The Peninsula Medical School has received a donation of £500,000 to fund its chair in complementary medicine, held by Edzard Ernst.
The donation, from the Maurice Laing Foundation, is the second gift to complementary medicine at the school, bringing the total to £2 million. The 16-strong research team is the largest of its kind in Europe and has studied herbal remedies, homeopathy, osteopathy and acupuncture.