With the recent pandemic, public health has been getting a lot of attention. Many students are now considering whether a career in public health is for them or not. Having done a public health degree, it can be tricky to advise people without being biased to the benefits of the discipline. In this post, however,…
While it’s clear that parents usually want the best for their children, medical school really isn’t for everyone even if your parents think you should apply. Let’s be honest, thousands of people choose to apply for medicine every year but the vast majority of applicants will fail to even secure an interview let alone get…
Sociology is the study of social interactions, common culture, race relations and societal constructs. This field essentially analyses humans at a personal level, taking into account how social, gender, racial, personal, and romantic identity can affect our relations with the people around us. People who study sociology are known as sociologists. On a day to…
The general opinion of psychology yields a split decision from students and parents alike. Most people seem to have a negative opinion psychology degrees, claiming it’s somewhat of a pseudo-science for the educationally illiterate. Most people confuse psychiatry with psychology. This mix up leads students to believe that without a medical degree, they can’t do…
These days the majority of undergraduate degrees are only effective when combined with postgraduate studies, allowing students a fighting chance at the job market. Geography isn’t very different; however, it places you in a unique position to pursue a variety of different life paths due to the solid foundation of transferable skills you gain as…
When studying Biomedical Science or any other bioscience course for that matter, a versatile laptop is extremely crucial to ensure you can accomplish all your assignments in a timely and effortless manner. Unfortunately, the average bioscience graduate will find themselves doing a diverse range of tasks, making it quite difficult to choose an ideal device….
Finding a job after studying a biomedical science degree is usually the most important thing on the mind of a potential BMS graduate. The fear for many is that once they enrol on a biomedical science program, they will graduate with a useless degree and be forced to pivot into another entirely different field. While…
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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…
Biochemistry BSc is taught in most UK universities nowadays and focuses on giving students knowledge about biological macromolecules, and how they can undergo chemical and biophysical changes, enabling the body to function properly. This includes learning the basics of core organic and physical chemistry, physiology, and metabolic pathways that occur inside cells. A typical Biochemistry…
