What an opportune time to be the Associate Dean International (Education). If ever there was a time for imagination and innovation, this is it. Thinking outside the box is one thing, getting out of the box during a global pandemic
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Internationalisation at home by Dr Ruihua Hou, Associate Dean International
The āother sideā of COVID-19 by Professor Tim Underwood
In my clinical life, I am an oesophogogastric cancer surgeon, which means I operate on people who have cancer of the oesophagus (gullet) or stomach. Whilst these cancers are relatively rare when compared to breast cancer or prostate cancer, they
Read moreReflecting on a year of change by Professor Salim Khakoo
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
Read moreFriendship and research by Professor James Batchelor
I thought about what to discuss in my blog and have kept coming back the word friendship. It is almost 12 months to the day that I was sat in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to Brazil looking at
Read morePreserving Creativity After Times of Crisis by Professor Cyrus Cooper
In the two decades of clinical research I enjoyed prior to the far-reaching influence of the world-wide web, I recall many fulfilling hours catching up with the literature in the library. This had two enormous benefits which I did not
Read moreWorking 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 doesnāt, rain it poursā¦ 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 moreDreaming of a bright future by Professor Diana Eccles
We finally have the prospect that members of our population at greatest risk of serious consequences from Covid-19 infection risk will soon be vaccinated (have a listen to Saul Faustās excellent lecture explaining the science and trials for the various
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.Ā 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 āGroundhog Dayā 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
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