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Welcome to the College of Medical and Dental Sciences

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences brings together healthcare-related research and education including medicine, medical science, dentistry, nursing and physiotherapy.

We employ around 1400 staff, of whom over 1000 are academics, who work together to find cures and treatments for major diseases, improve the health of our nation and educate our future health professionals.

Each year we train 400 doctors, 72 dentists, 130 nurses, 80 physiotherapists and 68 scientists, as well as offering continuing professional development to keep health professionals up to date with the latest research developments and best clinical practice.

» Successful Investment areas for Medical and Dental Sciences 03 Feb 2010
The College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS) was recently successful in gaining support from the University to invest into three key areas of research, Stem Cells and Ageing Research (SCAR), Global Infection and Systems Science for Health.  The projects have secured over £2.5m of University and College funding.
» Two-pronged immune response offers hope for effective Salmonella vaccine 25 Jan 2010
Research from the University of Birmingham has renewed hope that an effective vaccine could be developed against nontyphoidal strains of Salmonella. The findings suggest that the body's immune system could be primed to tackle even the most resilient of strains.
» Hope for diarrhoea vaccine that could save millions of lives 22 Jan 2010
A team of scientists at the University of Birmingham have completed genome sequencing of a particular type of E. coli that is one of the major causes of diarrhoea in the UK, findings that could lead to vaccines to protect individuals in the developed and developing world.
» Lung cancer patients who quit smoking double their chances of survival 22 Jan 2010
Patients who are diagnosed with early stage lung cancer can double their chances of survival over five years if they stop smoking compared with those who continue to smoke, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham.
» Professor Moss on BBC Radio WM 13 Jan 2010
Professor Paul Moss, Head of the School of Cancer Sciences, was invited to join the Ed Doolan Show on Radio WM last Friday (8th January) to talk about the cancer research work being carried out in Birmingham.
» Scientists Call for Re-Think over AIDS Policy 12 Jan 2010
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have revealed significant discrepancies in guidelines set out by the World Health Organisation for treating children with HIV/AIDS in developing countries.
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College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
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