Student Sharing: My Hospital Attachment during Summer Break

Article written by Tan Yi Yan, MPharm 2+2 Year 2 student. She did her internship at Gleneagles Hospital during summer break 2021.       How did I find the intern position? When I was considering what to do with my three-month summer break, I chose to locate an intern to widen my perspective on …

Student Sharing: My Industrial Internship Experience at Kotra Pharma

Article written by Tan Zhi Xuan, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences Year 3 student. He worked as R&D Formulation Intern with Kotra Pharma (M) Sdn. Bhd for 3 months during the summer break this year. What did I do? I get to understand and experience the in-process of a generic drug product development, from desktop research, carrying …

6th Annual Pharm/Biomed Postgraduate Research Symposium

The Pharm/Biomed Postgraduate Research Symposium is an annual event organized by the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) School of Pharmacy. This year marked the 6th annual postgraduate symposium, and it was held on the 26th of August 2021 in collaboration with Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand (SWU). Due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, the symposium was held …

Alumni Testimonial – Amirah Suhaila (2018)

            Amirah Suhaila graduated with BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences in 2018. She is currently working as key account executive in a multinational corporation.   Why did you choose to study Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (PHS) at University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM)? Because of the love towards Chemistry. Throughout …

Student Sharing: University Life and Preparing for Exchange Programme

This article is written by Tan Swee Ching, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences Year 2 student. Swee Ching is one of the students who got selected to go on the exchange programme for Year 3 Semester 2 in the UK campus.   How did you enjoy the student life in year 1 and 2? I would …

First-Year International Student: Embracing Online Learning

This article is written by Anas Samy Abdelhamed Abusikken, MPharm 2+2 Year 1 student (moving to Year 2).   I think we all have to agree that throughout our life spans, the past couple of years have been the most unique, since no recent pandemic had the same effect as this one. For me personally, …

My Experience as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre Volunteer

In January 2020, the first COVID-19 case was reported in Malaysia marking the beginning of the devastating virus outbreak in the country. Now, a year later, a massive vaccine rollout is being carried out nationwide under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). On the 15th and 16th May 2021, I volunteered as part of BP …

Alumni Testimonial – Elis Syafiqah Hamdan (2018)

This article is written by Elis Syafiqah Hamdan (BSc (Hons) Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Class of 2018). Current Job Position I am currently working as a Medical Laboratory Technologist at Synnova Compounding Pharmacy Sdn. Bhd. Job Scope • Compounding complex creams, gels, capsules, troches, suppositories, solutions and lozenges according to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Good …

Alumni Testimonial – Eric Tee Wei Seong (2016)

This article is written by Eric Tee Wei Seong, MPharm 2+2 (Class of 2020).   “Seize every occasion and opportunity to broaden your horizons.”   Academic qualification: MPharm (University of Nottingham, 2016) and PGCert Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (University of Reading, 2021)   Where are you working currently? I am currently working full time …

Alumni Testimonial – Jee Yeonwoo (2020)

This article is written by Jee Yeonwoo, MPharm 2+2 (Class of 2020). “I personally think it was an enjoyable and valuable experience and I would highly recommend the course to others who are considering it.” Academic qualification & current job: I graduated from University of Nottingham MPharm in 2020 and I am currently halfway through …