Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

It may have been a silly decision to do a placement in a country in which I couldn't speak the language, but my decision to work at labfolder GmbH was very spontaneous. I was in the first half of my...

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...

The first phrase I taught myself to memorise in the eccentric land called Berlin was 'ich kann nicht so gut Deutsch sprechen.' Translating to 'I can't speak German very well,' this demonstrates the significant lack of understanding I had (and...

When I cast my mind back to the end of Year 12 as I was writing my Personal Statement for universities, all I can recall is the blood, sweat and tears that was put into it (a tad dramatic, but...

I came to the University having very recently experienced my first episode of depression and extreme anxiety. In hindsight, I’d been living with Generalised Anxiety Disorder my whole life, but it had never been so extreme that I received a...