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Semester 2 Update
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on February 28, 2016
This is already proving to be my most difficult and stressful time at University of Leicester, as I a currently in the middle of completing my dissertation research and other module deadliness. I thought I would provide some advice for students who are also going through the same thing: Set yourself realistic targets: you may […]
Posted in Dissertation, Essay, Reseach, Stress, Studying
Semester 1:
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on December 30, 2015
One of the best things about the Christmas holidays is that most of my friends are home from university. This catch up with friends has allowed me to reflect on being a third year student so far. The key aspects of this term were: Commuting to University: So this year I decided to live at […]
Posted in Dissertation, Friends, Holiday, Reseach, Studying, Uncategorized
Let me introduce you to something special…
Posted by Nia in Media and Communication on March 13, 2014
This morning, one of my seminar tutors provided the class with a very useful link to The Guardian Media Brief. Here, you can sign up to a service on behalf of The Guardian, where they send you a low down of the best news for the day. You can sign up to the service and […]
Posted in Reseach, Studying, Work | Tagged Communications, degree, education, knowledge, Media, newspapers, research, self education, Student Blogs, the guardian, the media, University of Leicester
Children and Media Violence
Posted by Nikita Y in Media and Communication on January 29, 2014
Hey everyone, so this month I’ve been studying a module on audience and reception. What really stood out to me, are the effects of media violence on children and the way in which violence on television impact children’s behaviour. The topic made me think about violence in cartoons, television shows, music, video games, movies and […]
Posted in Reseach | Tagged behaviour, bullying, children, fighting, Media, movies, music, peer pressure, schools, television, video games, Violence, weapons

University of Leicester ranked 16th in The Complete University Guide – but what does that mean?
Posted by Jordan in Media and Communication on April 30, 2013
Being a prospective student, you have probably searched all the university ranking tables to see which position universities are in. While this is a good idea, personally I would not take ranking tables too seriously. In this blog entry, I will tell you how to approach these tables and some good tips for deciding if […]
Posted in Career, City, Employment, Future, Graduation, Money, News, Reseach, Studying
The new dawn of sitcom: Community shows us the way
Posted by Jordan in Media and Communication on March 11, 2013
Hello readers, I thought I would take a break this week from me normally talking about how great Leicester is as a city,living the student life while at the University of Leicester and being a Media and Communications student and share with you an assignment I have had to do for the MS2008 module where […]
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