My Experience of Online Learning
The university experience has certainly shifted in these last few months. Everything from the way lectures are running, to the experience of halls has had to adapt to these frightening and very challenging times...
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Student Guide to Job Interviews
Jobs are the key to this little thing called money which you need to do really anything in life, and the key to these magical jobs are interviews. Cracking the enigma of the interview,...
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Studying at Home: A How-to Guide
It’s a difficult time for us all at the moment with Coronavirus disrupting our daily lives and routines. Although it is difficult doing a degree at the best of times, this current situation has...
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2020: Getting Through It Together
It’s safe to say the world has been turned completely upside down this year. And there is no doubt that, as students, it has been a very tumultuous time. With so much uncertainty and...
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Dorm Room Decoration Ideas
Making your room a part of who you are is vital to settling in to University. One way you can do this is through adding personal touches to it; a certain… je ne sais...
Tips for Living with Flatmates
Many people foolishly go into university believing that their flatmates are going to be their best friends or soulmates but that is rarely the case. Whether it’s undergraduates matching with doctoral students, international students...
Gareth Southgate names his 30-man England Squad
With upcoming international matches against Wales (friendly) and Belgium (Nations League), Gareth Southgate has named his 30-man squad. In full, the squad: Dean Henderson (gk)Jordan Pickford (gk)Nick Pope (gk)Trent Alexander-ArnoldBen ChilwellConor CoadyEric DierJoe GomezMichael...
My first two weeks at University
My experience of my first two weeks at University – highlighting the good and the bad. Moving into halls this year has been surreal and I talk about staggered move-ins, online learning and the freedoms we still have.
Coping with change: Post-University
How Big is the Change? University is a time for exploration and discovering yourself. However when the partying has settled down and you are finishing your final dissertation in your last year you may...
How Coronavirus has Affected Our Mental Health
Mental health has become an increasingly talked about subject in the current climate. With the Coronavirus having loomed over us for many months, dominating our everyday interactions and ability to work, has this rare...
Enhancing Your Mindset with Student Opportunities
The University of Derby, along with many other universities, offer many ways for you to develop both your academic and personal mindset outside and in the classroom. With workshops and drop-ins conducted regularly around...
5 Simple Ways to Save Money and Help the Environment
These are trying times, and it can be stressful to consider that your piggy bank may run low sometime soon. More than ever, it is important to consider ways of saving those few pennies...
Bachelor Degrees Explained
Even when I was in the first year of uni I never fully understood how the grading system worked and what was considered a “good” or “bad” grade and it’s even more worrying when...
Personal Reflections on the University of Derby
Studying at university is about stretching and challenging students. How has your experience at Derby stretched and challenged you? My joint honours degree has widened my abilities. From theory to practicality, Derby Uni has...
Different Forms of Chat
My Little Premise The other day, a friend told me about how terrible I used to be at “shooting the breeze”. How over University I’d improved my ability to talk more about nothing, and...
