Alumni Testimonial: Tan Ching Xiong (2019)

It is an honor to be a graduate of the Pharmaceutical and Health Science at University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM), Class of 2019. I am eternally grateful for all my knowledgeable and passionate lecturers who guided me during my years at UNM, and helped to shape me into the person I am today. Moreover, with …

Experience Sharing: Teoh Jia Wei (Year 3)

I have joined PharmNotts (a pharmacy society in University of Nottingham, Malaysia, UNM) since my first year, and met an exciting group of committee members. Without them, my university life would have been very dull and boring. Organising events could be tough and challenging. However, I believe that the university is the place for us …

Alumni Testimonial: Kenneth Lim (2011)

My Nottingham journey started back in 2007 when I enrolled into the 2+2 MPharm degree programme. Honestly, I was not sure of my decision to study Pharmacy at that time. Back then, I was still figuring out what was my passion. With much hard work and prayers, I graduated in 2011. I could not wait …

Alumni Testimonial: Shadreen Fairuz (2019)

I graduated from University of Nottingham in 2019 with a first-class honors degree. Throughout my degree I often wondered why I opted to study Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, was it the conventional “helping others” argument that motivated my decisions or was there more to it? Looking back at my three years of education at University …

Alumni Testimonial: Gan Shang Yen (2019)

3 years ago, I barged into this place. Cluelessly, not knowing what’s ahead of me. 3 years later, here I dressed in a robe, beaming in triumph, savouring the fruits of my labour. As a First-class degree holder of BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences in 2019, my 3-year study in University of Nottingham Malaysia …

Alumni Testimonial: Elizabeth Ng Yan Xin (2017)

I am currently a community pharmacist working for Lloyds Pharmacy in the UK. The 2+2 MPharm Programme has equipped me well with the fundamental knowledge and skills to secure a pre-registration post and qualification as a pharmacist in the UK. The first three years of the MPharm course covered all the important chapters of the …

Alumni Testimonial: Sue Wen Leo (2012)

On the 11 March 2020, World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic. What followed on the next three months are a whirlwind of challenges on infection control measures, management of personal protective equipment and most importantly, treatment of patients coming to the hospital door. As a Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist, I have been …

Moving to UK Campus: Wong Wei Kit (MPharm Year 3)

It’s currently 2020 and I have just completed my third year of MPharm in the UK campus. They say second year is the toughest year of MPharm course. To me, the toughest semester is the first one in third year. Don’t worry though. We’ve been through two years of grueling MPharm DMP modules, come on, …

Alumni Testimonial – Mak Yin Ying (2016)

For those of you who are unsure whether you have chosen the right path by enrolling yourself in the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) at the University of Nottingham, worry not. I could not be more wrong to think pharmacists only work in either a hospital, retail pharmacy or pharmaceutical company and all they do is …

Alumni Testimonial: Yip Yan Sze (2019)

Biocon is a well-established biopharmaceutical company in its homeland India, where it manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and generic drugs. In Malaysia, Biocon is a relatively new biosimilar manufacturing plant located in Johor focusing on insulin production. After graduating in May 2019, I took some time off to freshen up my mind and to contemplate …