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Prof Keith Straughan

Prof Keith Straughan

Professor Keith Straughan

Keith Straughan is Dean of the University Centre Milton Keynes having joined Milton Keynes College in July 2008 to set up the new University Centre.  At Cambridge University he had enjoyed a successful academic career, latterly as Senior Tutor and Acting Bursar of Sidney Sussex College. He previously held faculty posts at Imperial College and several London medical schools and was the founder of five high-tech start-up companies.

His research interests include:

Medical Physics

  1. Diagnostic imaging
  2. Design, optimisation and quality assurance of imaging modalities: MRI, CT and IV-US
  3. Image processing techniques for optimised information extraction
  4. Diagnostic indices in imaging Alzheimer’s and epilepsy
  5. Breast screening

Theology

  1. Theology and the information society
  2. Theology of ecclesial formation
  3. Vocation and ordination – rethinking the ecclesiological framework
  4. Development of an ecumenical ecclesiology

Higher Education

  1. Partnership models for HE
  2. HE through FE
  3. Cloud HE

Keith has degrees in physics, medical imaging and theology. He is the author of 111 papers and 6 patents.

Contact Details

E keith.straughan AT ucmk.ac.uk

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