Championing collaboration; The Jerantinine story … so far …
March 7, 2016
In recognition of International Women`s Day, this blog has been written by Dr. Tracey D Bradshaw, assistant professor in The School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham. I have been affiliated with The School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham for 25 years, arriving in 1991 as a post doc working briefly for Dr. Martin Garnett and …
Pharmacy Fun and Games
March 1, 2016
This blog has been written by Sean Quay, a 4th year undergraduate student on our MPharm programme. Fun and games We’re just getting into the rhythm of the second semester and the Pharmacy Leadership and Management (PLM) game just started this week. Some of you from years one, two and three might have heard of …
My Pre-reg Story (So Far): 6 Months in a Hospital and Becoming a ‘Proper’ Grown Up
February 15, 2016
The latest installment in James Smith’s pre-reg journey. I remember the times when a ‘Pre-registration year’, or ‘pre-reg’, was a distant, almost-theoretical concept for me. That was four and a half years ago, when I first started my undergraduate degree in Pharmacy. Now, that concept is my reality; I am halfway through my pre-reg year …
The Much Needed London Getaway Weekend
February 8, 2016
This blog was first published on the Student Life blog and is written by Olivia, a pharmacy student. You can see Olivia’s past blogs here. First off, apologies for not blogging in the longest time. I have been busy with a couple of things: Going home for Christmas Revising for exams Losing my mind Exams …
Pharmacy School Research Blog Aug-Oct 2015
January 26, 2016
Welcome to our latest edition of the Pharmacy School Research Blog, highlighting the exciting and innovative research carried out in the School. You can read more about our recent research activities in the School of Pharmacy Journal Aug-Oct 2015 Professor Phil Williams, Director of Research Revealed: Helicobacter pylori’s secret weapon Discovered in 1982, Helicobacter pylori (H. …
Nit-picking idea wins top business prize
December 18, 2015
A team of enterprising scientists from the School of Pharmacy who have devised a way to detect and treat head lice have scooped top prize in a business competition for biotechnology start-up companies. The Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) sees early-career researchers from biosciences develop skills and learn about taking their research into the marketplace. It …
Learning from our students
November 30, 2015
Dr Li-Chia Chen writes about her experience leading the ‘Teaching Project’ on our new fourth year Integrated Pharmaceutical and Patient Care module. This module is my first experience of facilitating problem-based learning and peer teaching on such a big scale (240 students). The thing that has really excited me during this module has been witnessing …
Summer School Placements
November 5, 2015
As the days are getting shorter and daylight saving starts, it’s official….. Freshers’ week is over and the real work in the University starts. While the temperatures are slowly falling, I can bet my bottom dollar, or should I say pound, that the third years are starting to feel the heat when it comes to …
U21 Summer School in Mexico
September 21, 2015
Low budget Healthcare: What the U21 Summer School in Mexico taught me Despite our best efforts as Pharmacy students, terminologies like QALY might sometimes seem a bit of a blur through those 9 am lectures after a whole night of binge-watching Mad Men or Gossip Girl. However it is hard to miss words like ‘managing …
Completion of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Targeted Therapeutics
August 27, 2015
Ten years ago, the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy embarked on a new adventure in pharmaceutical sciences with the creation of a Centre for Doctoral Training in Targeted Therapeutics. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and AstraZeneca, it was the first CDT to be established in direct collaboration with an …
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