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
Eric Chau is an Aseptic Services Manager at a hospital pharmacy who is studying on the MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance course at Manchester. Here, discusses how he’s found the course and considers how it has benefitted his career… Since I became an Aseptic Services Manager, I have wanted to build on my knowledge … More Balancing work and study on the Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance MSc
The MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology and Quality Assurance (PTQA) at The University of Manchester is a three-year part-time course for pharmacy, health and biomedical professionals working in technical services who want to update their skills and knowledge while gaining an academic qualification. Stephen Bishop has recently graduated from the course and below discusses his favourites … More Completing a part-time master’s to further my career
The Black Pharmacists Collective (BPC) is a group of six Black Pharmacy students at The University of Manchester who are working hard to close the enrolment and attainment gaps between White and Black students. Unekwuojo Agada, Tsariye Doro, Kundai Gomwe, Joel Boateng, Marianna Aturia and Priscilla Dumenu have all recently finished their third years at … More The Making a Difference Awards: The Black Pharmacists Collective
Full-time employment, family commitments, or even just the notion of taking any extended time off work, often means that further study isn’t always feasible for everyone. Fortunately, at Manchester, our Pharmaceutical Industrial Advanced Training (PIAT) course offers a flexible way to study pharmacy at postgraduate level. Here’s what one of our students had to say … More Distance learning at Manchester: Pharmacy
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
In this next instalment of our Meet the Professionals series, we met up with Raeesa Taniya and Sanjida Faiza, two recent MPharm graduates who are currently working in the world of locum pharmacy. Below, they speak to us about how the university helped them to become the pharmacists they are today and Sanjida opens up about the difficulties of … More Meet the professionals: Locum Pharmacists
The summer for most university students is often a long one. Some may use the time to travel, others may use the time to relax and unwind after a hectic year while others may take the opportunity to gain some work experience. There is no right or wrong way to spend your summer, just make … More A summer spent in research
In this next instalment of our Meet the Professionals series, we met Jessica Dobbs, one of our recent MPharm graduate from who is currently working as a pre-registration pharmacist. She spoke to us about the challenges of returning to study after time out, working at one of the leading cancer research beacons in the country, … More Meet the Professionals: Pharmacy and pre-reg pathways
This is the first entry in a series of blogs we are calling, ‘Meet the Professionals’ – this is taken from the annual event of the same name, where University of Manchester alumni from various different courses come together to network and share stories from their careers. Our first profile, Peter Marshall, was already a … More Meet the Professionals: A 40-year career in Pharmacy
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