Centre for Applied Excellence in Skin and Allergy Research

14/11/2025

Does bathing daily worsen eczema? The 'Eczema Bathing study' run by the Rapid Eczema Trials team has found that people with eczema are able to bathe either daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms. Read more about it here:

A major study has found that people with eczema are able to bathe either daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms.

07/11/2025

Can specific foods trigger eczema and does avoiding them make eczema better? Prof Matthew Ridd discusses food allergy and eczema on the Global Parents for Eczema Research podcast. Click this link to listen now:

Do foods trigger eczema? Can food elimination ease atopic dermatitis? Many parents try allergy tests, but experts don't recommend it. Why?

30/10/2025

We were so delighted to take part in the Futures Discovery Day event in Bristol on 27 September. Here are members of the CAESAR team gathered around our 'Dilapidated brick wall' that featured in a bean bag throwing competition. The event was full of great activities for kids of all ages and we were so impressed by the other stalls! Look out for more FUTURES events, fun for the whole family 😊

https://futuresnight.co.uk/

21/10/2025

Members of the CAESAR team at the British Society for Allergy & Immunology (BSACI) Annual Conference at the ICC Wales. L to R: Prof Matthew Ridd, Dr Raquel Granell, Dr Thisanayagam Umasunthar, Dr Roxanne Parslow, NIHR Pre Doctoral and Dietitian Mary Feeney

08/10/2025

Listen to Dr Hannah Wainman, Consultant Dermatologist, GP and PhD candidate with the CAESAR team, discuss treatment options for Hidradenitis Suppurativa on the BDNG Podcast by clicking this link:

https://bdng.org.uk/podcast/hidradenitis-suppurativa-3/

And read more about her research work by clicking this link:

https://caesar.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/hannah-wainman-nihr-doctoral-fellow-and-dermatology-consultant/

17/09/2025

During 2025 take a moment to listen to Prof Matthew Ridd discuss the BEE Study where he explored the effectiveness and acceptability of four commonly used types of emollients for the treatment of childhood eczema:
https://bdng.org.uk/podcast/bee-study/
And read more about the BEE Study here:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/researchthemes/bee-study/

04/09/2025

Congratulations to the TIGER study team who recruited over their target number! The team has been working hard since May 2023 for this great achievement, well done 🥳

28/08/2025

Read about the psychodermatology meeting run by our colleague Dr Phuong Hua who won the Population Health Science Institute Knowledge Mobilisation Award earlier this year.

https://population-health.bristol.ac.uk/2025/07/14/mobilising-change-addressing-mental-health-in-specialist-dermatology-care/

20/08/2025

Me and My Eczema Summer Art Competition by Rapid Eczema Trials.

Produce of piece of art to express what having eczema means to you.

First prize will win £75! Deadline for entries if 21 September.

Click on this link to find out more: https://rapideczematrials.org/community/summer-art-competition-for-people-with-eczema/

14/08/2025

Read our latest blog entry written by Sarah Newman, an NIHR School of Primary Care Research intern who joined the CAESAR team for 4 weeks this summer.
https://caesar.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/08/13/how-should-a-first-year-medical-student-spend-their-summer-holidays/

08/08/2025