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Online Distance Learning Offer
Holder e-Zine-June 2012
New Applicant
Student Profile
Feature: Dr Sabeena
Jalal
Royal Nod
To Researchers Medical researchers based at the
University have been recognised in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours
Centre boosts
regenerative medicine
Welcome,
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This e-Zine is designed for students who have an offer with the University of
Edinburgh-College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, to provide you with the latest
College updates as well as further details on your journey to the University.
Hello,
Well the weather in Edinburgh has been a bit wet lately,
but we’re hoping that we’re getting all of the rain out of
the way before you begin your studies with us!
This month’s edition has a new student applicant
feature, as well as the latest updates from the College
and University.
It will soon be your Matriculation and Induction, and we
know that this will be a very exciting but nervous time for
you. As always, if you have any further queries please
contact us. Myself and the whole team look forward to
welcoming you to the programme!
Best wishes,
Barry Connolly
Customer Relationship Manager
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Latest College News
Royal nod to researchers
Two medical researchers based at the University have been
recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Professor Scott Murray, St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Primary
Palliative Care, has been made MBE for Services to Medical Science.
Professor Heather Cubie, Head of the University-based Human
Papillomavirus Group, has been made MBE for Services to
Healthcare Science in Scotland. (Read More)
Centre boosts regenerative medicine
Research into conditions from multiple sclerosis to
heart disease will benefit from cutting-edge stem
cell research facilities. The £54 million Scottish
Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) was
officially opened by Her Royal Highness, the
Princess Royal, who is the University’s Chancellor
(Read More).
Latest University News
University welcomes Olympics
Staff and students have helped carry the Olympic
flame, which arrived in Edinburgh this week.
Lesley Forrest, a Senior Administrative Assistant in
Finance, had the honour of lighting the beacon at
Edinburgh Castle, at the end of day 26 of the flame’s
journey around the British Isles.
Her daughter Amy nominated her because of her
fund-raising for organ donation charities since Lesley
received a new kidney in 1996. (Read More)
Film festival and
University
combine
Now in its 66th year,
the Edinburgh
International Film
Festival returns with
scores of premieres,
a new director, and
several exciting
collaborations with
the University.
Over the course of
the festival’s twelve
days, film lovers in
Edinburgh will be
treated to 121 new
feature films from 52
countries including
19 World Premieres,
13 International
Premieres, 11
European
Premieres, and 76
UK Premieres.
The festival runs 20
June until 1 July,
culminating with the
European Premiere
of Brave, the new
Scottish-set
animation from
Pixar. (Read More)
Turing film marks scientist’s centenary
The University is to mark the centenary of Alan
Turing’s birth by screening a biopic of the
computing pioneer. As part of the Edinburgh
International Film Festival fringe, The Creators
will be screened at the Inspace gallery on 24
June. (Read More)
My name is Sabeena and I was born in the city of Karachi, located
across the waters of the Arabian sea. After completing medicine, my
interest in preventive medicine led me to pursue social sciences.
Living in a country which has a GDP of less than 2.0 percent
allocated for health and a huge burden of diseases, I realized the
significance of finding cost effective ways for providing health care
for as many people as possible. My thesis was about the status of
women’s health in low income settlements. With an interest to
understand how research is translated to policy, I travelled far away
from home and studied health policy and management at Harvard
University.
Now as an Assistant Professor in Community Medicine at the Dow
University of Health Sciences, I feel the need to expand my
knowledge in issues of global health and infectious diseases and
hence I am delighted to be a part of University of Edinburgh. I am
looking forwards with great enthusiasm to my next few years of
learning and hope to apply all that I have learnt , to the improvement
of health for people in my country.
My research interests are women’s health, global health, ID and
health policy.
Student Applicant Profile
Dr Sabeena Jalal who shall be enrolling onto
the MSc Global Health and Neglected
Infectious Diseases programme this
September.
New University of Edinburgh College of
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine App
We're pleased to let you know that the ‘UoE CMVM’ App is now live
and free to download at Apple's App Store.
The App pulls together key information from our website, allowing
prospective applicants to explore the range of postgraduate
programmes available and get application advice, while offer-
holders can use it to watch video guidance on accepting offers, and
access accommodation links, latest College news, student blogs,
Facebook groups etc.
We will be using the App to keep you updated on important
updates leading up to matriculation and enrolment. So please
remember to 'accept' the push notification request once
you've downloaded it.
The App is currently available for iPhone and iPad users only, but if
successful will be rolled out to other platforms. You can find it in the
App Store by searching for "UoE CMVM".
Explore CMVM
through our
films, blogs,
E-zines and
social media
pages. (Click on the logo)
We have three communities where we encourage
offer holders to speak to each other online.
Keep up to date with the latest news from the
Postgraduate Office
Blogs
A sneak peak of postgraduate life from our student
bloggers
E-zines
View our latest E-zines featuring key information for
applicants.
YouTube
We have our own feature page and are adding films
all the time.
Online events
Instructions on how to log in to our virtual drop-in
sessions.
Follow the College’s student ambassadors and their experiences
at the University of Edinburgh:
http://explorecmvm.blogspot.com
Callum Johnstone
Current PhD student studying aspects of Dementia.
Follow his blog at: http://callumjohnston.blogspot.com/
Xin Ma
Current PhD student studying causes of Alzheimer's
disease.Follow her blog at: http://florazgnd.blogspot.com/
Vicky Young
Current PhD student, studying reproductive health
http://edinburghphdstudent.wordpress.com/
Xiying Yang
Current MSc student in Biomedical Sciences.
Follow her blog at: http://yangxiying.blogspot.com/
Student Blogs
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Contact Details
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate
To contact us at:
Postgraduate Office College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine The University of Edinburgh The Chancellor's Building 49 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4SB Tel: +44(0)131 242 6460/6461 Email:[email protected]
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