…my grades. Now, 4 years later, I have successfully completed the Master of Pharmacy degree. Pharmacy is such an attractive course, full of opportunities post-graduation. What was your application journey like? After being told my desire to study pharmacy was a non-starter, I applied for subject areas that were as far away from health and science-related degrees as you could imagine! I received two conditional offers, and made my firm and insurance…
…ave made my uni experience so enjoyable and so welcoming. Through studying Pharmacy at RGU I got to attend UK wide conferences and there were opportunities to explore pharmacy in different countries. In Scotland we as student pharmacists are fortunate to have NES funded placements. These placements allow us to see a few different sectors; such as community, hospital, GP and specialist placements. I was lucky to go up to Raigmore hospital for a wee…
…tudents have the opportunity to learn using industry-standard equipment. A pharmacy clinical skills suite also offers a specialist learning environment in which students can develop their professional skills. The creation of the School of Pharmacy in 2013 addresses a historical skills gap and shortage of educational provision in the eastern counties of England, and arose from close collaboration between the University, local NHS health trusts and…
…ips that involve many employers, such as with the Schools of Chemistry and Pharmacy. Longer term objectives such as reputation building and research collaboration also take time and links need to be allowed to develop at their own place. It can also be a challenge to embed relationships and move beyond reliance on key individuals’ enthusiasm and engagement. Therefore, it is important to engage academic and professional staff at all levels and ensu…
…ns of Health Cyber security leads Finance leads HR leads Heads of Admissions Executive/Personal Assistants to VCs IT leads Estates leads Health and Safety Student Union presidents Careers and Employability Immigration Compliance DTA Networks The DTA run a series of networks bringing together DTA researchers. DTA Management Group DTA Training Group DTA/DTA3 Researchers DTA3 Programme leads DTA3 Student representatives DTA3 Finance representatives D…
…Northern Scotland. The University partnered with institutions in Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Iceland to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations to adapt and excel in the digital landscape. The ‘Capitalising on Digital Innovations for Heritage and Capacity’ (CADI SHAC) initiative was funded by the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme. It aimed to improve SMEs’ online presence and uniqueness, and to help deve…
…Our Networks As UA, we run a number of Academic Networks and Professional Networks: Academic Networks University Alliance runs formal academic networks in three key areas: Research and Innovation (R&I), Teaching and Learning (T&L) and Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE). Teaching and Learning The T&L Network enables expert practitioners to come together to share best practice and innovate in the teaching and learning space. Recent external sp…
…picked, to support their work, and also collaborated internally with Staff Networks, HR, IT , and resources hub Estates, Greenwich’s Wellbeing Network and Mental Health First Aid Teams. The team delivers extensive training to staff and line managers to raise awareness and provide support to ensure that Menopause is no longer a taboo. The popularity of the Menopause Cafés has grown and the team has been invited to speak at external conferences to h…
…ced hospitals in Europe, with robots conducting cancer surgery, dispensing pharmacy medicines, transporting supplies, and analysing blood samples. Under the partnership, NBT will consider how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and socially and physically assistive robots, could be used to better support patients. For example, socially assistive robots could give post-operative patients on wards personalised g…
…nd in April 2020 was appointed as UUK Vice-President (England and Northern Ireland). He also chairs the UUK Innovation and Growth Policy Network. He was chair of the University Vocational Awards Council until 2019 and has been a member of the government’s Apprenticeship Stakeholder Board since 2016. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Pirbright institute between 2015 and 2019 and since 2018 he has been a Non-Executive Director of the Cent…
