Home away from home
July 18, 2018
“Eye opening”, “challenging”, “incredulous” are some words I would use to describe living away from home from the first time. There are many immediate contemplations most first-years would feel before coming to university. Living away from the luxuries of our own homes, facing the dares of managing oneself and studying a myriad of modules; is …
Studying Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT)
July 16, 2018
Lara from the School of Medicine tells us why she chose to study MPT and what the course is like in this first post on the MPT Life blog. Hi, my name is Lara and I have just finished my second year at the University of Nottingham studying Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT) and I …
Hosting the Student Wilderness Medicine Conference 2017
July 2, 2018
The SWMUK Conference is one of the largest events in the Student Wilderness Medicine calendar, attracting hundreds of healthcare students, of all ages and experiences, from universities across the UK (and beyond!) The term “conference” is deceptive, however, and those expecting a sedentary weekend of lecture halls and awkward small-talk will be sorely disappointed by …