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GLOBAL CHALLENGES: Healthcare AT THE HEIGHT OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, OVER 1000 STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED TO HELP HEALTH SERVICE COLLEAGUES
Welcome OUT OF EVERY ADVERSITY, COMES OPPORTUNITY. HERE AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY WE HAVE RISEN TO EVERY CHALLENGE AND COME TO FIND GREAT RESILIENCE. WELCOME TO THE PANDEMIC EDITION OF PULSE MAGAZINE.
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A group of Graduate Entry Medicine students provided free emergency childcare to NHS key workers alongside their studies
HOW UV ROBOTS ARE REVOLUTIONISING THE WAY WE DISINFECT Swansea-based Evolve Raybotix has launched UVC disinfection robots in the UK in response to the increasing focus on keeping spaces safe. These robots are being distributed exclusively in the UK via Evolve Raybotix based in the Institute of Life Science at Swansea University. FOUR SWANSEA UNIVERSITY PROJECTS AIMED AT MAKING A LIFE-SAVING DIFFERENCE TO PATIENTS RECEIVE MRC FUNDS The initiatives, based at Swansea University’s Centre for NanoHealth, received funding from the Medical Research Council as part of its 2020 Confidence in Concept (CiC) award. This seeks to take nanomedicine projects from the discovery research stage towards development and the goal of patient benefit. UNIVERSITY CANCER RESEARCH PROGRESS LEADS TO PARTNERS’ FUNDING BOOST A Swansea University project’s ground- breaking work to improve diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer has helped it secure more than £3 million of investment from industrial partners and further £2 million from Welsh Government.
In April 2020, final year medical students from Swansea University joined NHS staff in the fight against COVID-19. The first group of students were inducted as doctors after the General Medical Council offered early provisional registration to those who wanted to sign up to begin their duties early. Participation was voluntary and offered to students who had completed the requirements of their programme, passed the relevant summative assessments and the mandatory components of the programme. Student Alex Ruddy admitted he was filled with a sense of nervous duty but said at the time: This is our calling, and although it has arrived at an unexpected and unpredictable time, we could not ignore it. We are all concerned about the pressures facing the NHS. Perhaps most concerning for us are the pressures staff are under to deliver effective care for patients whilst putting themselves, and their loved ones, in very real
I am delighted to welcome you to the latest edition of our Pulse Magazine. This has been a year of unprecedented change and uncertainty. A time where “normal life” is a distant memory, a time in which we have all had to face challenges. However, this period has also seen us flourish as a University. We have seen accelerated innovation in health and care research; we have responded quickly to the needs of our students by offering safe and high quality teaching; we have worked together to support national and international efforts to tackle COVID-19 head on, and; most importantly, come together as a community to support each other in these strange and unique times.
I am proud of both staff and student achievements this past year; they have shown great fortitude, resilience and even bravery by supporting our local community, each other and the NHS. This edition of Pulse will give you a glimpse of some of the amazing work which has taken place this past year and I sincerely hope you can see yourself as part of our wonderful community in the future. The world needs bright, driven and caring people more than ever, people like you! I look forward to seeing you in Swansea very soon. Keith Lloyd
“This is our calling...we have trained for this moment” Dr Alex Ruddy
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danger every day. However, despite entering the profession during a global pandemic, we have trained for this moment and above any sense of personal fear or anxiety I think we are all eager to apply ourselves and help at this time of immense need. The entire third year of the University’s midwifery degree also stepped “
up to assist qualified midwives as they looked after women and their families at maternity units in health boards across South Wales and over 100 paramedic students signed up to work with the Welsh Ambulance Service and supported the service that carries out non-urgent and non-critical, planned patient transport such as bringing dialysis and cancer patients for treatment.
Professor Keith Lloyd Pro-Vice Chancellor Executive Dean
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