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A blog post by Dr Alix Chadwell on her experiences with the Fit-4-Purpose project and the restrictions of prosthesis control harnesses.

05/12/2019 by Carolyn

I can’t believe that the Fit-4-Purpose project has been going now for almost two years! Straight after my PhD with the Salford team, I joined the project in February 2018 as a Postdoctoral Researcher, with a background in Medical Engineering and Upper-limb prosthetics and I have been involved with various parts of the project ever […]

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Dr. Dafne Zuleima Morgado on the 17th ISPO Congress held in Japan

11/11/2019 by Carolyn

The 17th International Society of Prosthetics Congress was held in Kobe, Japan in October 2019. I attended and gave two presentations related to the work taking place in Uganda and Jordan. The theme was “Basics to Bionics”. My favourite sessions were related to outcome measures, developing countries, psychosocial issues, quality of life, prosthetics upper limb […]

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A Post By Nedaa Elayan

24/10/2019 by Carolyn

I am a prosthetics and orthotics graduate, currently working at the University of Jordan with Dr. Mohammad Sobuh as a research assistant on the Fit4Purpose project. In this project, we are collaborating with our partners from the UCL, University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, University of Salford and Makerere University (Uganda). In order to make […]

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A Blog by Alex Rigby and Matt Pearson- Our Recent Trip to Uganda

26/09/2019 by Carolyn

One of the key elements of the Fit 4 Purpose project is that any upper limb prosthesis that is developed is able to be manufactured from locally sourced materials in LMICs where possible. This approach has a number of significant potential benefits over relying on imported materials and components. Locally sourced materials should in principle […]

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A Post By Dr. Catherine Holloway

20/08/2019 by Carolyn

I am the Academic Director of the Global Disability Innovation Hub  (https://www.disabilityinnovation.com) which was founded on the back of the London 2012 Paralympic Games – the most successful in the history of the Games. My role in Fit for Purpose is to explore user experiences and develop better prosthetic interfaces, including activity monitoring sensing.  I […]

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We’re Looking for a Research Fellow to Join the Team!

06/08/2019 by Carolyn

The School of Energy and Electronic Engineering at the University of Portsmouth is looking for a highly motivated Research Fellow to work on the Fit for Purpose, Affordable Body-Powered Prostheses project. This is an opportunity to work on an exciting biomedical engineering project and implement your findings with experts in Uganda and Jordan, with direct benefits to […]

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Lived Experiences by Rehabilitation and Disability Groups in Uganda as Shared at the Fit for Purpose Conference

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CDTPandOCDT in Prosthetics & Orthotics@CDTPandO·
26 Jan

We had a great webinar tonight with over 40 attendees. Very insightful discussion over what to include in a #PhD application. Thanks to our contribuors @YelizPrior @HallMdh @SamCurtin5 and our amazing students @JenAndrewsPod Olly, Sean and Matt. Applications close on Feb 11th

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YelizPriorDr Yeliz Prior@YelizPrior·
20 Jan

📢The first conference organised by our @CDTPandOSociety students for the @CDTPandO was a great success👏

'The Future of #Prosthetics & #Orthotics' had attendees 👥from across the world including Ghana, Japan, Australia, America, and Pakistan.

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https://www.salford.ac.uk/news/first-centre-doctoral-training-conference-huge-success

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