Posted by Thomas in Criminology on May 29, 2014
Two days ago I received the terrifying email notifying me that my dissertation results were to be published soon. Looking back, I have come to several conclusions about my dissertation and how well I thought it went. Overall, I thought it went well (touch wood!) and I was happy with the final product. With this […]
Posted in Dissertation, Exams, Studying, Work | Tagged 3rd year, criminology, dissertation, final year
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on May 15, 2014
Much has happened since my last blog, however there has been good reason for this! As of Tuesday 15th March I have now finished University! With two essays and my dissertation handed in, and with no exams for my modules, I have finished my third and final year of studying! 17,000 words, done! The last […]
Posted in Essay, Future, Graduation, Studying | Tagged summer
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on March 31, 2014
Miles Kane at the O2 Academy- Friday 28th March. I haven’t been to as many gigs as I wanted to since coming to University, but it’s worked out that ones I have been to have made up for it. After seeing Kasabian, Fossil Collective, Ben Howard and now Miles Kane all for under £20 in […]
Posted in Friends, Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged gigs, miles kane, music, o2 academy, Student tickets, The Point
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on March 21, 2014
As a 3rd year, the ‘Dissertation’ is a thing of dread and early in 2014 is when most of the work has to be put in. My dissertation is on the Police in relation to mental health, and unlike some other students this work is not based on personal research (by making questionnaires for example). […]
Posted in Dissertation, Essay, Stress, Studying, Work
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on March 3, 2014
How to Survive at University; Budgeting One of the biggest fears that I had before coming to University was the money side of things. Although I had some practice in budgeting, I was aware at University this would be a greater challenge. Budgeting itself is fairly simple, if you can aim to spend only […]
Posted in Employment, Money, Work | Tagged banking, budgeting, employment, food, income, job, money, savings
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on February 10, 2014
Sochi Winter Olympics Observations. As someone who has a keen interest in both sport and current affairs, Sochi 2014 has been an area of interest for quite a while now. While it is not uncommon for big sporting events to acquire a shadow from political clouds, these winter Olympics are the largest that I have […]
Posted in News, Sport, Uncategorized | Tagged criminology, Gay Rights, google, LGBT, Russia, Sochi 2014, university of leicester, Winter Olympics
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on February 9, 2014
Recently I have found myself getting busier and busier as the weeks go on. This is mainly due to the huge volume of application material I have been required to complete in applying to the Police. While I am extremely thankful to have not been rejected yet, I won’t be sad when the day comes for […]
Posted in Careers, Employment, Future, Work | Tagged criminology, employment, job applications, jobs, Police
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on January 31, 2014
Today was the first week back for the majority of people in terms of starting Semester 2 and their new modules. It dawned on me that, for myself, this would be for the last time. However, I personally feel that it is ‘best till last’ as the final two modules should be the most exciting […]
Posted in News, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged criminology, islam, islamophobia, media, muslims, optional modules, studying, terrorism |
Posted by Thomas in Criminology on January 27, 2014
January Round up. As you may have noticed, I have not blogged in a few weeks. As current students would be able to pinpoint in one, this is because of the exam season. Thankfully this is over now, and normality can resume! As a 3rd year Criminology student, i had a choice in my sociology module […]
Posted in Exams, Revision, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged animals, break, criminology, january, petting zoo, relax, stress, students union, university of leicester
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