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EAU Research Foundation grants two EAU researchers with the prestigious EAU RF Seeding Grant
Since March 2018 when EAU Research Foundation initiated the first seeding grant, there were in total 5 rounds where applicants could apply for a seeding grant of Euro 25.000 for their research proposal. Since then, 7 applications were awarded....
EAU RF seeding grants: Call for applications
Through a ‘seeding grant’, short-term, exploratory research projects can be supported. The results will determine the potential and long-term feasibility of the research. A seeding grant allows young colleagues with ideas for new research initiatives, which may be high-risk...
Call for applications: 2 scholars for COVID-19 projects
To encourage innovation and pioneering research on the effects of COVID-19 on urological patients, the European Urological Scholarship Programme (EUSP) is proud to announce a new collaboration with the EAU Section of Andrological Urology (ESAU) and ReproUnion. The EUSP,...
PIONEER virtual studyathon exploring natural history of prostate cancer in patients worldwide
Uncovering the natural history of prostate cancer in data from millions of patient lives across the globe PIONEER, EHDEN and OHDSI join forces to study the clinical management of prostate cancer in a virtual studyathon Prostate cancer is a...
GPIU 2020 study dates extended
The patient enrolment deadline of the Global Prevalence Study of Infections in Urology (GPIU) is extended to 31 January 2021. Qualified urologists and urology departments collaborating with microbiologists and infectious disease specialists are encouraged to join. A department can...
The EAU RF’s “start-up package” for beginning researchers
Dr. Alvaro Aytes (Barcelona, ES) was finishing his postdoc in the United States when he started exploring funding opportunities for a new research project. “I was an associate research scientist at Columbia University in New York, and after seven...
EAU RF announces PRIME Study: Prostate imaging using MRI +/- contrast enhancement
We are looking for centres to take part in the PRIME Study. The study is brought to you by the team that delivered the PRECISION Study. Background Since the publication of PRECISION, MRI-FIRST, and a number of other high-profile...
EMUC19: ARAMIS trial likely to change Guidelines recommendations
The third day of the EMUC meeting (and the second day of the main scientific programme) opened with a two-hour session on new trials. Like all sessions at EMUC19, it was chaired by a multidisciplinary group, in this case...
Announcement: NIMBUS trial to end in 2020
The EAU Research Foundation’s Randomised Phase III Clinical Trial NIMBUS has stopped recruitment due to the results of a safety analysis. The trial, which ran from 2013 and studied reduced frequency BCG instillations in NMIBC, involved nearly 360 patients...
Minsk first-time host to state-of-the-art Baltic meeting
Minsk will host the 7th Baltic meeting (Baltic20) in conjunction with the EAU which is a first for the Belarusian capital. Scheduled for May 22-23, 2020, the two-day event will deliver progress updates on the latest research and offer...
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...