News: May 2020
First group of graduates from fast track 2Yr PGDip Nursing join Welsh nursing workforce
The first cohort of Postgraduate pre-registration nursing students from the School of Health Sciences at Bangor University have graduated and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as adult nurses.
Publication date: 29 May 2020
Treatment of chloroquine poisoning
Research by Bangor University’s Professor Dyfrig Hughes has provided important evidence on the safety of treatments that are being tested for use in COVID-19.
Publication date: 28 May 2020
Research involving Bangor University with relevance full recovery for Covid-19 patients cited by European Parliament
Research by Professor Dyfrig Hughes of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation in School of Health Sciences into the economic impact of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – was published recently in the journal Healthcare.
Publication date: 7 May 2020
Lockdown challenges – what evolution tells us about our need for personal space
Humans are intensely social creatures. We all need company and social contact. But for many of us, being at home for long periods with a small group of people – even those we love best – can become frustrating. One key to understanding why constant contact with our family feels so unusual comes from looking at how social groups work in other primate species. This article by Vivien Shaw of the School of Medical Sciences and Isabelle Winder of the School of Natural Sciences is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article .
Publication date: 4 May 2020
University trains up 170 extra intensive care staff to fight pandemic
A 170-strong team of nursing staff have been trained to work in critical care units across North Wales and save as many lives as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Publication date: 1 May 2020