My BPSA journey as the BPSA 77th Annual Conference Organiser
July 8, 2019
This blog has been written by 4th year undergraduate student, Chloe Lim Xiu Yu. Until now, I couldn’t believe the fact that more than 2 months have passed since my conference. I started university as an ordinary pharmacy student, just like everyone else. Moreover, being an international student, I could never imagine myself becoming the …
Professor Claire Anderson elected to new chair role
June 25, 2019
Congratulations to Professor Claire Anderson on being elected Chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) English Pharmacy Board (EPB). Claire was voted into the role at a meeting last week, she said “I’m very humbled and privileged to be taking this position. All pharmacists are working under pressure with fewer resources as the NHS goes …
Demonstrating from the comfort of home
March 19, 2019
This blog was written by Funmi Agbesanwa (3rd year PhD), her supervisors are Dr Matthew Boyd (School of Pharmacy) and Dr Simon Bishop (Nottingham University Business School). Demonstrating in pharmacy practice Being a qualified pharmacist, I regularly demonstrate (this is a form of teaching) to pharmacy undergraduate students in their dispensing classes. Apart from providing additional income, …
‘Pharm-ing’ an international landscape at the 1st International Conference FIP Pharmacy Practice Research
August 30, 2018
1st International Conference FIP Pharmacy Practice Research: Postgraduate students, Postdoctoral fellows, and supervisors’ symposium in Lisbon, Portugal. This blog was written by Funmi Agbesanwa (2nd year PhD) and Yasmin Karsan (3rd year PhD), both from the division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy. Our take on the conference The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) pharmacy practice conference …
New approach to HIV prevention
April 30, 2018
This blog has been written by Carlos Sanders-Velez, who is working in the School of Pharmacy with Dr Pavel Gershkovich. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, HIV infections are still a worldwide issue. Currently 37 million individuals are living with HIV, with nearly 2 million new diagnoses in 2016 (UNAIDS, 2017). While treatment currently exists …
Pint of Science Nottingham brings scientists out of the lab and into your local pub
April 15, 2018
This blog has been written by Jamie Thompson, a PhD student who works with Professor Morgan Alexander in the Biomaterials Discovery Group. After selling out all events last year, Pint of Science returns to Nottingham for its 3rd year running. As part of the three-day Pint of Science festival, thousands of scientists around the world …
Let’s talk careers: A different kind of postgraduate study group
March 22, 2018
This blog was written by Funmi Agbesanwa who is in her second year of her PhD at the School of Pharmacy. Her supervisors are Dr Matthew Boyd in the School of Pharmacy and Dr Simon Bishop from Nottingham University Business School. What is the typical PhD journey? You decide to do a PhD, you start said …
Nottingham subjects continue to be among the best in the world – including Pharmacy!
March 19, 2018
Subjects taught at The University of Nottingham are once again among the best in the world according to a new league table. This year’s ‘QS World University Rankings by Subject’, features Nottingham in the top 150 in 39 of the 43 subjects surveyed. The ranking also features 23 Nottingham subjects in the global top 100, …
School of Pharmacy Research Blog May – July 2017
December 18, 2017
Welcome to our research blog, bringing you highlights from the latest edition of the School of Pharmacy Journal, a quarterly collection of publications and press releases. This edition continues to demonstrate the breadth and depth of the research undertaken across the School of Pharmacy in Nottingham and Malaysia. A particular highlight is a paper in Science …
Inspiring children with Science in The Park
November 27, 2017
This blog has been written by PhD student, Alshaimaa Almehmady , who works in the Division of Molecular Therapeutics and Formulation. she would like to share her story of how her group was involved in the ‘Science in the Park’ exhibition earlier this year. With a view towards inspiring a new generation of young scientists, …
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