HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust , ▁Mid ▁Es sex ▁Hospital ▁Services ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁and ▁South end ▁University ▁Hospital ▁N HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust , ▁Cla re ▁P ann iker , ▁attended ▁the ▁event ▁alongside ▁other ▁officials . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁university ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁General ▁Medical ▁Council ▁had ▁approved ▁its ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁university ▁now ▁had ▁official ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁status . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁School ▁was ▁formally ▁opened ▁by ▁Prince ▁Edward , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Kent . ▁ ▁Research ▁Instit utes ▁ ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin ▁has ▁ 7 ▁research ▁instit utes . ▁▁ ▁Cambridge ▁Institute ▁for ▁Music ▁Ther apy ▁Research ▁ ▁Global ▁S ust ain ability ▁Institute ▁ ▁Pol icing ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Region ▁ ▁Pos itive ▁Age ing ▁Research ▁Institute ▁ ▁Story Lab ▁Research ▁Institute ▁ ▁V eter ans ▁and ▁Famil ies ▁Research ▁Institute ▁ ▁V ision ▁and ▁E ye ▁Research ▁Institute ▁( former ly ▁V ision ▁and ▁E ye ▁Research ▁Unit , ▁V ER U ) ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁profile ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin ▁University ' s ▁academic ▁excell ence ▁has ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁High er ▁Education ▁fund ing ▁bodies , ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁areas ▁class ed ▁as ▁generating ▁" world - leading " ▁research . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁Research ▁Ex cell ence ▁Framework ▁( REF ) ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁show ▁that ▁Ang lia ▁Rus kin