Why Mental Health is Important at University

  By Varan, Computer ScienceCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham Good mental wellbeing is essential at university because it can often be the case that, at some point, our mental health will struggle. Moving away from the familiarity of living with our families, leaving the normality of going to school and hanging … Continue reading “Why Mental Health is Important at University”

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Managing Finances at University

  By Varan, Computer ScienceCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham   As an international student, there are many challenging and confusing situations that we must face. One of these very common situations is finance. Like most other students, finance is an issue that we all face, but coming from another country we … Continue reading “Managing Finances at University”

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My experience of remote working as a maths student

By Matthew, Mathematics College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham Writing this from my desk at home, it seems a long time ago since I was sat in a Maths lecture hall with over 200 other students. The pandemic has caused a lot of change for everyone, including uni students. During the various … Continue reading “My experience of remote working as a maths student”

Differences Between First and Second Year

By Gloria, Computer Science College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham My post today is about the main differences I experienced between first and second year. The first thing I realised was that this ranges greatly for different people. For example, I felt much more comfortable in the second year of my particular … Continue reading “Differences Between First and Second Year”

My Experience of Open Days, Offer-Holder Visit Days, and Accommodation Open Day

The university process doesn’t start after you leave school, it starts well before. This is where Open Days come in… It came up in the last blog that I took a gap year, and I ended up spending a lot of time visiting Birmingham, with two University Open Days, one Offer-Holder Visit Day, and one … Continue reading “My Experience of Open Days, Offer-Holder Visit Days, and Accommodation Open Day”

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