Tag: Imperial College

• Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 10:08 UTC

  Imperial College begins clinical trials of Covid 19 vaccine in 300 volunteers

  

  Scientists at Imperial College London will start the first clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine this week with more than 45 million pounds (US$56.50 million) in backing from the UK government and philanthropic donors.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 08:39 UTC

  UK top surgeon proposes dexterity courses for medical students: top grades are insufficient

  

  A professor of surgery says students have spent so much time in front of screens and so little time using their hands that they have lost the dexterity for stitching or sewing up patients. Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education at Imperial College, London, says young people have so little experience of craft skills that they struggle with anything practical.