Explorathon 2019
On Saturday 28th of September a team of staff from the School of Medicine delivered sessions on breathing, balance, heart and kidney dissections, prosthetic joints and recycling at Explorathon 2019 in Dundee Science…
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Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis Launch
Early diagnosis key to survival A new institute, created to help improve earlier diagnosis of cancer, cardiovascular disease, mental health and infection, has been launched at the University of St Andrews. Early…
New blood test trialled on 12,000 Scots catches lung cancer early
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer in Scotland, with a quarter of all cancer deaths attributed to lung cancer. The current five-year survival rate is approximately 60% for stage I lung cancer but…
John Bradley Clinical Research Program
Over the summer, third year medical student Janan Illango took part in the John Bradley Clinical Research Program held in Toronto, Canada. The John Bradley Clinical Research Program has two core components: a) learning…
HDR UK Summer School
Health Data Research UK – the national institute for health data science – held its inaugural summer school at the University of St Andrews last week. Research fellows gathered from across the UK to undertake…
Ebola preparedness in Rwanda
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues to present challenges, not only to those who are directly affected, but to neighbouring countries. Dr Sloan, a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the School of Medicine at the…
The BIG STEM Event
The BIG STEM conference took place in Dynamic earth on the 17th, 18th and 19th of July. Henry Rae (Medicine) and Alina loth (Public Engagement) were speakers. The BIG Event is a three day get-together every summer to…
NSS Survey 2019: University of St Andrews Medicine Number 1 in the UK
The National Student Satisfaction (NSS) survey results 2019 were published today (3 July 2019) and the School of Medicine has topped the ranking for UK medical schools. This is a very gratifying result for the School…
Parliamentary Links Day
Dr Silvia Paracchini was invited to represent the Young Academy of Scotland and the Royal Society of Edinburgh at Parliamentary Links Day in Westminster. The event hosted by the Speaker of the House, the Rt Hon John…
GapSummit 2019
Filippo Abbondanza recently participated in GapSummit 2019 at the Broad Institute (Boston, https://gapsummit.com/). GapSummit is a highly selective event (100 participants over 1,000 applications) where young…