New Head of the School of Nursing appointed
Dr Paul Driscoll-Evans has been appointed as Canterbury Christ Church University’s new Head of the School of Nursing.
24 April 2024
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Kent and Medway Medical School secures £1.14 million to support undergraduate medical student research opportunities
KMMS has been successful in securing funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to support medical students expand their experience in research.
11 April 2024
KMMS researchers to work on new Alzheimer’s diagnosis research project
Members of the Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) research team are contributing to an ongoing project to develop a blood test to rapidly diagnose dementia in the UK.
05 April 2024
Ensuring health equity for trans groups with intellectual disabilities and autism
Academics are focusing on reducing health inequities for trans people with intellectual disabilities and trans autistic people.
28 February 2024
Shaping the development of operating department practice in the UK
Alan Mount, a senior academic in the School of Allied and Public Health Professions, is appointed Chair of Education and Standards Committee for College of Operating Department Practitioners.
08 February 2024
KMMS works with Olly’s Future Charity to train the next generation of doctors in suicide prevention
KMMS runs Dr SAMS (Suicide Awareness in Medical Students) initiative with suicide awareness and prevention charity Olly’s Future to equip medical students with suicide prevention skills.
18 December 2023
Natural mineral may reduce risk of cancer, study suggests
The natural mineral, known as a nano-nutrient matrix (NNM), was created and developed originally to treat anti-inflammatory skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema.
12 December 2023
Key work supports future Allied Health Professions and the NHS workforce
The School of Allied and Public Health Professions at Canterbury Christ Church University has joined with NHS England to develop a new standards and framework to support Allied Health professionals.
30 November 2023
KMMS awarded £1.7 million by Wellcome for sleep study
KMMS Professor Sukhwinder Shergill, with colleagues from Canterbury Christ Church University and other universities, has been awarded £1.7m to study the connection between sleep and mental health.
30 November 2023
Research funding to produce a new understanding of how mental health services can best help people who experience psychosis
Researchers at the University have received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to investigate how best to support people who experience psychosis.
22 November 2023
Innovative diabetes care project shortlisted in national awards
A novel programme for the self-management of type 2 diabetes has been recognised with a nomination in the national Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes awards.
14 November 2023
KMMS awarded new Fellowships
KMMS has been awarded seven Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Fellowships as part of the National Institute of Health Research IAT Competition 2024/5.
13 October 2023