Nursing Studies Conference ‘Leaps in the Dark’
Nursing Studies @ The University of Edinburgh
‘Leaps in the Dark’: Celebrating 60 years of Nursing Studies
Venue: John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, University of Edinburgh
Our alumni conference took place on November 4th and brought the Nursing Studies; 2016 Diamond Jubilee Year celebrations to a close. The purpose of the conference was to hear about the ‘leaps’ taken by individuals and groups over the six decades of Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Why ‘Leaps in the Dark’? The conference theme was inspired by the history of the Nursing Studies’ Department: ‘A Leap in the Dark’ written by Dr Rosemary Weir (1996, the Book Factory, London) to mark the fortieth anniversary.
Click on the following links to read and see more about the conference:
https://leapsinthedark.wordpress.com/
https://leapsinthedark.wordpress.com/photos-from-the-conference/
Delegates gathering prior to the start of the conference;
Professor Tonks Fawcett during the break with Professor Margaret Alexander and one of the delegates:
Pam Smith (Right) with Linden Jeffrey (Left) her friend and co-alumna from the University of Manchester’s Bachelor of Nursing programme. The Edinburgh alumni conference gave Pam the idea to organise an alumna event in Manchester to mark 1966, the fiftieth anniversary of becoming a nursing student. Read more about the event on the University of Manchester website below:
‘Super nurses’ re-unite 46 years after becoming England’s first with degrees
11 Nov 2016
http://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/news/university-news/display/?id=17443
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