ScienceNOW and British Council UK Study Tour

In September 2003, Olivia Pallotta and Michelle Catlin, undertook a study tour funded by ScienceNOW and the British Council as part of the 2002 Fresh Scientist Award. Various institutions, universities research centres and BME department were included in the visit. The highlights of the study tour were:

• Dr Nick Kinsbury, Department of Engineering, University Cambridge, Cambridge
• Prof Clive Hahn, Radcliffe Infirmary and John Radcliff Hospital, Oxford
• Amanda Hill, Head Biomedical Engineer, Biomedical Engineering Department, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust UK, Birmingham
• Prof Rod Smallwood & Prof Brian Brown, Bioimpedance Research Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield.
• Dr David Holder, EIT of the Brain Research Group, University College London & UCL Hospitals
• Prof Richard Kitney, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London
• Dr Alex Zivanovic, Mechanical Engineering Department, Mechatronics in Medicine Lab, Imperial College, London
• Lecture “Epidural Injection Simulator” presented at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London
• Barts & London Medical Simulation Centre

Olivia presenting at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London

Olivia with Prof Clive Hahn, Oxford