Blogs

The crucial role universities can play in integrating refugees

A programme created by two French students aims to help refugees integrate into society by pairing them up with university students around France

By Harry Daniel Gurth

8 November

Embarking on a PhD: failure is inevitable in the face of progress

Blogger Olly Bowling felt the fear of failure before starting his PhD but some wise words from literature helped to assuage those feelings

By Olly Bowling

6 November

If you’re feeling lonely at university, you’re not alone

Blogger Seb Ward was told that university would be ‘the time of his life’, perhaps that’s why the loneliness felt so crippling

By Seb Ward

1 November

A careers fair with a difference

A new type of careers fair aims to educate students about all of their careers options, not just graduate schemes

By Sophie Philipson

29 October

‘Women often have to work twice as hard to be heard’

For the first time ever, the University of Sheffield has an all-female students’ union team and they are keen to encourage all groups to get involved in university politics

By Lilian Jones

26 October

Brits in America: when Harvard visits China

Teaching students in China as part of a Harvard programme inspired Raphaelle to head back to Harvard and take a class in the language

By Raphaëlle Soffe

25 October

A day in the life of a student in Canada

Ever wondered what a typical day looks like for a student in Canada? Geography and psychology student Becky Bradley shares her daily routine at the University of British Columbia

18 October