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The aim of the module is to give undergraduate students exposure to cutting-edge research undertaken in the department and enhance student awareness of...

A greater understanding of the biology of cancer has led to the development of specifically targeted interventions and advanced therapies (gene, cell and...

A greater understanding of the biology of cancer has led to the development of specifically targeted interventions and advanced therapies (gene, cell and tissues) to treat cancer, and to the possibility of personalised (also called stratified or precision) medicine which is impacting on cancer trial methodology. 

This module will provide you with knowledge of the development pathway for new cancer interventions, from first-in-man studies to licensed product, through to clinical practice.  You will learn about the different phases of cancer clinical trials and the main design and practical issues associated with conducting, interpreting and reporting cancer trials. You will receive grounding in how these complex and closely regulated studies are performed by researchers active in, and at the forefront of, the field, and you will gain an appreciation of how to interpret clinical trial data and recognise their limitations. You will also understand some of the regulatory policies and processes required to ensure the ethical nature, legal compliance and quality assurance of clinical trials. Although the focus is on cancer trials the skills gained are transferable to other disease areas.

NATURAL GAS PROCESSING|CHEMICAL PLANT|CHEMICAL PROCESS|FINANCE|PROJECT MANAGEMENT|PLANT AUTOMAT

Aims:

The aim of this module is to equip the students with a broad understanding of the unit operations (reactors, separations, pumping, cooling/heating,...

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This course is designed to convey the fundamentals of particle technologies and fluidization, and their applications to industrial scale units and...

Aims:

This course is designed to convey the fundamentals of particle technologies and fluidization, and their applications to industrial scale units and sustainable development.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion, students are expected:

to be able to formulate mathematical models for the description of fluid-particle technologies and fluidized bed reactors, making reasonable assumptions;
	to understand the two-phase nature of gas-solid fluidized beds and how to apply their basic quantitative features to the design of reactors;
	to be able to analyse the characteristics and performance of fluid-particle systems and to scale up fluid-bed reactors;
	to understand the impact of process design on the structure and optimal operation of fluid beds in industrial applications 
Synopsis:

Fundamentals of gas-solid and liquid- solid systems. Fluid-particle interaction.
	Fluid-bed stability theory. Bubble dynamics. Particle mixing and segregation. Heat and mass transfer. Elutriation. Scaling rules.
	Mass transfer (by convection and diffusion) with chemical reaction in porous media. Catalytic fluidized bed chemical reactors. Fluidized bed combustors.
	New developments and innovations of fluidized beds in industry. Analysis of industrial applications for biofuel production and sustainable development.