It is now over a year since the pandemic began and like many individuals I have taken time to reflect on what has changed during the past year, and how they may affect our future work. This current blog presents
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Reflecting on a year of change by Professor Salim Khakoo
Working to improve the equality, diversity and inclusion within the Faculty by Professor Diana Eccles
As most of you should know now, we will be submitting both Faculty of Medicine and Institutional Athena Swan Charter Silver level renewal applications this year. Many people are spending a substantial amount of time in the preparation work. The
Read moreIf it doesnât, rain it pours⌠by Professor John Holloway
Well, what a start to the year it has been. After a frantic end of the year working right up to the wire preparing the Research Excellence Framework submission for the Faculty that is due (for now) to be submitted
Read moreWhy conferences will never be the same (they will be better!!) by Professor Philip Calder
Conferences are invaluable experiences for updating knowledge; for hearing from (and maybe even meeting) important figures in the field; for sharing new science with peers, getting feedback and gaining experience of presentation; and for networking and widening the circle of
Read more“The silver linings of adapting to change” by Professor Julie Parkes
This week I want to focus on how we have adapted to change and some of the unexpected silver linings to the COVID cloud that has enveloped us over the last 10 months. We have been so agile and effective
Read moreHow to win when there is not finishing line by Professor Tim Underwood
I have no idea what to write about. Sitting in my spare bedroom-come-office at home, surrounded by piles of washing, all moved urgently into mega-piles, like the mounds of leaves in the garden ready for the wheel-barrow, to be out
Read more“Entering a second lockdown” by Professor Salim Khakoo
As we enter âGroundhog Dayâ it is critical to look back on the positive way with which we dealt with the last lockdown, which shows us that we are considerably better placed to deal with this second lockdown than we
Read more“The Wessex Institute â Improving the art and science of research funding around the world” by Matt Westmore
You may never have heard of the Wessex Institute â or if you have you might not know what we do. In this blog I want to tell you a little bit about us and one of the ways we
Read moreâDeluded? Me?â by Professor Philip Calder
Last Thursday, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading invited me to a public lecture entitled: âSelf-Delusionâ. Thinking that this might be a less-than-subtle message for me, I attended. The lecture was enjoyable with plenty of beautiful slides and
Read moreâCatching the wave of opportunityâ 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
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