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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Congratulations to Elena Garcia!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT is delighted to announce that Elena Garcia, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant on our Smart Matrix™ project has just been awarded her PhD.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/congratulations-to-elena-garcia.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Looking forward to welcoming Elena to RAFT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are excited that Elena Garcia will be joining RAFT as Post Doctoral Research Assistant.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/looking-forward-to-welcoming-elena-to-raft.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Congratulations to Ben Klass</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ben is awarded his MD, for research he carried out at RAFT.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/congratulations-to-ben-klass.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Mehreen's experience at RAFT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mehreen Kassam spent her summer working as a scientific intern at RAFT, assisting us with our Smart Matrix project. Here she talks about her experience.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/mehreens-experience-at-raft.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ex- Surgical Research Fellow awarded his PhD</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT sends huge congratulations to Dan Marsh, who has just achieved his PhD.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/ex--surgical-research-fellow-awarded-his-phd.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Channel 5 News Reporters Visit RAFT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We had some special visitors this morning.  Channel 5 News came to RAFT and spoke to Dr Nick Kassouf about Melanotan - the "Tan Jab". We understand that this report will be shown tonight at 5pm and 7pm.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/channel-5-news-reporters-visit-raft.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>‘Why people should still use sunscreen’</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We know that excessive sunshine is harmful causing skin cancers, but  it is also evident that small amounts enable the production of vitamin D which has beneficial effects being protective against some diseases, and along with calcium involved in bone formation. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/why-people-should-still-use-sunscreen.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>RAFT Group Leader quoted in Daily Express Summer Sun Survival Guide</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT's Dr Rachel Haywood has been quoted in an article published yesterday in the Daily Express. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/raft-group-leader-quoted-in-daily-express-summer-sun-survival-guide.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>BBC News report on new skin cancer treatment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[BBC News this week has released an article suggesting that patients with advanced skin cancer could benefit from a new treatment that extends life. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/bbc-news-report-on-new-skin-cancer-treatment.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>BBC News and RAFT's Research into sunscreen application</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT's research into the application of sunscreens is cited by BBC News today.  New research recommends that 'people should use stronger sun cream to protect against cancer', in line with Dr Rachel Haywood's findings.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/bbc-news-and-rafts-research-into-sunscreen-application.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>News feature on bionic hand</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In response to the news feature in The Telegraph and on BBC Newsnight yesterday on the bionic hand, RAFT explains its research into this area of science.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/news-feature-on-bionic-hand.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New treatments for burns patients</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT is interested to learn about new treatments for burns patients ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/new-treatments-for-burns-patients.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The documentary, ‘Beauty and the Beast: The Ugly Face of Prejudice’ shown on Channel 4 this week. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/beauty-and-the-beast-the-ugly-face-of-prejudice.306.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Congratulations to past Surgical Research Fellow</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to read that Mr Rajiv Grover, one of RAFT's many Surgical Research Fellows has been named in The Times, Britain's Top Doctors Directory.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/congratulations-to-past-surgical-research-fellow.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Raina has won The Professions Woman of the Future Award!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are delighted to annouce that Raina is the winner of The Professions Woman of the Future Award]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/raina-has-won-the-professions-woman-of-the-future-award.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>RAFT's Flow Cytometer</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We are very excited to have a state-of-the-art benchtop multichannel flow cytometer kindly donated by The Wolfson Foundation.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/rafts-flow-cytometer.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Professional Woman of the Future Award</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT is delighted to announce that Raina Zarb Adami, our Surgical Research Fellow has been short-listed for the ‘Professional Woman of the Future Award’]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/professional-woman-of-the-future-award.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>RAFT Press Release - UK Government Grant for Skin Wound Re-Generation Treatment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT is delighted to announce a collaboration between three UK organisations with world-leading technology in the field of skin regeneration. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/raft-press-release---uk-government-grant-for-skin-wound-re-generation-treatment.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>RAFT now UK representative for the EBCA</title>
      <description><![CDATA[RAFT is delighted to announce that we are now the UK representatives of the European Burns Casualties Association (EBCA).]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/raft-now-uk-representative-for-the-ebca.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>News feature highlights need to be sun aware</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The distressing story of a 5 month old boy burnt on Brighton beach with potential life threatening injuries highlights the importance of staying safe in the sun.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/news-feature-highlights-need-to-be-sun-aware.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Be safe in the sun and have fun</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The forecast for the next few days is that the good weather has finally arrived.  I'm sure everyone will be thinking of heading outside to enjoy the sunshine but just remember to stay safe by following these simple tips..]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/be-safe-in-the-sun-and-have-fun.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New Skin Cancer statistics</title>
      <description><![CDATA[CRUK have today issued new statistics showing that people in their 60s and 70s are now five times more likely to be diagnosed with malignant melanoma than their parents would have been.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/new-skin-cancer-statistics.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>RAFT's collaboration with 'The Ideas Studio'</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Smart Matrix Automation project - to design and make a prototype robotic-centred machine to automate the processing of Smart Matrix]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/rafts-collaboration-with-the-ideas-studio.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Introducing Keith Blackwood, new Post-Doctoral Research Scientist</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Keith Blackwood has joined RAFT as Post-doctoral Research Scientist to the Wound Healing research project.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/introducing-keith-blackwood-new-post-doctoral-research-scientist.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Recent Experiments at RAFT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Our Skin Cancer Research team have been busy working, since Christmas on the following experiments]]></description>
      <link>http://www.raft.ac.uk/our-news/latest-news/news-article/items/recent-experiments-at-raft.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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