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Hey everyone, welcome to my blog!   My name’s Grace and I am currently a third year student studying Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Bath. I am a few weeks away from beginning my placement year in...

As I prepare to leave New Zealand and head into my final year at university, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey I've had over the past year. Living in this beautiful country and being part of Harbour Sport...

Hello everyone, this is Vienne. I hope you are having a wonderful summer! This is probably one of my last blog posts for the Age-friendly VIP in academic year 23/24. But I’m truly happy to have something fun and meaningful...

At the beginning of June I returned home from my placement year in Sweden. Whilst I was there, I worked as a lab assistant and got the opportunity to work with and test world class athletes, as well as assist...

Hello everyone. It's Vienne! I hope your exams went well. While I don’t have exams, I’m happy to tell you that I reached a milestone by finishing my taught phase and will soon start my research stage. To celebrate this,...

Hi, I am Arianna, and if you have read any of my previous blogs you will know that I am a sport science student currently doing my placement year in Sweden at the Winter Sports Research centre. I am now...

  I thought it would be a great idea to explain the Māori culture, language, living out in New Zealand and where the indigenous people originate from. Let's dive into a few things that we have learnt from Harbour sport...

Hello everyone! It’s Vienne, and I’m thrilled to be back to write the twelfth instalment of my VIP journey. I apologise for the lack of updates since November last year, as our team has been navigating through some ups and...

Just like that, the first half of my placement is coming to an end, so I thought I would do an (honest!) reflection of my time here so far! Settling in I feel so settled here now, in my job...

Hi, I’m Arianna and my placement is based at the Winter Sports Research centre in Östersund, Sweden! I believe my placement is quite unique so I thought I would offer some further insight on what my day to day life...