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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.
Breast Cancer Campaign Funding for Prof. Gwyn Williams
Posted on 20 January 2012
Professor Gwyn Williams has been awarded a three-year research project grant of £201,587 by the Breast Cancer Campaign.
Teaching and Learning qualifications for Dr Mirna Mourtada-Maarabouni
Posted on 23 January 2012
Dr Mirna Mourtada-Maarabouni has completed the 'Teaching and Learning with Technology' programme and obtained an MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Keele Neuroscience Research Featured in The Telegraph
Posted on 06 February 2012
Research led by Dr Dave Furness has been featured in the Health News section of The Telegraph national newspaper.
Professor Gordon Hamilton gives Inaugural Lecture on 'Sex pheromones of male insects and disease control'
Posted on 08 February 2012
On Tuesday Feb 7th, Professor Gordon Hamilton gave his inaugural lecture as Professor of Chemical Ecology.
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).
Deafness Research UK awards research grant to Dr Michael Evans
Posted on 19 November 2012
Dr Michael Evans, senior lecturer in neuroscience at Keele, has been awarded £8,250 from Deafness Research UK.
EPSRC Fellowship for Dr Stuart Jenkins
Posted on 13 November 2012
Dr Stuart Jenkins has been awarded an EPSRC Landscape Fellowship for his work on magnetic nanoparticle-mediated gene delivery.
New Head of School, Professor Dave Hoole
Posted on 17 December 2012
Professor Dave Hoole has been appointed as the new Head of the School of Life Sciences. He will take over from Dr Anne Loweth in July 2013.
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.
Keele Neuroscience Research highlighted by the British Neuroscience Association
Posted on 05 November 2012
Research conducted in Dr Divya Chari’s laboratory has been featured this month in the biannual bulletin of the British Neuroscience Association.
New Equipment for Keele Neuroscientists
Posted on 02 November 2012
Keele's neuroscience research group have purchased a new stereomicroscope with imaging equipment.
BBSRC grant for malaria research awarded to Dr Catherine Merrick.
Posted on 31 October 2012
Dr Catherine Merrick, a new Lecturer in Biology at Keele, has won a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for research on the human malaria parasite.
Prof Chris Exley Hits National Headlines with Research on Alzheimer's Disease
Posted on 12 October 2012
Research headed by Prof. Chris Exley hit the national and international headlines today.
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.
Dr William Kirk launches new book 'Plants for Bees'
Posted on 06 September 2012
Dr William Kirk will be talking about his new book 'Plants for Bees' at Bridgemere Nursery and Garden World on September 29th.
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.
Dr Peter Thomas's 'Fire in the Forest' is an Outstanding Academic Title
Posted on 07 August 2012
Dr Peter Thomas's latest book, 'Fire in the Forest' has been recognised by the The American Library Association as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2011.
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.
Medical Research Council grant for malaria research awarded to Dr Catherine Merrick.
Posted on 26 June 2012
Dr Catherine Merrick, a new Lecturer in Biology at Keele, has won a grant from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to initiate research on the human malaria parasite.
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).
New electrophysiology facilities for cellular engineering
Posted on 06 June 2012
Four members of Keele's neuroscience research group, based in the Huxley Building, have designed and purchased a new set of Electrophysiology equipment.
Keele Teaching Excellence Award for Dr Sheila Hope
Posted on 28 May 2012
Dr Sheila Hope, Lecturer in Biochemistry, was one of just 5 recipients of 2011-12 Teaching Excellence Awards from the University.
Honeybee colony on display in Huxley Building
Posted on 15 May 2012
Dr William Kirk has installed a small colony of honeybees in the observation hive on the first floor of the Huxley Building.
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.
Prestigious EC award to Prof Gordon Hamilton and Dr William Kirk
Posted on 20 April 2012
Gordon Hamilton (pictured) and William Kirk have been awarded a European Commission FP7 Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) to support a new research collaboration studying thrips.
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.
Dr Sarah Taylor works with GeoConservation Staffordshire at Apedale quarry
Posted on 26 March 2012
Dr Sarah Taylor and GeoConservation Staffordshire have worked together to re-expose a local quarry face in Apedale.
Readership for Dr Frédéric Tripet
Posted on 01 March 2012
Dr Frédéric Tripet, previously a Lecturer in the Molecular Biology of Insect Vectors of Diseases, has been promoted to Reader.
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.
