{"id":39070,"date":"2023-11-23T15:22:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=39070"},"modified":"2023-11-26T06:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T05:59:11","slug":"semmelweis-university-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2023\/11\/semmelweis-university-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Semmelweis University in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
A delegation from Semmelweis University, including the Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, met British university academics and journalists at the Embassy of Hungary in London.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Tuesday, 21st November event aimed to strengthen international relations and build cooperation between the institutions. It also introduced Semmelweis University\u2019s education and research excellence to British journalists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meeting before the public event, Ambassador Ferenc Kumin welcomed some delegation members, including the Rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later Semmelweis University held a roundtable discussion led by Dr. P\u00e9ter Ferdinandy, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovations.<\/p>\n

The participants, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Rector, Dr. Beatrix Busse, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies at the University of Cologne, Dr. Clive Page, Professor of Pharmacology and Director of the Pulmonary Pharmacology Unit at King\u2019s College London, Dr. Melanie Madhani, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Birmingham, Dr. Mark Westwood, Director of Medical Education at Barts Heart Centre, Dr. Ronak Rajani, Consultant Cardiologist from King\u2019s College London and Dr. P\u00e1l Maurovich Horvat, Director of the Medical Imaging Centre at Semmelweis University, discussed the subject of Higher Ed Evolution: Challenges, Trends, and Innovation – Meeting Challenges by Fostering Academic and Scientific Collaboration.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Following the thought-provoking session, British journalists, along with other invitees, received an introduction to Semmelweis University\u2019s world-renowned education and research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In his opening speech, Ambassador Ferenc Kumin highlighted that there is a significant Hungarian scientific diaspora and alumni community in the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to their brilliance, especially in the STEM and life sciences, Hungary punches way beyond our weight. It is one of the Embassy\u2019s top priorities to support Hungarian science by nurturing the connection to the Hungarian diaspora, fostering Hungarian-UK scientific connections, and supporting Hungarian academic institutions in the UK.<\/p>\n

The Ambassador also mentioned that the name \u2019Semmelweis\u2019 became more familiar to the British public in recent months thanks to Sir Mark Rylance\u2019s brilliant play \u2019Dr Semmelweis’.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our pleasure to support Semmelweis University to familiarise the British scientific community with the world-class research at the University and with its international partners\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n

Addressing the participants and reflecting on this year\u2019s Hungarian Nobel-prize winners (Dr. Katalin Karik\u00f3 and Dr. Ferenc Krausz), Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely said: \u201cAlthough they were the ones to make the Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, their success naturally draws attention to Hungarian science as well. And to one more thing: the importance of cooperation. If we share and coordinate the knowledge we have with our international partners, we can make our research more effective and thus achieve outstanding results.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rector highlighted Semmelweis University\u2019s international cooperation with world-famous universities such as Harvard, the Karolinska Institutet and, in the UK, the University of Birmingham in the framework of EUniWell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely also addressed the invited British health, science and education journalists by thanking them for their help in sharing the most relevant scientific findings with the public in their everyday work.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In this sense, your work is crucial not only in providing information but also in disseminating scientific results and thus promoting scientific development. And although there may be different ideas about what counts as news value, there is no dispute between us about what counts as value: and that is life, health and their protection. This is our mission. In this noble work, we, researchers, doctors and you, representatives of the press, are partners and close allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After the welcome speeches and the rector\u2019s introductory presentation to Semmelweis University\u2019s history and education, Semmelweis researchers and their British university colleagues provided insights into some of their most exciting and relevant research projects.<\/p>\n

Twins and twin-researchers – and the founders of the Hungarian Twin Registry at Semmelweis University – Dr. \u00c1d\u00e1m T\u00e1rnoki and Dr. D\u00e1vid T\u00e1rnoki, presented their latest findings on the possible connection between gut health and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In the same scientific area, TwinsUK research fellow Dr. Ruth Bowyer from King\u2019s College London shared her research experiences in the field of the gut microbiome, environmental factors and ageing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr. Axel Wollmer, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist from Semmelweis University\u2019s Asklepios Campus Hamburg, talked about his work on the positive effects of Botulinum toxin on depression.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His British counterpart, Dr. Michael Lewis, a reader from Cardiff University, also highlighted what other psychological effects cosmetic treatments can have on emotion, empathy and sexual satisfaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Finally, research fellow Dr. Maria Walawender from the University College of London\u2019s Lancet Countdown project gave an insight into the organisation\u2019s work on how environmental factors affect health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A talk from sibling researchers Dr. Nora Boussoussou and Dr. Melinda Boussoussou from Semmelweis University\u2019s Heart and Vascular Centre followed her talk. They presented their unique work on a new scientific field, Cardiometeorology, which examines the relationship between atmospheric parameters and cardiovascular diseases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 50-person event, also attended by members of the Semmelweis alumni community, ended with hospitality, including Hungarian food, wine and a networking opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Photo: Matyas Mitter, Luminosity Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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