About AIMS
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A message from the Dean of Medical and Veterinary Sciences
The AIMS CETL (Applied and Integrated Medical Sciences Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning) was established in April 2005 with a government award of £5m, and has now become a Faculty-wide grouping for the continuing development of novel approaches to undergraduate teaching and learning. It has already generated an impressive range of innovative teaching resources and methods, which each year significantly enrich the learning experience of over 1,500 Bristol undergraduates studying for degrees in biomedical sciences, medicine, dentistry and veterinary science. The resources are also used by health professionals on postgraduate training courses and by schools and the public in outreach events. The facilities developed to date, and currently used in our teaching and outreach activities, include:
- Clinical Anatomy Suite - undergraduate teaching and postgraduate surgical training;
- eBiolabs - web-based resources that support laboratory-based teaching in biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology and physiology;
- Virtual Microscope – on-line histology and veterinary histopathology teaching and assessment;
- Human Patient Simulators - computer-controlled manikins used for physiology, pharmacology and emergency medicine teaching.
- AIMS Seminar Centre - high class seminar rooms that enhance Faculty teaching space
- Mobile Teaching Unit – the ‘lab-in-a-lorry’, which supports outreach activities and University-based workshops.
Strong collaborative links between the Schools in our Faculty, with Bristol ChemLabS (the other CETL within the University) and with external partners are all contributing to the continuing development, dissemination and sustainability of a growing portfolio of projects, which are generating increasing national and international interest. These projects, which are unique to our University, help to place Bristol at the forefront of innovative teaching and learning in the biomedical and clinical sciences. I hope you enjoy browsing this AIMS website, which includes contact details for the staff involved should you want to find out more.
Professor Clive Orchard
Documents and downloads
- Download full AIMS introductory brochure 2007 (pdf 1.3 Mb)
- Download AIMS progress report 2005-2007 (pdf 1.4 Mb)
- Download Joint Interim Evaluation Report for AIMS and Bristol ChemLabS 2007 (pdf 464 Kb)
- Download AIMS Evaluation Report for HEFCE 2010 (pdf 816 kB)