The International Campus at Haining, Zhejiang Province, will accommodate 5,000 students and bring together researchers and teaching staff from both Edinburgh and Zhejiang Universities. The campus will deliver a four-year degree in Biomedical Sciences – the first of its kind in China. The curriculum will cover infectious diseases, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology and reproductive biology. The Zhejiang University – University of Edinburgh Institute will also have...
The annual UK Bioscience Forum took place on 12th October 2017 at the new venue of Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster. This years key message for 2017 was ‘Building something great – UK’s global bioscience cluster’. BIA have created a Storify reel documenting some of the social media posts from attendees and the host on the day of the event. From keynote speakers to demonstrations...
Following the hugely successful launch of the inaugural Life and Chemical Sciences Leadership Master Class Programme in March 2017, applications are now being taken for the 2018 programme. The focus of this programme is to enhance the development of a leadership pipeline, from within Scotland, to ensure that the ambitious growth targets of both life and chemical science sectors are realised. Next year’s programme,...
Hans Möller has been appointed as new Director of Edinburgh BioQuarter. Formerly Chief Executive of Scandinavia’s largest science park, Hans will take up his new position in October 2017. Read more about this appointment on Edinburgh BioQuarter’s website.