In this module you will take a journey through the eye, from front (cornea) to back (retina), examining new cellular and molecular therapies to restore vision. Particular emphasis will be placed on pluripotent stem cells, which can be used for both in vitro disease modelling and cell therapy. The eye is at the forefront of advanced therapy development and the new era of regenerative and precision medicines, and will be used as an exemplar. The topics covered in this module will include stem cell differentiation, cell transplantation, CRISPR genome editing, gene therapy and molecular therapies. At the end of the module you will understand the process of developing new therapeutics and taking a therapy from discovery to clinical application, and will have developed the knowledge and skills to apply these techniques to a wide range of diseases.

The aim of the module is to study EU and UK competition rules and practice in an economic context

The module will analyse the fundamental provisions of EU competition law in particular Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the EC Merger Regulation and to a lesser extent Chapters I and II of the Competition Act 1998 as well as the main provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002. The course will be caselaw focused.

During the course, we will take a comparative law perspective and we will provide examples from cases in other major non-EU jurisdictions (such as the United States, China, Japan) that highlight the specificity of the European approach in competition law

Ancient Languages and Cultures|Classics|Comparative Literary Studies|Early Modern History|Latin|Medieval History

LATIN LITERATURE|LATIN CULTURE|LITERARY HISTORY|MEDIEVAL PERIOD|DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE

Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures.

Content: A survey module designed to give an overview of the range, variety and quality of...

Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures.

Content: A survey module designed to give an overview of the range, variety and quality of Latin prose and poetry from the late Roman empire to the Middle Ages. The module aims to introduce students to a selection of late and Medieval Latin writings and to equip them to appreciate basic linguistic characteristics as well as the cultural and historical backgrounds of these texts. The linguistic element will concentrate on pointing out some basic differences between Medieval Latin and Classical Latin; students should be sufficiently proficient in Latin to appreciate these differences and to translate the texts. Greater attention will be placed on introducing the historic and cultural context of the texts and their authors on the assumption that students will have a limited knowledge of the Middle Ages.

Skills: Participants will develop the ability to discriminate between different registers of a language and to follow its evolution over time, as well as to relate literary and linguistic trends to their cultural context.

Module text: Students will be provided with handouts with extracts from a range of works.