Starting university in a pandemic
9 October 2020
Midwifery student Freya talks about starting her degree at ARU during COVID-19, and her thoughts and feelings after her first week as a university student. Read more…
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- Sophie, BSc (Hons) Midwifery
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9 October 2020
Midwifery student Freya talks about starting her degree at ARU during COVID-19, and her thoughts and feelings after her first week as a university student. Read more…
31 March 2020
Moving to a foreign country for me was extremely challenging, but right now, I am proud of my decision. I am from Lithuania, and my trip started from there. It was not easy to say goodbye to my family, friends and hobbies, but it was a new beginning in my life. Read more…
4 April 2018
The first few weeks of University were the most daunting yet exciting few weeks! Packed full of moving miles from home, making new friends, freshers fairs and events, and for the unlucky ones…freshers flu, the first few weeks seem to come and go in a flash! Read more…
12 September 2017
During your time at university, you are mostly likely to encounter a time where you find yourself sharing a house with another person. Read more…
20 August 2017
This sounds easy enough to do but actually, I have come to realise that it is a skill you acquire. Read more…
10 July 2017
2015 was an exciting year for me. I started university and moved to a new country (the perfect mixture of terrifying and exciting you need in your life, right?). Read more…
14 November 2016
Today I want to share with you my personal experience of Freshers’ Week and with that, also point out what amazing work the Students’ Union does to ensure that we have a great university experience! Read more…
2 August 2016
Year One, Trimester 1 So, the end of first year is nigh. Only two more weeks left before I sit my OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), which tests our ability as practitioners to clinically examine a patient. But I’ll talk more about exams later on in another post… Read more…
4 June 2015
The summer before I started university was full of excitement at the prospect of leaving home, living on my own and starting afresh. Having always lived in the same, small city I was apprehensive but felt so ready to move out and start my life. Read more…
12 December 2014
If you’re reading this then you’re still alive and you made it through the first weeks of term, and however you managed it – coffee, aspirin, a moderately active healthy lifestyle, congrats! Read more…
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