I was recently in conversation with my NHS colleagues and one of them questioned as to why do research. To a large extent this is related to curiosity about how things work and how we can make things better for
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Why we do research by Professor Salim Khakoo
The polarising effect of COVID-19 by Professor Salim Khakoo
During the ongoing COVID pandemic the technical staff have been crucial in making the Faculty safe for everyone. As external restrictions are relaxed, they are continuing manage the extremely difficult balance between productive working on-site and preventing the spread of COVID-19:
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 more“Entering a second lockdown” by Professor Salim Khakoo
As we enter “Groundhog Day” 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“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 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 moreEngaging with the community
It is always welcome to see the wider success of individuals within the Faculty or across the wider University. Nowhere is this more evident than in our clinical trainees.
Read moreSupporting our enterprise activity
Enterprise activity continues to be an important facet of the University’s and Faculty’s strategic goals. Last year we were awarded two grants by the MRC to support our enterprise activity, Both schemes are available to the whole Faculty.
Read moreFurthering the Enterprise agenda
The Faculty were delighted to be awarded two MRC grants which will further the Enterprise agenda. Both are awarded with the aim of translating our high quality basic research to the clinic and are designed to fund translation rather than
Read moreNew enterprise opportunities
It is a pleasure to begin this month’s blog with the news that The Faculty have been awarded two MRC grants that support enterprise development.
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