Category Archives: Get Involved!

Psychiatry Prizes & Bursaries for Medical Students

Royal College of Psychiatry

If you have an interest in psychiatry please have a look the Royal College of Psychiatry website: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/your-faculties/neuropsychiatry/prizes-and-bursaries There are medical student prizes on offer for presentations and systematic reviews. There are educational bursaries too. The medical student systematic review prize deadline is 30 April. For details of other college prizes available to medical students,… Read More »

NIHR School for Primary Care Research Medical Student Internships 2019: Bristol

These research internships will be based in the Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC) at Bristol Medical School. The successful applicants will join established research teams and gain skills in primary care focused research which may include research methods training, attendance at workshops and seminars, secondary data analysis and literature reviewing. Research stipends of £1,000… Read More »

Medics Varsity Rugby Match

Medics Varsity Rugby Match Bristol Medical Students are playing Cardiff Medical Students this Saturday (24 November) Kick-off is at 11:30 at Shaftsbury Park, BS16, 1LG Please come along and support Bristol if you can.

Galenicals Carol Concert

Galenicals Carol Concert The evenings are getting dark earlier, which signifies one thing – the Galenicals Carol Concert must be fast approaching! We would love to invite you to join us in singing carols, drinking mulled wine and eating mince pies. The medics choir and orchestra will perform some pieces, so it is a great… Read More »

Why Mental Health Matters

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

The L.I.F.E Foundation. volunteering opportunities for students with disabled babies, children and adults in Romania

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 »

Student Spotlight

During my first year of medical school, I began working with NIHR Bristol BRC (nutrition theme). The research I have been involved in is part of ongoing work where the team are examining the consumer nutrition environment at NHS venues. During my time there, I took part in conducting a study looking at the healthfulness… Read More »