Rowan: My experience studying Cancer Sciences
April 27, 2020
2019 saw the first intake of our Cancer Sciences BSc and MSc. We caught up with one of our students, Rowan Hill, to see how he was finding the course and what led him to studying with us. Why did you choose to study Cancer Sciences at Nottingham? I was looking for a very specific …
Bella: My experience studying medicine at Nottingham
April 23, 2020
My name is Bella Moss. I’m from Cheltenham, England but I spent most of my childhood living in Kenya. I moved to the UK in 2015. I’m a first year medical student, I moved up to Nottingham in September and have moved into catered halls. I really enjoy sport mainly swimming, running and going to …
Susan Manoharan: MPT Alumni Profile
April 6, 2020
We recently caught up with Susan Manoharan, one of our Medical Physiology and Therapeutics (MPT) alumni from 2015, to get an look into what her experience was like at Nottingham and what she’s gone on to do after graduating. Why did you choose to study MPT at Nottingham? I chose to study at the University …
Space Biology, Worms, and MPT
April 2, 2020
Over at the Royal Derby Hospital, home to our MPT course, there’s some very unique research happening. Professor of Space Biology, Nathaniel Szewczyk, is part of a team that studies why muscle is lost in various clinical situations. This includes muscle disease, confinement to bed, getting diseases associated with getting older, and even spaceflight. They …
Callum: My experience studying medicine at Nottingham
March 31, 2020
My name is Callum and I’m a third year medical student at the University of Nottingham, and the President of MedSoc. I’m originally from Bedford, which makes studying at Nottingham ideal as it’s far enough to be away from home, but not too far as getting home is easy by either train or car. Why …
Getting out there: My experiences at a Physiology Young Life Scientist’s Symposium
February 11, 2020
In November 2019 I attended the Neuroscience of Energy Balance 2019 in Manchester as a student member of the Physiological Society: This membership is possible being enrolled BSc Medical Physiology and Therapeutics course. It was a great opportunity to apply what I had learnt in my year 2 neuroscience lectures, to network with top researchers …
Tropical Medicine and Beyond Module in Malaysia
January 7, 2020
Tropical Medicine and Beyond Module in Malaysia My name is Amasha Kottearachchi and I am a third year MPT student who undertook the Tropical Medicine and Beyond module in Malaysia last summer (following second year). I hope in writing about my experience it gives anyone thinking of applying a better understanding of what to expect …
My tip about work experience: Just do it!
October 3, 2019
My name is Georgia Bowler and I am a second year MPT student. My plan after this degree is to progress onto the University of Nottingham’s Graduate Entry Medicine Programme (GEM). I started studying at Nottingham just a few months after moving back from Australia, where I had lived for 7 years. The move back was …
Representing Medical Physiology and Therapeutics at the Education Network Awards
July 18, 2019
My name is Kiara Abayasekara and I’m a first-year course rep. My co-course rep: Chinonso Nzewuji and I were delighted to represent MPT at the Education Network Awards on the 12th June 2019. As first year course reps both myself and Chinonso were invited to the Education Network Awards upon both the School of Medicine …
Tips for getting into medical school – Habeeb Muhammad-Kamal
July 10, 2019
From my work in Widening Participation with the university, organizations and in a personal capacity, it is clear to me that many students are deterred from studying Medicine on a regular basis. Being told to “be realistic” is a common phrase heard by these students, especially if they come from a non-medical background, do not …
