Listening to podcasts and reading news articles can be a really good way to find out more about developments in science and healthcare. They can also help you understand the developments in healthcare, what it is like working in the NHS and with reflection can help you develop your own ideas.
The College of Medical and Dental Sciences have created some resources for students to explore in preparation for a healthcare degree programme and entering a healthcare profession; we have highlighted some of these resources below.
Healthcare podcasts
Health and Wellbeing
Disability
Science & Nature
Science & Technology
Healthcare in the news
BBC News – Health
BBC News – Science & Environment
The Guardian – Science
The Independent – Health
New Scientist
Biomedical Science
Shaun Scaramuzza is a third year PhD student based at the University of Birmingham working on DNA replication. He has started his blog to provide a resource for those interested in DNA, DNA replication, general biochemistry, or just life as a researcher! Currently on the blog, there are posts with some background about his research area, example techniques (microscopy and images of human cells), and an experiment to try from home (extract DNA from strawberries). In the future he hopes to write more about general life as a research scientist as well as building on the experiments from home series, or example techniques.
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