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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? […]

Exploring the Heart of Media – A Journey Through BBC Cymru Wales with a Cardiff University Student Ambassador

Exploring the Heart of Media – A Journey Through BBC Cymru Wales with a Cardiff University Student Ambassador

Posted on 3 October 2023 by Lydia

Hey there, fellow media enthusiasts! If you've ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at the renowned BBC Cymru Wales and how it's intertwined with Cardiff University's prestigious School of […]

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 […]

Affordable hobbies that I took up while being at university!

Affordable hobbies that I took up while being at university!

Posted on 30 August 2023 by Muskaan

Living at University can lead to you experiencing all different kinds of emotions and feelings- be it joy, excitement, exhilaration, or feelings like loneliness, boredom, and tiredness. Not all days […]

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 […]

Understanding the NHS as an international student!

Understanding the NHS as an international student!

Posted on 21 August 2023 by Muskaan

Living in the UK as a student brings with it a whole lot of questions, curiosities and honestly, confusions. One of the systems, pertaining to UK, that I was extremely […]

Tips on how to make a good student budget from an International student!

Tips on how to make a good student budget from an International student!

Posted on 21 August 2023 by Muskaan

Living as a student at University can be overwhelming and expensive. Not only do we have to juggle the tasks that come with living alone but also deal with the […]

A guide to cooking at uni

A guide to cooking at uni

Posted on 8 August 2023 by Jasmine

Cooking at uni can be time-consuming, costly and inefficient. Especially for students who may be their first time living alone and consistently cooking for themselves on a budget, it can […]

Places that I would take you for a day in Cardiff 

Places that I would take you for a day in Cardiff 

Posted on 8 August 2023 by Jasmine

Inspired by a recent family visit to Cardiff, I had a goal of showing them the best sights so let me walk you through where I took my family for […]