How would you like to give something back to our local community? What if the Faculty of Medicine helped make it happen? Starting in the next academic year (October 2019) the Faculty of Medicine is organising a pilot volunteering scheme
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And now for something a bit different – by Professor Tim Underwood
Plan S and you – by Professor Philip Calder
Last week, Faculty of Medicine staff received an email highlighting local changes to the policy on scientific publishing that are driven by the move to fully compliant open access. Amongst other things, this email mentioned Plan S and provided a
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Medics Revue is one of the events marking the Christmas season calendar and for any of you who were part of similar shows in your student days, you will find that the entertainment that is on offer is a tradition
Read moreScholarship and Collegiality
The Oxford English Dictionary defines “academic (noun)” as “a teacher or scholar in a university or college” and defines “university” as a “high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done”. Google Dictionary defines “academic
Read moreUpdate on the Centre for Cancer Immunology
So much has happened at the Centre for Cancer Immunology since my last blog, and in retrospect it all seemed to be leading up to Friday’s Vice Chancellors Awards ceremony held at St Mary Stadium…
Read moreThe doors to the Centre for Cancer Immunology
The doors to the Centre for Cancer Immunology have been open for just over a month now, with everyone settling in to their new routines and ways of going about their day, and I can’t help feeling an immense sense
Read moreThe ticking time bomb malnutrition
Nutrition and Hydration Week (12-18 March 2018) provides an opportunity to reflect on the state of the British diet and how well it meets the needs of the population.
Read moreThe Introvert Science Communicator Do I really have to explain?
What kind of scientist are you – introvert or extrovert? Academia of 30 years ago was a bit of an ‘Ivory Tower’, a state of privileged seclusion.
Read moreCelebrating a year of successful fundraising
Director’s Year End Blog: Professor Tim Elliott, Director for the Centre for Cancer Immunology, looks back on 2017, a year celebrating successful fundraising.
Read moreOpen Access is for life and not just for compliance
It seems a long time since I sat in New Jersey watching dawn silhouette the skyscrapers of Manhattan as I wrote my last Faculty blog. Today I am sat in the (slightly) less inspiring location of Building 85 having come
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This week I am in Weehawken, New Jersey, just across the river from Manhattan attending the 6th Annual In-FLAME Global Network meeting on the theme of “Building Resiliency: Inflammation, Ecosystems and the Transformation of Global Health”.
Read morePublic engagement with research
In a world of #alternativefacts, it is more important than ever that we seek to engage the public with our research.
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