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2025 is the 50th anniversary year of BIRD
This year, Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases (BIRD), launched its 50th Anniversary event programme at a high-profile talk on diet and health by Professor Tim Spector,

‘Highly Commended’ for Mel Brooke, BIRD in local awards
At BIRD we are very happy to share and celebrate Melanie (Brooke) Turfrey, BIRD Patient and Public Engagement Director, receiving ‘Highly

BIRD patient podcast library reaches over 20,000 listens
Our podcast library to help patients better understand and manage their rheumatology condition now has over 50 episodes. As well

New British Society for Rheumatology Guidelines for Myositis
We are delighted to have published 2 more new podcasts to add to our patient information library: The New British

BIRD added to the University of Bath Roll of Honour
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG GCVO and Chancellor of the University of Bath signs BIRD’s entry to the University’s

‘Nutrition, Diet and Arthritis’. New podcasts published
We are really pleased to release 2 new patient podcasts: ‘Nutrition, Diet and Arthritis’. These 2 episodes add to our