Nightline Awareness Week
The struggles and stress of University life can sometimes be too much for students to cope with. The period of late adolescence to young adulthood commonly intensifies these difficulties, and mental health problems consequently arise. It may sound surprising that 75 per cent of students experience some degree of psychological distress whilst at University. […]
Revealing Local History
Something you may not know about Leicester History Department, is that we have our very own research centre for English Local History. It is something that makes our department unique as it covers local history across both England and Wales. If you’re a current undergraduate student you may have met some of the lecturers who […]
5 things you could get involved in!
Since there’s such a lot of different activities that you can get involved in at University, I thought it would be a good idea to give you some advice on what I think are the most beneficial. A big part of University life is the social side, which includes societies and sports clubs – of […]
Volunteering!
Over the last few weeks I have started volunteering for a charity called Learning for the Fourth Age, which is an organisation that aims to link volunteers with care home residents who would like to learn something new. Despite the fact that I have only been doing it for 2 hours a week for a […]
Leicester’s Funny Bones (at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival)
I give all blame/praise for this Richard III inspired title to Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival… which is happening right now. I know that it is happening right now, because at 5am on the 8th of February I set off to stand at the end of Leicester High Street with a letter box that laughed. Some of you […]
Folding Banners and Flipping Pancakes
Another week has gone, and I have no idea where it went. Work has been of its usual standard of high- with a lot of reading done and I have even picked 2 out of my 3 essay titles that I need to do in the next month or so. To stay on top of […]
Volunteering at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2012
University is a great time for you to volunteer as not only do you often have enough time, but it is also useful to help develop things you are interested in (and it is always a good thing to put on your CV). Tom spoke about the work that can be done while volunteering with charities, […]
New Year, Volunteer!
Happy New Year everyone! And with that came the announcement this morning (5/1/12) that the Duchess of Cornwall is joining the Scout Association as an adult volunteer. But what has that got to do with University I hear you ask? Two things: 1. If you are interested in boosting your CV, or just enjoy […]
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