student life

Hello everyone! Welcome back! I’m Vienne from Hong Kong, a second-year doctoral student in Education. My first blog post about my VIP experience was published a year ago. Today, here is my sixth instalment on this journey. Ta-daaaah! Speaking of...

Congratulations to those of you that have finished your placements! I decided to write this blog as a guide to what I would do differently if I was applying for placement again and to also give some ideas of things...

Hello, it’s me again! I hope most of you have finished exams or assignments by this time. To me, it has been a hectically busy semester. But the good thing is I am winding down for a little while before...

Hello again, I can’t believe time flies! It’s nearly the end of semester 2. There is SO MUCH to catch up since my last post about my volunteering experience for the Film Active Project. Sorry for not being able to...

If you’ve made it to this stage, congratulations on deciding to take a placement year! It can be a great way to gain some valuable experience and pick up transferable skills. And it could even be a fantastic opportunity to...

Hello everyone. It’s me, Vienne! Here comes my third blog post about the Intergenerational Engagement in Research & Teaching (IE) Vertically Integrated Project. When was the last time you did an activity (like working out, cooking, or knitting) with people...

“Quiet people have the loudest minds.” – Stephen Hawking For as long as I can remember, I have been an introvert. I am not shy, in fact, I have a lot to say. My mind is wildly imaginative, but I...

Hello again! It’s me, Vienne. Since the last blog post about the Vertically Integrated Project looking at Intergenerational Engagement in Research and Teaching (IE), I was talking about how the IE team decided to spilt into two and all of...