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Results of EAU RF PRECISION study lead to changes in international prostate cancer diagnosis guidelines
The PRECISION Trial is a landmark study evaluating MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy compared to standard TRUS biopsy in men with suspected prostate cancer who have not had a biopsy before. The study was published in the New England Journal...
Survey reveals low levels of awareness in men about prostate health and function
Awareness of prostate health is alarmingly low in men over 50, a new survey commissioned by the European Association of Urology (EAU) has revealed, despite the fact that at the age of 60 and over, 40 percent of men suffer from an enlarged...
Seeding Grant Application now open!
The EAU RF is pleased to announce another opportunity for seeding grants, with the aim of supporting highly innovative and original research by a junior investigator. Applicants are invited to submit 1-year research projects with a total budget up...
EAU uniquely placed to help European urologists’ ambitions
Every year, the EAU meets with representatives from Europe’s national urological societies in Noordwijk, on the Dutch coast, for a discussion on how the EAU and the societies can help each other raise urological care across the continent. Topics...
Record-high Abstract Submissions & Acceptance
A record-breaking number of abstracts for poster and video presentations were submitted for the upcoming 34th Annual EAU Congress (EAU19) in Barcelona. There were approximately 5,500 abstract submissions for EAU19, which surpassed the number of submissions of all previous congresses. The Copenhagen congress...
EMUC18: Updates on notable trials
Developments of notable trials were announced today during Plenary Session 06 New trials update: What we need to know which was chaired by Dr. Laurence Colette (BE), Dr. Ganesh Palapattu (US), Dr. Stephen Boorjian (US) and Dr. Alberto Bossi (FR). In his...
“A journal is more than its impact factor”
Last month, it was announced that the EAU’s flagship scientific journal, European Urology had a 2017 impact factor of 17,581, an all-time high. This makes European Urology the most highly-ranked urology journal in the world, by far. We spoke...
BCa18: Changes in MIBC guidelines needed as new prospects emerge
There is a lot of work that needs to be done to address gaps in the guidelines for managing muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), but at the same time there are new prospects in biological predictors that could transform the...
Two recipients of the EAU RF seeding grant set to start new projects
Earlier this year, the EAU’s Research Foundation (EAU RF) announced the availability of two new grants for short-term studies, so-called ‘seeding grants’. A final selection from the 21 submissions was made during the Annual EAU Congress in Copenhagen, last...
Call for Applications: EAU RF Unveils New Seeding Grant
The EAU Research Foundation (EAU RF) is announcing a new seeding grant, with the aim of supporting highly innovative and original research by a junior investigator. The call for applications is currently open, with the deadline closing on March...
Call for Applications: €4,000 grant for research in renal transplantation
The EAU Section of Transplantation Urology (ESTU) will award a €4,000 grant to support the research and projects in the field of renal transplantation. Through this Call for Applications, the ESTU aims to promote basic, clinical and translational research...
EAU Research Foundation explores new areas for collaboration and trials
The EAU Research Foundation has had new leadership since EAU17 in London, earlier this year. The existing board members retired to advisory roles within the EAU-RF and new members came in under the leadership of Prof. Anders Bjartell, the...