Two seminars which showcase the partnership working between University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the University of Birmingham are being staged at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) this month.

Professor Richard Lilford will be delivering a lecture about the Birmingham and Lambeth Liver Evaluation Testing Strategies (BALLETS) Study on Tuesday 22 May, (17:00 – 18:00) in Lecture Theatre 5, Education Centre, Level 1.

It is the first in a new series of seminars which will demonstrate current research programmes across the University and UHB that receive funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

This free seminar is open to all who are interested in health research in Birmingham and the Black Country and the organisers are encouraging service managers, health professionals, clinical academics and patients to attend. Refreshments will be served from 16:30.

If you wish to attend this seminar please email Andreas Constantinou to register.

Email: a.k.constantinou@bham.ac.uk

On Monday 28 May at 17:30, the latest in the series of lectures organised by the Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) will be held in Lecture Theatre 3, Education Centre, Level 1, with refreshments from 17:00.

Entitled "Protection – Learning from Combat Operations", the seminar will be delivered by Alan Hepper, OBE, DSTL Fellow, Injury Modelling, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

To register, please email Carole Reynolds.

Email: Carole.Reynolds@uhb.nhs.uk

These seminars are another successful initiative supported by the Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) agreement, a landmark joint working partnership between the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

Established in December 2011, BPH enhances the long-standing working relationship between the two institutions and enables patients to benefit from new therapies delivered by expert clinicians working alongside top research scientists and world-leading clinical trials teams.

Based at QEHB and under the transitional directorship of Professor Charlie Craddock, BHP will fuel collaborative projects in key research areas including cancer, immunology and infection, experimental medicine and chronic disease, and is intended to strengthen and develop the global reputations of both the University and the Trust.

For more information about Birmingham Health Partners, please visit the BHP website.