The University of Huddersfield is the top university for pharmacy, according to The Guardian’s university league table
Welcome to Students' corner. This section isall about pharmacy student life.
Read about exciting activities your fellow
students get up to and learn about
interesting events (published in
association with the British Pharmaceutical
Students' Association) 
Student bloggers
Take a look at our growing list of student bloggers. If you want to write and share your thoughts on pharmacy and pharmacy-related matters, e-mail the editor (benedict.lam@pharmj.org.uk) to find out how you could become a blogger too.
The British Pharmaceutical Students' Association (2010-11)
The British Pharmaceutical Students' Association has just entered its 68th year and is the official students’ organisation of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. It is the only national body that represents undergraduate pharmacy students and preregistration trainees. Gemma Donovan explains what the BPSA has to offer
University applications have decreased by almost 10 per cent this year in England — where tuition fees are due to rise
The reflective portfolio as a means of assessment within the MPharm course
Anne Noott describes how the school of
pharmacy at the University of Wolverhampton has been making use of an
online reflective portfolio as a means of assessment
Pharmacy and medicine students learning to work together in Cardiff
Pharmacy and medical students will be working together closely at
Cardiff University to encourage teamwork from an early stage...
What the RPS offers preregistration trainees
RPS Support can provide tools to ensure the preregistration year goes smoothly
Social mobility is a key priority for the Government. David G. Allison and Julian Skyrme provide data from Manchester that suggest its pharmacy course promotes social mobility
A brief overview of the US pharmacy course from two visiting students
US pharmacy students on an exchange
programme gave a local practice forum meeting in West Yorkshire an
insight into the DPharm programme. Gill Hawksworth reports
The World Healthcare Students Symposium 2011
From 18–25 November 2011, Prague was the location of the fourth World Healthcare Students Symposium. David Preece reports
Brighton students take on "The Apprentice"-style learning mode
Pharmacy students at the University of Brighton are being set a series of tasks similar to those seen on BBC television show "The Apprentice"...
Anthony Smith leaving School of Pharmacy for UCL post
Anthony Smith is to leave his post as dean of the London School of Pharmacy when it merges with University College London next month...
Pharmacy law and the registration examination: an open and closed case
Removal of certain texts from the open book pharmacy registration examination raises questions about how preregistration trainees’ knowledge of pharmacy law is to be tested
The physical sciences in a clinical curriculum — a personal perspective
Alexander Florence argues why
pharmaceutical science is an integral part of the pharmacy degree,
despite recent arguments that it is not important in practice
A glimpse of the pharmacy undergraduate course at the University of Toronto
In this article, Anne Noott describes the
undergraduate course at the school of pharmacy, University of Toronto,
and compares it with the UK MPharm course
Registration exam resources no longer to include MEP and Drug Tariff
Preregistration trainees taking next year’s summer and autumn registration examinations will no longer have use of the Drug Tariff...
Success rate exceeds 87 per cent for September registration exam
Nearly 88 per cent of preregistration trainees who sat the September registration examination — 500 out of 569 (87.9 per cent) — have passed
Registration exam to be run differently following GPhC-BPSA talks
Recommended changes to the running of the registration examination have been accepted by the General Pharmaceutical Council, following discussions with the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
Pharmacy students help boost research to ease eye problems associated with cystinosis
Three final-year pharmacy students from the University of Sunderland who helped test a range of drugs to treat eye problems in patients suffering from a rare genetic disease have showcased their results at an international conference.
Moving from “know” to “do” will be a key feature of undergraduate education
New education standards mean MPharm providers will need to balance the adoption of competency-based approaches with the need to educate pharmacists at the highest level
What three young pharmacists believe they gain from membership of the Society
Following the decision by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to establish associate membership for preregistration trainee pharmacists, Jeff Mills asked three young pharmacists about their careers so far and what membership of the Society during their preregistration year meant to them
My gripes with certain patients in community pharmacy
Having worked in a community pharmacy for
six months now, I have noticed first-hand the impatience of some
patients when requesting their medicines as though pharmacy is a fast
food restaurant.
“Virtual reality world” created for pharmacy students at Keele University
The Drug Information Association 23rd Annual Euromeeting
Sandeep Lyall, Adenike Oyefeso and Zekiya Berhe’s final-year project was selected by the Drug Information Association in its student poster competition. Here, they describe their experience of travelling to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the Drug Information Association 23rd Annual EuroMeeting conference and presenting their projectRegistration exam appeals will be concluded in time for resit
Preregistration trainees who have appealed against their registration examination result will know the outcome of their appeal before the date of the autumn registration exam, the General Pharmaceutical Council has confirmedPreregistration trainees claim exam conditions affected performance
More than 70 preregistration trainees have complained to their student
body because they are concerned that increased stress levels
UCLan’s first MPharm students graduate
The first cohort of students has graduated from the University of Central Lancashire’s MPharm course, which was established four years ago
Full marks for School of Pharmacy in graduate employment survey
The School of Pharmacy, University of London, had one of the top graduate employment records The School of Pharmacy, University of London, had one of the top graduate employment records for any higher education institute in the UK last year
New chapter for the School of Pharmacy
The council of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, recently
decided that the school should merge with University College London. Why
was this decision made and how will the school work as a part of UCL?
School of Pharmacy announces merger with University College London
The School’s governing body has decided that the long-term future of the
school is best secured through a merger with UCL. Its members voted 12
for and 8 against the merger
The BPSA annual conference 2011
Andrew Onariase provides highlights from the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association annual conference, which was held at the University of Portsmouth from 16-23 April 2011New five-year integrated MPharm degree on course
Two universities may become the first in the UK to offer a new fully
integrated five-year pharmacy degree incorporating clinical practice
which has traditionally only been available through a separate
preregistration training position
The UK Intercollegiate Pharmacy Debating Championships
Teams from the University of East Anglia,
the London School of Pharmacy and King’s College London took the stage
earlier this month to take part in the first UK Intercollegiate Pharmacy
Debating Championships
Most pharmacy students will face maximum fees, latest figures confirm
Most of the universities that offer accredited pharmacy degrees in
England propose charging undergraduates the maximum £9,000 in annual
tuition fees from September 2012, according to latest figures
Why these students have joined the RPS
Jeff Mills asked students to explain how joining the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will benefit them
GPhC agrees new standards for pharmacy education and training
New standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists have been approved by the General Pharmaceutical Council
The bacteria roadshow
Pharmacy students at the University of
Manchester have developed a bacteria roadshow to highlight to primary
and secondary school students about antibiotics and bacterial resistance
to them. Sally Freeman, Farah Haque and Saambra Lian explain
Six pharmacy schools plan to charge students £9,000 per year
Six pharmacy schools have announced they will ramp up fees to the
maximum £9,000 per year prompting concerns from the British
Pharmaceutical Students’ Association that the move will deter future
students from studying pharmacy
Smartphone trailer offers pharmacy graduates a taste of life at Lloydspharmacy
A smartphone trailer and presentation to help pharmacy graduates gain a greater understanding of life at Lloydspharmacy has been launched by the community pharmacy chain
University of Birmingham set to launch MPharm degree
The University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences is
looking to start a new MPharm degree, with a first intake of students in
October 2013
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