Most of us aspire to have better bodies – we dream of looking younger, more shapely, whatever…. but we don’t want to invest a lot of time or money to achieve this even if it is our #1 new year’s
Read moreBuilding Superhumans?
#myteachingwill…
…inspire the next generation.
Read moreChallenges and opportunities
The annual rituals of the festive season and the rapidly-approaching close of 2017 provide the chance to reflect and to look to the future.
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 moreListen, reflect and initiate
We recently celebrated 10 years of the Institute of Developmental Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. It brought together teams of scientists to present highlights from their research and look to the future.
Read moreMedical School 5 yearly GMC review and bid for increased student numbers
I’m 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.
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 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
Read moreCentre for Cancer Immunology update
We are only eight weeks away from taking possession of the iconic new building at the front of the University Hospital campus, which will be the headquarters for the Centre for Cancer Immunology.
Read moreReflecting on achievements
A week in the life of two MSc programme leaders reflecting on achievements…
Read moreUniversity Open Days – how can we best use these for Medicine at Southampton?
It’s Open Day season once again – that time of year when universities throughout the country open their doors to prospective students, advertising what’s on offer, trying to entice the brightest and best.
Read moreAn interesting meeting on election day
On election-day, exactly a week ago at the time of writing, I found myself in a hotel room in Geneva, where I was chairing a meeting sponsored by the World Health Organisation and the European Society for the Clinical &
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