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. […]
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Let us celebrate
October is the month that we celebrate Black History Month in the UK It is a time to celebrate all the success, achievements and history of people from the African and Caribbean community. Across the country, there are events taking place and the media industry are celebrating by highlighting a variety of television programmes throughout […]
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 […]
Meet our Micro-Placements team & Get your own placement
Hi, my name is Selin and I am the Micro-Placements Programme Coordinator here at City! I coordinate the student facing side of the Programme and oversee the student recruitment process onto the Programme and help facilitate the matching process between employers and students. Although I may be biased in my opinion, the scheme is […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Alexandra’s Experience Living in Student Accommodation
Alexandra is a third year student studying computer science, who once made a short video game in only 48 hours, and shares the ups and downs of living in student accommodation. Since starting university, I have lived in a variety of different places In first year I lived in a shared flat, meaning that I had my own room and bathroom, […]