2007 News archive
Poster awards at BPC 2007 and FIP 2007 conferences
Manchester 10-12 September 2007
Dr Ali Nokhodchi and his colleagues were awarded two poster awards at BPC 2007 and FIP 2007 conferences.
The Guardian: Clearing comments from an MPharm student
August 2007
An article in Guardian highlighted the highs and lows of the clearing process. Tauriq Mehkary, an MPharm student at the Medway School of Pharmacy, was interviewed and tells his experience of clearing. “I'm enjoying the course; Greenwich is a great place to study.”
Novel approaches for the control of Leishmaniasis
August 2007
BBC News online, 24 Dash online, Medway News, Medway Messenger, Kentish Saturday Observer and Yorkshire Post reported on Tim Paget’s research into Leishmaniasis caused by parasites transmitted through the bite of a sand fly which can cause horrible skin infections.
First Students Graduate From Medway School of Pharmacy.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Medway School of Pharmacy, an innovative joint project between the universities of Greenwich and Kent, held its first awards ceremony on Friday July 13 in the Pilkington Building on the Universities at Medway Campus. Also see the student life graduation page.
Funding for artificial speech valves
June 2007
Throat cancer patients may soon have better artificial speech valves, thanks to pioneering new research at the Medway School of Pharmacy a joint venture between the Universities of Greenwich and Kent. Dr Tim Paget, Reader in Medical Microbiology is working with Engineers and Clinicians at the University of Hull to develop a new type of artificial speech valve, funded by an £380,000 grant from the NHS National institute for Health Research – New and Emerging Application of Technology programme.
