Rebekah Taylor
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The Gold Scholarship Programme - helping me secure a placement!
Finding a placement was something that scared me. At 19, I’m not sure on the career I want for the rest of my life. I have an idea of the direction I want to go in, but exactly what is...
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The Gold Scholarship Programme- networking with postgraduates
This month, the Gold Scholarship Programme provided an incredibly helpful opportunity. We had a training session about postgraduate study, including Masters and PhD study, followed by a networking event with current PhD students at the University. I thought this would...
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The Peer Group Challenge
As part of the Gold Scholarship Programme, all scholars are placed into peer groups of 5 to 6 people. This has been particularly helpful in getting to know other people on the scholarship from completely different degree programmes. The peer...
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Summer, Prague and Bath
First year of university went by so quickly. Reflecting on the year, I’m so glad I chose Bath for a university. The highlight of Bath for me was the Christmas market. Everything felt so magical and festive with the Christmas...
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Welcoming the New Scholars
My first year of University and the first year of the Gold Scholarship Programme went by incredibly fast. I’d heard from my sisters and family friends that university would fly by, but I always thought they were lying, trying to...
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Celebrating the Gold Scholarship
Throughout the year, the Gold Scholarship has included lots of different training events and celebrations. Most recently, we were invited to the Apex Hotel in Bath for an End of Year Scholarship Celebration Dinner. The evening was the perfect way...
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My First Year of University
My first year of university has gone so quick. Moving out day came much quicker than I had ever expected it to. I loved my accommodation for first year in Solsbury Court and it is something that I will definitely...
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Ceremonies and Opportunities
The Gold Scholarship Programme provides many opportunities for doing something new that you wouldn’t expect to be doing in the first year of university. The networking event in November was one of those. Last week, we were able to experience...
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My First Semester at University
The University of Bath Starting university, in a way, was different to what I expected. I love my course, the university and Bath as a city. But moving out? It's hard. Freshers' Week was tough for me because I was...
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The Not So Scary Networking Event
Scared. Anxious. Uncomfortable. They were all words that sprung to mind when I heard about the Gold Scholarship Programme networking event on the 1st November. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The training provided before made the thought of networking...