Become a WP student ambassador or WP tutor

Widening Participation Student Ambassador scheme Deadline for applications has been extended to Monday 11th October at 5pm.  Help us reach out and inspire young people to think about university, share your passion for your studies and enhance your employability skills. Applications are now open, please apply by completing our application form. As an Ambassador you […]

Clearing 2021: What to do when results don’t go to plan

To say the last year has been challenging is an understatement.  Education has again been disrupted and grades have been determined by Teacher Assessed Grades.  With results day fast approaching on 10th August, many of you may be worried about your potential A Level or BTEC grades.  So what can you do ahead of results […]

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Empowering Underrepresented Learners to Access and Succeed in Higher Education When the world locked down and the WP Outreach team were suddenly unable to visit schools or bring learners on campus, we had to think hard about how to continue to make information, advice and learning about higher education available to our target schools and […]

Commuting to university – is it worth it? 

George is a third year student studying Accounting and Finance, who has a puppy, a Yorkie named Ollie!  Why commute?  Once I was accepted into university, I had to decide whether I wanted to live at home or stay in halls local to class. A big reason behind choosing to commute was the cost. People always […]

What does a Law student get up to at uni?

Emily is a third-year student studying Law, who loves cats and being a part of City’s Wolfpack.  Hello, my name is Emily and I am about to start my third year of my LLB, my Bachelor of Law.   I am one of City’s many international students! City has a large population of students and professors […]

Why I moved abroad to study International Business

Samantha is a second year student in International Business at City’s Business School.  Hello and welcome! I am originally from Venezuela but decided to move to London three years ago. Why? Well to give you my honest opinion, I did not have much of a choice! My sister graduated from high school before me and she […]

Why I went to university to study Law

Laiyba is a third year Law student who is interested in interior design, and has been working on house projects focused on a minimalistic style. I am a third year Law student. In this blog, I will tell you why I decided to study at university and what informed my decision to go to university. […]

Meet a final year Law student

Laiyba is an Law LLB student, who decided to try something new during lockdown – knitting! A little about me Due to coronavirus, I had the time to try something which I never thought I would go for, knitting! I spent time learning from my family and YouTube, and am surprised at how quickly I picked it up (maybe […]

Resource Round up is Back: Ideas for Winter

At the start of the summer holidays I shared some easy ideas about the things my family had planned to enjoy our summer break.  Summer feels long ago now, and although we are still in autumn it very much feels that winter is upon us, so it seemed like a good time for an update.  […]