Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
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A Day in My Life as a Placement Student Working from Home and Living in London
Hi everyone! I’m Milly, a third year Sociology student currently on placement in London. I’m originally from Oxford but decided to live in London during my placement year as this is where the office of the organisation I work...
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How I Went from No Placement... to Two!
Pity parties are allowed...but not for too long If you've read my previous blog, you'll know that in June 2020, after months of getting excited to pack my bags and head to New Zealand for 12 months, I found myself...
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Deciding to do postgraduate study: how my research placement differed from student life
Like many others, I chose a research placement because I’m considering postgraduate study. Prior to my placement, I was unsure if I wanted to be a student for another 4 years. But I spent my placement year test running PhD...
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Mental Wellbeing at University
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...