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For many of you January will be one of the most stressful times of your academic year, and we all know why… EXAMS! Never fear, we still have a few weeks until exam season is in full swing. So here are some tips on how to get ready for those long days of studying. Read more…
My name is Mary and I'm a Social Work student going into my second year here at ARU. Ask me to describe how I have found the experience so far in just one word and I would use 'phenomenal'. Read more…
What happens during Clearing? Jonathan Secker, Marketing Manager for our Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education, dispels a few myths and offers some top tips for Clearing success. Read more…
The Advocacy and Group Dynamics module really intrigued me. Not only is it an interesting module but a module which has students reflect on most areas of the health and social care/policy institutions without even knowing it! Read more…
The Social Policy degree not only directs you into the health and social sectors but also into the law enforcement and policing sector, either as a police officer or probation officer. Read more…
Prior to starting your social work degree, you must first go through the dreaded, fear-fuelled process that is the interview. Just the thought of having to be interviewed may cause chills to ripple down your spine, but fear not! I have devised a handful of tips to hopefully assist… Read more…
My journey onto the Social Policy course was not a journey I had ever imagined taking. When I left school in 1992, college and university were most definitely not on my radar. Read more…
Quoting Robert Louis Stephenson ('There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign'), I would like to talk about my life as an international student. Read more…
As the days begin to get longer and the weather starts to warm up, we all know what is coming... SUMMER! But if you want or need a job, how do you go about getting work? Read more…
Being a proactive student means doing things out of your comfort zone, going beyond the ordinary, and really putting yourself out there with every opportunity worthwhile and meaningful to yourself during your time at university. This is all simply through experience! Read more…
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