February 2013 - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Oxford ...
February 2013 - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Oxford ... February 2013 - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Oxford ...
Projects& more Postgraduate Symposium 3A Day in the Life of an Air Ambulance 42nd Oxford Functional Food Conference 5News in Brief 6Events 9Research & Consultancy Bids and Awards 11WelcomeWelcome to this edition of the newsletter celebrating some of thelatest staff and student activities and successes across the faculty.There are also events advertised that you might like to put in your diaries!To keep future editions interesting and relevant we need a constantsupply of news stories so please keep sending them to:fhls-news@brookes.ac.ukPlease do read on and enjoy!June Girvin, PVC DeanLinda King, Associate Dean,Research and Knowledge Exchange2 Research News
PostgraduateSymposiumDavid EvansWe have just come to theend of another excellentpostgraduate symposium.Talks and posters were to anexceptional standard onceagain and we were particularlyimpressed by the networkingand mixing of different areas ofthe Faculty, not only over lunchand coffee, but also in the oralsessions.Kim Wallis with Dr Ahmed Al-QahtaniAlistair Fitt welcomes the attendeesI am also delighted to say that the AhmedAl-Qahtani/ Nigel Groome awards resultedin a ‘double winner’; Melissa Prunty, whowon the oral presentation in 2011/12achieved best poster in 2012/13 and willtherefore be eligible for an all expensespaid visit to Saudi Arabia courtesy ofDr Al-Qahtani and his company SafranHigh Services. This has led to on-goingresearch collaborations for a previousdouble winner, Patrick Esser, who hasjust returned from a lecture visit to SaudiArabia.Some of the judges withLinda King and Nigel GroomeWe were also delighted to be joined (unexpectedly) at the end of the event by Prof NigelGroome, whose work generated the royalty income that funds many of our studentships.Prof Nigel Groome, Melissa Prunty, David Evansand Dr Ahmed Al-QahtaniMelissa Prunty, who won the oralpresentation in 2011/12 achievedbest poster in 2012/13 and willtherefore be eligible for an allexpenses paid visit to Saudi Arabiacourtesy of Dr Al-Qahtani and hiscompany Safran High Services.Award winners Kimberley Hill (above)Beatrice Bathe (below)March 2013 3
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PostgraduateSymposiumDavid EvansWe have just come to theend <strong>of</strong> another excellentpostgraduate symposium.Talks <strong>and</strong> posters were to anexceptional st<strong>and</strong>ard onceagain <strong>and</strong> we were particularlyimpressed by the networking<strong>and</strong> mixing <strong>of</strong> different areas <strong>of</strong>the <strong>Faculty</strong>, not only over lunch<strong>and</strong> c<strong>of</strong>fee, but also in the oralsessions.Kim Wallis with Dr Ahmed Al-QahtaniAlistair Fitt welcomes the attendeesI am also delighted to say that the AhmedAl-Qahtani/ Nigel Groome awards resultedin a ‘double winner’; Melissa Prunty, whowon the oral presentation in 2011/12achieved best poster in 2012/13 <strong>and</strong> willtherefore be eligible for an all expensespaid visit to Saudi Arabia courtesy <strong>of</strong>Dr Al-Qahtani <strong>and</strong> his company SafranHigh Services. This has led to on-goingresearch collaborations for a previousdouble winner, Patrick Esser, who hasjust returned from a lecture visit to SaudiArabia.Some <strong>of</strong> the judges withLinda King <strong>and</strong> Nigel GroomeWe were also delighted to be joined (unexpectedly) at the end <strong>of</strong> the event by Pr<strong>of</strong> NigelGroome, whose work generated the royalty income that funds many <strong>of</strong> our studentships.Pr<strong>of</strong> Nigel Groome, Melissa Prunty, David Evans<strong>and</strong> Dr Ahmed Al-QahtaniMelissa Prunty, who won the oralpresentation in 2011/12 achievedbest poster in 2012/13 <strong>and</strong> willtherefore be eligible for an allexpenses paid visit to Saudi Arabiacourtesy <strong>of</strong> Dr Al-Qahtani <strong>and</strong> hiscompany Safran High Services.Award winners Kimberley Hill (above)Beatrice Bathe (below)March <strong>2013</strong> 3
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