International student PhD success

Kampanart Chaychoowong

successfully defended his PhD thesis, pending come minor amendments, titled: The duration and influencing factors of patient delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a high burden area, Thailand. He was examined by Dr Parveen Ali from the University of Sheffield and Professor Mark Hayter from the University of Hull with Dr Moira Graham chairing, The supervisors were Dr David Barret and Professor Roger Watson.

PhD sucess Holly Wilkinson

Many congratulations to Dr Holly Wilkinson who passed her PhD viva with no corrections on 30th October. Holly has published a number of papers on the role of metals in wound healing during her very successful MRC Case studentship in the Hardman lab.

News from Biomedical Sciences

1) Sophie Feathery (PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, UoH) won the prize for the best poster at the 2018 conference of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis. See Twitter.

2) Furthermore, Yahya Madkhali (also PhD student in Biomedical Sciences, UoH) was included in the top five abstract presentations for trainees at the same meeting.

3) Researchers from University of Hull presented a total of 9 abstracts: 6 posters (higher than any other institute) and were selected to present a further 3 oral presentations (second highest after Imperial College) at the 2018 conference of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis.

Another PhD success: Dr Hannah Degge

Faculty of Health Sciences PhD student Hannah Degge had her Viva on the 12 July and has been awarded her PhD subject to minor amendments. Her co-supervisors were Professor Mark Hayter and Dr Mary Laurenson and her thesis was titled:

Experiences of women with obstetric fistula in Nigeria: a narrative enquiry

Congratulations Dr Degge!’

Hannah with Prof Hayter pre-submission

PhD student Abdullah A Almilaibary wins poster prize

Abdullah with his poster

Our PhD student, from Saudi Arabia, Abdullah A Almilaibary won the best poster prize for his poster: Factors Associated With Voluntary HIV Testing Uptake among Young People in Saudi Arabia at the '2016 International Symposium: HIV and Emerging Infectoius Diseases' in Marseilles, France

Addullah is supervised by Professor Mark Hayter and Dr Jeremy Jolley.