As a student, often you may feel as if you aren’t making enough money to live comfortably. This is especially true for undergraduate students who may not be getting enough support from their parents to supplement the money received from student finance. Should you get a second job while you study? and if so should…
With COVID-19 looming, it might not be a bad idea to avoid patient-facing courses in the NHS altogether. I wrote an article about how the government is poorly treating our health workers and why people should strongly consider deferring entry to medical, nursing, or other health-related courses. Maybe there are alternatives that have a reasonable…
While in the past I may have written many negative things about my experiences studying biomedical science, my general outlook on the degree has never been totally cynical! Having been out of the degree for several years now, I have had some time to reflect on my biomedical science experiences. This has led me to…
Healthcare science and biomedical science are often paired together when talking about degrees you can do to become a biomedical scientist. Biomedical science and healthcare science are separate courses that have a lot of overlap, however they are structured slightly differently. Let’s explore the main differences between these two courses. Healthcare science vs Biomedical science…
Whilst Biomedical Science might seem like a useful degree to have, its lack of vocational specificity means you might end up graduating with essentially a glorified high school biology education. This is not to say it is entirely meaningless, as when combined with the right master’s program, you can further your knowledge and land yourself…
For most students with hopes of going onto teaching or working as a writer, English Literature seems like a good fit, however a minority of students will actually end up landing their dream jobs. Most other students will graduate with a somewhat meaningless degree, and struggle to find relevant work in their field. The big…
While it is ok to not know exactly what you want to pursue after university, there are some degrees you must simply avoid because of their poor job prospects and limited potential for career progression. Sports science is a degree taught in 100s of universities worldwide and offers graduates the opportunity to learn about how…
Pharmacy isn’t initially what people think of when planning what they want to spend the rest of their lives doing, however due to advice such as “you will have a secure job right out of university”, many students are led to believe pharmacy is their ticket to instant employment and being an unrivalled asset of…
A “Physician associate” is a relatively new role that started in America several decades ago and has finally made its way to the United Kingdom. It promises to alleviate some of the stress put on doctors, and directly address the shortage of doctors within the healthcare system. In this article, we will explore the roles…
Revision can be a mind-numbing and gruelling task especially when time is of the essence and you have no time to spend reading articles and blogs (unlike this one obviously) that waffle about the usual revision techniques that you’ve heard a thousand times at school assemblies and once more from your mother. Those techniques are…
