Inspire Issue 6 Volume 2 Winter 2022

Welcome to the Winter 2022 issue of the
INSPIRE Journal: created by students for
students
Student Health Sciences
Research Journal
Editors
Anoushka Agarwal
Year 3, Veterinary Science
University of Bristol
Ernestine Ago
Year 5, Medicine
University of Exeter
Humaira Ahmed
Year 3, Medicine
University of Plymouth
Zaina Aloul
Year 4, Medicine
Cardiff University
Elizabeth Brennan
Year 3, Medicine
University of Bristol
Joshua Erhabor
Year 5, Medicine
University of Exeter
Frances Eslabra
Year 4, Medicine
University of Exeter
Liam Fletcher
Year 5, Dentistry
University of Bristol
Genevieve Lawrence
Year 5, Medicine
Cardiff University
Tomas Nicholas
Year 3, Dentistry
University of Plymouth
Medha Raketla
Year 2, Medicine
Cardiff University
Sofia Rosca-Velea
Year 2, Medicine
University of Bristol
Victoria Vincent
Year 4, Medicine
University of Plymouth
Managing Editor
Michelle Harris
Contact
inspirestudentjournal@gmail.com
Website
www.inspirestudentjournal.co.uk
Design
Cris Sutera
www.crissutera.co.uk
INSPIRE provides a platform for students to experience research first hand, from taster days to
funded Summer Studentship Research Projects. The ISHSRJ is a collaborative effort between the
Universities of Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter and Plymouth. This issue continues to promote the work
students have completed in effort to support INSPIRE’s overall aim, to provide students with the
opportunity to experience research and consider this in their chosen career path Moreover, the
ISHSRJ provides students with the opportunity to experience the publication process first hand,
as well as volunteer as a peer reviewer. This is an excellent way to discover new research and
projects produced by students, whilst strengthening your CV. We strongly encourage all students
reading this journal who feel inspired to engage in research to participate in what the INSPIRE
scheme has to offer.
We hope that you enjoy reading the INSPIRE Student Health Sciences Research Journal – the
articles have been written and peer reviewed by students throughout 2022.
Would you like to get involved with future issues, including a special magazine on the theme One
Health? Send us your research papers, reviews, opinion pieces, interview ideas, art work, creative
writing via our website www.inspirestudentjournal.co.uk. Sign up to be a peer reviewer by
emailing your details and areas of expertise to inspirestudentjournal@gmail.com.
Applications are also open for the 2023 team of editors - deadline 30 January. Bristol, Cardiff,
Exeter and Plymouth students should contact the Inspire lead at their institution or the journal
directly for advice on how to apply.
Best wishes,
INSPIRE Student Health Sciences
Research Journal Senior Editors
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COPYRIGHT
All articles in the INSPIRE Student Health
Sciences Research Journal are licensed
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NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0
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author(s) of the article, and a citation should
be made when any article is quoted, used
or referred to in another work. All articles
included in the INSPIRE Student Health
Sciences Research Journal are written and
reviewed by students, and the Editorial Board
is composed of students. Thus, this journal has
been created for educational purposes and all
content is available for reuse by the authors
in other formats, including peer-reviewed
journals.
FRONT COVER
Art by Sofia Rosca-Velea, University of Bristol.
“Based on a small but striking moment with
a memorable patient on a geriatric ward, this
art piece explores the passing of time and
the care we exert into keeping it at bay. The
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patient had just requested help with taking
their watch off, and as three of us all scrambled
to figure out the locking system – a very secure
watch, compliments to the manufacturers! – it
weighed on me that this might be the only
bit of out-of-hospital identity the patient had
left, and we were now removing it. I could tell
the patient’s morale lowered as they became
quieter and made a comment that they could
not deny their age any longer, even if before
their conversation had been quick and witty
and fun. When before they had been so in
control of
their own
life – the
watch was
expensive,
one they
might have
worked hard
for – now they
couldn’t even
take it off
without help.
The change in
mood struck
me a lot.”