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Take a look at the NCA blog to see our news, insights, and research in acupuncture, nutrition, and Chinese medicine study. Established in 1988 we are the North's only independent College teaching acupuncture herbs & nutrition.
NCA Blog
4M ago
We recently caught up with student Aggie Majnik who travels from her home in London to the NCA in York for her acupuncture studies on our Four Year (part-time) BSc in Acupuncture. What made you choose the NCA for your studies? My decision was mostly because the course is ..read more
NCA Blog
4M ago
Joanne McFarlane is a third year student on our part-time BSc in Acupuncture, and very excited to share her journey to the NCA. As someone with an initial degree, the four-year pathway fit perfectly into Jo’s lifestyle as she was able to receive a student loan. Hear all about ..read more
NCA Blog
4M ago
As the growing evidence (including the NICE recommendation for primary chronic pain) brings acupuncture more and more into the public domain, increasing numbers of biomedical healthcare professionals are choosing to study Chinese medicine acupuncture at the NCA. In recent years we have trained: GPs Physiotherapists Nurses Midwives Paramedics Osteopaths ..read more
NCA Blog
4M ago
We recently caught up with Year 2 weekday student Jacob Harrison who made the move from Bulgaria to the UK to study at the NCA. What brought you to acupuncture? I had some strange experiences over a period of time, thought I had a neurological issue. Turned out I ..read more
NCA Blog
6M ago
Acupuncture, an ancient healing practice originating in China, holds a storied history that spans over two millennia. Many of you will of course know about acupuncture practices today, but we’d like to shed some light on acupuncture’s origin and evolution. In this blog, we will delve into a brief ..read more
NCA Blog
8M ago
These are exciting times for MSc in Nutrition Science and Practice Graduate Laura Naylor who, after quite a journey, has recently started her nutrition business focussing on fertility, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition. It’s been quite a journey Laura – tell us about how you have reached this milestone! Well ..read more
NCA Blog
8M ago
We recently caught up with Pavlina Fialova, who, having completed the NCA Postgraduate Diploma in Acupuncture, will soon be graduating again from the NCA with an MSc in Chinese Herbal Medicine. Pavlina has been awarded a Distinction for her MSc for which she undertook primary research into how “Chinese ..read more
NCA Blog
9M ago
Here at the Northern College of Acupuncture, training in the NADA protocol seems to be increasing in popularity, year on year. In this blog NCA Lecturer and NADA Trainer Judy Blair explains about NADA and why we believe that it is an essential part of an acupuncturists tool kit ..read more
NCA Blog
9M ago
NCA couple and dream-team Rachel and Duey are an incredible example of what happens when an acupuncturist inspires someone, in this case, their partner, to train in acupuncture too! Duey graduated with the NCA and now practices acupuncture, whilst Rachel is now in her second year of studying the ..read more
NCA Blog
10M ago
What was the spark? When our Professional Development Lead Hannah Swift first started talking to her members about what they wanted from the NCA’s “home for practitioners”, The Practitioner Hub – there was an overwhelming desire to “meet in person”. This got Hannah thinking about creating an event to ..read more