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Topping out for new Medical School building

On Monday 9 December a topping out ceremony marked an important milestone for the new Kent and Medway Medical School building (KMMS) at the University’s Canterbury campus. The building, which is due to open in July 2020, will provide students with … Continue reading

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Medway Council offers scholarship for Medway student to study at KMMS

Medway students with aspirations to become a doctor have been given an extra boost with the announcement of a full-fees scholarship funded by Medway Council. The scholarship will cover the course fees for a Medway student for the full five years of … Continue reading

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FIRST APPLICATIONS AT KENT AND MEDWAY MEDICAL SCHOOL EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

Prospective student applications to study medicine at KMMS next September 2020, closed on 15th October 2019. The region’s new medical school received 14 applications for every one place, with student applicants from Kent leading the way. Professor Chris Holland, Founding … Continue reading

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Dizziness linked to depression – Emma Denby’s PhD (funded by a KentHealth scholarship)

One of the main outcomes from Emma Denby’s PhD (funded by a KentHealth scholarship) was “Dizziness linked to depression”, which was reported by The Times newspaper. Link to full story: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6ad8d1ce-621f-11e9-99ae-5ebf638762d3 Dizziness caused by brain injury may be one cause of … Continue reading

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Information Day: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) and Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)

Wednesday 8 May 2019, 13:00 – 16:30 Location: The Royal College of Anaesthetists, 35 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4SG The NIHR Research Design Service South East is hosting a half day event to provide you with key information about … Continue reading

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NHS Health Event – Kent and Medway Medical School

Tuesday 26 March 2019, 6pm, Universities at Medway, Pilkington Building Lecture Theatre This is an opportunity for members to find out about the new Medical School for Kent and Medway. You will hear about the experiences of medical students on … Continue reading

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Kent & Medway Medical School Update

In June 2018 Dr Peter Nicholls, Dean of KentHealth at the University of Kent gave a presentation update about the new Kent & Medway Medical School. To listen to the presentation please click on the link below: https://www.kent.ac.uk/health/kmms-update.html    

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Oncology Meeting of Kent Researchers and Clinicians – Tuesday 24th July 2018

The aim of this meeting is to bring together clinicians and researchers from across Kent to discuss both cancer research and treatment. When: Tuesday 24th July 2018, 6pm Where: Stacey Lecture Theatre 1 (SLT1) School of Biosciences, Stacey Building University … Continue reading

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Parkinson’s Disease Conference – University of Kent – Tuesday 12th June 2018

Join the Parkinson’s UK Canterbury & District Branch at this free research conference in the University of Kent. Tuesday 12th June 2018, 5.30pm, University of Kent Canterbury Campus Address: Sibson Building, Park Wood Road University of Kent Canterbury CT2 7FS … Continue reading

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The Changing Face of Medicine Presentation- Monday 18th June 2018

The Changing Face of Medicine at the Sun Pier Café on the evening of Monday 18th June 2018   Professor Treasure is currently Honorary Professor of the Clinical Operations Research Unit at University College, London and has chaired, participated and … Continue reading

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