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Navigating Two Central Square: A Comprehensive Guide to Cardiff University’s Hub of Journalism, Media and Culture

Navigating Two Central Square: A Comprehensive Guide to Cardiff University’s Hub of Journalism, Media and Culture

Posted on 18 October 2023 by Lydia

Embarking on your academic journey at Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture can be both exciting and slightly overwhelming, especially when it comes to navigating the intricate layout […]

What Happens When We Disconnect from Smartphones in the Classroom?

What Happens When We Disconnect from Smartphones in the Classroom?

Posted on 18 October 2023 by Lydia

In the ever-connected world we inhabit, the battle between technology and undivided attention often takes centre stage. Recently, a gentle nudge from a professor led me to reflect on my […]

Apps to have if you are a student in the UK! Part-2

Apps to have if you are a student in the UK! Part-2

Posted on 16 October 2023 by Muskaan

Student life in the UK can range anywhere from hectic to joyful to busy to relaxed and on most days, it is a rollercoaster that has a little bit of […]

More small things that you can do to be more sustainable

More small things that you can do to be more sustainable

Posted on 4 October 2023 by Jasmine

In reflection on my previous blog on small things that you can do to be more sustainable as a Cardiff University student, I've found five more tips that I try […]

Embracing Your Inner Confidence: Overcoming Presentation Anxiety

Embracing Your Inner Confidence: Overcoming Presentation Anxiety

Posted on 3 October 2023 by Lydia

Have you ever experienced that knot in your stomach right before a presentation? That fear of facing a room full of strangers or speaking in front of a large audience? […]

My Mamma Mia summer and the existential dread of growing up

My Mamma Mia summer and the existential dread of growing up

Posted on 27 September 2023 by Jasmine

The time of our lives while at university involves many changes - our first taste of independence, looking after ourselves, new relationships, managing our finances and considering what careers we […]

Things that I am excited about for the next academic year – and you should be too!

Things that I am excited about for the next academic year – and you should be too!

Posted on 11 September 2023 by Jasmine

Beginning a new academic year can be a nerve-racking time. You may be moving to new accommodation, nervous to learn challenging content, be missing some of your friends who have […]

Personalising a student flat

Personalising a student flat

Posted on 11 September 2023 by Jasmine

Moving or returning to uni can be an exciting time, filled with new things. This includes a new student flat, which comes as pretty standard and impersonal, not helping with […]

Travelling around the UK- things to know!

Travelling around the UK- things to know!

Posted on 30 August 2023 by Muskaan

Coming to the UK, for the first time, as an international student resulted in me taking quite a lot of time to figure out how to navigate not just around […]

A reflection on the upheaval of being a student

A reflection on the upheaval of being a student

Posted on 29 August 2023 by Jasmine

Being a student can be a fun and exciting time, full of rich experiences and making memories. However, there is a less talked about side of being a student, the […]