Article by Will Hopper. Heard of the Museum of Medicine and Health, but never explored the collection before? As well as the Instruments of Change exhibition currently on display in the foyer of the Stopford Building, the museum is proud to launch a selection of...
Category: Guest Authors
‘Outstanding Contribution to PPIE’ Awards
Since the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) was formed in 2016, we have hosted an annual Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) celebration event. Our initial aim for the event was to celebrate the positive impact of PPIE across the Faculty....
PPIE Celebration event 2021
The Faculty’s second online Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Celebration event took place on 29 June.Hosted by Co-Chairs of the Faculty’s PPIE Forum, Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement and Kay...
Introducing Dr Stephanie Snow: Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement
Mairiosa Hall, is our guest author as part of her MSc student Science Communication course. In this final instalment of the blog series she talks to Dr Stephanie Snow who is featured in our Short Film: PPIE: Working With Our Communities. They discuss Stephanie’s...
Introducing Nick Weise: Lecturer and Deputy Director of Social Responsibility (School of Chemistry)
Mairiosa Hall, is our guest author as part of her MSc student Science Communication course. In this installment of her three blog series we hear from Dr Nick Weise, Lecturer and Deputy Director of Social Responsibility (School of Chemistry) and Public Engagement...
Vaccine Scepticism … not a new phenomenon
Article by Carsten Timmerman, Academic Lead for the Museum of Medicine & Health. Why would I not want to get vaccinated? Here is why some Victorians were sceptical about smallpox vaccinations I received my first COVID shot a few weeks ago and am happy that I did....
Introducing Lindsey Brown: Public Contributor
Mairiosa Hall, is our guest author as part of her MSc student Science Communication course. In this installment of her three blog series she talks to Lindsey Brown, one of the Faculty’s Public Contributors featured in our Short Film: PPIE: Working With Our...
Immunology and Covid-19: A student blog
Guest author MSc Science Communication student, Mairiosa Hall speaks to Sheena Cruikshank, Professor of Public Engagement & Biomedical Science to mark International Day of Immunology which this year focuses on the theme of Covid-19. What is ImmunologyImmunology is...
Celebrate Our Inspiring FBMH Women for International Women’s Day
8th March marks International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The work of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) in this area supports the United Nation’s Sustainable...
Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Impact on People’s Working Life
Dr Suzanne Verstappen is a Reader in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology in the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences and Director of Social Responsibility in the School of Biological Sciences. Her...