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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. […]
Turning 21 in Leicester!
So February has been a very busy month for me, although I’m sure I say that nearly every month. This month was different though because it was my birthday! And #YOTTOO (you only turn twenty-one once, obviously). My birthday meant that I had an excuse to tick off two things from my 2016 bucket […]
Exploring Leicester’s Guildhall
Final year is particularly stressful; the 10,000 word dissertation combined with the fact that the grades for this year constitute the highest weighting mean there is constant pressure to do well. So last week, I decided to take a well-deserved break from uni work to visit Leicester’s historic Guildhall. That way, I was procrastinating from […]
Where can you go with a History degree?
If you’ve read some of my recent blog posts, you’ll know that I’m in my final year of a history degree and looking for a graduate job in PR (or similar). To my surprise, however, some people have reacted slightly confused or shocked after hearing this. It seems that there is an expectation that history […]
My 2016 checklist
It’s only a number, but I still haven’t gotten over the fact that 2015 is over; hello and welcome to its older, more intimidating sibling, 2016. 2016 just reminds me of when I began my first year of university and had to fill in forms stating my expected graduation year. 2016 seemed forever away. But […]
A placement at a Press Office
My first fortnight of December was uncharacteristically busy and probably a lot more interesting than my usual university routine. This is because I spent the majority of it juggling a placement at the University’s Press Office with completing my end-of-term assignments. And do you know what? I wasn’t even that stressed! Starting my […]
Christmas on campus!
It’s time to open day 1 of your advent calendar if you haven’t done so, and get into the Christmas spirit! Today, for the first time ever, Enactus Leicester put on a festive market and an ice-rink right in the middle of campus. It included over 20 stalls of local food, drinks and crafts […]
Diwali lights switch-on
To finish off a brilliant Halloween weekend spent at the Scarefest at Alton Towers, and at #VEVOHalloween in Manchester, I decided to pop over to see the Diwali lights switch-on last night on Belgrave Road, Leicester. The switch-on is a massive event because Leicester’s Diwali celebrations are the biggest outside of India, with up […]
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