3 Things to Mention in Your Personal Statement
Your personal statement is part of the application which university tutors will use to assess whether you’re fit to study a particular course. This means that it is a pretty big deal and you want […]
Year: 2016
Playing Nice: Tips On Working With Others
Here is an appropriate representation of my feelings towards group work: via GIPHY I genuinely hate it, and I’ve had to do a couple of group projects every year I’ve been at uni. Part of […]
Welcomed Back by Welcome Week
And what a week it was! Setting foot on campus again after a long summer, it felt like I had never left. Seeing all the familiar faces dotted around, it was hard to realise that […]
The Power of the Cadman Library
“You want weapons? We’re in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!’’ – The 10th Doctor (David Tennant) Now, you may think […]
Single Parent Student
So for those of you don’t know, I have a teenager! An “it’s not fair” eats me out of house and home, no concept of money, sleep in till mid-day teenager. And for over the […]
Dissertation Blues
There are two themes running through this blog: malaria and my upcoming dissertation. Regular readers of this blog (yes, both of you) know that malaria constitutes the entirety of my working life, and frequently renders […]
Zach’s Welcome Week
I can’t believe that’s it, another Freshers week come and gone!…And it didn’t disappoint, but certainly didn’t come without its laughs and it’s drama’s. So much has happened in one week, I’ve met some amazing […]
Being A Student Ambassador: Survival Tips
Being an ambassador is so much fun, but it is hard work! Don’t think its all smiles and easy work. I decided to make a ‘book of tips’ for people thinking of joining the scheme, […]
Dear Drew… Unrequited Love
Dear Drew, I have feelings for this guy but he has a girlfriend and I don’t know what to do about it. I don’t want to ruin our friendship by saying something (or his relationship) […]
Get to Know our Ambassadors
As am ambassador I have lots of stories about what I’ve done, but I thought I’d share their stories and favourite moments of being an ambassador with you…here’s what they said. Kristian Harrison-Second year English […]