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By Edward Payne, Wanja Nyaga and Michael Harvey, MSc Human Nutrition students
COVID-19 joined the conversation. Toilet roll left the conversation. Dried goods and canned food flew off the shelves and, in some supermarkets, fresh produce was scarce. What instigated panic buying? Humans tend to learn from experience, and although…
Early morning on Sat 22nd Feb 2020…a chilly day in Aberdeenshire as I set off from home to Aberdeen International Airport. Where was I going? To India, to talk with potential students from various schools, colleges and universities in three cities throughout the country.
Ever since being a child I…
An opportunity to chase your dreams…an opportunity for people who are passionate about medicine…it’s all about opportunities and accepting the challenge.
The Physician Associate programme structure is very demanding and requires a good degree of resilience to see yourself through it, I guess the challenge is to be prepared to…
My name is Drew, I’m a fourth-year medical student here at Aberdeen and I also work with the admission team as a student ambassador. It’s my job to not only assist with the interviews, but also take care of our applicants when they come for interview. In the next 5…
Three years ago, as first year medical students, we never imagined ourselves teaching in a secondary school for our Medical Humanities block. It was far beyond our comfort zones. We even made the decision tentatively: would we have enough confidence? However, having recently returned from Buckie High School, we cannot…
Creative Writing and Medicine are not subjects one would automatically associate with one another. The distinct mindsets involved in their respective subjectivity and objectivity, often stands them apart. However, after undertaking a Creative Writing course along with eleven other medical students, I now appreciate that both subjects could enhance the…
Hidden amongst the granite spires of Aberdeen’s city centre bold colours can now be seen. Murals adorning the buildings of the green and previously dark and forgotten doors have been transformed from two years of NUART Street Art Festivals. This scheme has carved out a hub of art and creativity…
So, after a brilliant time in Perth it was time to head to La Trobe University and meet with Professor James Boyd, Chair of Digital Health.
James had been the person I was originally going to meet at Curtin but had since moved on to La Trobe and so it's…
So, it’s week two and after a weekend exploring Freo (Freemantle), Scarborough Beach (where the sea feels just as cold as Aberdeen Beach) and Perth city it was time to get back to the itinerary.
First up was a visit to Hive, advertised as the future of virtual and augmented…
Week One
So after a weekend of exploring Perth to get in some sights and to convince my body it did not have jet lag I head off to Curtin University on the Monday to meet the team from the Centre for Data Linkage who would be hosting me for…
