This is part of the Engaged Medicine āInspiring Storiesā blog series. In her blog Leanne talks about her experiences of involving members of the public in her research.
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A trip of a lifetime: bringing children with cancer from Ukraine to England for treatment
In March 2022, a group of Southampton clinicians embarked on an important mission to evacuate 21 Ukrainian children with cancer and bring them to the UK so they could continue their treatment. The children ranged in ages from babies to
Read moreStudent finals by Dr Jane Wilkinson
Our final year medical students are in the midst of exams. Exams are occurring later this year to give the students more time on clinical placement and more revision time before finals. All our students have been disadvantaged by Covid
Read more‘Inspiring Stories’ with Carmel McGrath and Lynn Laidlaw
This is part of the Engaged Medicine āInspiring Storiesā blog series. In their blog, Carmel and Lynn reflect on the conversation and experiences that led to the Public Contributor Recognition Scheme being established.
Read moreWomen in medicine by Professor Diana Baralle Associate Dean (Research)
As I write this, itās International Womenās Day and I have been enjoying all the support on twitter and the media. Last month we also had Women and Girls in Science Day, championing full and equal access and participation for
Read moreResearching own lived experience: break the taboo! by Dr Nisreen Alwan
I invite my fellow researchers to reflect a bit on why they might consider someone with a lived experience of a health condition researching it more biased than someone without. I have researched maternal health and pregnancy for many years
Read moreWhy we do research by Professor Salim Khakoo
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
Read moreMy RCGP conference reflections by Estelle Mills
On the train back from the fantastic RCGP conference, I felt inspired and more interested in GP as a career than I ever had before. The conference gave us students a real flavour of what issues are relevant today in
Read moreMaking time by Professor James Batchelor
While speaking with co-workers lately, I felt compelled to discuss “time.” I’ve noticed that everyone appears to be complaining about the absence of it. This pandemic has ushered in a new manner of working that has pushed us all online,
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Going with the flow: How scientific infrastructure is a key to TRANSFoM-ation
Having access to modern equipment and precision instruments is key to a successful faculty which strives to be at the pinnacle of medical research and education. As part of the Faculty of Medicineās TRANSFoM programme, the Infrastructure workstream has been
Read moreExams in a Covid world by Professor Jane Wilkinson
If someone had told me when I started as Associate Dean Education at the beginning of the first lockdown that I would still be spending so much time on the impact of Covid on the student experience in January 2022,
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