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ARU Blogs — Student blogs

Join students from across our University for a behind-the-scenes look at life at ARU..

Find out what they do on a daily basis, what they’re inspired by in class, the challenges they face and what they get up to outside of teaching hours. Share in their journey from the first few days in a new course to graduation!

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30 January 2024

5 years ago, Fatima came to the UK as a Spice Girls fan, she saw them perform on stage in Manchester Stadium. She then travelled with her family around the country and decided to visit Cambridge to explore the city and ARU before applying and making the decision to study here. Read more…

12 June 2023

I have had the pleasure of travelling all over England and a few other countries since I moved here in September. Studying at ARU has been phenomenal, and in the time away from my studies, I have taken every opportunity to explore. Here are the benefits I’ve found from my travels so far: Read more…

17 April 2023

MA Children's Book Illustration student Fátima interviews Laila Ekboir, a graduate from the course whose work was recently exhibited at the 2023 Graduate Show in London and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. Read more…

26 October 2020

Illustration graduate Lizzie Knott won the Highly Commended award for New Talent at the World Illustration Awards. Find out how the award has helped Lizzie establish herself as an illustrator. Read more…

13 May 2020

MA Children’s Book Illustration graduate Beth Waters was recently shortlisted for the 2020 Kate Greenaway medal in Children’s Book Illustration for her book Child of St Kilda. She tells us about her time on the course, and her reaction to being shortlisted. Read more…

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