A Student’s Top Tips to Manage Your Time at University

Sam is a third year Journalism student and a Student Ambassador for Marketing and our WP team. If time management has been an issue for you in the past, university is the perfect place to fix that and become more organised as a person. Plus, it is an essential part of getting the most out of your experience. […]

Maximising your university experience

Mauro is a final year undergraduate student studying BSc Management, enjoys playing football and competing in 10km races. My first tip for university is to not cope with it, but to maximise it. This change of mentality will allow you to become a more engaged, social, and academically successful student. Here are my tips how to make the […]

My Marketing Placement: Part 2 The Job

In Part 1, Juste describes the application for the Micro Placement programme. Here is the rest of her story about the placement: “My placement is remote, meaning I have been working from home due to the pandemic.” Skills gained I would have liked to be able to travel to the office and physically meet all […]

Money & How To Spend It

Naomi is a third year student studying Economics with Accounting, who loves trying out all the amazing coffee shops around City.  “So now you’ve got some money in the bank. Amazing! But beware, that was the easy part! Next, we need to know how to be responsible with our money and spend it wisely.” In Part 1, we looked at […]

Money & How To Get It

Naomi is a third year student studying Economics with Accounting, who loves trying out all the amazing coffee shops around City.  Money is a popular topic when you’re a student! If we had as much money as we did advice about it…life would be simpler! Below are my tips on funding available to you as a student as well as how […]

My Marketing Placement: Part 1 The Application

Juste is a third year student participating in the Micro Placement Programme run by City, University of London’s Careers Service. Read below to find out how Juste got the placement. What is a Micro Placement and why did I apply? The aim of the Micro Placement programme is career exploration and involves being matched up […]

Start@City – Support Services

Starting university can be stressful and overwhelming. Not only do you have to get to grips with higher educational study but the overall university community too.  It’s therefore important for you to know that help and support is available at the university if you need it in order to enrich your social, psychological and physical […]

Niffy’s First Year Survival Guide: Getting an actual job after your degree

Starting university is both an exciting and confusing time. There’s a lot to get used to and it can be difficult to know what you should and shouldn’t do so to help you get started I’m sharing my own experiences and what I have picked up along the way. Get a network While you are […]

Music – Boost Your Personal Statement

Music is an exciting discipline to study. There are many courses out there, whether it’s a traditional degree focussing on performance, composition and theory at a university or conservatoire, or a more specialised professional course such as sound and production, music business or music journalism – you will need to write a personal statement evidencing […]

Diana’s Guide to Staying Productive While Studying from Home

Diana is a third year LLB student, who loves mystery novels and painting.  Now that most teaching has been moved online, students getting ready for the new term in September 2020 have to think about how to effectively get their work done at home. Although it can be hard to stay focused with so many distractions and opportunities to relax, there are ways […]