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College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Online Distance Learning Offer Holder
e-ZINE-February 2012
Why study online with Edinburgh?
Scientists team up to beat genetic diseases!
Application advice
Student Film Competition Winner Revealed!
Welcome,
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This e-Zine is designed for students who have an offer with the University of
Edinburgh-College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, to provide you with the latest
College updates as well as further details on your journey to the University.
Since the Christmas holidays It’s been a very busy time
for the whole of the postgraduate team. We have been
working very hard on student applications and also
involving a lot of our current and former students with
our actives. We were delighted to announce the winner
of our student film competition (p) as well as interviewing
our former students at their graduation (p) to find out
what their plans for the future are.
The college has also been making some outstanding
research contributions, particularly in heart diseases,
which you can read more about in our news feature.
I hope your preparations to begin your studies are
progressing well, and if you have any further queries,
please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best wishes,
Barry Connolly
Customer Relationship Manager
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Latest College News
Scientists team up to beat genetic
diseases
Scientists from leading medical institutes in Edinburgh are joining
forces to further research into a range of genetic diseases.
More than 200 staff and students from the Medical Research Council
Human Genetics Unit will join the University of Edinburgh.
This will form one of the largest centres for human genetics and
molecular medicine in Europe….(Read More)
Need for sleep lies in our genes
Why some people need more sleep is in our genes,
a new study suggests.
A new study by University researchers finds that
one in five Europeans carry a variation of a gene
known as ABCC9, which is involved in sensing
energy levels of cells in the body.
People with the gene need almost 30 minutes more
sleep each night than those who do not have it.
Experts say the finding opens up a new line of
research in sleep studies and it is hoped that future
studies will establish precisely how the gene variant
regulates sleep duration…(Read More)
Latest College News
Anatomy museum opens doors to public
A facial cast of mass murderer William Burke taken shortly
before his execution is to form part of an exhibition of medical
artefacts.
The cast will be shown alongside Burke’s skeleton and his death
mask at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomy Museum…….
(Read More)
Scanning strategy
could help heart
disease
Patients with life-
threatening heart valve
disease could be helped
with alternative scanning
techniques that provide
greater insight into the
condition. University
researchers used an
imaging technique that
could help predict which
patients will need open
heart surgery to replace
their heart valves. It
could also be used for
research to improve
treatments to prevent the
disease…. (Read More).
Ethnic differences for heart disease
risk
Scots of Indian and Pakistani origin
also have much greater levels of
hospital admissions for both
conditions than people of white
Scottish ethnicity.
University researchers found that
Scots of Pakistani origin were twice
as likely to be admitted to hospital
with chest pain compared with
white Scots ……(Read More)
Why study online
distance learning with
Edinburgh?
Gain a world-class
postgraduate award, without
having to relocate to
Edinburgh!
Perfect for those who wish
to balance study with work
and personal commitments,
our part time online
programmes offer flexible
study over one to three
years (and longer for some
qualifications).
Watch our online distance
learning film on YouTube
Listen to our former Online
Distance Learning
Graduates
Follow the College’s student ambassadors and their experiences
at the University of Edinburgh:
http://explorecmvm.blogspot.com
Callum Johnstone
Current PhD student studying aspects of Dementia.
Follow his blog at: http://callumjohnston.blogspot.com/
Xin Ma
Current PhD student studying causes of Alzheimer's
disease.Follow her blog at: http://florazgnd.blogspot.com/
Vicky Young
Current PhD student, studying reproductive health
http://edinburghphdstudent.wordpress.com/
Xiying Yang
Current MSc student in Biomedical Sciences.
Follow her blog at: http://yangxiying.blogspot.com/
Student Blogs
Explore CMVM
through our
films, blogs,
E-zines and
social media
pages. (Click on the logo)
We have three communities where we encourage
offer holders to speak to each other online.
Keep up to date with the latest news from the
Postgraduate Office
Blogs
A sneak peak of postgraduate life from our student
bloggers
E-zines
View our latest E-zines featuring key information for
applicants.
YouTube
We have our own feature page and are adding films
all the time.
Online events
Instructions on how to log in to our virtual drop-in
sessions.
Student Film Competition
winner
Last Semester the College held a student film
competition for new and current students to create a
short film which represented their college or
programme.
We were delighted to announce that the winner was
a group of students from the Global Health Academy
headed up by Marisol Collins (2nd Year MSc
International Animal Health). The College shall be
holding another student film competition shortly and
we shall keep you up to date with the entries!
Click on the image below to watch the superb
winning entry!
Contact Details
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate
To contact us at:
Postgraduate Office College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine The University of Edinburgh The Chancellor's Building 49 Little France Crescent Edinburgh EH16 4SB Tel: +44(0)131 242 6460/6461 Email:[email protected]
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