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Mandy Gilbert, Keith Brown and Peter Redfern
The Pharmacy Consortium has recently won two awards: (i) Best academic software in medical science. European Academic Software Awards (EASA) November 1994 (ii) Innovation in the use of multi-media for teaching programs. BT Science Prize 1994 - 'Technology for Learning in Science'. In both cases, the winning programs contain interactive computer-based simulations and learning materials, and are designed to replace laboratory experiments that have previously required the use of animals. In particular, the simulations allows users to examine the pharmacological effects of drugs on animal tissue. The EASA prize was awarded for the package 'Experiments on Isolated Guinea Pig Ileum', which has been developed at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath. The winning software was available in both English and German versions. The award represents a success for Keith Brown, Mandy Gilbert, Steven Moss, Paul Needham and Peter Redfern, who were responsible for developing Bath's entry. The BT Prize was awarded to Bob Stevens and Bob Sewell of the Welsh School of Pharmacy at the University of Wales, Cardiff. It was awarded for innovation in the application of technology to undergraduate education in the physical and life sciences. In particular, the judges were impressed with the combined use of sound and video within teaching packages designed for teaching pharmacological experiments. |