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Volunteering and an end to the house hunting

Hi everyone, Had my first day back at volunteering this week! Since the Christmas holidays I’ve had coursework and exams, and then last week was difficult due to being the first week back at university and needing to settle into my timetable properly, and going house hunting… I was a little apprehensive going back to …

The end of exams and the start of semester two

Hi everyone, The first week back at lectures has been quite hard work! I think my second exam, on Saturday 21st, went pretty well; my last exam on Monday 23rd I wasn’t quite so happy with, but I think I did the best that I could have done and by that point I was just …

Examania

Hello everyone! I’m so sorry about my absence of late… the last few weeks before the Autumn term ended were very busy, and since then I’ve been busy with coursework and exam revision. I handed in two pieces of coursework on Wednesday; they both were very difficult and took a lot of effort but I’m reasonably …

Tain’t whatcha do it’s the way that you do it… and that’s what gets results!

Hi to y’all! (or should that be, hi to ‘yule’? I know, I’m so witty…) So, just one week left at uni before the holidays! This week just gone has been a lot of fun, there’s been a lot of events happening in the run up to Christmas. For me it’s been a week filled …

The show must go on

Dear Blogees, December has arrived! As the weeks draw closer and closer to Christmas, I am getting more and more tired. I am having an absolute blast, and of course am working hard, but I will definitely be welcoming the holidays with open arms, if only for the guilt-free lie ins! Though that said, it …

Yet more coursework, some psychology, a shameless plug, and a little bit of Christmas (too soon?!)

Hiya everyone, It’s been another long week. I had another piece of coursework due in this week, for the module that I find the most difficult – Invention and Tradition. We will have to see how that goes! We’re required to hand all our coursework in to the School of English office by 3.30pm on …

Who am I and what exactly is consultation week for?

Dear Blogees, How are you all? My name’s Georgina and I’m currently a second year English studies student at the University of Nottingham. The course is a very broad one encompassing literature, linguistics, medieval English (the language and literature of the middle ages) and drama, so if like me variety is your thing, Nottingham is …