Want to know more about your first week at university, what university-level study is like, or which clubs and societies to join? Maybe you’d like to explore the possibilty of commuting to university, studying abroad, or get tips on writing essays?
Tune into our Student’s Life talks being streamed over Zoom for World Access to Higher Education Day. They’re 30 minutes long each and feature real-life students!
Monday 15 November
Welcome Week
3:30-4:00pm
In this Student’s Life 30-minute online talk, you can hear directly from the perspective of Chloe, a student from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), in conversation with Jordan from the Make Happen team. The discussion covers accommodation, part-time work, societies you can join, exams and assessments, and much more. Chloe details her own experiences of welcome week at ARU, including all the freebies that you can pick-up during Freshers’ Fair!
Sports Clubs
4:00-4:30pm
Indra, from University of East London, is back for her second episode of The Student’s Life. This time she talks to us about sports clubs at UEL, covering topics such as joining clubs, differences between competitive and leisure teams and how easy it is to balance studying with taking part in sports clubs.
Accommodation
4:30-5:00pm
In this instalment of our student’s life series, Jordan talks to Olivia, a student from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) who will explain in detail the accommodation available at ARU, including some pieces of advice you won’t want to miss!
Tuesday 16 November
Societies
3:30-4:00pm
In this Student’s Life 30-minute online talk, Jordan talks to Sofia, a student from Anglia Ruskin University, who tells us about her university clubs and society experiences, including how to create your own society! In this series of talks we students from universities across Essex talk about all aspects of student life in these 30-minute talks with Jordan from the Make Happen team.
Final year and Dissertation
4:00-4:30pm
Episode description coming soon.
Essay Writing
4:30-5:00pm
In this episode Jordan is joined by Terri, from the University of East London, for the second time, this time around she tells us all about writing essays at university. If you are wondering what is different about essay writing at university level compared with other stages of education then this episode is the perfect place to find out more!
Friday 19 November
Study Abroad
3:30-4:00pm
In this episode Jordan talks to Nela, a student at the University of Essex, who spent a year abroad studying at the University of Murcia in the south of Spain. Nela tells us about the highlights of studying abroad as well as the biggest challenges so if you are considering studying abroad as part of your education this is one to watch.
Commuting
4:00-4:30pm
Episode description coming soon.
Budgeting
4:30-5:00pm
Episode description coming soon.