We are pleased to announce that the Sven Svenson Bursary for 2017 has been awarded to fifth year part-time M.Ost student, James Burrells.
The award, which is intended to help ease the final year of study for a student of particular promise, was established by Dame Beryl Grey DBE CH in memory of her late husband, Sven Svenson.
Sven graduated from the ˽·¿tvÖ±²¥ (then BSO) in the 1940s. He originally trained as a GP, but developed a lifelong passion for osteopathy, which contributed to his successful recovery from a diving accident. He treated patients including Elizabeth Taylor, Charlton Heston and Bob Hope until he was 94, and died at the age of 100 in 2008.
Once a year the top students from our undergraduate programmes are invited to submit a short written statement, and Dame Grey then interviews these students before selecting the recipient. The winner receives a bursary of £500.
James said: “It is such an honour to receive the Sven Svenson Bursary Award and a great opportunity to share what I hope to contribute to the profession in the future. I feel very lucky to be studying at ˽·¿tvÖ±²¥, which I consider to be at the forefront of osteopathic teaching and best practice and aim to continue to set as high a standard as possible in my future studies and practice. My thanks to Dame Beryl Grey and to all the staff at ˽·¿tvÖ±²¥ for all their support."