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Changemakers and change agents: encouraging students as researchers through changemaker’s programmes
This paper examines the role played by a student-organized research conference in the age of research-led teaching and active learning. Drawing on our experiences of organizing two departmental conferences in Geography in March 2016 and March 2017, we begin to outline how institutional support and funding for student-led “Changemakers” projects can not only introduce students to specific aspects of research (in the case of our conference, to disseminating and communicating research findings), but also encourage collaboration and mutual support outside of formal staff-student hierarchies of teaching, learning and marking
Chloroquine and Quinine
Chloroquine is used to prevent and treat malaria in limited geographical areas (e.g., Central America and the Far East) and to manage immunological disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. It represents the most severe and frequent cause of poisoning by any antimalarial drug