Pharmaceutical Sciences
PThe Pharmaceutical Sciences division
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The Pharmaceutical Science division collaborates extensively with various departments within the University as highlighted below:
- School of Medicine: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Department of Microbiology, Department of Medical Physics and Department of Nuclear Medicine
- School of Science and Technology: Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry
Specialty research focus areas of the division:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmaceutics and Radiopharmacy.
Skills honed in the division include the following:
• Research methodology
• Academic / Scientific writing- reports, articles, proposals
• Presentation skills
• Effective Communication and emotional intelligence
• Stress and time management • Leadership
Postgraduate students from the division develop into independent, self-motivated research scientists who:
• are able to contribute their specialized skills and expertise to industry and other organizations
• utilize and contribute nationally and internationally to the resources, facilities and expertise of institutions, organizations, government and statutory bodies
• exhibit transformative leadership capacity to identify, analyse and address the health needs of the individual, the family, the community and the population