We all learn lessons in life and sometimes we wish we knew then, what we know now – or at least I do! So, as a final year student, that’s just about survived first semester, I thought I would pass on some tips to future final years in the fab Jordanstown UU. Enjoy Uni while you still can I had heard people say that
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It’s final year, it’s time to pick a dissertation topic. If you are anything like me, the first thought that will come to mind is probably a big fat HOW?!? How do you go about picking a topic, how do you format your question, how is it possible, in this day and age, with the
Dear possible student, While deciding on what I was going to study PR barely took my notice. I always believed that I would do history or politics of a combination of both. They were my favourite subjects in school and I automatically went for them when attending any university fairs and prospectuses in lower and
Beginning your journey at university can be an exciting but also a daunting experience, well, at least it was for me. When people think about the typical ‘Student Life’ they think about moving away from home, spending your entire student loan within the first week of Freshers, and living on Pot Noodles for eight months
Dyslexia isn’t an issue that can be helped in one certain way, and having suffered with it for my whole academic life I can’t imagine what it would be like not to have it. I am constantly trying different and new things to see what works best for me. So, I have decided to list
There are currently around 850, 000 people living with Dementia in the UK. Dementia knows no boundaries, no age limits, no race, and no gender. The youngest person to ever be diagnosed with Dementia in the UK was 6… Yes! 6 years old! Whilst on my placement with Radius Housing, at the request of John
The Charity sector. Somewhere I didn’t think a degree in Public Relations could take you. My views were drastically changed through my placement year at Concern Worldwide where I saw the range of activities that a PR professional can engage in. Going into my interview (which was a day before I was heading off on
I began looking for somewhere to do my placement year quite late in the year …… actually really late (I don’t recommend this). But for me this was actually a blessing in disguise. I’m not the most organised person in the world and I’ve always been very laid back and easy going and whilst looking
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill It feels like only yesterday that I was a bright eyed, bushy tailed second year student panicking over finding a placement, when suddenly the year has been and gone in a flash. Looking back
While studying Communication, Advertising and Marketing at Ulster University, it felt like most of second year at university was consumed with the stress of securing a placement year to commence in the summer. It’s one of the first things that gets mentioned on the induction day of second year, filling you with both fear and