The current surge in COVID-19 cases nationally is hard to ignore. We have been relatively cushioned in the south of the country but rather than being complacent that we seem to be getting off lightly, we need to take every
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Update from Professor Diana Eccles, Dean of Medicine
“The Wessex Institute – Improving the art and science of research funding around the world” by Matt Westmore
You may never have heard of the Wessex Institute – 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 moreThe value of personal interaction in research by Professor John Holloway
Today marks a return to normality for eNews in that we are returning to Facutly Leadership blogs to replace the weekly covid update from the Dean (and the occasional substitute) that we have become accustomed to in the last seven
Read more“What a start” by Jane Wilkinson
Little did I know what was to come when I was appointed as Associate Dean for Education in January of this year! These are very difficult and perilous times, but I have been overwhelmed by the positive response from staff
Read more“Deluded? Me?” by Professor Philip Calder
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
Read more“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“It’s all about the impact” by Professor John Holloway
I am writing this blog in Washington DC where I was invited to speak at the 50th Meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society. I was speaking in a workshop on the Heritable Hazards of Smoking. This session focussed
Read more“Enterprise is for everyone” by Professor Ying Cheong
While I was on-call last weekend, there was a pause in activity as the patient got ready for her procedure. As I stood in front of the time-lapse embryoscope (an embryo incubator with videoing capabilities) in the IVF laboratory, I
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