Pioneering Partnership has healthy aims: new three-way alliance launched
A unique academic alliance between Kingston University, Royal Holloway, University of London and St George’s, University of London will be launched on 19 December 2006 and will aim to address the historic under-provision of higher education in London’s south-west quadrant.
Oxford Gene Technology
Oxford Gene Technology in collaboration with St George’s, University of London and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust to develop diagnostic chip to test for multiple sexually transmitted infections.
€15.5 million EUROPRISE to drive novel approaches to HIV prevention
A €15.5 million grant from the European Commission awarded under the Sixth Framework Programme will bring together HIV/AIDS researchers at 32 institutions - including universities, governmental research institutes and pharmaceutical industries - in 10 countries to prevent the spread of the AIDS pandemic.
New research to tackle alcohol problems
A major new Department of Health funded research programme led by St George’s, University of London and University of Newcastle is launched today.
Reduction in drug related deaths
The National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (np-SAD) based at the International Centre for Drug Policy, St George’s, University of London, has found that there has been a decline in the number of drug-related deaths occurring, from 1,472 in 2004 to 1,382 in 2005, a drop of about six per cent over the number recorded by the same sources.
New and Simple Test for Active Tuberculosis Now Possible
Tuberculosis (TB) is the number one cause of death by infection in the world today killing about two million people. Yet most deaths from TB are easily preventable by early diagnosis and treatment.
£4 Million for new alliance
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has awarded £4 million to a unique alliance between St George’s, University of London (SGUL), Kingston University (KU) and Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), from its Strategic Development Fund.
Raising aspirations and challenging stereotypes about medicine
Staff and students from St George’s, University of London were joined by teachers from local schools, as well as Aimhigher representatives from across London to test out a new interactive introduction to careers in medicine and healthcare.
Same Sex Civil Unions Improve Health
In an analysis published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences, Dr Annie Bartlett of the Division of Mental Health Sciences concluded that same sex civil unions could boost the mental and physical health of gay men and women.
Dramatic rise in St George’s applicants
According to figures released recently, the number of undergraduate students applying to courses at St George’s has risen by an impressive 8.2 per cent, in spite of an overall drop of 3.4 per cent in university applications across the UK.
Do Plants Have the Potential to Vaccinate Against HIV?
Fusion molecules could be the key to producing vaccines from plants.
Students Put on Ice
Robert Conway and Toby Williams, medical students on the five year MBBs course spent the afternoon in one of the giant freezers in St George’s Hospital canteen in preparation for the extreme conditions they will face when they attempt to reach the South Pole later this year.
Baroness Elaine Murphy Appointed as New Chair of Council
Baroness Elaine Murphy of Aldgate has been appointed as Chair of Council for St George’s, University of London. She succeeds Baroness Julia Cumberlege and takes up her post in September 2006.
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