Online Distance Learning Offer Holder e-Zine-June 2012
Royal Nod To Researchers Medical researchers based at the University have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
Centre boosts regenerative medicine
New Applicant Student Profile Feature: Dr Sabeena Jalal
Welcome, This e-Zine is designed for students who have an offer with the University of Edinburgh-College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, to provide you with the latest College updates as well as further details on your journey to the University.
Hello, Well the weather in Edinburgh has been a bit wet lately, but we’re hoping that we’re getting all of the rain out of the way before you begin your studies with us! This month’s edition has a new student applicant feature, as well as the latest updates from the College and University. It will soon be your Matriculation and Induction, and we know that this will be a very exciting but nervous time for you. As always, if you have any further queries please contact us. Myself and the whole team look forward to welcoming you to the programme! Best wishes, Barry Connolly Customer Relationship Manager Barry.Connolly@ed.ac.uk
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Latest College News Royal nod to researchers Two medical researchers based at the University have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Scott Murray, St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care, has been made MBE for Services to Medical Science. Professor Heather Cubie, Head of the University-based Human Papillomavirus Group, has been made MBE for Services to Healthcare Science in Scotland. (Read More)
Centre boosts regenerative medicine Research into conditions from multiple sclerosis to heart disease will benefit from cutting-edge stem cell research facilities. The £54 million Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) was officially opened by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, who is the University’s Chancellor (Read More).
Latest University News Film festival and University combine Now in its 66th year, the Edinburgh International Film Festival returns with scores of premieres, a new director, and several exciting collaborations with the University. Over the course of the festival’s twelve days, film lovers in Edinburgh will be treated to 121 new feature films from 52 countries including 19 World Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 11 European Premieres, and 76 UK Premieres. The festival runs 20 June until 1 July, culminating with the European Premiere of Brave, the new Scottish-set animation from Pixar. (Read More)
University welcomes Olympics
Staff and students have helped carry the Olympic flame, which arrived in Edinburgh this week. Lesley Forrest, a Senior Administrative Assistant in Finance, had the honour of lighting the beacon at Edinburgh Castle, at the end of day 26 of the flame’s journey around the British Isles. Her daughter Amy nominated her because of her fund-raising for organ donation charities since Lesley received a new kidney in 1996. (Read More)
Turing film marks scientist’s centenary The University is to mark the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth by screening a biopic of the computing pioneer. As part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival fringe, The Creators will be screened at the Inspace gallery on 24 June. (Read More)
Student Applicant Profile Dr Sabeena Jalal who shall be enrolling onto the MSc Global Health and Neglected Infectious Diseases programme this September. My name is Sabeena and I was born in the city of Karachi, located across the waters of the Arabian sea. After completing medicine, my interest in preventive medicine led me to pursue social sciences. Living in a country which has a GDP of less than 2.0 percent allocated for health and a huge burden of diseases, I realized the significance of finding cost effective ways for providing health care for as many people as possible. My thesis was about the status of women’s health in low income settlements. With an interest to understand how research is translated to policy, I travelled far away from home and studied health policy and management at Harvard University. Now as an Assistant Professor in Community Medicine at the Dow University of Health Sciences, I feel the need to expand my knowledge in issues of global health and infectious diseases and hence I am delighted to be a part of University of Edinburgh. I am looking forwards with great enthusiasm to my next few years of learning and hope to apply all that I have learnt , to the improvement of health for people in my country. My research interests are women’s health, global health, ID and health policy.
New University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine App
We're pleased to let you know that the ‘UoE CMVM’ App is now live and free to download at Apple's App Store. The App pulls together key information from our website, allowing prospective applicants to explore the range of postgraduate programmes available and get application advice, while offerholders can use it to watch video guidance on accepting offers, and access accommodation links, latest College news, student blogs, Facebook groups etc. We will be using the App to keep you updated on important updates leading up to matriculation and enrolment. So please remember to 'accept' the push notification request once you've downloaded it. The App is currently available for iPhone and iPad users only, but if successful will be rolled out to other platforms. You can find it in the App Store by searching for "UoE CMVM".
Explore CMVM through our films, blogs, E-zines and social media pages . (Click on the logo)
Facebook We have three communities where we encourage offer holders to speak to each other online. Twitter Keep up to date with the latest news from the Postgraduate Office Blogs A sneak peak of postgraduate life from our student bloggers E-zines View our latest E-zines featuring key information for applicants. YouTube We have our own feature page and are adding films all the time. Online events Instructions on how to log in to our virtual drop-in sessions.
Student Blogs Follow the College’s student ambassadors and their experiences at the University of Edinburgh:
http://explorecmvm.blogspot.com Callum Johnstone Current PhD student studying aspects of Dementia. Follow his blog at: http://callumjohnston.blogspot.com/ Xin Ma Current PhD student studying causes of Alzheimer's disease.Follow her blog at: http://florazgnd.blogspot.com/
Vicky Young Current PhD student, studying reproductive health http://edinburghphdstudent.wordpress.com/
Xiying Yang Current MSc student in Biomedical Sciences. Follow her blog at: http://yangxiying.blogspot.com/
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Contact Details If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate To contact us at: Postgraduate Office College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine The University of Edinburgh The Chancellor's Building 49 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4SB Tel: +44(0)131 242 6460/6461 Email:mvmpg@ed.ac.uk
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