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Project Vision
BREATH (Border and REgions Airways Training Hub) is an ambitious, collaborative research Partnership that will harness complementary resources & expertise of 10 Principal Investigators from DkIT, QUB & UWS with a mission to tackle Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an incurable lung disease, highly prevalent in the border regions of Ireland & Western Scotland.
€7.7 million has been offered under the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme for a pioneering cross-border research project, designed to better understand and alleviate the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Queen’s University Belfast
Involved in the Epithelium and Clinical Management of the Breath Project
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BREATH Awarded 2020 Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in Research Culture
General News QUB Research
BREATH has been awarded the 2020 Queen’s University Belfast Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Excellence in Research Culture.
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Sunday Post article on BREATH
Adults General News Kids Outreach News
The BREATH programme featured as a full page article in the Sunday Post.
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BREATH engagement with schools continues during pandemic
General News Kids Outreach News UWS
The recent ‘virtual’ visit by students Mark Thomas and Kimberly Black to Girvan Academy featured in the winter edition of the Ayrshire Chamber Magazine.
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