Last Thursday, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading invited me to a public lecture entitled: “Self-Delusion”. Thinking that this might be a less-than-subtle message for me, I attended. The lecture was enjoyable with plenty of beautiful slides and
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“Deluded? Me?” by Professor Philip Calder
“Catching the wave of opportunity” by Professor Salim Khakoo
One of the highlights in the Faculty last week was hearing the Chief Medical Officer, Christopher Whitty informing us how best to lobby politicians. Politicians, he said were intelligent, financially driven, time-poor, had transient roles in government and were only
Read moreClinical academic training in Wessex: opportunities and challenges by Professor Elaine Dennison
The start of each year is peak season for many aspects of medical training and recruitment. After the academic foundation doctor interviews just before Christmas, many of us have been interviewing potential medical students at Highfield. However, for the Southampton
Read more“Research Culture: an issue of our time” by Professor John Holloway
At a recent breakfast meeting on Highfield campus, I had an interesting discussion with Associate Deans (Research) from across the University and our Vice-President for Research and Enterprise, Professor Mark Spearing, about the research culture of the University. This was
Read more“The Dean’s Update” by Professor Diana Eccles
As the nights draw in, the bad weather persists and Brexit looms, I feel the need to seek out the positive side of life. I spoke to new staff coming to work at the University a few weeks ago and
Read more“Our greatest asset is our human resource” by Professor Salim Khakoo
As the newly appointed Head of School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, it has been a challenging few months. The role is a double-edged sword as inevitably it leaves less time for research, which I remain passionate about, but on
Read more‘And now you can dare to dream’ by Professor Diana Eccles
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
Read more“A refreshed sense of purpose” by Professor Tim Underwood
“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
Read more“So, hows it going?” by Professor Diana Eccles
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
Read moreVolunteers’ Week – by Professor Tim Elliott
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
Read moreBuilding stronger links abroad despite Brexit
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
Read moreUpdate from the Dean of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine senior leadership team met last week for our second away day of the academic year.
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