Having such great teams on my doorstep and being able to play high-level rugby has been a highlight of my university experience. I have a passion for criminal law that I developed through the Diploma and from observing the law in practice during internships.

Getting to experience a deeper understanding of the structures and theories that underpin our legal system through this course felt like an exciting opportunity that I simply had to take.” Mr Ramsden said: “It is important to emphasise that those already taking any of the modulator drugs are not affected by the NICE process because of the agreements already in place. A talented rugby player, Amber won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) cup final and played at the Hive Stadium, home of Edinburgh Rugby. We must never return to a situation where people with CF die far too young, knowing there’s a treatment that could change that.” Working to deliver best outcome for people with cystic fibrosisRugby is a passion I am blessed to be able to balance with my studies. I enjoyed explaining the sport to my international student cohort, many of whom had never heard of rugby before.” ‘Stories that will live with me forever’ John and Ruby lived in Barnagore, a small village some 30 minutes drive just outside Calcutta which was where one of the larger jute mills was located. Not many of us gain a postgraduate degree with distinction. Still fewer of us play top-flight sport.

John had been in India since 1935 where he learned Hindi, Urdu and spoke a bit of Bengali. During the war he was commissioned in the British Army and had a period seconded to the Indian Army. However, while completing the diploma, I decided on further study at the university after becoming enamoured with the campus, extracurricular opportunities, and the academic rigour offered by Aberdeen University. He said the bodies that guide the NHS on which drugs it should prescribe had initially said Kaftrio, Orkambi and Symkevi were highly effective for people with cystic fibrosis. Robina left school and began work in a shop and when war broke out she was called up to work in a ball-bearing factory in Dundee and rose to a senior quality control position. War yearsAnd a petition – which currently has over 43,000 signatures– has also been launched to help fund continued access to these drugs which could be a lifeline for people with cystic fibrosis.

During my two years playing for AUWRFC we reached the BUCS cup final twice, winning once, and I count this medal among my proudest achievements. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guides the NHS in England on available drugs while the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) fulfils a similar role in Scotland. Four-week consultationRobina, known as Ruby, was born in Lochee in February 1921 to plumber and gas fitter Robert Moyes and his wife, Isabella, nee Jarvis. Together with her husband John, she sailed to India by steamship, arriving in Mumbai in January 1948, on the same day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.