Before we all head off for the rest of the summer holidays, here’a quick look at some useful resources parents and young people can turn to if they’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed this summer. Teen Mental Health – A Guide for Parents My Tutor have put together resources on common mental health problems for teens, […]
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The Elmgreen School & Widening Participation at City
Salwa has worked as a Widening Participation Ambassador and Tutor, studies Radiography at City and is now a member of the Widening Participation Team! City’s WP Team have been working with The Elmgreen School in Lambeth to deliver a targeted tutoring programme specifically to support young Black Caribbean students. This involves City students tutoring GCSE Maths and […]
Returning to university amid a pandemic
Salwa studies Radiography and is an experienced Widening Participation Ambassador at City. Returning to campus in autumn has been super exciting and long-awaited for many! University staff and students across the university alike are beginning to resume to normalcy… Or rather, the closest we have felt to this since Spring 2020. Not to mention City’s […]
Meet Ruqaiyah, our Students’ Union Vice-President for Education
Tasfia is a Law graduate who is now doing a Postgraduate Masters in Legal Practice, and enjoys reading crime novels. I recently spoke with Ruqaiyah Javad, Vice-President for Education at City Students’ Union, to learn more about the Students’ Union (SU) and what they do. If you’re wondering why and how you can take advantage […]
5 top tips for university open days
Nadia is a recent graduate in Children’s Nursing, who enjoys getting lost in a book. A university open day is a day or multiple days throughout the year in which universities invite prospective students onto their campus to take a look around the facilities, meet staff and current students, and find out more information on […]
What to expect at University Open Days
Nadia is a recent graduate in Children’s Nursing, who enjoys getting lost in a book. You might be thinking what is an open day? Universities open their doors to prospective students, to allow them to look around the university, learning facilities, and social spaces. You get to speak to various lecturers and student ambassadors to […]
Meet Reza and the City Careers and Employability department
Diana is an LLM (Masters of Law) student specialising in competition law. She likes to paint and listen to true horror story podcasts. I recently spoke to Reza Majid who is a careers consultant at City University, to learn a bit more about the role and what the careers department offers to students and alumni. If […]
University life beyond academia: The social life of university
Hey, I am Dounia. A Postgraduate student (i.e. master’s student) studying Organisational Psychology. I also studied my Undergraduate degree in Psychology at City. People often associate university with education, and rightfully so. But sometimes, the best parts of your university experience are the social elements. Granted, it might not be for everyone, the socialising thing, […]
The Students’ Union – a crash course
Tasfia is a City University Law graduate who is now doing a Postgraduate Masters in Legal Practice, and enjoys reading crime novels. As a new student, one of your most important points of contact would be the Students’ Union. But what is the Students’ Union? They are a membership-led, democratically elected organisation that is independent […]
The power of a student’s voice
Dounia Rguyeg is a post-graduate student studying an MSc in Organisational Psychology. When thinking about university, the last thing people tend to think about is how they can be heard. It’s pretty well known that if you have issues related to your course, then teaching staff and course officers are usually the best people to […]