College of Medicine 2013
WHAT A YEAR!
“Over 90% of our students are inemployment or further education in the first
year after graduation”
Learning and Teaching goes fromstrength to strength
2012/2013 sees highest undergraduate pass rate yet with 6 Awards given for achievement
National Student Satisfaction survey ranks Biochemistry at 95% and Genetics at 91%
Margam laboratories refurbished for Biochemistry andGenetics teaching
GEM teams brings the National All-Wales Medical and Dental Education ‘Future Directions’ Conference to Swansea
GMC continue to be satisfied
All four years now studying together at Swansea bringingthe total to 280 medics
Students experience international and wildernessmedicine in Chili and the Gambia
Postgraduate Research Conference a resounding success
New MSc courses in Leadership and Autism up and running
It’s not all work andno play though...
The Eisteddfod continues to be a big success
MedSoc hosts itsfirst 4All Ball
Swansea wins the Varsity 21-13
In 2011/12 we earned £7.2m...
In 2012/13 we earned £11.7m!
Prof. Ronan Lyons secures £2.5m from the MRC for the Farr Institute
Prof. David Ford signs us up to the Big Data family with £7.96m from the ESRC
EPSRC granted £500,000 to CNH and Human Computer Interactions research group to become
a Global NanoHealth Hub
Prof. Steve Conlan wins A4Baward of £767,000
EPSRC renewed a 5-year centre grant for the UK National Mass Spectrometry Facility worth £3m
Dr. Yuqin Wang secures $400,000 from BBSRC
Prof. Bill Griffiths wins £687,000 from BBSRC
DR CATHY THORNTON AND CALON CARDIO WIN £1.6M
FROM THE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY BOARD
It’s no wonder Prof. Ian Russell’s submission to REF reported a ‘very impressive 6 years’!
INNOVATION IS KEY
ILS now home to 13 Client Organisations plus anever-growing list of Affiliates
BioBreakfast Series re-launches to a full house
ILS2 named winner of the Best Education BuildingAward by Swansea Council
First Minister officially opens CIPHER worth £4.3m
ILS2020 programme begins
Data Science Building gets the go-ahead
JCRF hosts its first overnight stay clinical trial in August
College welcomes ABMU staff to run JCRF
Rollout
the red carpet
The College gets to spreadits vision to visitors from near
and far including...
Chief Medical OfficerDr Ruth Hussey
MRC Chief Science OfficerDeclan Mulkeen
Former Chairman and CEO of Sony Sir Howard Stringer
Science Innovation Team of theBritish Consul in Chicago
Jack Westwood
Vice Chancellor of Federal and State Relations atTexas A&M University
Guy Diedrich
Wales Rugby Manager Warren Gatland
We also have Government endorsements...
Mark Drakeford launches ‘Help is at Hand’
Edwina Hart AM announces launch of newSwansea supercomputing hub
Welsh Office Minister Baroness JennyRanderson praises our
“considerable and rapid development over the last decade and new approach to educational training”
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
College welcomes Graham Hartill as its first Writer in Residence
ILS and Grove host OPAN exhibition on the Art and Science of Ageing
GEM 2nd Year Leifa Jennings wins University’s Research as Art Competition with ILS Post Doc Miranda Whitton named runner up
Researchers encourage school children to continue studyingSTEMM subjects
We’re a generous bunch too...
11 COMets Race for Life for Cancer Research
Prof. Mike Gravenor opens his garden with the National Garden Scheme
for Macmillan Cancer Support
Prof. Frances Rapport shaves her hair off for
Lymphoedema sufferers
Steven Maceywalks and cycles 350 miles
barefoot in aid of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
Central Admin Unit fundraise for MedSoc
by dressing up Paul Roberts as a
Kangaroo for the day
Prof. Marc Clement, Ina Laura Pieper, Brian Perkins and Ruth Clement climb Mount Kilimanjaro for St David’s
Medical Foundation
8 academics and clinicians, including Profs Marc
Clement, Mark Rees, Julian Halcox, swim the channel to
raise £100,000 for Heart Research
...and SDMF gives back with 5 seed corn grants to members of the College, ILS, Morriston and Singleton
Hospitals
Appointments and Achievements
Prof. Keith Lloyd, Prof. Ronan Lyons, Prof. Mark Rees, Prof. Ian Russell, Prof John Williams appointed to NISCHR Senior Faculty
Prof. Steve Kelly, Prof. Keith Lloyd and Prof. Ronan Lyons elected as Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
Prof. Martin Sheldon awarded fellowship of the Royal College ofVeterinary Surgeons
Appointments and Achievements
Dr Farah Bhatti shortlisted for Asian Woman of Achievement Award
Dr Shareen Doak appointed as Expert Member on GovernmentDNA damage committee
Kate Chapman wins “Young Scientist Award” and “Welsh LiveryGuild Travel Scholarship”
Appointments and Achievements
BEACON project shortlisted for an EU Regiostars awards
University retains Athena Swan Bronze Award
College welcomes Prof. Hilary Lappin-Scottas our new PVC and Prof. Andrew Davies as Chair of
ABMU Health Board
Congratulations and thanks to all staff on new appointments and responsibilities in line with the new strategy
…not forgetting the unsung heroes from the Operationalside, Cafe Glas, Marketing, Central Admin, HR office and Research office
So, we’re going to celebrate by...
In 2004/05, the College had just 38 GEM studentsand 88 staff
In 2013/14 we have 418 GEM, Genetics and Biochemistrystudents and over 600 staff
NEXT YEAR, WE’LL BE 10 YEARS OLD!
Launching the Swansea Medical Society
Watching the whole College graduate together in July – from Undergraduate to GEM and Postgraduate
Topping out the Data Science Building
Commissioning a commemorative book
FOLLOW USAS WE CELEBRATE @SwanseaMedicine
We couldn’t have doneit without YOU!
Here’s to another successful decade...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Nadolig Llawena Blwyddwn
Newydd Dda!
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