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Welcome to the programme Congratulations on your offer and welcome to MSc One Health. This new MSc in One Health will build on the close links between human and animal medicine within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. This Masters will be a flagship course for Veterinary and Human Medicine, where members of both professions come together to study issues highly relevant to both human and animal health, taught by world leading scientists, to develop into the next generation of leaders in the global healthcare team. We look forward to welcoming you to the programme. Dean Professor Elaine Watson, R(D)SVS
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Dr John Christopher Low- Programme Director Profile Dr Chris Low was the Manager of SAC’s Animal Health Research Group leading approximately 50 staff and 25 scientists with an annual budget of over £3.7 million. A veterinary surgeon with extensive clinical background and knowledge of animal health & disease topics he has a considerable research reputation and has published widely with over 80 publications that have a total of 1,400 citations and including 2 papers that individually have more than 150 citations giving an h-index of 23. Dr Low’s research has particularly focused upon bacteriological diseases of livestock and he has been a Principal Investigator on the Welcome Trust funded International Partnership Research Award in Veterinary Epidemiology (IPRAVE) and the Defra funded Veterinary Pathology Fellowships. His own research work has focussed on the epidemiological investigation and control of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli and this has included considerable contribution to International meetings and committees of enquiry.
Chris.Low@ed.ac.uk
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Course Vision “You Matter and One Health Matters Preparing you for the future� Our Aims: The aim of the One Health MSc is to provide professionals with the knowledge and skills to work in a One Health framework. It recognises the importance of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary working and the interrelatedness of human, animal and environmental sectors. This exciting MSc will provide you with: an understanding of broad scientific principles, experience of practical laboratory studies and strengthen the knowledge and methods required for cross disciplinary communication. Students will graduate with comprehensive experience and knowledge of One Health matters and generic expertise that are highly relevant to careers in research or industry, and that will enhance your ability to provide scientific advice on policy development and implementation that is particularly relevant to governments and NGOs. Our MSc Course: The One Health MSc is the latest addition to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and students will be taught by international experts from the School, the world famous Roslin Institute and from the wider University including its Centre for Population Health Sciences of the Medical School. You will become part of The Easter Bush Research Consortium that in addition to the University includes the Moredun Research Institute and SAC and you will have the advantage of working and studying with the largest grouping for agricultural and veterinary related research and education in UK.
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Course Structure The course has two elements: (1) A taught component (90 credits) (2) The dissertation project (90 credits). The taught course is delivered using a blend of lectures, seminars, guided practical studies and independent research. The course will be based primarily at the new £42 million Teaching building for the Dick Vet, and the new £61 million building of the Roslin Institute both at the University’s campus at Easter Bush. You will mix with other students attending the School’s MScs in: Animal Biosciences, Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare and have the opportunity to be taught with students of the School of Medicine‘s Masters in Public Health. In the latter part of the taught course innovative learning techniques will be used to present problem solving exercises for you. The research component aims to develop your skills and knowledge in a specific area of science. The student will prepare a research proposal based on offered laboratory (or bioinformatics) project and will carry out the work under the supervision of a member of EBRC staff. Full or partial scholarships for the bench fees may be available (on a competitive basis). The research will use techniques including but not limited to those experienced in the first part of the course. You will work as an independent researcher and interact with scientists and other post-graduate students as a full member of their group. You will present findings at laboratory meetings and will prepare a final dissertation.
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Course Outcomes A master of One Health should have the knowledge and understanding of general concepts of the One Health discipline. Graduates of One Health will have experienced both teaching and research in an internationally renowned institution, and gained valuable transferable skills, including: •General concepts of the One Health discipline •Comparative medicine and animal models as they relate to One Health science zoo noses and emerging diseases •Food security •Basic epidemiological concepts, including basic statistics •Laboratory tools for disease control: molecular biology and immunochemistry •How to prepare a preliminary project proposal •Laboratory skills pertaining to your specific research project •How do develop oral and written presentation skills •How to reflect on their own findings and develop appropriate further research
One World Matters 6,852,472,823 - official estimate of world population at mid-year 2010 10 billion - world's population by the turn of the century 900,000,000 - people going hungry now 1.3 billion- people employed in livestock production world-wide 1 billion of the world’s poor are dependent on livestock 33 % of humanity’s protein intake is from livestock products 70 % of emerging infections are zoonoses 50 % - increase in UK farm productivity post-war 50 % - increase in world food production needed by 2050 40 % of UK weekly household budget spent on food mid-20th century <12 % of weekly UK household budgets spent on food in 2009.
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Careers/Employment Graduates from this 'research-rich' taught MSc will be prepared for employment in the following areas: Industry: Clinical Research Organisation (CRO), Pharmaceuticals, Consultancy Research Establishments: Universities, Research Institutions; PhD Education: Universities, Colleges Government Organisations: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Welfare Organisations: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), Oxfam
Employment links Links to online employment resources. Queen's Careers Advisory Service New Scientist New Scientist Careers Website Academic Posts Chemjobs.net Science Careers Inside Careers Hotrecruit 7
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Latest College News Pharmatics wins inaugural Bioquarter innovation prize
Pharmatics Limited, creators of novel software intended to reduce the time required for drug development, has won the Edinburgh BioQuarter Innovation Competition 2011.Pharmatics was founded by Dr Felix Agakov and Professor Paul McKeigue to address the challenges of exploiting vast arrays of modern biological data to speed up discovery and testing of new drugs. "By applying cutting edge machine learning techniques, we reduce very complex data to a handful of the most promising factors”, said Dr Agakov. Read More
Study offers clues on memory puzzle Scientists have shed light on why it is easier to learn about things related to what we know than to learn about unfamiliar things. The team says this is a paradox, as very different things are arguably more novel, yet adding to what we already know is so much easier. Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Tokyo have found that building on existing knowledge activates a key set of genes in the brain. These ‘plasticity’ genes do not respond so well to subjects about which we know very little, making it harder for us to form new memories about unfamiliar topics. Read More
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Latest College News Scans capture spider's heart beat Intricate scans of tarantulas reveal for the first time in detail how their hearts beat. The MRI scans, which show blood flowing in and out of a spider’s heart, suggest the way in which a spider’s heart functions is much more complex than previously thought. Read More
New home for worldleading Institute
Scientists at a new £60 million institute are to tackle challenges such as how to feed the world’s growing population. Researchers from The Roslin Institute at the University have taken up residence in a new purpose purposebuilt centre with partners from the SAC (Scottish Agricultural College). Read More
Nanotubes pose health risk, study shows Tiny fibres used to strengthen items such as bike frames and hockey sticks could pose risks to workers who make them. Certain types of carbon nanotubes - cylindrical molecules about one-thousandth of the width of a human hair - could cause cancer in the lining of the lung, University research shows. Read More
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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/
Hillary Dalton Current MSc student in Applied Animal behaviour and Animal Welfare.Follow her blog at: http://www.hillarydalton.blogspot.com/ Vicky Young Current PhD and MBA student, studying reproductive health http://edinburghphdstudent.wordpress.com/
Current MSc student in Biomedical Sciences. Follow her blog at: http://yangxiying.blogspot.com/
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Guidance and Support Congratulations on your offer! We are here to provide any advice and support that we can to make sure your journey to the University of Edinburgh is a pleasant one. If you have any queries or require any advice please do not hesitate to contact us and we would be happy to help. We look forward to welcoming you to the University and City of Edinburgh Kind Regards Barry Connolly Customer Relationship Manager Postgraduate Office-College of Medicine/Vet Medicine Barry.Connolly@ed.ac.uk Programme Contact Details: MSc One Health The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies The University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Veterinary Centre Midlothian EH25 9RG Tel: +44(0)131 651 3914 Email: OneHealth@ed.ac.uk
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