For mental health nurse and Manchester graduate Hannah Osborne, providing mental health support for her patients during the pandemic has been an inspiring, rewarding and life-changing experience. … More Why I was inspired to study mental health nursing
Laura Jimenez Burney is a Genetics with Industrial Experience student at The University of Manchester and has seen first-hand how the University, and more specifically her course, has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic over the past nine months. From the initial response of the course, to how it’s been since September, Laura discusses below every … More The evolution of biosciences at Manchester
Since COVID-19 sent the UK into its first national lockdown back in March, the majority of university degrees across the country have had to adapt in one way or the other. Below, fourth-year Pharmacy student Kundai Gomwe discusses how her degree at Manchester has changed over the past nine months… Pharmacy before COVID For me, … More The evolution of Pharmacy at Manchester
Over the past eight months, we’ve all had to adapt in some capacity and our lives have evolved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is no different in higher education where courses and degree programmes have had to evolve quickly to ensure high-quality teaching and learning is still on offer. Below, fourth-year Dentistry student Chow … More The evolution of Dentistry at Manchester
Adult Nursing graduate David Rothwell was part of the final year nursing cohort who helped to combat COVID-19 during the first wave of the deadly pandemic in the UK. Below, he provides some brilliant insight in to what life was like as a student nurse during those horrendous first few months… I first heard of … More COVID-19: Student nursing through the pandemic
Back in March 2020, the University announced that the remainder of the 2019/20 academic year would be completed online. Although this may have been a relief to some students, it’s fair to say that others were concerned about how it would affect their learning. With the start of the next academic year starting online too, … More The benefits of online learning
The final year of your degree is meant to culminate in celebration and reward but before all that comes deadlines, placements and hard work. This year, another hurdle has presented itself that our students must overcome. Below, final year Optometry student Hajra Sattar discusses the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on her final … More COVID-19: How it’s affected final year Optometry students
When COVID-19 first became worldwide news, Yemi Giwa was on placement just like thousands of other second year student nurses across the country. With the disease spreading like wildfire, that particular placement was cancelled and all teaching was taken online. Then a new opportunity presented itself. One that would require her to support the NHS … More COVID-19: Opting in to a placement on a covid-positive ward
First year Biomedical Sciences student, Poppy Osman, is one of many volunteers who have helped the NHS immeasurably during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Poppy, the opportunity to help ease the burden on the NHS was the driving force behind her decision to volunteer, however, the fact that she’s been able to work in an area … More Volunteering in pathology as a biomedical sciences student
There is no doubt that all university students have been affected in some way by COVID-19 and its impact on our emotional wellbeing in particular cannot be underestimated. However, looking for solutions to these unavoidable issues is important. Below, Biomedical Sciences student Cansel Hashim lists four ways in which this crisis has taken its toll … More COVID-19: Turning potential negatives into positives
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