Smokers and vapers wanted – earn a £20 voucher

Are you over 18, a regular smoker or trying to quit? Researchers at the University want […]

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AncientBiotics – a medieval remedy for modern day superbugs?

A one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in […]

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Tags: arts, Christina Lee, health, history, medicine, MRSA, Old English, School of English, science, superbugs

Meningitis alert

The following advice is issued as a result of a confirmed case of meningitis involving a […]

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Palliative and end of life care: an essential component of the global health agenda

The Sue Ryder Care Centre for the Study of Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care present their annual public lecture. Dr Richard Harding, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, will speak on the topic of ‘Palliative and end of life care: an essential component of the global health agenda’.

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Living well, ageing well

The Medical Research Council and Arthritis Research UK present ‘Living well, ageing well’, a public discussion with some of the UK’s leading experts in the field of ageing research. The event will begin with a welcome and introduction from Professor Alan Silman from the University of Oxford.

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Life Cycle 5: Gearing up to beat dementia

Get involved and read about this year’s plans to raise £350,000 to fund our world-leading research into […]

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What does world-class research look like?

The School of Medicine present their keynote seminar ‘What does world-class research look like? How to create a vibrant research culture that supports the careers of scientist and clinical researchers’. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Rosalind Smyth CBE.

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‘Manipulating human life’ – with Professor Robert Winston

INSPIRE Nottingham (Academic Medicine Society) presents the final talk in their year-long lecture series, as Professor Robert Winston discusses ‘Manipulating human life’.

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Fertility preservation for young cancer patients

The Society for Reproduction and Fertility present ‘Fertility preservation for young cancer patients’, delivered by Dr Teresa K Woodruff, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago USA.

Tags: Cancer, health, medicine, Northwestern University, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Society for Reproduction and Fertility, Sutton Bonington, Teresa Woodruff

Why contemporary happiness is making us miserable: a Lacanian perspective

Dr Colin Wright, Department of Culture, Film and Media, and the Health Humanities Network present ‘Why contemporary happiness is making us miserable: a Lacanian perspective’.

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