Click here to read the recently published MB ChB Programme newsletter: MB ChB Programme Newsletter 5 2016-7v.1 If you would like to include something in the next edition please send it to Susan Pettinger-Moores susan.pettinger-moores@bristol.ac.uk
A £21 million National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in Bristol will launch this week [3 April]. The research centre, awarded to University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UH Bristol) and the University of Bristol by the NIHR, will conduct cutting-edge research to develop new, ground-breaking treatments, diagnostics, prevention and care… Read More »
This essay prize is open to all undergraduate medical students across the UK. We are looking for original pieces of work focusing on one of three topics around the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Over 7,000 women a year are diagnosed with ovarian cancer across the UK and it is the deadliest of the gynaecological… Read More »
Unpaywall, a new Open Access tool got released today that makes finding Open Access articles really easy. There is a (different) blog post that contains more information: https://tinyurl.com/mv65t2g There is a more indepth article about Unpaywall here: https://tinyurl.com/mqoweur For more information please contact the Medical Subject Librarian Richard Kielb Richard.Kielb@bristol.ac.uk
The Royal Society of Medicine has a number of essay competitions for Medical Students and Trainees across of broad range of disciplines. You may want to consider making a submission based on one of your student selected components. You can access the current list at https://www.researchprofessional.com/funding/search?programme=232271#1490973972675
The Royal Society for Medicine invites applications for its patient safety students and trainees prize. This recognises abstracts that define a problem in the hospital or community setting related to patient safety and describe a solution for the problem stated. Submissions may be based on audits, quality improvement projects, prototypes of new devices or software… Read More »
“Why scientists should also be revolutionaries” – Professor David Nutt When: 8 May 2017 @ 5pm Where: Powell LT, Physics Building What: NeuroSoc is very excited to announce that we have invited Professor David Nutt (Imperial College London) back to update us on his research. Prof Nutt’s notable research includes: Neurochemical Binding Profiles of… Read More »
“What can anterograde amnesia tell us about the brain?” – Professor John Aggleton When: 29 March 2017 @ 1pm Where: Powell LT, Physics Building What: Professor John Aggleton, professor at Cardiff University and the President of the British Neuroscience Association, is going to talk about how research in amnesia can help us understand the brain. Prof Aggleton is a world… Read More »
The Alumni Foundation offers financial support to students to help with the costs involved in travelling to conferences to present their research findings. Every student is eligible to apply for a travel grant during their studies at Bristol worth up to £500. Applications must be received by Friday 28 April 2017 to be considered for funding at the… Read More »
This years pre-clinical review ‘Stan of the Dead’ was performed to a raucous sell out audience last night at the Bierkeller Theatre. No faculty staff member was safe as the lively and talented cast told the story of a zombie apocalypse within the setting of the medical school. It was great fun and enjoyed by… Read More »