University opens £4.2m anatomy centre

The first students have already been training in the new facility

The University of Warwick has officially opened a £4.2m clinical anatomy and clinical skills facility.

It includes a realistic hospital ward and a range of clinical spaces and simulation areas for students to develop their skills.

The facility also houses the UK's largest collection of plastinated human specimens from von Hagens Plastination.

Prof Richard Tunstall, from the university's medical school, said: “We are now able to offer some of the most progressive training in the world."

Professor Stuart Croft, Vice Chancellor and President of The University of Warwick, said it represented "a significant investment in the future of healthcare".

First-year student Kylie Maisey said: “I have found it so useful in putting the taught theory into practice, seeing how it works in real life.

"I was able to work with real patients in my first week of my medical degree, which is fabulous."