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The module will start with an introductory session on common research techniques used in Biomedical Science.

This will be followed by sessions covering the following topics:

1. Nutrition, muscle function and health (2 sessions)
2. Gut microbiota as a link between diet and health
3. Adipose tissue biology and immunometabolism (2 sessions)
4. Nutrition and immunity across the life course
5. Omega-3 for optimal health across the life course (2 sessions)

The sessions will combine a seminar and general discussion in order to clarify any points and to frame any questions arising from the lecture that the students find interesting.

Prior to each topic, a relevant primary research publication and supporting documentation that exemplifies research in the subject area will be provided. Students should read the paper prior to attending the session and pay particular attention to the methods section to ensure they are familiar with the basic principles of the techniques and/or any confusing abbreviations used. Methodological queries will be discussed at the session.

For topics 1, 3 and 5, one or more students, depending on class numbers, will be designated to prepare an oral presentation on the selected paper for the following week. The presentation will comprise the paper and background questions arising from the article or the seminar. All students will be expected to join in the discussion of the paper during and after each presentation, although only those students who are presenting will be assessed. Presenting students will be expected to research other articles to introduce concepts in the paper. All students will be expected to research other articles to bring to the general discussion of the selected paper.

For topics 2 and 4, all students will write a critical appraisal of a selected paper stating the hypothesis and summarising the background, methods used, results and conclusions with comment on strengths, weaknesses and any new questions arising as a consequence of the paper. There will be no oral presentation for these topics.

This module provides you with opportunities for the handling and presentation of cultural products, and an understanding of their capacity for value, significance and relationships with other objects and in a range of contexts.
It develops your critical approach to issues of display and representation. You will examine ways in which we read and understand objects and artistic outputs, in the context of archives, collections and contemporary displays.
It will develop your ability to apply sound theoretical study around Material Culture, curation and object handling to the delivery of practical projects and presentation.

This module provides you with opportunities for the handling and presentation of cultural products, and an understanding of their capacity for value, significance and relationships with other objects and in a range of contexts.
It develops your critical approach to issues of display and representation. You will examine ways in which we read and understand objects and artistic outputs, in the context of archives, collections and contemporary displays.
It will develop your ability to apply sound theoretical study around Material Culture, curation and object handling to the delivery of practical projects and presentation.

This module builds upon the knowledge and skills base within the Additional care needs; Antenatal and Intrapartum to be able to engage clinically with obstetric and neonatal emergencies. This module also has a link with the Enhanced Postnatal and Neonatal care module whereby you are encouraged to consider the impact of such an emergency on the health and wellbeing of both the mother and neonate. By the end of this module you will have the knowledge and skills to be an active team member during obstetric emergencies within the clinical setting.

This module will provide the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills you need to provide clinical care during obstetric and neonatal emergencies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. This module will build upon your existing knowledge related to universal and additional care needs during the childbirth continuum. Teaching and learning in this module will complement the Enhanced Postnatal and Neonatal Care module, where you will be encouraged to consider the impact of obstetric and neonatal emergencies on the health and wellbeing of both the mother and neonate. By the end of this module, you will be able to risk assess and anticipate obstetric and neonatal emergencies and have the knowledge and skills to be an active team member to manage emergencies within the clinical setting.

This module will provide the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills you need to provide clinical care during obstetric and neonatal emergencies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. This module will build upon your existing knowledge related to universal and additional care needs during the childbirth continuum. Teaching and learning in this module will complement the Enhanced Postnatal and Neonatal Care module, where you will be encouraged to consider the impact of obstetric and neonatal emergencies on the health and wellbeing of both the mother and neonate. By the end of this module, you will be able to risk assess and anticipate obstetric and neonatal emergencies and have the knowledge and skills to be an active team member to manage emergencies within the clinical setting.

This module will provide the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills you need to provide clinical care during obstetric and neonatal emergencies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. This module will build upon your existing knowledge related to universal and additional care needs during the childbirth continuum. Teaching and learning in this module will complement the Enhanced Postnatal and Neonatal Care module, where you will be encouraged to consider the impact of obstetric and neonatal emergencies on the health and wellbeing of both the mother and neonate. By the end of this module, you will be able to risk assess and anticipate obstetric and neonatal emergencies and have the knowledge and skills to be an active team member to manage emergencies within the clinical setting.

This module will provide the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills you need to provide clinical care during obstetric and neonatal emergencies during the antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. This module will build upon your existing knowledge related to universal and additional care needs during the childbirth continuum. Teaching and learning in this module will complement the Enhanced Postnatal and Neonatal Care module, where you will be encouraged to consider the impact of obstetric and neonatal emergencies on the health and wellbeing of both the mother and neonate. By the end of this module, you will be able to risk assess and anticipate obstetric and neonatal emergencies and have the knowledge and skills to be an active team member to manage emergencies within the clinical setting.

This module focuses on the Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Genitourinary Medicine ( for BM(EU) also Urology) knowledge, understanding and professional skills required of an F1 doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas.

The BM programmes are however highly contextualised and integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The O&G & GUM Module in year 4 of the BM programmes is studied along with 4 other clinical teaching modules in Acute Care, Specialty Weeks, Psychiatry and Child Health; a year long medical Ethics & Law (MEL) module; and Year 4 and Finals assessment modules. The emphasis of the assessments for each of the modules aligns with the focus of learning for that module, however the integrated nature of the course means that there will undoubtedly be overlap and aspects of the assessment in each module will draw upon learning from modules studied in earlier years as well as modules studied in that year. In addition, the MEL module and Year 4 assessment modules have been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the 5 clinical modules from the year.

The module will normally take the format of an 6 week placement in one or more of our University of Southampton partner trusts, together with a brief introductory block of delivered teaching. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different trusts and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same broad opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they have weaknesses and/or they have had fewest learning experiences.

During the module students will see a broad range of clinical presentations, in both acute and chronic settings. Students will experience those elements of clinical practice unique to this field, such as the management of labour and birth, the investigation and management of common gynaecological conditions, the investigation of sexually transmitted infections and the provision of individualised and tailored contraception. In their clinical years we encourage students to practically apply the basic core-knowledge acquired in the earlier years of medical teaching (especially from the second year Endocrinology and Life Cycle module).

This module focuses on the Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Genitourinary Medicine ( for BM(EU) also Urology) knowledge, understanding and professional skills required of an F1 doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas.

The BM programmes are however highly contextualised and integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The O&G & GUM Module in year 4 of the BM programmes is studied along with 4 other clinical teaching modules in Acute Care, Specialty Weeks, Psychiatry and Child Health; a year long medical Ethics & Law (MEL) module; and a Year 4 assessment module. The emphasis of the assessments for each of the modules aligns with the focus of learning for that module, however the integrated nature of the course means that there will undoubtedly be overlap and aspects of the assessment in each module will draw upon learning from modules studied in earlier years as well as modules studied in that year. In addition, the MEL module and Year 4 assessment modules have been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the 5 clinical modules from the year.

The module will normally take the format of an 8 week placement in one or more of our University of Southampton partner trusts. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different trusts and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same broad opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they have weaknesses and/or they have had fewest learning experiences.

During the module students will see a broad range of clinical presentations, in both acute and chronic settings. Students will experience those elements of clinical practice unique to this field, such as the management of labour and birth, the investigation and management of common gynaecological conditions, the investigation of sexually transmitted infections and the provision of individualised and tailored contraception. In their clinical years we encourage students to practically apply the basic core-knowledge acquired in the earlier years of medical teaching (especially from the second year Endocrinology and Life Cycle module).