Wendy Purcell
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Professor Wendy Purcell was appointed as Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Plymouth University in December 2007. She was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Hertfordshire, and prior to this was Dean of Applied Sciences and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Wendy is Professor of Biomedicine and holds a degree in Biological Sciences and a PhD in Immunopharmacology.

Wendy is the Chair of the National Council of Healthcare Science in Higher Education and a Member of the Medical Education England Healthcare Science Board. She has an international reputation in her field of biomedical research and led a number of research teams in developing cell culture models for preclinical studies. Funded by industry, medical charities, Research Councils UK and the EU, she attracted millions in research grants, published widely and had patents applications filed on her work.

Blog Entries by Wendy Purcell

Community Engaged Research

(0) Comments | Posted 26 November 2012 | (15:15)

Universities are an integral part of their community. As places of learning and research they have a commitment to help tackle the challenges of society. At Plymouth we do this through our Community Research Awards programme - by engaging our community to develop solutions with us.

Plymouth University's Vice-Chancellor's

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New Thinking Required for Innovation and Growth

(0) Comments | Posted 7 November 2012 | (17:09)

In his recent Government growth review 'No Stone Unturned in pursuit of Growth,' Lord Heseltine made a number of recommendations about how universities can contribute to economic growth in the UK. It is now widely accepted that universities are key drivers of the economy, advancing research and innovation,...

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Meeting the Social Mobility Challenge: Power in Partnerships

(1) Comments | Posted 24 October 2012 | (15:54)

Alan Milburn's recent report 'University Challenge: How Higher Education Can Advance Social Mobility' draws into sharp focus the opportunity for universities to do so much more to advance social mobility in this country.

Plymouth University prides itself on our commitment to widening participation and strong sense of...

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We Need to Look Beyond the Victorian View of Doctors and Nurses

(2) Comments | Posted 5 October 2012 | (01:00)

We still have a Victorian view of those who choose a career in health and think just of being a doctor or a nurse as they're the people we see when we visit our GP or go into a hospital. But there is very much another professional group to choose...

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