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Bradgate Park

Posted by Khadija in English on April 12, 2017

As many of you saw, last Sunday was the sunniest day of the year so far. It was so beautiful and summery and I even wore a dress (WITHOUT a cardigan). My iPhone said that the weather was about 21+ degrees. And I knew that it was the perfect day to do one of my […]

Posted in City, Leisure | Tagged Bradgate Park, fun, Leicestershire, relax, Summer, sunny

Final April

Posted by Khadija in English on March 31, 2017

So this year is my final year at the University of Leicester, and I will be taking my final exams (at least for this degree) in May and after that, I’ll be going back to London. And it’s just hit me that this will be my last 2 and a half months in Leicester and […]

Posted in City, Exams, Future | Tagged Bradgate Park, city, Leicester, Richard III, Space Centre

A Much Needed Break

Posted by Khadija in English on December 15, 2016

Finally it’s the end of term, but it doesn’t feel like the end of term because of all the work I have to do. So I decided to give myself a break and actually go away, leave Leicester for a few days, even better, leave the country for a few days. Therefore, I booked a […]

Posted in City, Dissertation, Erasmus, Essay, Friends, Leisure | Tagged break, Dissertation, Essays, France, Friends, Holiday

Reverse Culture Shock

Posted by Khadija in English on October 1, 2016

I went to an Erasmus and year abroad Disorientation event for students who have just come back from their year abroad. And before going to the event I didn’t know that reverse culture shock was something that effected people because coming back home should be the easy part. However, this is not the case for […]

Posted in City, Dissertation, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Health, Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Culture, England, Erasmus, France, Friends, Home, Study Abroad

Back in Leicester

Posted by Khadija in English on September 24, 2016

So I’ve been in Leicester for almost a week and I’m so glad to be back. I’ve missed Leicester more than I originally thought. Leicester is so beautiful, the city centre is full of cute little boutiques hidden in little streets. And there’s so many healthy food places that were not here during my second […]

Posted in City | Tagged city, David Wilson, fish, Food, fruits, high cross, Leicester, Library, market, meat, vegetables

Leicester Bound

Posted by Khadija in English on September 16, 2016

So it’s that time of the year again where I have to start preparing for uni, and in a few days’ time I’ll be in Leicester. I’ve already bought all my stationary, taken all my kitchen utensils out of the shed in the backyard, bought most of my books from the reading list of my […]

Posted in City | Tagged city, Final Year, HighCross, Leicester, paternoster, ready

What’s on for Leicester’s English students?

Posted by Laura M in English on October 17, 2015

Leicester’s Literary Festival aims to bring the best of literature to Leicester for one week only. It’s a week which is jam packed with exciting workshops and performances from the writers of today. There is such a diverse range of events to offer, so, whether you’re just interested in literature or study it, it’s a great […]

Posted in City, Leisure, Reseach, Studying | Tagged 50 foot women, apocalypse and exile, battle of waterloo, caryl phillips, concepts to criticism, creative writng, diary, English, exciting, fantasy fiction, Festival, jack the ripper, james joyce, jamie mollary, Leicester, lewis carroll, literary festival, louis de bernieres, performances, samuel pepys, the story of alice, University, unlearning childhoods, workshop, writers, writing women, young writers

Week one @TheRiverGroup

Posted by Laura M in English on August 4, 2015

So, that’s week one of my summer Internship done – and, it’s been a busy week! Situated at the end of Oxford Street and the opening to Hyde Park makes The River Group the perfect location for my first internship in London. When I arrived at their offices, I was met by ads manager Mel […]

Posted in Career, City, Employment, Exams, Friends, Future, Graduation, Health, Internship, Leisure, News, Placement, Reseach, Studying, Volunteering, Work | Tagged Bus, editor, English, Facebook, followers, following, Food, graduate, health, Instagram, job, Leicester, likes, London, magazines, news, pinterest, popularity, press release, publisher, research, river group, rivergroup, sales, social media, Student, suit, team, train, Travel, tube, twitter, University, week one, Work Experience

The reality of a summer internship in London

Posted by Laura M in English on August 4, 2015

So, you’re one of the lucky ones to be successfully offered an Internship at one of the top company’s in London. Congratulations! It’s your chance to get some great experience in your field and prove your skills to the people that really matter. If you do well enough, maybe you’ll even get a job at […]

Posted in Career, City, Employment, Future, Internship, Placement, Stress, Studying, Volunteering, Work | Tagged Accommodation, ads, application, blog, Bus, Business, company, costs, editorial, English, intern, internship, London, publisher, rivergroup, sales, train, Travel, tube, Work Experience

Get to know campus

Posted by victoria in English on April 28, 2015

The other day I was sat with my friend outside the library and it suddenly dawned on me that the library was called David Wilson, and another of the buildings was called Charles Wilson- were they related?! That’s when I realised how actually a lot of the buildings had interesting names, and I knew nothing […]

Posted in City | Tagged Architecture, Attenborough, Campus, Leicester, University of Leicester | 2 Responses