Iâm writing this on the evening of the Faculty of Medicine Leadership Team Away Day, when the heads of Academic Units, Associate Deans and Dean meet to discuss key aspects and priorities for the Faculty.
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Medical School 5 yearly GMC review and bid for increased student numbers
Reflecting on achievements
A week in the life of two MSc programme leaders reflecting on achievementsâŚ
Read moreUniversity Open Days â how can we best use these for Medicine at Southampton?
Itâs Open Day season once again â that time of year when universities throughout the country open their doors to prospective students, advertising whatâs on offer, trying to entice the brightest and best.Â
Read moreMedSoc Spring Ball
I attended the MedSoc Spring Ball on 6th May. I was advised that the dress code was âsummer chicâ, or âwhat you might wear at a weddingâ, and had been asked to present certificates to the winners on the Deanâs
Read moreNational Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition 2017
On Saturday 8 April one hundred and nine medical students from across the UK and Ireland attended the one-day National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition conference that is designed to inspire and enhance the knowledge and skills of budding neurologists, psychiatrists and neurosurgeons.
Read morePodcasting science
A long time ago, probably before some of my undergrads were even born, I was once a humble postdoc. To cheer myself up, as I plugged away in the lab trying to squeeze a bit of data from some probably
Read moreNot the results you wanted? Here are some words of wisdom…
For the majority of you, today will be a great day. But for some of you it may be more difficult. The important thing to remember is that failing is no the end of the world and you will be
Read moreCancer genomics
There were some short videos featured in our Faculty eNews highlighting the University successes of 2016 with a time-lapse video showing the growth of our Southampton Centre for Cancer Immunology over the course of the year.
Read moreIn Praise of Peer Review
The email with âInvitation to reviewâ in the subject line arrives; you quickly scan down the email identifying the âDecline invitationâ link; you click the link; the invitation is consigned to history, never to trouble you again.
Read moreMarcus Parry’s week
Marcus Parry, Head of the Academic Unit of Medical Education, shares what’s been happening in his week.
Read moreWhy NSS matters
Itâ almost time again for the National Student Survey (NSS) to run, the annual collection of opinions from final year students enrolled at the University, commissioned by HEFCE and co-ordinated via Ipsos MORI1.
Read moreA great career in Medicine
âSeason of mists and mellow fruitfulnessâ⌠1 Autumn has arrived, the leaves are turning and thereâs a hint of frost in the morning air. And with this the welcome sight of thousands of new students on campus…
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