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Poster Prize for PhD student Chris Adams
Posted on 11 January 2012
First year PhD student Christopher Adams won joint-first prize in the annual poster competition of the Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine.
BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Divya Chari
Posted on 10 December 2012
Dr Divya Chari, together with Dr David Furness, has been awarded a grant of £304,000 by the British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research council (BBSRC).
Postgraduate Teaching Certificates for new Life Sciences staff
Posted on 13 December 2012
Dr Catherine Merrick and Mrs Trish Procter have been awarded Postgraduate Certificates in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
New Equipment for Keele Neuroscientists
Posted on 02 November 2012
Keele's neuroscience research group have purchased a new stereomicroscope with imaging equipment.
Freshers Treasure Hunt for Life Sciences Students
Posted on 28 September 2012
The traditional Life Sciences Treasure Hunt took place on Wednesday 26th September, with over 90 new students taking part.
Stafford MP visits malaria research teams at Keele University
Posted on 11 September 2012
Mr Jeremy Lefroy, MP for Stafford, visited Keele University last Friday to find out more about their ground-breaking research into malaria.
PhD student Stuart Jenkins wins British Neuroscience Association competition
Posted on 08 August 2012
Stuart Jenkins, a final-year PhD student in Dr Divya Chari's laboratory, was invited to give an oral presentation at the Bioengineering and Neuronal Remodelling meeting in Manchester.
New Electrophoresis Equipment for Life Science Researchers
Posted on 20 July 2012
The purchase of new Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis apparatus will directly benefit the research of two new lecturers in Life Sciences.
Keele Biology Graduate Leyla Collins in PaintBall Team GB
Posted on 19 July 2012
Recent biology graduate Leyla Collins is a member of the 2012 British women's paintball team.
Members of Keele's Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology ('CAEP') quoted in The Sunday Times
Posted on 06 June 2012
Drs Frederic Tripet and Catherine Merrick, both malaria researchers in CAEP, were quoted in an article on malaria in The Sunday Times Travel Section (June 3rd 2012).
Nature article for Epigenomics students
Posted on 30 April 2012
Final year PhD students Kiren Yacqub-Usman and Cuong Duong, were delighted to learn that their submission to Nature Reviews Endocrinology had been accepted.
'In Addition' Maths Service Opens at Keele
Posted on 27 April 2012
The Student Life and Learning Team launched the 'In Addition' Maths Open Learning Service this week. 'In Addition' could be tremendously helpful to many Life Sciences students.
Keele PhD Students Co-author Review Article in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Posted on 27 April 2012
Final year PhD students Kiren Yacqub-Usman and Cuong Duong were delighted to learn that their review: 'The pituitary tumour epigenome: aberrations and prospects for targeted therapy' has been accepted for publication in this prestigious Nature Reviews journal. The journal is in the top 3% in the field of Endocrinology.
2012 Postgraduate Symposium
Posted on 26 April 2012
ISTM held its annual Postgraduate Symposium at the Medical School Dinwoodie Lecture Theatre on 25 April, featuring over 20 talks, and prizes for the best posters.
Vietnam university appointment for Prof Bill Farrell
Posted on 30 March 2012
Professor Bill Farrell has been appointed as an Honorary Visiting Professor at the TUAF University in Vietnam
National Collection status for Keele's flowering cherries
Posted on 29 March 2012
The collection of flowering cherry trees on campus, curated by Dr Peter Thomas, has achieved the prestigious award of National Collection status.
Teaching Excellence Awards for Life Sciences Staff
Posted on 02 March 2012
14 Staff in Life Sciences have been nominated for Keele teaching excellence awards this year.
Gold Medal in Fencing for Biology Student Sam Brougham
Posted on 28 February 2012
Sam, who is studying Biology and Mathematics at Keele, won a gold medal for England in the Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Jersey, Feb 2012.

