Key appointments at Keele University Faculty of Health

Keele University’s Faculty of Health has announced two key appointments.
Professor Gordon Ferns has been appointed to the combined post of Director of the Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine in Keele’s Faculty of Health and Director of R&D at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and Professor Val Wass has been named as [...]

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Official Opening of new Keele University School of Pharmacy Building

Keele’s new School of Pharmacy building was officially opened yesterday (Tues) by Professor Sir Alasdair Breckenridge CBE with a ceremony attended by over 200 invited guests, students past and present, and university staff.
The Hornbeam Building has been completely transformed in a £2.2 million project which has seen the original main entrance being demolished and rebuilt [...]

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Fresh start for student osteopaths

A mature group of freshers will be arriving at Keele University this weekend ready for the start of the new academic year.   These students will be joining the only accredited part-time training programme in osteopathy in the northern half of the country.  The new entrants are hoping to make a fresh start in a new [...]

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School of Nursing Open Day August 23

Keele University School of Nursing and Midwifery is holding an Open Day on Sunday August 23 from 10am until 3pm in the Clinical Education Centre, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, off the A34.
The school is now recruiting for September 2010 and January 2011 pre-registration programmes in nursing, midwifery and operating department practice.
The School [...]

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Virtual Patient to improve treatment for allergy sufferers

Keele University has created a new programme to be used with its innovative Virtual Patient system to help pharmacists train in dispensing medication and providing advice on the treatment of hay fever and allergies.
With the summer fast approaching and pollen counts set to rise, the number of people seeking help for allergies will be on [...]

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