Month: November 2019

A simplified look at postgraduate research: Catia Goncalves

November 29, 2019

PhDs are often extremely complex bodies of work, especially those undertaken by postgraduate students within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. In a series of blog posts from current PhD students, we’re aiming to give those who are considering postgraduate research (PGR), as well as anyone who generally has an interest in scientific research, … More A simplified look at postgraduate research: Catia Goncalves

Meet the professionals: Community nursing and hospital nursing

November 15, 2019

Continuing our Meet the Professionals series, we recently caught up with two BNurs Adult Nursing alumni to see how they are getting on with their careers since graduating. Both alumni have taken varied routes since graduation, with Jenny working on and A and E unit in London and Hannah working as a District Community Nurse … More Meet the professionals: Community nursing and hospital nursing

A summer spent volunteering in Cambodia

November 12, 2019

In July 2019, Emily Christopher graduated from the University of Manchester with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology and had secured a place on the University’s Masters in Public Health programme. However, before starting her postgraduate degree, she took a trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to volunteer on a public health programme. Read all about her … More A summer spent volunteering in Cambodia

Meet the Professionals: Postgraduate practice and prescribing

November 8, 2019

Continuing our Meet the Professionals series, we recently attended the alumni event arranged for our graduates from nursing courses here at Manchester and met some truly incredible people. After more than 30 years in nursing, Marie Holder retired in December of 2018 and even now, she still spends her time helping others, whether that be … More Meet the Professionals: Postgraduate practice and prescribing

Meet the Professionals: Mentoring and Medical Oncology Nursing

November 5, 2019

This week’s professional is Jacob Rosamund. Jacob graduated from the BNurs in Adult Nursing in 2017 and has since gone on to work in an acute oncology ward, work as a tissue viability nurse (TVN), and become a sign-off mentor for other student nurses. Have a read of what aspects of the course he found … More Meet the Professionals: Mentoring and Medical Oncology Nursing

Meet the professionals: The alternative career paths within pharmacy

November 1, 2019

There is a misconception that all pharmacy students go into community pharmacy after graduating and that if you want to do anything different, then you may as well pick another degree. Here to dispell that myth are two pharmacy graduates who have gone on to do two completely different jobs, both unrelated to community pharmacy…  … More Meet the professionals: The alternative career paths within pharmacy