Brighton and Sussex Medical School
@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social
Brighton and Sussex Medical School is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, together with #NHS organisations.
“Working in a conflict zone gives you a new perspective – on courage, teamwork & what really matters.”
Prof Martin Griffiths CBE, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at BSMS, shares his reflections after 4 weeks delivering frontline surgical care in Gaza with UK Med.
Read his story: bit.ly/4pbK7FH
Prof Martin Griffiths CBE, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at BSMS, shares his reflections after 4 weeks delivering frontline surgical care in Gaza with UK Med.
Read his story: bit.ly/4pbK7FH
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Working in a conflict zone gives you a new perspective – on courage, teamwork & what really matters.”
Prof Martin Griffiths CBE, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at BSMS, shares his reflections after 4 weeks delivering frontline surgical care in Gaza with UK Med.
Read his story: bit.ly/4pbK7FH
Prof Martin Griffiths CBE, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at BSMS, shares his reflections after 4 weeks delivering frontline surgical care in Gaza with UK Med.
Read his story: bit.ly/4pbK7FH
Meanwhile, Jenni Wilburn and Petar Tabakov represented the Hub at UKRI’s Building a Green Future Conference in Bristol, showcasing how BSMS is driving sustainability in healthcare. (2/2)
#SustainableHealthcare #ClimateAction #GreenHealthcare #BSMS #UKRI #TheKingsFund
#SustainableHealthcare #ClimateAction #GreenHealthcare #BSMS #UKRI #TheKingsFund
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Meanwhile, Jenni Wilburn and Petar Tabakov represented the Hub at UKRI’s Building a Green Future Conference in Bristol, showcasing how BSMS is driving sustainability in healthcare. (2/2)
#SustainableHealthcare #ClimateAction #GreenHealthcare #BSMS #UKRI #TheKingsFund
#SustainableHealthcare #ClimateAction #GreenHealthcare #BSMS #UKRI #TheKingsFund
✨Meet Dom Hughes, Course Coordinator in the Department of Medical Education. From studying Chinese in Sheffield to coordinating medical education at BSMS, Dom’s career is all about helping people learn and grow.
👉 Read Dom's story: bit.ly/4os3f1H
👉 Read Dom's story: bit.ly/4os3f1H
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
✨Meet Dom Hughes, Course Coordinator in the Department of Medical Education. From studying Chinese in Sheffield to coordinating medical education at BSMS, Dom’s career is all about helping people learn and grow.
👉 Read Dom's story: bit.ly/4os3f1H
👉 Read Dom's story: bit.ly/4os3f1H
Ready to take the next step in your career or specialise in your area of interest? Register for @sussex.ac.uk's Postgraduate Online Open Day to explore our taught master’s degrees.
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am–2:30pm (UK time)
💻 Online
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am–2:30pm (UK time)
💻 Online
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Ready to take the next step in your career or specialise in your area of interest? Register for @sussex.ac.uk's Postgraduate Online Open Day to explore our taught master’s degrees.
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am–2:30pm (UK time)
💻 Online
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am–2:30pm (UK time)
💻 Online
👉 Sign up now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
We've launched a major upgrade to our simulation suite, with new realistic mannequins, a digital patient record system & hospital-style learning spaces.
🩺 Training is now more authentic, inclusive and aligned with how resident doctors really work.
Learn more: www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
🩺 Training is now more authentic, inclusive and aligned with how resident doctors really work.
Learn more: www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
October 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We've launched a major upgrade to our simulation suite, with new realistic mannequins, a digital patient record system & hospital-style learning spaces.
🩺 Training is now more authentic, inclusive and aligned with how resident doctors really work.
Learn more: www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
🩺 Training is now more authentic, inclusive and aligned with how resident doctors really work.
Learn more: www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
Thinking about advancing your career or diving deeper into your field? Find out more about our postgraduate taught courses at the @sussex.ac.uk online Open Day.
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am-2:30pm UK time
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am-2:30pm UK time
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Thinking about advancing your career or diving deeper into your field? Find out more about our postgraduate taught courses at the @sussex.ac.uk online Open Day.
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am-2:30pm UK time
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
📅 Sat 29 Nov
⏰ 10:30am-2:30pm UK time
💻 Online
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3WGcHCI
🌟 Staff Spotlight 🌟
Meet Sarah, our Deputy Research Manager, who joined BSMS in Dec 2024. Sarah is passionate about supporting researchers, shaping inclusive environments, and driving open research practices.
🔗 Read the full interview: bit.ly/4q7A9Xj
Meet Sarah, our Deputy Research Manager, who joined BSMS in Dec 2024. Sarah is passionate about supporting researchers, shaping inclusive environments, and driving open research practices.
🔗 Read the full interview: bit.ly/4q7A9Xj
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🌟 Staff Spotlight 🌟
Meet Sarah, our Deputy Research Manager, who joined BSMS in Dec 2024. Sarah is passionate about supporting researchers, shaping inclusive environments, and driving open research practices.
🔗 Read the full interview: bit.ly/4q7A9Xj
Meet Sarah, our Deputy Research Manager, who joined BSMS in Dec 2024. Sarah is passionate about supporting researchers, shaping inclusive environments, and driving open research practices.
🔗 Read the full interview: bit.ly/4q7A9Xj
🚭 A call for all cigarette filters to be banned to protect health and the environment!
Research led by BSMS' Dr @katieeast.bsky.social reveals that only 1 in 4 adults in the UK know filters don’t reduce harm — exposing how they mislead the public. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qctf2Z
Research led by BSMS' Dr @katieeast.bsky.social reveals that only 1 in 4 adults in the UK know filters don’t reduce harm — exposing how they mislead the public. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qctf2Z
October 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚭 A call for all cigarette filters to be banned to protect health and the environment!
Research led by BSMS' Dr @katieeast.bsky.social reveals that only 1 in 4 adults in the UK know filters don’t reduce harm — exposing how they mislead the public. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qctf2Z
Research led by BSMS' Dr @katieeast.bsky.social reveals that only 1 in 4 adults in the UK know filters don’t reduce harm — exposing how they mislead the public. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qctf2Z
📢 Inaugural Lecture
Image is everything: Promoting radiology in medical education
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building
Join Prof Malcolm Johnston on radiology’s role in healthcare + med ed, with reflections on widening participation.
Book 👉 bit.ly/4mq0AEh
Image is everything: Promoting radiology in medical education
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building
Join Prof Malcolm Johnston on radiology’s role in healthcare + med ed, with reflections on widening participation.
Book 👉 bit.ly/4mq0AEh
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
📢 Inaugural Lecture
Image is everything: Promoting radiology in medical education
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building
Join Prof Malcolm Johnston on radiology’s role in healthcare + med ed, with reflections on widening participation.
Book 👉 bit.ly/4mq0AEh
Image is everything: Promoting radiology in medical education
🗓 Thu 6 Nov, 6:30pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building
Join Prof Malcolm Johnston on radiology’s role in healthcare + med ed, with reflections on widening participation.
Book 👉 bit.ly/4mq0AEh
🎉 Congratulations to @stephennaulls.bsky.social and @bendybrain.bsky.social on being shortlisted for the @rcpsych.bsky.social Awards 2025! Their exceptional contributions to psychiatry and mental health are being recognised at the national level. 👏 (1/2)
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🎉 Congratulations to @stephennaulls.bsky.social and @bendybrain.bsky.social on being shortlisted for the @rcpsych.bsky.social Awards 2025! Their exceptional contributions to psychiatry and mental health are being recognised at the national level. 👏 (1/2)
👏 Huge congratulations to Prof Claire Smith (@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social / @sussex.ac.uk) who spoke at #TEDxNHS. Her talk shared the moving stories of ‘Silent Teachers’ – those who donate their bodies to science – and their lasting impact on medicine.
#SilentTeachers #MedicalEducation #TEDx
#SilentTeachers #MedicalEducation #TEDx
October 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
👏 Huge congratulations to Prof Claire Smith (@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social / @sussex.ac.uk) who spoke at #TEDxNHS. Her talk shared the moving stories of ‘Silent Teachers’ – those who donate their bodies to science – and their lasting impact on medicine.
#SilentTeachers #MedicalEducation #TEDx
#SilentTeachers #MedicalEducation #TEDx
We were honoured to welcome Andrew Blackman, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex, to BSMS for a private tour of our anatomy suite last week. He explored our dissection teaching and digital tools that help students learn in innovative ways. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nVwLwx @sussex.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We were honoured to welcome Andrew Blackman, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex, to BSMS for a private tour of our anatomy suite last week. He explored our dissection teaching and digital tools that help students learn in innovative ways. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nVwLwx @sussex.ac.uk
BSMS was strongly represented at the International Union of Physiological Sciences World Congress🌍 Prof Harry Witchel delivered the Teaching Prize Lecture, Dr Oli Steele won best poster and Yr 5 Max Budasz presented data from a BrightMed project on gamification in learning💡
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
BSMS was strongly represented at the International Union of Physiological Sciences World Congress🌍 Prof Harry Witchel delivered the Teaching Prize Lecture, Dr Oli Steele won best poster and Yr 5 Max Budasz presented data from a BrightMed project on gamification in learning💡
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
BSMS is seeking an Anatomy Facility Manager to lead our award-winning team supporting 1,000+ users annually.
Shape teaching, research & innovation in a unique specialist role.
🗓️ DEADLINE: 9 October 2025
Apply now 👉 jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/25dec57c...
BSMS is seeking an Anatomy Facility Manager to lead our award-winning team supporting 1,000+ users annually.
Shape teaching, research & innovation in a unique specialist role.
🗓️ DEADLINE: 9 October 2025
Apply now 👉 jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/25dec57c...
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨
BSMS is seeking an Anatomy Facility Manager to lead our award-winning team supporting 1,000+ users annually.
Shape teaching, research & innovation in a unique specialist role.
🗓️ DEADLINE: 9 October 2025
Apply now 👉 jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/25dec57c...
BSMS is seeking an Anatomy Facility Manager to lead our award-winning team supporting 1,000+ users annually.
Shape teaching, research & innovation in a unique specialist role.
🗓️ DEADLINE: 9 October 2025
Apply now 👉 jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/25dec57c...
BSMS was proud to host the 30th Annual #BICISMRM meeting in Brighton (9–11 Sept), welcoming 120+ delegates for cutting-edge talks, posters & a workshop on advanced MRS methods. Congrats to Ed Caddye from our Department of Clinical Neuroscience on winning 2nd prize for best poster! #MRI #Research
September 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🎬 Launching our new BSMS Research Video Series!
Each week we’ll spotlight a different research centre — from cancer and blood disease to global health and RNA biology.
Hear directly from our researchers about the impact of their work and their vision for the future.
Stay tuned!
Each week we’ll spotlight a different research centre — from cancer and blood disease to global health and RNA biology.
Hear directly from our researchers about the impact of their work and their vision for the future.
Stay tuned!
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🎬 Launching our new BSMS Research Video Series!
Each week we’ll spotlight a different research centre — from cancer and blood disease to global health and RNA biology.
Hear directly from our researchers about the impact of their work and their vision for the future.
Stay tuned!
Each week we’ll spotlight a different research centre — from cancer and blood disease to global health and RNA biology.
Hear directly from our researchers about the impact of their work and their vision for the future.
Stay tuned!
BSMS researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate how intense breathwork induces powerful altered states, like unity and calm, by altering blood flow in brain regions tied to emotion & memory. This may pave the way for breath-based mental health treatments 🔽
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
BSMS researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate how intense breathwork induces powerful altered states, like unity and calm, by altering blood flow in brain regions tied to emotion & memory. This may pave the way for breath-based mental health treatments 🔽
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
www.bsms.ac.uk/about/news/2...
🧠💉 Join us for Ageing+HIV, a multidisciplinary meeting exploring the intersection of ageing and HIV care.
📅 Sept 12, 2025
📍 London House
🎓 Healthcare and allied professionals all welcome!
🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4l06VWF
#HIV #Ageing #PublicHealth #HIVCare
📅 Sept 12, 2025
📍 London House
🎓 Healthcare and allied professionals all welcome!
🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4l06VWF
#HIV #Ageing #PublicHealth #HIVCare
July 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🧠💉 Join us for Ageing+HIV, a multidisciplinary meeting exploring the intersection of ageing and HIV care.
📅 Sept 12, 2025
📍 London House
🎓 Healthcare and allied professionals all welcome!
🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4l06VWF
#HIV #Ageing #PublicHealth #HIVCare
📅 Sept 12, 2025
📍 London House
🎓 Healthcare and allied professionals all welcome!
🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/4l06VWF
#HIV #Ageing #PublicHealth #HIVCare
🔬 Last week, members of the #BSMS anatomy team attended the #AnatomicalSociety Conference at @ox.ac.uk.
IRP student Georgia Koudigkeli presented a poster on nerve distribution in the orbicularis oculi, co-supervised by Luke Reid (BSMS) & Ruben Kannan (Consultant Plastic Surgeon).
#FacialReanimation
IRP student Georgia Koudigkeli presented a poster on nerve distribution in the orbicularis oculi, co-supervised by Luke Reid (BSMS) & Ruben Kannan (Consultant Plastic Surgeon).
#FacialReanimation
July 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🔬 Last week, members of the #BSMS anatomy team attended the #AnatomicalSociety Conference at @ox.ac.uk.
IRP student Georgia Koudigkeli presented a poster on nerve distribution in the orbicularis oculi, co-supervised by Luke Reid (BSMS) & Ruben Kannan (Consultant Plastic Surgeon).
#FacialReanimation
IRP student Georgia Koudigkeli presented a poster on nerve distribution in the orbicularis oculi, co-supervised by Luke Reid (BSMS) & Ruben Kannan (Consultant Plastic Surgeon).
#FacialReanimation
🔍 Introducing the ARC KSS Data Science Hub — an open-access online resource designed to help researchers navigate the complex process of accessing & using routinely collected health and social care data. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/40ogqaC
#DataScience #HealthResearch #ARCKSS
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/40ogqaC
#DataScience #HealthResearch #ARCKSS
July 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🔍 Introducing the ARC KSS Data Science Hub — an open-access online resource designed to help researchers navigate the complex process of accessing & using routinely collected health and social care data. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/40ogqaC
#DataScience #HealthResearch #ARCKSS
📖 Learn more: bit.ly/40ogqaC
#DataScience #HealthResearch #ARCKSS
New study finds expert-led TikTok-style videos can bust vaping myths among young adults. BSMS researchers show that brief, evidence-based content significantly improves understanding of vaping vs smoking risks.
📲 bit.ly/45VAkxd
#PublicHealth #VapingFacts @katieeast.bsky.social
@bsmspcph.bsky.social
📲 bit.ly/45VAkxd
#PublicHealth #VapingFacts @katieeast.bsky.social
@bsmspcph.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New study finds expert-led TikTok-style videos can bust vaping myths among young adults. BSMS researchers show that brief, evidence-based content significantly improves understanding of vaping vs smoking risks.
📲 bit.ly/45VAkxd
#PublicHealth #VapingFacts @katieeast.bsky.social
@bsmspcph.bsky.social
📲 bit.ly/45VAkxd
#PublicHealth #VapingFacts @katieeast.bsky.social
@bsmspcph.bsky.social
👏 Huge congratulations to Prof Anjum Memon, Chair in Epidemiology at BSMS, for receiving the President’s Medal from @fphuk.bsky.social!
The award recognises his outstanding contributions to public health and education.
🔗 bit.ly/45YG3SY
#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BSMS
The award recognises his outstanding contributions to public health and education.
🔗 bit.ly/45YG3SY
#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BSMS
July 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
👏 Huge congratulations to Prof Anjum Memon, Chair in Epidemiology at BSMS, for receiving the President’s Medal from @fphuk.bsky.social!
The award recognises his outstanding contributions to public health and education.
🔗 bit.ly/45YG3SY
#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BSMS
The award recognises his outstanding contributions to public health and education.
🔗 bit.ly/45YG3SY
#PublicHealth #Epidemiology #BSMS
🧠The BSMS Time for Dementia team held their annual symposium in June, celebrating students’ journeys with people living with dementia. Shoutout to Courtney-Ann Dennis (📽️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzrfrkgBPs8) & Ellie McLeish (🎨🔽painting) – our joint winners in the student creative competition!
July 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🧠The BSMS Time for Dementia team held their annual symposium in June, celebrating students’ journeys with people living with dementia. Shoutout to Courtney-Ann Dennis (📽️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzrfrkgBPs8) & Ellie McLeish (🎨🔽painting) – our joint winners in the student creative competition!
Now live: www.shield.eco 🌍 A platform linking climate & health research. Developed via the @nihr.bsky.social-ASTRA project (led by @sussex.ac.uk) with BSMS' Prof Collins Iwuji, the website links data, evidence and action to protect health in a changing climate. #ShieldTheFuture #ClimateHealth
June 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Now live: www.shield.eco 🌍 A platform linking climate & health research. Developed via the @nihr.bsky.social-ASTRA project (led by @sussex.ac.uk) with BSMS' Prof Collins Iwuji, the website links data, evidence and action to protect health in a changing climate. #ShieldTheFuture #ClimateHealth
🧪 Counting down to Prof James Stone's inaugural lecture!
"Bugs, drugs and brain scans: Exploring the molecular mind"🧬🧠
📅 Thursday 19 June 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Book now 👉 bit.ly/4lUw2eT
"Bugs, drugs and brain scans: Exploring the molecular mind"🧬🧠
📅 Thursday 19 June 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Book now 👉 bit.ly/4lUw2eT
June 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🧪 Counting down to Prof James Stone's inaugural lecture!
"Bugs, drugs and brain scans: Exploring the molecular mind"🧬🧠
📅 Thursday 19 June 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Book now 👉 bit.ly/4lUw2eT
"Bugs, drugs and brain scans: Exploring the molecular mind"🧬🧠
📅 Thursday 19 June 2025 | 🕕 6pm
📍 Medical Teaching Building, University of Sussex
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Book now 👉 bit.ly/4lUw2eT