for Midwifery in a new national ranking.

Researchers from Keele University are working with farmers and healthcare professionals to improve mental health and resilience among farming and agricultural communities.

The first group of students on a new Nursing Associate apprenticeship delivered by Keele University and Telford College have begun their studies, following a landmark partnership announced earlier this year.

A new healthcare education partnership involving Telford College, Keele University and key employers in the health and social care sector has been officially launched.

The public are invited to help shape the future of healthcare research in North Staffordshire at a series of events at Keele University’s base in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Keele researchers have contributed to a new evidence-based training resource for pharmacy teams to help them provide better care for patients with Long Covid.

Researchers at Keele have teamed up with people who live with chronic pain to shine a spotlight on their experiences and encourage others to take part in health research.

The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals has been granted university status in recognition of their work in research and education, thanks to a successful bid in partnership with Keele University.

Researchers from Keele University have revealed that retired Olympic athletes are more likely to develop skin cancer and osteoarthritis than the general population.

A team of researchers at Keele University, who have previously shown that Fire and Rescue Services could play a role in supporting mental healthcare in older people, have embarked on a new study funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) to expand their work to more areas across the country.

A prestigious accreditation awarded to two sport courses at Keele University will give students the chance to gain additional professional qualifications throughout their degrees.

A new high tech Human Performance Laboratory has opened its doors at Keele University, providing a learning and research environment for students and staff studying sport, exercise and rehabilitation-related disciplines.

A Keele lecturer has received a coveted national teaching award for her efforts to embed inclusivity, compassion, and support for students’ wellbeing in her teaching and delivery of programmes.

Women from ethnic minority backgrounds or areas of high social deprivation are at higher risk of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), according to a new study led by Keele University.

Researchers have found that current care for musculoskeletal conditions like back pain and osteoarthritis is failing to close an important ‘inequality gap’ in pain and disability.

A cohort of students from an esteemed university in Bahrain have visited Keele’s sector-leading School of Medicine as part of an expanding international partnership.

A new tool has been created by a team led by Keele University to help people with a learning disability access urgent and emergency care more easily.

Keele has been ranked among the top 10 universities in England to study Nursing and Midwifery in the Complete University Guide 2026, scoring 99% for graduates’ prospects upon completing their course.

Keele has been ranked among the top 5 universities in England to study Radiography, scoring 100% for graduates’ prospects upon completing their course.

A Keele professor will co-lead a prestigious new research team set up to tackle the pressing challenges facing people living with arthritis, alongside colleagues from Oxford, Manchester, Nottingham and Aberdeen universities.

Keele University has been ranked as the top-performing university globally in three categories in the 2025 Planetary Health Report Card.

Researchers from Keele University have said there are multiple barriers preventing clinicians from prescribing alternative treatments for asthma patients, despite guidance calling for a move towards inhalers with lower environmental impact.

A researcher from Keele’s School of Medicine is among the new cohort of academics granted Senior Investigator status by a prominent research body.

Keele University has been shortlisted in two categories at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2025.

Paramedic students and staff at Keele University are taking part in a 24-hour CPR challenge to raise money for an air ambulance service.

A practising interventional cardiologist from Keele University has travelled to Ethiopia with a US-based charity to take treatments and practices pioneered in North Staffordshire to help heart patients in Africa.

NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) appoints Keele Academic to Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Specialty Lead role for the West Midlands Region.

A landmark new partnership between Keele University, Telford College, and the NHS will help to boost skills and education opportunities for people in Shropshire with a suite of new courses.

Therapeutic intervention in adolescents with self-harming behaviour does not lead to a reduced risk of future death, new Keele University-led research suggests.

A Keele University professor has been selected to sit on a new World Heart Federation (WHF) advisory board, joining a global effort to combat heart disease.

An expert in stroke rehabilitation from Keele University has been chosen to co-lead a global project to accelerate the development of new practices and treatments to help stroke patients.

New research led by Keele University and published in the journal BMC Medicine has shown that people with inflammatory arthritis currently using gabapentinoids are more likely to break their bones.

Keele has joined forces with other regional universities to tackle inequalities in maternal healthcare across the West Midlands.

A professor of psychiatry from Keele University has been commended for his “highly innovative and international” research by an esteemed psychiatry organisation.

Virtual reality is being used to help aspiring radiographers at Keele University learn how to use X-ray machines.

An extensive trial into postnatal depression in South Asian women has found that tailored support can make a difference to their recovery.

Keele University has been ranked the 5th best place in England - and number one in the Midlands - to study medicine in the Guardian University Guide 2025.

Staff and students from Keele University’s Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic are helping to boost people's health and wellbeing in the local area with the launch of two new workshops.

Nursing at Keele has been ranked 2nd in England in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

A hospital ward, GP surgery, operating theatre, and CT scanner are among the environments featured in a brand-new healthcare simulation suite at Keele University.

Keele experts are part of a new collaboration between the NHS, social care and academic institutions across the West Midlands, which will inspire registered healthcare, social work and public health workers to consider a range of research careers.

A lecturer from Keele University’s School of Medicine has received a prestigious national award for her efforts to empower students and improve accessibility in medical school teaching.

Keele has been ranked among the best places in the country by students to study Midwifery after ranking in the UK Top 10 for student positivity in the latest National Student Survey (NSS).

Mental Health Nursing at Keele has been ranked among the best in the country for student positivity, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).

Keele researchers have identified large differences in poor health across the area, urging healthcare planners to be mindful of these inequalities people face in accessing healthcare.

Students from Keele’s School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering have put their skills into practice as they helped a local pharmacist deliver free blood pressure checks to the community.

Keele’s School of Medicine has been ranked as the top performing medical school in the UK in the latest Planetary Health Report Card, with Pharmacy and Physiotherapy also performing strongly.

Staff and students from Keele University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences have been providing round-the-clock care for assisted pilgrims from Birmingham Diocese making their annual spiritual journey to Lourdes.

Staff from Keele University’s Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) have thanked the thousands of volunteers who help make their pioneering healthcare research possible, as they took part in an international day of celebration this week.

The stigma of Covid-19, racism, and discrimination in healthcare all impacted the ability of minority ethnic patients to access healthcare, according to a new study co-authored by Keele University.

Keele expands partnership with Telford College

A medical school which has been backed by Keele University since its inception has been granted a prestigious official status by the General Medical Council (GMC) in a seminal moment for the institution.

A Keele Professor’s distinguished career in osteoarthritis research has been recognised with a prestigious award from an internationally renowned research society.

A Keele University professor has won a national award for her research to improve the care of people living with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

An esteemed general practitioner and medical educationalist has been appointed as the new Dean of Keele’s School of Medicine.

Keele researchers are embarking on an important new study to investigate the challenges deprived communities face when accessing musculoskeletal (MSK) care.

Research from Keele University has been used to help launch a new tool to support people living with Long Covid.

A pioneering study led by a Keele scientist has demonstrated how a single cancer cell can be identified in a sample of blood, paving the way for more personalised and targeted treatments for cancer patients.

A Keele professor is to embark on a new study to help psychosis patients in Sri Lanka and Pakistan after receiving a prestigious global health professorship.

A Keele researcher has taken healthcare strategies pioneered in North Staffordshire to help those suffering from osteoarthritis in West Africa.

Researchers, medics and healthcare leaders from across the world were among the guests at a prestigious symposium held at Keele University this week.

A researcher working on treatments and therapies for patients with a devastating degenerative condition has received backing from a prestigious charitable organisation.

Keele University’s excellence in nursing has been recognised with shortlisting in four categories in the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards.

Depression and loneliness can be prevented using structured telephone-based psychological care, delivered over eight weeks, according to new research.

Future heart attacks could be better prevented in people visiting their GP with unexplained chest pain, after researchers developed the clearest picture yet of the factors that put them at higher risk.

Keele’s Head of School for Allied Health Professions has spoken of her pride and relief as she joined her graduating students to accept a PhD herself this week.

Many Keele academics do more than just teach.

The partnership work between Keele University, the NHS and local health and social care providers was celebrated at the inaugural Keele Health and Care Partnership Awards this week.

A tool designed by Keele researchers to improve care for patients with low back pain has been estimated to have generated more than £226 for every £1 spent on implementing it.

A Keele University Professor has received her OBE for her dedication to patients and her extensive healthcare research in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

The Dean of Keele’s School of Medicine has been appointed to lead the Faculty and join the University’s senior leadership team as the new Executive Dean for Medicine and Health Sciences.

Fire and rescue service staff could help healthcare providers reach more patients in need by including early detection of mental ill health in older adults as part of their routine Home Fire Safety Visits, researchers have said.

Researchers from the Universities of Keele and Manchester have identified the early signs that can indicate bipolar disorder.

Researchers from Keele University have found that analgesic medicines - commonly known as “painkillers” - are widely prescribed to people with inflammatory arthritis across England despite little research evidence that they improve pain for these patients.

Keele University has been ranked among the best in the UK to study Medicine in a prestigious national university guide.

Keele has been ranked among the top 3 universities in the UK to study Radiography in a national newspaper’s prestigious university rankings.

Keele has climbed into the top 10 places in the UK to study Nursing in a prestigious national newspaper’s university ranking.

Dr Melissa Bowerman has received a prestigious grant to improve our understanding of a rare developmental disorder.

A technician from Keele’s School of Medicine has been shortlisted for a prestigious Times Higher Education award.

New research led by Keele University has found that obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020 in the United States.

Medicine, midwifery, and children’s nursing courses at Keele have been ranked in the UK top 10 for student positivity in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS).

A team of researchers from the Universities of Keele, Surrey and Birmingham have published the first set guidance specifically for NHS workers following a colleague death by suicide in the UK.

Researchers at Keele University have teamed up with a local theatre to study how much “pedal power” it takes to power a theatre.

Keele University has marked the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service by lighting up the campus in tribute.

Patients with musculoskeletal pain were more likely to receive strong painkillers including opioids during a consultation with their GP during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown periods, compared to consultations happening immediately before and after the height of the pandemic.

GPs have recorded a large rise in eating disorders and self-harm cases among teenage girls in the two years since the onset of the pandemic, new research has found.

Delays for patients awaiting a diagnosis of an inflammatory arthritis, caused by changes in practice during the Covid pandemic, could have a negative impact on their symptoms and longer-term outlook, new research has found.

Healthcare experts from Keele University are exploring the number of years that people with musculoskeletal conditions, such as back pain and osteoarthritis, can stay healthy while they're in work.

NHS professionals across the country are benefiting from new interactive training simulations that have been developed with academics at Keele University.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has been awarded University Trust status by Keele University in a move that will help patients, students, and colleagues in local communities.

Professor Krysia Dziedzic has had her Senior Investigator status renewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

A programme which helps teenagers from under-represented groups to pursue careers in medicine has been shortlisted for two awards.

The reclassification of two prescription drugs as class C controlled substances, following concerns about people misusing and becoming addicted to them, had a ‘limited’ immediate impact according to a new study.

Trainee paramedics at Keele University are putting their life-saving training into practice thanks to a new, bespoke training vehicle.

Scientists at Keele University have been awarded funding from The British Heart Foundation (BHF) to help patients suffering from a debilitating brain disorder.

Clinicians from Keele University’s School of Medicine have provided clinical insight to a major Government report published by the Office for National Statistics.

The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being ‘seriously undermined’ by failures to consider the everyday realities of people’s lives in services in the UK, reports a new study led by researchers at the University of Bristol and Keele University.

The Covid-19 pandemic reversed a decade’s worth of progress in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease in the USA, new Keele-led research has found.

People living with a number of health conditions and urgent care needs often have poor broadband provision, a new study has found, which could impact the quality and availability of care that they are able to receive.

Researchers from Keele and Oxford universities have developed a new tool for doctors to identify patients at high risk of serious falls.

Older patients who suffer from musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis are at greater risk of worse outcomes from conditions like cancer, heart attacks, and strokes, according to new research.

Keele University has been ranked as one of the best universities in the country to study Radiography in a prestigious UK-wide assessment, just five years after the programme launched.

The proportion of adults in England diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis has increased by at least 40% between 2004 to 2020, new Keele University research has found.

New research led by a Keele University professor has found that uncontrolled high blood pressure is the main cause of cardiovascular emergencies in the USA.

People living with long term health conditions are invited to share their experiences to help shape the future of healthcare research.

Doctors with ‘burnout’ are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents, and more than twice as likely to receive low satisfaction ratings from patients, according to new research.

Patients should have more input into healthcare messaging that discusses risk, researchers have suggested.

A Keele Professor has contributed his expertise for a new Government paper on the health impacts of Covid-19.

The risk of heart attacks and strokes temporarily increases in the four months after a gout flare, according to new research co-authored by a Keele Professor.

Dr Marty Lynch and Dr Ross Wilkie were invited to discuss their research into healthy working ages, as part of a Government review into State Pension Age.

Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) at Keele University has been ranked among the Top 10 in the UK in this year’s Complete University Guide, climbing four places from last year.

Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition who are waiting for lifesaving treatment, according to research co-led by a Keele Professor.

Pioneering healthcare research from Keele University and its local NHS partners has been commended in a successful night at a regional awards ceremony.

New state-of-the-art facilities have been opened on campus to help students on a pioneering new course in Keele University’s School of Allied Health Professions.

Researchers have developed a new framework for GPs to help them better support patients who are suffering distress associated with persistent pain.

Matthew Lancett from Stoke on Trent talks about his career in medicine, and how Keele prepared him for life at Old Trafford.

A state-of-the-art “sim family” form the centrepiece of an innovative new healthcare training facility on the Keele University campus.

Dr Szu Shen Wong and Neil Grazier write for The Conversation.

Steroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.

More than 1,000 women from the local area have helped a research team develop a new tool to help clinicians diagnose spinal fractures in osteoporosis patients.

A research team led by Keele University is working to improve understanding and care for children with musculoskeletal pain in their joints and muscles.

A diagnostic tool used by clinicians to predict risk of mortality in heart attack patients is less effective in ethnic minority patients and may result in inappropriate treatments being prescribed, according to new research.

Keele University has partnered with a local NHS trust to set up a new imaging suite for training the next generation of clinicians.

A fifth Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator following clinical trials hosted by a local NHS trust in partnership with Keele University researchers.

Keele’s first cohort of student paramedics have begun their first placements with West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) as part of their degree.

Policies to extend working lives and raise state pension age may fail under the current conditions for work in the UK, new research suggests.

A team of researchers including anatomy experts from Keele University have published new research investigating whether it was anatomically possible for an infamous, brutal Viking ritual to be carried out as described, which could support any discussions as to whether it is likely to have taken place.

Senior leaders from Keele University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery have paid a heartfelt tribute to the Keele-trained nurses and midwives working in the NHS as they prepare for another hard winter amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

A project led by a Keele University professor to improve digital pathways to treatment for patients with low back pain, has secured funding from the NHSX Adoption Fund.

A Keele University professor is co-leading a research team aiming to improve mental health in tuberculosis (TB) patients by developing a new psychological treatment.

A brand-new Master’s degree designed to address a skills shortage in a highly specialised field of healthcare has been launched at Keele University.

A top Government adviser has praised the outstanding quality of Keele’s health and social care research and the strong links with NHS and care partners during a visit to the School of Medicine.

New research has found that people who have had Covid-19 have an increased risk of mental illness, fatigue, and sleep problems.

A change in BMI after retiring from competitive sport could contribute to lower back pain in retired Olympic athletes, according to a new study led by a Keele University researcher.

Keele University is training the next generation of paramedics with the launch of a brand new course in its School of Medicine.

A common variation in a specific gene could make home kidney dialysis treatments less effective for some patients, leading to worse outcomes and even death in some cases.

Researchers have successfully trialled an intervention which can prevent the onset of depression and loneliness amongst the most vulnerable in society.

As featured on BBC News, over 75% of cancer patients involved in a study at Katharine House Hospice in Stafford say their mental health has been given a boost thanks to a virtual reality research project by a local filmmaker, in partnership with Keele University researchers.

An upcoming exhibition will highlight work by artists from around the world created to support vital Keele University research into global health.

A Keele University professor has been named as a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in recognition of her significant contribution to nursing.

A Keele University researcher is co-developing a new project to give support to male NHS frontline workers - particularly those who have experienced emotional and mental health problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Medicine at Keele has been ranked 4th in England in this year’s Times Good University Guide.