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Blog | Promoting Professional Relationships Through Neurodiversity Awareness, Webinar

6th February 2023
A guest blog from Jade Wareham, adult student nurse apprentice at The Open University and one of the #150Leaders. The blog presents Jade’s personal project to promote professional relationships through neurodiversity awareness with The Florence Nightingale Foundation. Jade will hold an interactive webinar for any individual who would like to learn more about neurodiversity on […]

Blog | Setbacks have led to an amazing opportunity

1st February 2023
A guest blog from Monique Cleary, podiatry student at the University of Southampton and one of the #150Leaders. The blog presents Monique’s personal project to develop a image bank of pathologies and symptoms of the foot with diverse skin tones, which health professional could refer to, to help diagnose all patients. I was made redundant […]

Blog | What more can be done at university to support and celebrate diversity in dietetics?

7th November 2022
A guest blog from Fatimah Khathun, dietetics student at Leeds Beckett University and one of the #150Leaders. The blog follows her recent attendance at the BDA Yorkshire Celebrating Diversity in Dietetics event. I recently attended the BDA Yorkshire Celebrating Diversity in Dietetics event. It was an eye-opening event which gave me the opportunity to hear from inspirational […]

University is for all

11th January 2022
By Sianne Chinwuba, #150Leaders alumna They said that universities are open and inclusive for everyone who wishes to further their education and start a new career or progress in their current one. But as we know, there are still difficult issues surrounding the topic of race at universities across the country. Of course, there have […]

#150Leaders show up at 2021 Student Nursing Times Awards!

12th November 2021
The 10th anniversary of the Student Nursing Times Awards, which honour student nurses and midwives, education providers and mentors was held just last week, and we are so very proud of the 150Leaders alumni that were present. Seeing as last year’s awards were held virtually, it was refreshing to see everyone accepting their well-deserved awards […]

What Does Black History Month Mean to Me?

18th October 2021
Chelsea Beckford-Procyk, third year student midwife at the University of Bedfordshire explains what Black History Month means to her. When I look in the mirror, I see several things. I am a woman; I have a gapped tooth smile and I’m black. All these things go towards making me who I am, and I am […]

#150Leaders Podcast Episode 9

15th June 2021
Episode 9 – Transition Simon James, student nurse at Swansea University, speaks to two #150Leaders alumni Pippa Chillman and Zoe Carciente. As Simon prepares for his soon-to-be new role as a registered nurse, he asks Pippa and Zoe about their transition from student to qualified nurse, how the Student Leadership Programme has benefited them in […]

#150Leaders shortlisted for Membership Excellence award

13th June 2021
We’ve been shortlisted for an award!! We are delighted to announce that the Council of Deans of Health has been shortlisted for the memcom Membership Excellence Award for the Student Leadership Programme. The Programme has been shortlisted alongside two other organisations in the category of Best Student Engagement Initiative. The Student Leadership Programme team has […]