By now you will probably have been officially welcomed to the university by
some very senior person such as the Dean, a professor or a head of department, in
an impressive lecture theatre. You may already have felt a twinge of underlying
anxiety that often accompanies change or new experiences. Ten years ago most
people entering nursing or midwifery would not have envisaged going to uni
versity but these subjects are now firmly located in university departments or
faculties where they make up a major proportion of student numbers.