Patrons Programme 2016
Dr Silvia Paracchini has recently given a lecture on handedness and genetics as part of the Patrons Programme 2016
CCBRT visit
Dr Blaikie visited his collaborators in Tanzania at CCBRT hospital to develop the Global Health Implementations team’s work on Tanzanian Endemic Optic Neuropathy.
COECSA 2016
Dr Blaikie attended COECSA 2016 presenting 3 papers and 2 posters from his research team based on low cost retinal imaging devices for low and middle income countries.
MSc Global Health Implementation
Nine students took the inaugural Globalization and Health Module of the Global Health Implementation MSc. Part of the requirement for this largely student centred module was to produce a fact sheet related to the…
Scottish Clinical Skills Network Conference 2017
The SCSN Annual Conference will take place at the University of St Andrews on 3rd and 4th May 2017.
Global Early Adolescent Study
Researchers from Malawi College of Medicine and the University of St Andrews met in Lilongwe to discuss and share the initial findings of the ‘Global Early Adolescent Study’ (www.geastudy.org) with the Ministry of…
Fight for Sight
Dr Alan Stewart visited the Fight for Sight headquarters in London on the 2nd August to update the charity on his recently funded project grant.
Allan Burns CBE to step down as NHS Fife Chairman
Allan Burns has signalled his intention to step down as Chairman of NHS Fife, a position he has held for three years.
School of Medicine 2nd in 2016 NSS table for Medical Schools
The School of Medicine has been placed 2nd in the 2016 NSS student satisfaction league table for the 34 UK medical schools.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress
Dr Andrew Blaikie recently attended the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Congress and presented a poster on the new register for childhood blindness.