Health Professions Archives - RGU Student Blog

Vivien Yu wither her back turned to the camera, look into the hills

Clearing at RGU – Vivien’s Story

By: RGU Student Blog July 28, 2021August 23, 2021

LearningClearing, Health Professions, Learning, Starting University2 Comments

MPharm graduate Vivien Yu tells us about her experience of joining RGU through Clearing and why she would recommend Clearing to future students.

Lindsay presenting her work at MSc Advancing Practice

My Return to RGU – MSc Advancing Practice

By: RGU Student Blog July 21, 2021August 23, 2021

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My name is Lindsay and I graduated from RGU the first time around in 1998 with a diploma in Mental Health Nursing. Here is my story about why I decided to return to RGU to study MSc Advancing Practice.

Clearing at RGU – Sarah’s Story

By: RGU Student Blog July 2, 2021August 23, 2021

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Sarah Gray, a mature student at RGU, writes about how Clearing helped her go from giving up on her dreams to go to university to securing a place in the BSc Adult Nursing course.

Studying MSc Advancing Practice

By: RGU Student Blog June 30, 2021August 23, 2021

LearningHealth Professions, Learning, Postgraduate, Starting University1 Comment

I’m Helen, a Senior Community Nurse, living and working in the beautiful Orkney Isles. Find out more about my journey studying MSc Advancing Practice at RGU.

Caitlin Taylor, MSc Applied Psychology student outside RGU.

Studying Applied Psychology at RGU

By: RGU Student Blog June 7, 2021August 17, 2021

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Caitlin Taylor, a BA (Hons) Applied Social Sciences alumni and MSc Applied Psychology student, writes about her course experiences at RGU.

Jack Bryce, BSc Biomedical Science Student at RGU, near the beach

Studying BSc Applied Biomedical Science

By: RGU Student Blog June 2, 2021August 17, 2021

LearningCOVID-19, Health Professions, LearningLeave a Comment

My name is Jack Bryce, and I am 21 years old. I am in the final year of my BSc Applied Biomedical Science course. This is the first blog that I have ever written! Here’s my student journey and I hope it helps you with yours.

Nursing Placement during COVID-19

By: RGU Student Blog May 7, 2021May 24, 2021

LearningHealth Professions, Online Learning, Placement, Student Stories1 Comment

Chloe Jackson, a first-year Nursing student writes about her placement term at RGU. She spent her first four weeks as a student nurse at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) and her next four weeks involved an online simulated placement.

BSc Paramedic Practice Placement in Orkney

By: RGU Student Blog April 16, 2021May 7, 2021

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Laura Green, a 27-year-old-mum and a student of the very first BSc Paramedic Practice cohort at RGU, writes about going on placement to Orkney.

Priscilla receiving the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship from the Vice-Chancellor of RGU (socially distanced).

Receiving the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship: Priscilla’s story

By: RGU Student Blog March 29, 2021April 9, 2021

LearningCOVID-19, Health Professions, Scholarships, Student Life, Student StoriesLeave a Comment

Oluwatoyin Priscilla Balogun, an MPharm student at RGU writes about securing the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, blended learning during COVID-19 and utilising RGU’s Support Services.

Lena's Applied Biomedical Science experience at RGU.

Studying Applied Biomedical Science at RGU

By: RGU Student Blog March 5, 2021August 17, 2021

LearningHealth Professions, Placement1 Comment

Lena Forsyth is an Applied Biomedical Science student at RGU. She writes about her course experience, her placement and the role of biomedical scientists in the NHS.