October 2021 14 October BSMS professor receives highest scientific award from major US cancer research funder Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield, has been awarded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's (BCRF's) highest scientific award. Read article > 9 October Teaching our doctors to help people die well Dr Geoff Wells discusses his recent research at BSMS into preparing medical students for dealing with dying patients, and why this is so important. Read article > 7 October Medical students selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy Medical students from BSMS have been selected to join the Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Scholars programme. Read article >
September 2021 14 September Medical School teacher awarded the highest level of professional recognition Dr Duncan Shrewsbury, Senior Lecturer in General Practice at BSMS, has been awarded the highest level of professional recognition. Read article > 9 September BSMS virtual work experience shortlisted for THE award The Widening Participation and Outreach team at BSMS have been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education (THE) 2021 Awards. Read article >
August 2021 23 August One in three Meat Free Monday participants turn veggie after five years Meat eaters who engage in campaigns such as Meat Free Monday are more likely to change their diet to vegetarian or vegan, according to a new study by BSMS. Read article > 18 August Beginning your journey at university: what to bring and where to start Three BSMS students give their top tips on starting life at medical school. Read article > 16 August New version of clinical case-based learning resource launched A new version of the clinical case-based learning resource Capsule has been released, enhancing usability for both web and mobile app platforms. Read article > 11 August Medical school teacher honoured with teaching excellence award Physiology Lead at BSMS, Dr Harry Witchel, has been awarded an Advance HE National Teaching Fellowship. Read article >
July 2021 26 July BSMS Alumnus receives Wellcome Trust funding to do a PhD in bioethics Dr Josh Parker discusses his recent Wellcome Trust funding to do a PhD in bioethics at Lancaster University. Read article > 23 July My route into medical school and why failing my A-levels was the best thing that happened to me Year 1 student Enya Costin reveals why her route into medical school was not simple and why failing her A-levels was the best thing that happened to her. Read article > 15 July Mathematics and public health combine to create ground-breaking modelling toolkit to predict local Covid-19 impact A Sussex team have created a new modelling toolkit which predicts the impact of COVID-19 at a local level with unprecedented accuracy. Read article > 15 July Students put BSMS third in the 2021 NSS for medical schools Students have put BSMS in third position in the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) for medical schools, achieving an overall satisfaction rate of 95%. Read article > 2 July Brighton medical school is top UK institution in global university rankings Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is the highest-ranked UK institution in the latest Times Higher Education Young University World Rankings Read article > 1 July Forced labour indicators in Malaysian medical glove industry supplying the NHS worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic Exploitation of workers in the Malaysian medical glove industry supplying the NHS has worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. Read article >
June 2021 25 June Foundation training and Year 5 reflections Two of our soon-to-be graduates and doctors, Emma Hill and Helena Cook, discuss Foundation Training and their next steps. Read article > 24 June Free sexual health and HIV tests available through digital vending machines The Martin Fisher Foundation and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust have launched three new sexual health and HIV vending machines in Brighton. Read article > 7 June Carers Week 2021 – Making caring visible and valued for genetic conditions through creative writing Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contributions they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Read article >
May 2021 27 May Student receives offers to study at four medical schools Maddie Wood-Field shares her experiences of the BrightMed programme at BSMS and how this helped her receive offers from four UK medical schools. Read article > 13 May Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier. Read article > 5 May My experience with a hearing disability BSMS student Harriet Sharp discusses her experiences as a hard of hearing person and shares her assignment on the impact of Covid-19 on the deaf community. Read article >
April 2021 27 April Anatomy at BSMS - digital teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic Find out how the anatomy department at BSMS have incorporated new, beneficial digital teaching resources to aid teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read article > 9 April Emeritus professor pens an adventure story for children Richard Vincent, an emeritus professor at BSMS and one of the founders of the medical school, has published an adventure story for children. Read article >
March 2021 29 March How to Choose: what to look for when applying to medical school Matt Cowdock, Student Recruitment Coordinator at BSMS, considers some of the top things to consider when applying for medical school. Read article > 26 March Local families invited to take part in new autism education programme Families in Brighton and Hove, and across Sussex, are being invited to take part in a ground-breaking new education programme, Time for Autism. Read article > 17 March PPE supplied to the NHS during Covid-19 pandemic poses challenge to the environment, but with opportunities for mitigation The carbon footprint of PPE during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic was equivalent to flying from London to New York 244 times every day. Read article >
February 2021 26 February About the Time for Dementia programme Find out more about the Time for Dementia programme and how it has been integrated into the undergraduate curriculum at BSMS. Read article > 25 February My reflections on It's A Sin Nicky Perry reflects on the recent Channel 4 series It's A Sin and how the show brought back so many memories of being an HIV nurse. Read article > 24 February Local medical school brings innovation to surgery training during Covid The anatomy team at BSMS have been awarded a grant to create and deliver surgical training using live streaming, virtual reality and 360 cameras. Read article > 4 February Cancer research group celebrates two decades on Sussex campus A research group that has helped change the way doctors deal with the psychological effects of cancer is celebrating two decades at Sussex Read article > 2 February A breakthrough in adolescent asthma treatment as genetically tailored therapy developed A landmark trial by BSMS and the University of Dundee shows that tailoring asthma therapy in adolescent patients can lead to significant improvement in asthma control. Read article >
January 2021 28 January We must go beyond drugs and therapies to overcome neglected diseases To mark the launch of the WHO NTD Roadmap 2030, Prof Gail Davey writes about the need to go beyond drugs and therapies to overcome neglected diseases Read article > 27 January Student experiences of intercalating (part 2) Two current BSMS students provide their views on intercalating at BSMS. Read article > 26 January Rates of skin cancer have increased dramatically over recent decades Incidence rates of skin cancer have increased more than 550% in males and 250% in females since the early 1980s in England according to a new study by BSMS. Read article > 7 January BSMS launches new anatomy interface app Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) launches the Anatomy Laboratory Interface (ALI) to assist students with their remote learning of anatomy. Read article > 4 January Student experiences of intercalating (part 1) Three current BSMS students provide their views on intercalating at BSMS. Read article >
Events 26 Oct Clinical and Educational Supervision Course View event > 3 Nov Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: it's personal! View event > 9 Nov Preparing for a Medical School Interview View event >