Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, Discusses the Past, Present and Future of PPIE
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student.In this blog, we interview Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. Could you tell us about your experience of being...
PPIE Celebration Event 2024: Theme and Guest Speakers
On Thursday 11th July, the Faculty is hosting its annual Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Celebration Event. For this event we have a great line up of speakers – keep reading to find out more. Theme: Back to the future: Reflecting on our past,...
Moira Lyons, Public Contributor at the University, Discusses the Past, Present and Future of PPIE
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student. In this blog we interviewed Moira Lyons, public contributor at the University about her experience of being involved and engaged within the Faculty. Tell me about your current PPIE (Patient and Public...
“All the good practice we do now precedes the policy in the future” – Martin Farley at FBMH’s Environmental Sustainability Showcase 2024
The Faculty recently held its second Environmental Sustainability (ES) showcase, following on from the success of last year’s event. The annual showcase brought together over 60 staff and students from across the University to highlight the Faculty’s progress in...
Meet the team behind the Michael Smith Quad
Nestled within the heart of the Michael Smith Building, a cutting-edge centre for innovation and pioneering research, the Quad Garden is a perfect example of how nature and urban life coexist on our vibrant campus. Originally an unkempt and mundane outdoor space,...
The Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute is leading the chill up way…
Blog by Stuart Pepper and Maggy FostierIn the lab, the top two energy consumers are fume cupboards and ultra-low temperature freezers (ULTs). Based on a typical 4 bedroom house consuming 11.2 kWh/day in the UK, on average, fume cupboards use the equivalent of 2.5...
Progress with the Environmental Sustainability agenda in FBMH: June 2024 update
Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, FBMH Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability.Welcome to the 4th edition of the FBMH Environmental Sustainability (ES) Good Newsletter. Palpable progress has been made in the recent months at the University level and within the...
What a difference a year makes… The sustainability train has finally left the station…
Blog by Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability in FBMHA year ago, I attended the Royal Society conference on Sustainability in the research and innovation endeavour (report on their website). I had a wonderful day learning about progress to...
A look into the Division of Medical Education’s Biodiversity Social Afternoon
Blog by Jenny Herbert, Lecturer and Social Responsibility lead in the Division of Medical Education.Within the division of medical education (DoME) we decided this year for our divisional gathering to do something that had an environmental twist. Gathering and...
Food Made in a Test Tube: Artificial Starch Synthesis from CO2
Blog by Yixuan, Y1 undergraduate student, School of Biological Sciences. Can you imagine producing food from the air? Yes, you can. Agriculture relies on plants converting carbon dioxide into carbohydrates, but can we make food without using plants? Now, we can... in...