George is a third year student studying Accounting and Finance, who has a puppy, a Yorkie named Ollie! About me I’m now in the last year of my degree, and the experience has been fantastic. It’s been a busy 3 years, and I’ve been lucky to get involved in loads of activities and sports which have fit around […]
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Meet an Aeronautical Engineering student
Raad is a third year student studying Aeronautical Engineering, who likes programming and is taking an online computer science course to learn a new programming language during lockdown. The most important skill for engineering is a good understanding of maths. Engineering is basically about using maths to solve real world problems so if you don’t like maths at […]
My dyslexia experience at university
Laiyba is a third year Law LLB student, who during the pandemic has spent time learning knitting from family and YouTube. Today, I will be writing about my Dyslexia experience before and at university. I hope it raises the awareness of neurodiversity and helps you understand the process I went through. My experience before university When […]
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 […]
Why I went to university to study Radiography
Salwa is a second-year undergraduate student studying diagnostic radiography, who moved to London for university. A little bit about me… My name is Salwa and in the summer I completed my second year at City. I study diagnostic radiography and am now entering my final year. I grew up in Birmingham and moved to London […]
Meet a Management student
Mauro is a final year undergraduate student studying BSc Management, enjoys playing football and competing in 10km races, and spent 50% of his time on sports training. Managing Management (and other things) As an athlete, going to university was a difficult choice because it would divert a substantial amount of my attention from training and performing. However, I decided that I could do both and […]
A student’s guide to society life and the student voice
Anas is a third year LLB Law student at City, and is part of the Chess, Entrepreneurial, and Law Societies. Hello! My name is Anas and I am due to begin my third and final year as an LLB Law student in September 2020. (LLB is a fancy word for my degree classification). […]
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 […]
Thinking of going to Uni? Let’s Talk
Aysha is a third year student, studying Criminology with Quantitative Methods, and has a cat named Buster. Was I ready for university? I remember waking up to check my UCAS results. It was a difficult sleep that night and the wait was agonising to say the least. Once I knew I had been accepted at City, University of […]
Essential Academic Skills to Help You Succeed at Uni
Last week, Richard Knott in our LEaD (Learning Enhancement and Development) team here at City delivered some really helpful sessions as part of our Start@City programme. These focussed on key skills that will help you succeed at university and manage the independent learning that will be expected of you. Below are a few key points […]