Studying in Malaysia
May 24, 2016
This blog has been written by Helena Cooper, a third year student on our MPharm programme. The prospect of studying in Malaysia was the deciding factor in me choosing The University of Nottingham. Although it seemed scary at the time, I decided to take up the opportunity to study in Malaysia for the whole of my second year. …
Angers Exchange
May 21, 2016
This week’s blog has been written by Sean Quay, a 4th year undergraduate student on our MPharm programme, and it describes a visit to Angers in France. Bonjour mes amis! Over the last few years the School has sent and received students in an exchange program between l’Université d’Angers in an initiative to build relations and …
What is the political driver behind future pharmacy service provision and what can we learn from what has already been done?
May 10, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the fourth of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. So now we are aware of some exciting new …
Case study on care home residents – why are pharmacists needed in care homes and how can better healthcare be delivered to members within this vulnerable group?
May 3, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the third of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the aging population …
What does community pharmacy environment in the UK look like and how as a pharmacist can you drive innovation and change?
April 25, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the second of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. The current scenario of pharmacy’s input to vulnerable …
The King’s Fund Conference, February 2016
April 19, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. it is the first of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. Hi, my name is Rob and I am an …
Anna Piccinini’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016
March 11, 2016
A very European journey in science The first bench at which I spent endless hours was not in the lab but in the garden. The natural curiosity and sense of exploration that has kept me outdoors and away from television as a child is the same that has driven me to the lab in biomedical …
Lisa White’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016
March 10, 2016
I grew up in a small country town in rural Victoria in Australia. I enjoyed learning at school and loved reading and maths. At High School in Year 9, boys and girls at this stage were separated into different classes: ‘electronics’ for boys and ‘home economics’ for girls. I rebelled and became the first girl …
Joy Wingfield’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016
March 9, 2016
I rarely think of myself as a scientist. That’s because popular images of scientists in my youth used to be wild-eyed souls in white coats and goggles surrounded by bubbling retorts and bunsen burners. The equipment has modernised: micro-assays and computers now but the media still represents scientists as lab-workers finding the inevitable medical breakthrough …
Tracey Thornley’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016
March 8, 2016
I remember being an A level student and pondering about whether to go to University to read Law, Biology, or Mathematics – I chose pharmacy because it combined all three and I thought that it would keep me interested whilst studying. Little did I know that it would lead me down this exciting and challenging …
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