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Contact over the holiday period

Although the word "holiday" appears in the title of this posting...I will not be away from my computer for long... just few a few days between Christmas and New Year. Other than that I shall dip into my in-tray regularly so please do not hesitate to write if you are working and need some help or guidance.

Can't say fairer than that.

The rest of the time I intend spending in my blue overalls lying under my car...

Seasons Greetings...

This is the final week of the term, so may I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a successful New Year.

interesting..

...spotted this in the lab; A carnation with its stem spilt in two dipping into two tubes with red and blue dye. Look how it has been taken into the petals...

NOW tell me Biology isn't interetsing...!

The Pale Horse

These two images are for students on the HND Year 2 Programme as part of the case study entiltled "The Pale Horse"

Pale Horse 1

Pale Horse 2

check this!

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UCAS

May I give everyone thinking of applying to university for entry next year a gentle nudge about their personal statement? Even when that is completed there are still things that the college needs to do prior to final dispatch to UCAS.

So please ..... ..... ..... sooner rather than later

Thanks!

Medical Event at Good Hope

Dear Colleagues

The Event is on the 3rd November at 11.30am. Can you please let me know if you will be attending, as you can appreciate it is important that we do not disappoint students by not filling the places allocated.

Venue: Partnership Learning Centre, Good Hope Hospital (see map below directly in front of the Pathology building)

http://birmbsql05/home/atoz.aspx?linkid=2191

Programme: there will be a 30 minute lecture by Dr Rajul Singh, Consultant Histopathologist at 11.30 students will be given a 10 minute slot at each of the 6 stalls which are;

Infection Control

Microbiology

Haematology

Bio Chemistry

Histopathology

Phlebotomy/transfusion awareness

Each group will have a volunteer to guide them around, each student will be given an evaluation form to fill in and hand back at the end of the visit.

Can you please let me know if you will require any car parking for your visit.

I hope you will find the event useful and please contact me if you need any further information. Please email me to reserve your place as there are only 30 places available for this session mona.campbell@heartofengland.nhs.uk . Students are welcome to attend at the 14.00pm session which is open to the public but will be less structured, there will be a lecture at 3.30pm by Dr Singh also.

Kind Regards

Mona Campbell

Special Projects Manager

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Road

Sutton Coldfield

Birmingham B75 7RR

Tel. No. 0121 424 9321

WORKSHOPS

I am not always in college at the Sutton site. If YOU are and need some chemistry help then the workshops are for your benefit!

Drop in to room LGT 21 during the following times:

Wednesday 1115-1315
Thursday 1515-1715
Friday 1230-1415

wow!

without the scale provided by the figure you'd not believe the size of these crystals of gypsum!

The "hash" symbol...#

Too many people refer to this as the "hash" symbol, not knowing its correct name: "octathorpe"...

The Old English word "thorpe" is seen in place names [such as ScunTHORPE] meaning "village". The symbol of the double cross was used by map makers to indicate a village...surrounded by eight [hence "octa"] fields. When look again at the symbol, the central square represents the buildings, and the surrounding lines outline the eight fields. #