Staff are supported by a range of central facilities, including the University Graduate School, RBU and Staff Education. The University has invested in IT and computers were recently upgraded across the Faculty. The School has upgraded PC-based software and ethernet connection to the University main servers. Video conferencing facilities between hospitals are planned. Research Development of Staff and Students Graduate students undergo a generic research training programme during their first year, organised by the schools and the Graduate School and we have developed a supportive framework to encourage young research workers.
Students have a log book and are assessed after the first year.
Supervision of graduate students is coordinated by teaching committees and a postgraduate student supervisor in each school. Training for all staff is available through regular workshops run by the Training and Staff Development Unit on a wide range of topics. All staff undergo appraisal two yearly with research fellows appraised annually. Research Strategy We will continue to seek a balanced portfolio of basic science, applied and clinical science and health services research, centred on the main research theme of growth from oocyte into adolescence, developing our interface with the research institutes and other groups in Nottingham. With colleagues in the schools of Physics and Biomedical Sciences we will continue to investigate the physiology and pathology of the human uteroplacental circulation.