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Charles Plater Trust Awards Received
St Mary's University College, Twickenham, received two awards from the Charles Plater Trust at a reception hosted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster last week.
Professor David Jones was awarded £17,000 to research Resource Allocation Models in Healthcare and Dr Anthony Towey was allocated a share of a £60,000 bursary to develop a new certificate programme in Catholic Social Thought.
In his summing up, the Cardinal commended the work of Catholic HEIs in their commitment to forming the leaders of tomorrow in Gospel values at the service of the common good.
Returning thanks for his award, Dr Towey remarked: "For many years now, Church Colleges have carried on the vision of Charles Plater who was a pioneer in widening access to Higher Education to facilitate a more just society. I look forward to working with colleagues within the sector."
Professor Jones, whose project will involve partnerships forged by CBET (the Centre for Bioethics and Emerging Technologies) based at St Mary’s University College, said: "This is an exciting enterprise that will help healthcare professionals to allocate time and resources according to principles of fairness."
The Grant Making Body (GMB) for the Charles Plater Trust evaluated 37 bids submitted for 2008. In making their recommendations, the GMB noted the high quality of the applications, adding to the importance of the deliberations needed by the trustees.
The news comes shortly after the published Research Assessment Exercise, emphasising the University College’s level of maturity across a wide range of research activity including international recognition of four schools within the University College which submitted information to the REA.
More details on Independent Catholic News
