Posted by Michael in Criminology on December 22, 2017
Every year since I became a university student, I’ve had mixed feelings about the Xmas break. On the one hand, there are lots of things I love about Christmas: catching up with family and friends, most people in a better mood than usual, good food, presents, lots of football! Yet on […]
Posted in Dissertation, Essay, Exams, Holiday, Studying | Tagged Christmas, dissertation, essays, Exams, Leicester University, studying, university of leicester, Xmas
Posted by Michael in Criminology on December 16, 2017
The field of criminology appears to be growing all the time. As more researchers join the field, the diversity of subjects that criminologists want to research is also increasing. As a result, there are now criminological topics being studied that were not prominent a few decades ago. Green Criminology (the analysis of environmental harms from […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Convict criminology, criminology, green criminology, Leicester University, Offenders, Researchers, university of leicester, Victims
Posted by Michael in Criminology on November 26, 2017
I’ve tried to vary the content of this blog as much as possible. To that end, as well as blogging about topics specifically related to my subject, I’ve written posts on a variety of topics from tennis to studying to the careers fair. I have promoted and will continue to promote the University […]
Posted in City, Leisure | Tagged leicester, Leicester University, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on November 15, 2017
Although it’s been incredibly busy, I’m really enjoying my 3rd year studying the BA Criminology at the University of Leicester. There are a few reasons for that. The modules on my course, especially Clinical Criminology, are incredibly stimulating. My dissertation is going well so far. And I am loving the freedom of only having […]
Posted in Sport | Tagged Leicester University, sport, tennis, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on November 3, 2017
It would be remiss of me as the criminology student blogger not to briefly discuss the developing MPs sex abuse scandal. To put into perspective how big this scandal is threatening to become, the impossible has happened…this is a political issue gaining more coverage than Brexit! In case anybody has not been following the […]
Posted in News | Tagged Diversity, Leicester University, politics, sexism, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on October 24, 2017
This morning I attended the Careers Fairs at the University of Leicester. I was not there specifically to meet any exhibitors, but will do so later this week. I merely wanted to have a look around. The marquee was very impressive. There was a lot of smartly dressed students and useful fact-finding and networking going […]
Posted in Careers, Future, Graduation, Volunteering, Work, Year In Industry | Tagged Careers fair, Festival of Careers, Leicester University, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on October 18, 2017
Earlier this week an increase in hate crime was reported across England and Wales in the last year according to official figures from the Home Office. Further details can be found at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41648865 As someone with a keen interest in studying hate crime, I’d like to make two points for […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged hate crime, Leicester University, research, statistics, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on October 8, 2017
Just over a month ago, I read an article that has stuck with me for a few weeks. Here is a link to it: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/sep/02/suicide-record-level-students-uk-universities-study As you can see from the headline in the link, the suicide level for UK university students is at a record level (134 in 2015). Furthermore, the article, […]
Posted in Health, Money, Stress, Studying | Tagged counselling, debts, Leicester University, mental health, pressure, suicide, support, university of leicester
Posted by Michael in Criminology on September 29, 2017
As students prepare for the start of a new academic year, I thought it would be helpful to share my three top studying tips from my two years at university. As the title suggests, this blog is geared towards criminology students here at the University of Leicester. That’s not to say students […]
Posted in Essay, Exams, Revision, Studying | Tagged essays, Exams, Leicester University, reading, studying, university of leicester
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