FIP, as the global leader for pharmacy, has taken the initiative to build the “FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools”, which will be the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of pharmacy institutions from around the world. This global list is intended to guide all pharmacy stakeholders, from students to policymakers, in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of pharmacy education strategies. The availability, completeness and quality of FIP’s World List of Pharmacy Schools means it will provide a unique source of information for pharmaceutical workforce policies, procedures and plans.
Further background on the FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools:
The FIP World List of Pharmacy Schools is an initiative to monitor pharmaceutical capacity and capability, similar to those of many other global organisations, such as the World Medical Schools List held by the World Medical Association. Given 2021 is the World Health Organization’s Year of Health and Care Workers, the need for our global organisations to demonstrate increased capacity in all health workers is key to ensure our professions are not further diminished but amplified.
FIP is a founder member of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) with doctors, nurses, dentists, and physiotherapists. All WHPA members have been requested to feedback their schools’ status to the WHO as part of pandemic preparedness, and FIP having a list of accredited pharmacy schools will help to identify where schools may be needed and created to ensure long-term pharmaceutical workforce capacity.
University of Nottingham
School of Pharmacy
Welcome to one of the highest ranked Schools of Pharmacy in British higher education.In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise we were judged to be the top school of pharmacy in the United Kingdom. 95% of the School's research was judged to be of international quality and 35% world-leading. Our world class research was further recognised by the award of the 2007 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation Category to the School for 'enhancing significantly the development of new medicines'.
The School of Pharmacy is one of the most highly rated pharmacy schools in the UK, providing a four-year undergraduate pharmacy course which leads to the honours degree of Master of Pharmacy (MPharm). The popular MPharm course runs not only in Nottingham, but also at the University’s beautiful Malaysia Campus where, in 2005, the School introduced the UK’s first fully accredited 2+2 MPharm course. On this innovative course students spend two years studying in Malaysia and two years in Nottingham.
The strength of the School is reflected in its success in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise when it was ranked 1st for quality, with 95% of its research of international standard and 35% world-leading. The School’s world class research was also recognised by the award of the 2007 Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation Category for 'enhancing significantly the development of new medicines'
The School has a strong reputation, not only for its collaborative research with major players within the pharmaceutical industry but also for the innovative companies which have emerged as spin-outs from research. Much of the School’s cutting-edge research is carried out in the £25 million Centre for Biomolecular Sciences.
Courses and student numbers
Undergraduate courses
· Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) – Nottingham Campus 696
· Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) – Malaysia Campus 132
- 2+2 course (two years in Malaysia, two years in Nottingham)
Postgraduate courses
· Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 142
· Master of Research (MRes) 5