Nursing Studies Student, Esther Cherukara, is the Regional Winner in the Nursing and Midwifery category in the Undergraduate Awards. The Undergraduate Awards (UA)announced the winners of the 2016 programme with entrants from across the University of Edinburgh featuring in top spots. Cited as the ultimate champion of high-potential undergraduates, and often referred to as a “junior Nobel […]

We welcomed the new cohort of MSC/MN students who joined us this year and sent them to what is now a customary ‘initiation’ exercise – our Royal Mile treasure hunt. The treasure hunt is now an annual event in the Nursing studies calendar and offers the new students to get to know each other and […]

Our trip to China Colin and I arrived to a hot and very humid metropolis where slow traffic and fumes were dominant – but we had a wonderful and extremely productive visit! Having been briefed by our current Chinese students we hunted for a restaurant where the food was fresh and looked yummy – and […]

On Thursday 9 June 2016, three ANP students attended an extraordinary nursing conference in Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and have shared their thoughts about the day for the blog. The conference started with a speech of a member of the Scottish government who spoke about post registration education and policy landscape.   Each of us […]

Organised by the ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF MEDICINSKIH SESTER, BABIC IN ZDRAVSTVENIH TEHNIKOV SLOVENIJE NURSES, MIDWIVES AND MEDICAL TECHNICIANS OF SLOVENIA Professor Pam Smith and Dr Rosie Stenhouse, Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh on their first visit to establish an Erasmus Mobility Exchange Programme, were invited to attend the event by our partners from […]

One of the final year students Iona shares on the blog her Cleft story as part of Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week 1 in 700 children are born with a cleft lip and / or palate in the UK each year and it is one of the most common birth defects. Most people know […]

Eczema Outreach Scotland led a workshop for Nursing Studies students focusing on eczema and the effects it can have on the individual and the wider family unit. With the first year students spending time with Health Visitors as part of their placements, considering eczema in this way is vital as it is estimated that 1.7 […]

Last Summer Dr Fiona Cuthill had a very successful visit to EWHA Womans University in Seoul, South Korea, thanks to a British Council Researcher Links Travel Grant. From 15th June – 18th July 2015 she was able to develop research collaborations between academic researchers working in the Nursing Science Department at EWHA, and has identified research […]

As part of the MSc course entitled Professional and personal development http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/health/nursing-studies/postgraduate/cpd/professional-development students were given an insight to the best way to manage their digital footprint. When asked to articulate ‘what eProfessionalisem mean for you’ students noted a myriad of words which were then used for a wordle image. The session, led by Dr Louise […]

Tessie (one of the MSc Students) shares her experiences of the MSc students trip to Mary Kings Close.   Last Wednesday, we had a wonderful ghost tour to Mary King`s Close to celebrate the Halloween. Mary King`s Close is a warren of underground streets in the Old Town area of Edinburgh, which filled with myths and […]