âA brilliant team who collaborate to deliver innovative discovery cancer science and patient benefit.â This is the refreshed sense of purpose that the Cancer Sciences Unit is bringing to life right now. This is the âWhyâ. The order of words
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“A refreshed sense of purpose” by Professor Tim Underwood
“So, hows it going?” by Professor Diana Eccles
Ten months into being Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and I have lost count of the number of times that people have asked me: âHow is it going?â A new role or job is a journey, so I find
Read moreVolunteers’ Week â by Professor Tim Elliott
I am writing this at the end of national Volunteersâ Week, which is a chance to celebrate and say thank you for the fantastic contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK. The week is marked by local and regional
Read moreOf colleagues and friends – by Professor John Holloway
Last week I was in Norway attending the annual meeting of the RHINESSA study. It is always a pleasure to visit the lovely city of Bergen and catch up with colleagues who have now become friends. This week I am
Read moreSaying thank you – a blog by Professor Karen Morrison
A few months ago we were making preparations for the Donorsâ Thanksgiving Ceremony, which we hold every few years. This is an event in which our students and staff get together with families and friends of those who have made
Read moreAnd now for something a bit different – by Professor Tim Underwood
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
Read morePlan 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
Read moreBuilding stronger links abroad despite Brexit
As Brexit becomes even more unclear, we cancer immunologists have been looking outward with a view to building stronger links with centres of excellence worldwide. I had the privilege of taking a representative delegation of cancer immunologists from across the faculty to
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