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Professor Elsa Fouragnan reflects on her journey as a recipient of the Future Leaders Fellowship at the University of Plymouth. She shares how the fellowship has supported her pioneering research and led to leadership across both the Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound (CENTUS) and the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC).
Find out more about Professor Fouragnan’s work: plymouth.ac.uk/staff/elsa-fouragnan
CENTUS: plymouth.ac.uk/research/centus
BRIC: plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/brain-research-imaging-centre
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) scheme supports early-career researchers in establishing or advancing their research independence. It provides a valuable opportunity to nurture emerging talent and attract outstanding researchers to the University of Plymouth.
Learn more about applying through the University of Plymouth:
plymouth.ac.uk/research/support/funding/find-funding/ukri-future-leaders-fellowships
Professor Elsa Fouragnan reflects on her journey as a recipient of the Future Leaders Fellowship at the University of Plymouth. She shares how the fellowship has supported her pioneering research and led to leadership across both the Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound (CENTUS) and the Brain Research & Imaging Centre (BRIC).
Find out more about Professor Fouragnan’s work: plymouth.ac.uk/staff/elsa-fouragnan
CENTUS: plymouth.ac.uk/research/centus
BRIC: plymouth.ac.uk/facilities/brain-research-imaging-centre
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) scheme supports early-career researchers in establishing or advancing their research independence. It provides a valuable opportunity to nurture emerging talent and attract outstanding researchers to the University of Plymouth.
Learn more about applying through the University of Plymouth:
plymouth.ac.uk/research/support/funding/find-funding/ukri-future-leaders-fellowships




![Paramedic Event: Exercise Dartmoor Clinical Champion Simulation
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science students took part in an exercise organised by paramedic lecturers. The exercise took place on Dartmoor and enabled 3rd year students to develop their confidence in approaching a variety of simulated events that they might experience once they have graduated.
“The main objective of the event is for staff to pose difficult, but known, pre-hospital clinical situations and encourage teamwork, problem-solving and confidence from students as they work through these scenarios.” Sally Nitti lecturer and exercise leader.
Student feedback from the event.
“It honestly was the highlight of my 3 years at Plymouth uni. It was great to spend some time with my peers and lectures in a fun but challenging environment.”
“[I had] such an amazing time away, it came at such a crucial point of the degree where I needed that confidence boost and to push myself further and show areas that I can do well and areas that I need to focus on in these last few weeks of my degree.”
“I really enjoyed the Ex CC weekend and feel it was one of the highlights of the entire course”
“I had one of the best weekends of my life. I knew, being so far out of my comfort zone, that it would be challenging but I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat.”
“ I learnt so so much not just clinically but about myself and how resilient I actually am.”
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-paramedic-science
https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/bsc-paramedic-science-with-integrated-foundation-year Paramedic Event: Exercise Dartmoor Clinical Champion Simulation](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hoU93HAxLL8/mqdefault.jpg)





