In this blog post Joshua Muhumuza reflects on his experience of studying for a master’s in Science and Health Communication at The University of Manchester, and shares what he’s been up to since. On a drizzly afternoon in September 2021, I arrived in Manchester for the first time. After ten days of quarantine in a hotel … More Looking back, one year after my MSc Science and Health Communication
Amelia Doran graduated from the MSc Science and Health Communication course in 2023, and now works in communications and public engagement at the University of Oxford. Science communication was not something I even knew existed when I first went to university for my bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. The first time I came across someone doing a similar … More From parasite DNA to describing data science: My journey to (and through) MSc Science and Health Communication
Alumni and Qualified Teacher of the Deaf (QToD) Becky Shewell discusses her experience completing the PGDipEd Deaf Education Degree and explains how the opportunities the programme gave her have shaped her current work. My Policy and Practice module As part of my PGDipEd Deaf Education degree, I completed a module in ‘Policy and Practice’. This … More Why I would recommend studying the MSc/PGDip Deaf Education at The University of Manchester
Michael is a molecular laboratory scientist from Malawi who studied on the MSc Medical and Molecular Virology course. He talks about how the course will help him to better understand the HIV pandemic in his home country. … More How my Manchester master’s will aid research into HIV in Malawi
MSc Clinical Immunology graduate and Equity and Merit Scholar Abel talks about the Manchester experience, and his ambitions for the future. … More Studying clinical immunology as an international postgraduate student
Master of Public Health graduate Jackson talks about the course and the process of applying for an Equity and Merit Scholarship for international students. … More How my Master of Public Health degree will help me boost health research in Africa
Sara is a Teacher of the Deaf who took the MSc Deaf Education course at Manchester after a stint as a mainstream teacher. Here, she talks about how the course helped her make the switch to a new and fulfilling career. … More How I switched from mainstream teaching to qualifying as a Teacher of a Deaf
Amy Meadowcroft is a Breech Specialist Midwife based at The Royal Oldham Hospital. Amy was recently awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) and is also a Midwifery guest lecturer at The University of Manchester. In part 1 of this blog post, Amy looked back on how … More My path to becoming a specialist midwife: Part 2 – Delivering expertise
Amy Meadowcroft is a Breech Specialist Midwife based at The Royal Oldham Hospital. Amy was recently awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) and is also a Midwifery guest lecturer at The University of Manchester. Here, Amy reflects on a career path which has taken her all … More My path to becoming a specialist midwife: Part 1- Exploring roles in healthcare
Since we last checked in, Dr Sheena Ramazanu has completed her PhD, which focused on neuroscience nursing research, and is now an incoming Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Metropolitan University, School of Nursing and Health Studies. Currently serving as a Research Fellow at the Leadership Institute for Global Health Transformation (LIGHT), Dr Ramazanu is a … More Navigating the journey of ups and downs: Encourage, Empower and Elevate
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