Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on March 31, 2016
As a late birthday celebration, I went on a four day trip to Rome. It planned out to be the perfect timing as we managed to book the little gateway during my reading week, so luckily I didn’t have classes. This was the first time my friends and I would be visiting Italy, so […]
Posted in City, Friends, Future, Holiday, Leisure, Uncategorized
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on February 28, 2016
I am representing my year group as third year Course Rep, so I thought I would let you know what my role consists of in case your thinking of applying in the next academic year. Each year the University holds elections for Course Reps, as part of the role you are there to represent students […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized, Volunteering | Tagged course rep, roles
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on January 31, 2016
One of the things I love about Leicester are the many dessert parlours the city has, so I thought I would share some of my favourite places to eat cake, gelato and have a good catch up with friends. Madison’s During my first year this became the place where my friends and I would always […]
Posted in City, Friends, Leisure, Societies, Uncategorized
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on January 28, 2016
From the age of 17 I have always had a part time job, balancing this with my studies and extra activities became normal for me. Working part time has taught me lot about organisational skills. The Student Union provide many opportunities to work as a Student Staff in Starbucks, The Union Diner, O2 academy and […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Exams, Money, Studying, Uncategorized, Work
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on December 30, 2015
I know I say it ever year but 2015 has flown by, to think we will be in January on Friday, that means one thing…exams dates are coming closer and closer. So here are a few tips to help you during the exam period. Take regular breaks – make sure you take a break and […]
Posted in Exams, Friends, Revision, Stress, Studying, Uncategorized
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on December 30, 2015
Before breaking up for the holidays I completed my Leicester Award Gold in ‘Business Insight.’, an advanced skills development programme. This Leicester Award consisted of 4 stages: Stage 1: Workshop Introduction: During this time we were introduced to what the programme would consist of, we gained some advice from the Careers Development team running the Leicester […]
Posted in Career, Internship, Uncategorized, Work | Tagged Leicester Award
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
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on November 30, 2015
As part of the course you are required to do quite a few group presentations. Majority of each of my module assignments consist of presentations worth up to 25% or 40% of your overall module grade. Here are a few tips/advice I have gained on how to conduct a successful presentation: Choosing your topic: if […]
Posted in Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged assessment, presentations, tips
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on September 26, 2015
For my first year at university I lived in the city living accommodation Opal Court which proved to be really convenient as it was only a 5 minute walk to university, 10 minutes to Morrisons (the largest supermarket close to the accommodation) and a 15 minutes walk to the shopping centre. Opal Court has a […]
Posted in City, Friends, Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged Accommodation, Opal Court
Posted by Munira in Media and Communication on September 25, 2015
So you have already organised your student accommodation and should have received your information about your dorm and arrival date/time. The next thing on your mind is ‘What should I pack?’ Well if your anything like me I wanted to take my entire wardrobe and stock up on things I considered to be “essentials”. As […]
Posted in City, Uncategorized | Tagged Accommodation, Halls, Moving out
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