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 …

Alumni Testimonial: Vinsensius Felix Putra Andy (2018)

I earned by BSc(Hons) in Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences in 2018 from the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM). Throughout my undergraduate journey, the university has instilled knowledge and practical skills that would allow me to flourish in the working world. Furthermore, I developed my confidence when speaking publicly and when working with others – all …