Last November, I received an invitation to represent the European Society of Medical Oncology, speaking at the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology in Kyoto in July 2019. My first thought was “what a great opportunity”, my second was “I think
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“A brilliant team who collaborate to deliver innovative discovery cancer science and patient benefit.” This is the refreshed sense of purpose that the Cancer Sciences Unit is bringing to life right now. This is the “Why”. The order of words
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Ten months into being Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and I have lost count of the number of times that people have asked me: “How is it going?” A new role or job is a journey, so I find
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I am writing this at the end of national Volunteers’ Week, which is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. The week is marked by local and regional
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Last week I was in Norway attending the annual meeting of the RHINESSA study. It is always a pleasure to visit the lovely city of Bergen and catch up with colleagues who have now become friends. This week I am
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A few months ago we were making preparations for the Donors’ Thanksgiving Ceremony, which we hold every few years. This is an event in which our students and staff get together with families and friends of those who have made
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How would you like to give something back to our local community? What if the Faculty of Medicine helped make it happen? Starting in the next academic year (October 2019) the Faculty of Medicine is organising a pilot volunteering scheme
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Last week, Faculty of Medicine staff received an email highlighting local changes to the policy on scientific publishing that are driven by the move to fully compliant open access. Amongst other things, this email mentioned Plan S and provided a
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As Brexit becomes even more unclear, we cancer immunologists have been looking outward with a view to building stronger links with centres of excellence worldwide. I had the privilege of taking a representative delegation of cancer immunologists from across the faculty to
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This week started with me giving a lecture on our MSc Genomics course.
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The Faculty of Medicine senior leadership team met last week for our second away day of the academic year.
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Medics Revue is one of the events marking the Christmas season calendar and for any of you who were part of similar shows in your student days, you will find that the entertainment that is on offer is a tradition
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