Month: October 2007

  • Laptops in lectures

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    Holy Moly, our lecture theatres don’t look anything like this…. yet: duggmirror.com/apple/Look_at_them_apples/ Click on the two side-by-side photos to see the full size images.

  • Swansea gets a full 4-year Medicine Programme

    It was very recently announced that the teaching of medicine to Swansea students will be performed entirely within the School of Medicine and the NHS Trust in Swansea. Currently students study for 2 years in Swansea and then another 2 years in clinical placements around Wales as part of the Cardiff University All-Wales Scheme. The…

  • UC Berkeley first to post full lectures to YouTube

    UC Berkeley are using YouTube to share lectures in a video format. CNet reports “The school announced on Wednesday that it has begun posting entire course lectures on the Web’s No.1 video-sharing site. “Berkeley officials claimed in a statement that the university is the first to make full course lectures available on YouTube. The school…

  • Gambian Medicine

    If you would like to find out more about Higher Education and medicine in The Gambia, plus more about the country itself, try these links: University of The Gambia The Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Article: Experience of Cuban Faculty in Establishing a Medical School in the Republic of The Gambia UK Gambians Health The Gambia…

  • Home

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    I’m home! We got back to Swansea around 3.30am this morning. It’s a bit of a culture shock, but it’s nice. As predicted by the Law of Sod I did develop a bit of Banjul Belly on the last day, but my cast-iron gut seems to be barely troubled by it, luckily. Jack’s very happy…

  • Leaving The Gambia

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    The teaching went well yesterday. I had sweat dripping from my nose into the chalk dust almost the whole time – I never realised that I moved around so much. The students understood me and behaved very similarly to students in Swansea. Hopefully I’ll see some of them again, but maybe in Swansea in the…

  • Bitten

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    Damnit! I’m covered in mossie spray and yet I’ve still been bitten. I’ve been bitten in one of the few places that I didn’t treat with insect repellent. Yes, I’ve been bitten on my arse.