March 2018 – Biology, Medicine and Health Student Blog

How my foundation year set me up perfectly for my time at Manchester

March 26, 2018

Second year Biomedical Sciences student, Lauren Goodfellow, is walking evidence of the flexibility that the University of Manchester offers its students. She started her University experience on a foundation year after only electing to study one science based subject at A-Level. Upon competition of her foundation year she went on to study Genetics before deciding … More How my foundation year set me up perfectly for my time at Manchester

My Clinical Placement Year at Salford Royal Hospital

March 23, 2018

Intercalating Medical student George Altman is currently enjoying a year away from medicine studying Healthcare, Ethics and Law. However, last year, George was right in the thick of it on placement at Salford Royal Hospital. To George, practical work is far more beneficial than theory work so the opportunity to go on a year long placement … More My Clinical Placement Year at Salford Royal Hospital

Intercalation appreciation

March 19, 2018

Intercalation is an opportunity available to all medical students at Manchester. The idea is to take a year out of your medical studies to obtain a degree in another academic area in the hope that you’ll come back to your medical degree both refreshed and powered with greater knowledge. James Rosario is coming towards the … More Intercalation appreciation

My placement year in Japan

March 16, 2018

Back in 2010, Michael Harris was still a Genetics with a Modern Language student at the University of Manchester and was about to step out of his comfort zone for a year and move abroad. With Japanese being the modern language he was studying alongside Genetics, there was only one place he was going to … More My placement year in Japan

Genomics: A sound option for intercalating medics

March 14, 2018

For medical students, the opportunity to intercalate after their third year comes at a perfect time. The chance to branch out and learn about something completely new is something that often refreshes the mind before the final years of a hefty medical degree. Mat Hartshorne opted to study Genomics during his intercalation year. Here, he … More Genomics: A sound option for intercalating medics

A week in the life of a 2nd year Genetics Student

March 9, 2018

Second year Genetics Student, Kali Ravel, has undoubtedly thrown herself in to being a student at Manchester. Whether she’s attending her regular 11-5 lab sessions, undertaking work as a Student Ambassador or simply baking biscuits, it seems that she’s always on the go. Where some students like to squeeze in as much down time as … More A week in the life of a 2nd year Genetics Student

Arts and Sciences DO go together

March 5, 2018

Like many students, Tori Blakeman found herself in a bit of a predicament when it came to choosing a career path. Initially choosing to study Biomedical Sciences, Tori then chose to specialise in Neuroscience at the start of her second year. Throughout her studies she became more and more aware that her strengths lay in writing, … More Arts and Sciences DO go together

How I ended up in the USA during my science communications placement year

March 2, 2018

Ellie Welch’s placement took her from the buzzing city of Manchester to a quiet village in Oxfordshire and then on to the coffee-loving city of Portland in the USA. Here, the History of Science, Technology and Medicine student discusses her time on placement and whether the coffee, street food and craft beer are all that … More How I ended up in the USA during my science communications placement year

Biology, Medicine and Health Student Blog

Blog posts by undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester, UK.

Month: March 2018