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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
EXPLAINED: Top terms used in education during the pandemic
Since the pandemic, the way learning takes place at university has had to adapt and change. Perhaps you have just started university or are researching your future options and have been seeing some of the terms used to describe these ways of learning and work pop up a lot more. If so, here’s a quick […]
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 […]
Why I Changed University Mid-Course
Raad is a third year student studying Aeronautical Engineering and taking an online computer science course to learn new programming language during lockdown. And what I learnt from the experience Choosing the right university is an important decision and even with extensive research there is only so much you can know about a course or university […]
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 […]
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 […]