New Diagnostic Radiography Postgraduate courses

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Fun facts/getting to know about Adastral Park (from Meral Bence, BT)

„ The site now known as Adastral Park was actually an

RAF base from 1917 to 1963 (RAF Martlesham)

„ From 1958 to 1961 the Battle of Britain Flight was based here „ There are usually around 4,000 people working at

Adastral Park, with over 60,000 visitors welcomed each year „ The park has had many royal visitors: HM King

George V, HRH Prince of Wales and HRH Duke of York came to RAF Martlesham (1935), HM King

Edward VIII and HRH Duke of York (1936).

HRH Queen Elizabeth II visited on 21 November 1975 for the official opening of the site as it is today and the Princes Royal in November 2019 „ We have a good number of animal residents on site too — from a pair of peregrine falcons who have nested and successfully raised chicks from their nest box at Adastral for the last 3 years, rabbits, cats, foxes, hedgehogs, kingfishers, to name a few!

New Diagnostic Radiography Postgraduate courses

The diagnostic radiography provision sits within the School of Health and Sports Sciences and has run a well‑established degree course across East Anglia since 1991.

We have recently developed a portfolio of Postgraduate Certificates to meet the needs of the profession and underpin the development of Advanced Clinical Practice. The courses are designed to scaffold the learning and development of radiographers in specialist areas, allowing for career progression, encouraging the growth of talent within the workforce and meeting the needs of the service.

The courses available as part of our PgC portfolio include: „ PgC Computed Tomography (CT) „ PgC Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) „ PgC Paediatric Imaging „ PgC Radiographic Reporting of the Chest and Abdomen „ PgC Advanced Practice and Reporting in Computed Tomography Colonography

On successful completion of these courses, students will be awarded 60 credits at Master’s Level study.

The courses have all been approved by the College of Radiographers and can lead students to undertake a full MSc Professional Practice: Advancing Radiography Practice at the University which is due to start in September 2022 (subject to approval). This is a really exciting opportunity for us to directly support our practice partners and we are delighted that all of the PgC courses have now recruited and started.

We are now looking to recruit more students for the next academic intake and are exploring the prospect of welcoming international students in the future!

The Ethnographic Radiographer

Dr Ruth Strudwick has had her first book published, it’s a monograph of her doctoral work. Written from the perspective of a diagnostic radiography educator, it introduces readers to ethnography as a methodology and examines how an ethnographic researcher sees the world in which they live. Dr Strudwick is Associate Professor and Professional Lead for Radiography and Interprofessional Learning in the School of Health and Sports Sciences at the University.