"She wrote about all these things, and how important it is that people are fed properly and that wards are properly aired and cleaned, along with simple things like washing hands.
"She talks about all of that in her book Notes on Nursing, published well over 150 years ago, but nothing much has changed nowadays. In fact if anything, it has got worse."
The memory of Miss Nightingale has been brought to life thanks to the university's School of Nursing and Midwifery, forming part of its 10th celebrations as part of the university.
The exhibition features a mixture of artefacts on loan from the Nightingale Exhibition in London, including Miss Nightingale's Bible, which has handwritten comments, as well as pieces from personal collections.
These include handwritten original letters, an original amputation set used in field hospitals and a replica of an army lamp that Florence would have used – all personal items owned Mrs MacKinnon and her brother Michael Crumplin, an archivist for the Royal College of Surgeons."

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