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How to be a Champion (an RPS Student Champion)- My Experience

Last year, I took the opportunity to get involved in an exciting pilot scheme being run by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). This scheme was named the RPS student champion programme and it’s aims were simple; to reach out to students and inform them what the RPS can offer them. The programme was trialed out at …

My Pre-reg Story (So Far): Applications, Interviews and Offers

For a majority of 3rd year pharmacy students nationwide, this summer has been a stressful time. For most of us, pre-registration applications have dominated our summer. Thousands of students have sent applications into community pharmacies, with thousands of others attempting the challenging feat of completing a pharmalife application without either breaking their computer out of frustration …

A Summer of Adventure; Working on the BNF

At the end of each academic year at university, my fellow students and I face the beautiful prospect of 3 months of ‘me-time’. Although on paper this looks like 3 months off timetable where exciting plans can be made and you can be on a new adventure every week, it has its drawbacks as well. …

The road to Nottingham Pier

I am very pleased to announce that we have a new blogger in town! This eminent person is our very own Emeritus Professor, Malcolm Stevens.  He has agreed  to share with us ‘His Story’ and the first instalment can be seen below! The 1950’s was not the ideal decade to be in one’s teenage prime. …

Adherence VS. Pharmacy – A Never Ending Feud?

As the second year of my pharmacy degree draws to a close, I am beginning to realise how all the skills and knowledge I have learnt can actually be used in practice. During my second semester, I studied a professional skills module in which I was exposed to the idea of ‘adherence’. I have had …