People say I’m a bit bananas, so I thought why not dress the part? You may have noticed me around in your lectures/campus as I’ve been dressing up in a banana costume for the week as I attend Medical School. The struggle of getting into my lecture seat, however, is nothing compared to that faced… Read More »
UoB Psychiatry Society is hosting an event about the importance of mental health on Friday 16th November. The renowned psychiatrist and president of the RCPsych, Dr Wendy Burn, will be coming to speak at the university about this topic. This is the link to get the free tickets for this event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-mental-health-matters-a-talk-with-dr-wendy-burn-president-of-the-rcpsych-tickets-51359514691
MB21 Programme Director Prof John Henderson recently gave a talk at Imperial College London about the challenges of introducing the new medical curriculum here at Bristol. Please follow this link to read the full article: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/188515/transforming-curriculum-learning-from-bristol-medical/
Please see below volunteering opportunity which may be of interest (note – please contact the LIFE foundation direct with any queries) The LIFE Foundation work in the Oltenia region in Romania with children and adults living in government care. The people we work with all have some form of developmental delay, physical disability and/or learning… Read More »
Over the weekend the Medical School Colleges committee put on a wonderful event at St George’s Hall off Park Street. This was the first college activity of the year and certainly got things off to a great start! Live music was provided by second year medics, ably supported by a local musician who can often… Read More »
The British Student Doctor is a high quality, open access, biannual, peer-reviewed, general medical journal, which publishes articles written primarily by medical students. In addition to publishing original research and systematic reviews, they also provide a platform to medical students to express original thought and reflections on clinical practice, student life and medical education. All… Read More »
The Alumni Foundation offers financial support to students to help with the costs involved in travelling to conferences to present their research findings. Every student is eligible to apply for a travel grant during their studies at Bristol worth up to £550. Applications must be received by 2 November 2018 to be considered for funding… Read More »
During Welcome Week members of the Faculty, the Galenical student reps and the Bristol Medical School College reps all gathered in the Wills Building to welcome the class of 2018 to the Medical School. The new cohort continued the proud Bristol tradition of reading the Bristol Promise together and this year the promise was led… Read More »
Can science help you to be happier? All students this year have the fantastic opportunity to sign up to Professor Bruce Hood’s new course – The Science of Happiness. You’ll explore scientifically-validated strategies for living a more satisfying life and find out what psychological science teaches us about how to be happier, how to feel… Read More »
This scheme will support medical and dental students for a summer research project. Please follow the link here for more information.