On the 7th of April, a group of  Year 12 students were given the incredible opportunity to gain insight into what pharmacy is all about at the University of Wolverhampton. It was a day packed with an array of different experiences: from gaining a taste of the university’s unique approach to teaching, to conducting chemical experiments using their excellent laboratory facilities. It was a day of valuable insight and excitement.

We were introduced to pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences as well as pharmacy and learned to differentiate between each type of course and the vital roles they play within the pharmaceutical industry. Using our newly acquired knowledge, we used their learning system- which focuses primarily on independence and team work- to test our retainment and recall abilities. This allowed us to develop our communication, teamwork and decision making skills and also obtain a flavour for the working environment at university.

In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to visit the laboratories to use their specialised equipment to carry out a range of experiments. The objective was to uncover which mystery drug we were given a sample of. This allowed us to gain first hand insight into working within this atmosphere. The activity helped to improve our organisational skills and abilities to work with complex machinery, but also our ability to come to sensible conclusions.

This was a truly fantastic experience! We would collectively like to give a warm thank you to Dr Mark Hewitt, Dr Stephen Anderson, Dr Waseem Kaialy and Dr Matthew Palframan for leading this fantastic discovery day! 

Ashpriya Basi and Merciya Selvamahan (Year 12)

Photo left to right: Arabella Caligdong, Wadha Shahid, Sophia Roldan, Martina Szpojankowska, Brientony Jeyarajan, Shadi Hamadamin, Ashpriya Basi, Merciya Selvamahan