Hi Ed,

Same here, I am more than happy to provide details on our course. Happy to help in any other way so please ask.

Dr. Daren Britt
Senior Lecturer in Substance Misuse
University of Brighton

-----Original Message-----
From: Addiction Course Convenors [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Barrie
Sent: 12 August 2014 10:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Master's programmes?

Hello
Good idea. I'm happy to contribute/provide whatever information is required.

Best wishes.

Ken

Ken Barrie
Senior Lecturer in Alcohol and Drug Studies

-----Original Message-----
From: Addiction Course Convenors [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Priest, Anthony G. (Dr.)
Sent: 12 August 2014 10:46
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Master's programmes?

Dear Ed,

This sounds like a really good idea to me.  I look forward to your updated website containing details of my course at the University of Leicester, plus all the other UK courses as well.  Good news for drug treatment workers looking for courses, I think.

I'm happy to provide material on my course whenever you need it.

Yours truly,

Tony Priest
Course Director, Foundation Degree in Drug and Alcohol Counselling University of Leicester
0116-229-7578

Course Website:  www2.le.ac.uk/departments/lifelong-learning/counselling
________________________________________
From: Addiction Course Convenors [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Edward Day [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 August 2014 16:13
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Master's programmes?

Dear All

I am sending this message as both an addictions MSc course leader and on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction (where I am the Vice President). Just in case you didn't know, the SSA is the longest running addiction society in the world (since 1884 in fact) and has charitable status. It owns the two highest impact journals in the addictions field (Addiction Biology and Addiction), and has considerable reserves that it re-invests in the addictions field every year. Its stated aim is to 'add to and promote the scientific understanding of addiction and problems related to it', and the society focuses on helping clinicians and policy makers to implement the best evidence in their work.

Why is this relevant to you? One of the key roles of the SSA is to facilitate training in the addictions field, and we run a bursary scheme that supports a large number of students to do MSc and other courses (see http://www.addiction-ssa.org/ssa_13.htm).

I am currently leading a project to re-design/overhaul our website. We wish to invest in developing a portal for accessing knowledge and resources in the field, and to be a key port of call for people looking for reliable information and about research, policy and practice. As we run the Bursary scheme, we hold one of the few updated lists of MSc and other courses in the field, and we would like to develop this further on the new site. With this in mind, I wondered whether there was interest in the group in an SSA-supported Addiction Course Convenors section on the site, incorporating this current JISCmail group? It would be nice to allow you to provide links to promote your courses on our site (as lots of students seeks advice from us about courses), and we also plan to put brief student testimonies about the courses they have attended with our support. As I mentioned earlier, the SSA is a Charity and has no wish to promote any course over another, but rather to give comprehensive information and let people decide for themselves. The advantage of our longevity and strong financial position is that we are likely to be around for a while and so we see it as our role to provide some continuity in the field in the UK.

I would be interested to know what people think...

Best wishes

Ed

Dr Ed Day
Honorary Senior Lecturer in Addiction Psychiatry, School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham Consultant in Addiction Psychiatry, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Department of Psychiatry
The Barberry,
25 Vincent Drive,
Birmingham B15 2FG
Tel (0121) 301 2372; Fax (0121) 301 2351
E-mail: [log in to unmask]


This e-mail is confidential and legally privileged, if you are not the intended recipient please accept our apologies. Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this email, or take any action in reliance on its contents - to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform us that this message has been delivered incorrectly before deleting it.
Thank you for your co-operation.

-----Original Message-----
From: Addiction Course Convenors [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Galvani
Sent: 26 March 2014 16:01
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Master's programmes?

Dear All

Are any of you still running Master's programmes and if so how is recruitment going?

Considering develop a Master's at Beds, possibly with a public health and international focus. However would be helpful to know how recruitment is going and whether you've got any lessons to share - good or bad?!

Thanks in advance

Sarah


Please consider the environment and think before you print

***************************************************************************************************************

University of the West of Scotland aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland and beyond by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. 

Visit www.uws.ac.uk for more details

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity. Charity number SC002520.

***************************************************************************************************************

Legal disclaimer
--------------------------

The information transmitted is the property of the University of the West of Scotland and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.  Statements and opinions expressed in this e-mail may not represent those of the company.  Any review, retransmission, dissemination and other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited.
If you received this in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. 

--------------------------

___________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton.
For more information see http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security
System on behalf of the University of Brighton.
For more information see http://www.brighton.ac.uk/is/spam/
___________________________________________________________