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A Uniform Problem

Fed up with wearing uniform? Michele Pengelly offers timely warning on the perils of choosing your own outfit for work. Read More

Writing your first abstract? Next comes the poster, then the podium……..

It might seem daunting at first, but writing and submitting an abstract is incredibly rewarding. Mhairi Simpson recalls the first time she took the plunge. Click here to find out more. Read More

Florence Nightingale Travelling Scholarship

When Mhairi Simpson applied for a Florence Nightingale Foundation Travel Scholarship, she barely expected even an invitation to attend for interview. Imagine her delight when the organisation funded her five-week tour of overseas clinics. She even had an opportunity to present an abstract at a conference in Sydney. Click here to find out more. Read More

My first UKONS Annual Conference

Clare Churcher comments on her first UKONS Annual Conference experience. Read More

Cyclists Fighting Cancer — Mias trike

Eleven year old Mia Reid from Oldbury in the West Midlands has become the proud owner of a specially adapted trike to help her exercise after years of treatment for a brain tumour. Read More

Review of the UKONS Annual Conference 2010

Diana Borthwick talks about her UKONS 2010 experience. Read More