Undergraduate students

Elliot decided to train as a nurse after seeing the compassion shown to his dad during his hospice care. He tells us how our course prepared him for life as a community nurse at St Luke’s Hospice, providing palliative care for people with terminal illnesses.

Racquel's childhood ambition has always been to work in the NHS. She wanted to do something where she could make a difference to people’s lives, especially at times when they need someone the most. After completing an adult nursing degree, she’s now following her dreams!

Studying at Sheffield gave Peter the skills and mindset he needed to thrive as a newly qualified nurse. Now working in the fast paced world of critical care nursing, he explains what made The University of Sheffield such a great place to study.

Having already got a degree, Eléna decided to return to university during the pandemic and study nursing. Eléna - who is now a PhD student at the University - explains how important the locality-based placements were to their training, and the opportunities they’ve had at Sheffield.

Eve Hopkinson comes from Sheffield and says that she's proud to tell people she got her degree in her home city.

Emma shares her journey onto the Nursing (Adult) programme, what the course offered and the exciting opportunities it provided, including winning a Student Nursing Times award for her research.

Shasshen is in the final year of his Orthoptics degree. In this blog, he shares his experiences of attending clinical placements up-and-down the UK, and the benefits - both personal and professional - they’ve given him.

After initially applying for a dentistry course, Alis was introduced to the world of orthoptics through Clearing. The course brought together her passions, and has allowed her continue to improve and upskill as a qualified orthoptist.

Thomas Arends, an Orthoptics student here at Sheffield, says that going to work in a clinic helped him put all the skills he learned on the course into practice.

Sheffield was a big move for Jessica, but it is a decision she has never regretted. She found that orthoptics is the perfect course for her and now she can’t imagine doing anything else.

Alisha had dreams of working in healthcare since she was a child. After considering her options for university she discovered orthoptics, and her future clicked into place.

Charlotte Smith says that the University has everything she needs, from the resources in the Medical Library to the clinical equipment.

Alisha returned to education to study BMedSci Orthoptics with Foundation Year with the Lifelong learning team after taking part in our Discover course. The foundation year course allowed Alisha to access the course that had interested her without the standard and course-specific entry qualifications.

Alycia Lim is from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She chose the University of Sheffield both for the high calibre of the teaching and the wide range of facilities on offer at the Students' Union.

Abigail was drawn to a career as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) after realising what a difference they make to people’s lives. She explains what she enjoyed most about our in-house placements, and how she landed a graduate job in her second year hospital rotation!

Sana is an aspiring speech and language therapist. She explains what she loves most about our course - from her varied placements, to the events at the Students’ Union.