Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
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Roller-coaster Start
Hello everyone! Just thought I'd kick things off with an introduction about myself and what my placement is all about. I'm Liza, a psychology undergraduate and I'm from Malaysia. I came to the UK to further my studies in 2014...
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Why is a psychologist working with trains?
Writing a blog has never been something which particularly appealed to me as I didn’t quite see the point. However, now, over two months into my Industrial Placement the point has become a little more clear to me – it...
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End of a Lifetime
Two weeks ago I finished my placement as an Honorary Assistant Psychologist with the Lifetime Service in Bath. After a tearful farewell to my colleagues with some amazing flowers for me as a thank you for all the work I...
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Lessons from my first semester
As Christmas draws ever closer, so does the end of semester one. It’s crazy that we’ve now done a big chunk of first year, but also crazy to think that I only moved into my accommodation 9 weeks ago today....
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Life on a student budget: adapting from a gap year to supermarket own-brands
I wasn’t sure what to expect regarding my financial situation at Uni. With my student loan not quite covering my accommodation costs (I mean, that’s a bit of an understatement; it’s £600 less than my termly fees so not a...