Our ‘Student Experience’ theme examines how students can engage with learning opportunities and maintain their health and wellbeing, whilst studying medicine. Our work often explores the experiences of students with non-traditional backgrounds, so that we can understand the barriers that exist within the current system.
Why is this important? 
Creating learning environments where students can engage, gain skills and develop their professional identity, whilst maintaining positive wellbeing supports the development of an effective and sustainable workforce.
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Example Publications:
Breheny CG, Lee D, Ly D, Oliver H, Bi A, Bull S. "I Say I'm Kind of Out": An Insider Qualitative Study of Queer Medical Students. Clin Teach. 2025 Feb;22(1):e13847. 
Bull, S., Danso-Bamfo, S., Ogden, J. and Kumar, S. (2025), Navigating the Boundaries of Health and Identity: Medical Students' Perspectives. Clin Teach, 22: e70028.  
Stanyon M, Shikama Y, Horsburgh J, Parekh R, Benoy G, Oikawa S, Yasuda M, Moula Z, Otani K. Exploring conceptions of medical unprofessionalism in Japan and the UK: a Q-methodology study. Fukushima J Med Sci. 2025 Apr 19;71(2):105-118.  doi: . Epub 2025 Feb 8.
Active projects:
Association of the Study of Medical Education Small Grants 2023.
Bull S, Ramanathan A, Knight L, Reddy P, Horsburgh J. Stakeholders responses to a scoping review that explores a sense of belonging in medical students
[in peer review] Bull S, Govender L, Ramanathan A, Knight L, Scott K, Ubhi S, Horsburgh J. Exploring sense of belonging in medical students: a scoping review