âIt is not the fittest of the species that survives; it is the one most adaptable to change.” So went the famous misquote attributed to one of my heroes Charles Darwin, but actually written by Leon Megginson, Professor of Management
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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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You may never have heard of the Wessex Institute â 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
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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
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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
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Last Thursday, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading invited me to a public lecture entitled: âSelf-Delusionâ. Thinking that this might be a less-than-subtle message for me, I attended. The lecture was enjoyable with plenty of beautiful slides and
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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
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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
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As luck would have it, my turn to blog falls in the week the UK withdrew from the European Union. Like most scientists I think this was a bad idea, given what the European project has enabled in terms of
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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
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I canât imagine any of you are unaware that we have a new Vice Chancellor. Mark Smith joined the University on 1st October 2019, he finds much at this University that is world class but is aware of the key
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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
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