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The Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research

The Centre for Urgent and Emergency Care Research (CURE) aims to improve the quality of urgent and emergency care through rigorous objective independent research.

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About CURE 
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Meet the team 

Our projects

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Current projects 
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Past project archive 
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Research impact 

News

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CURE contributions to the Faculty of Health Research and Innovation day

Read about some of the work showcased by CURE staff and PhD students at the 2026 Faculty of Health Research Day
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Professor Steve Goodacre gives the David Williams lecture at RCEM

Steve Goodacre gives the 2026 David Williams lecture at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific meeting

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New publication alert!

The UVAC study protocol has recently been published in the BMJ Open
an outline of a house with the UVAC study title: Understanding Variation in Admissions from Care homes

New publication alert!

Read the latest UVAC publication here
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