Dear Colleagues,
I have returned from Research and Study Leave refreshed and ready to serve another term as your Head of School.
I would like to take this opportunity to publically thank Professor Alistair Gunn for so ably stepping in for me as Acting Head of School during my period of leave. Al has done a great job and I think he may have even enjoyed himself.
I would also like to acknowledge Associate Professor Nuala Helsby who is stepping down from her role as the School’s Post Graduate Director. Nuala has done an excellent job in introducing the PGDip and Masters qualifications in Biomedical Sciences – the first degree programs actually governed by the School. In addition she has brought a more School wide focus to the processes involved in the managing post graduate that we can now build upon.
Among my first tasks back as Head of School will be to respond to the areas of action raised by the recent review of the School. To this end we will be holding a forum on the 30th of November to discuss some of these action areas in order to receive feedback from the wide School. This event will also give us a chance to celebrate the end of the exam period, our recent awards and grant successes and the submission of our PBRF portfolios.
Regards
Paul
High impact paper
Dylan Pen, Julia Shanks, Carolyn Barrett, Yonis Abukar, Julian F.R. Paton and Rohit Ramchandra published a paper.
Postgraduate success
Tamsin Robb’s name has been placed on the Dean of Graduate Studies List.
Staff success
Congratulations Christopher Lear on becoming an Editorial Board Fellow with the Journal of Physiology.
Member of the International Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society
Associate Professor Joanne Davidson is elected a board member of the International Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society
Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellowship
I congratulate Professor Laura Bennet on being been elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Kupe Leadership Scholarship
Congratulations to Caitlin MacRae for obtaining a prestigious Kupe Leadership Scholarship.
New cell sorter for FMHS
A new cell sorter has been purchased for the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
Auckland Medical Research Foundation Scholarship
Kreesan Reddy is undertaking his doctoral studies at the Centre for Brain Research.
New appointments
Professor Clare Wall has been appointed as the new FMHS Associate Dean Curriculum for a period of 18 months and Associate Professor Malcolm Tingle has agreed to stand in for Clare and will take over her roles and responsibilities as the School’s Academic Director for the period of Clare’s appointment.