The National Student Survey 2017
February 10, 2017
What is the survey? “The survey is made up of 27 questions covering things such as the teaching on your course, assessment and feedback, academic support, learning resources, the Students’ Union and your overall satisfaction.“ – Aimed at undergraduate students in final year – Takes around 10 minutes – Multiple choice questions – Opinion box at …
Interested in blogging about your life as a student?
Are you keen to share your experience, boost your CV and earn money by blogging for your University? Get paid £7.20 (plus holiday pay) an hour to write about your life as a student. Blogs will be aimed at fellow UoN students, and will usually focus on life outside the lecture theatre, what Nottingham students …
4 Things Only Final Year Students Will Understand
1. Finally realising you’re an adult now Most of us are probably gonna get a full-time job in one year’s time. That means added responsibility, less sleep and time to save money. Some of us might go on to undertake postgraduate studies. That means pretending to be more mature (so as to not get mistaken …
Easy Vegetarian Recipes
February 8, 2017
ROASTED VEGETABLES Any veg of your choice (I used onion, pepper, carrots and broccoli) METHOD Cover a tray with oil and place on the veg evenly before covering with more oil and seasoning with oregano (or any herb). Cook for 45-55 minutes at 180C (fan oven) or 200C (electric). CURRY (Serves 4) Oil (I used …
5 Ways University Is Just Like Hogwarts
February 7, 2017
Recently, I have started to relisten to the fantastic Harry Potter audiobooks voiced by Stephen Fry. I quickly began to notice parallels between university life and life at Hogwarts (minus all the epic magic unfortunately). Here’s a list of 5 ways in which the University of Nottingham is just like Hogwarts! 1.The People Almost …
Books every university student should read
February 5, 2017
For some of us, there isn’t much that rivals the feeling of cozying up with a good book on a winter’s day. After all, what better way to escape the cold than to jump into a whole other world! Here are, in my humble opinion, 3 books that I truly believe will change your life …
University: Expectations vs Reality
February 4, 2017
COOKING – Expectation: despite having no culinary experience, you will be quite the magician in the kitchen. Lasagne? Pips. Soufflé? Easy. A flame grilled chicken breast in a garlic crumb coating, accompanied by homemade Cajun sweet potato fries and a lemon zested guacamole relish? Completed it, mate. Everything you touch will turn into something worthy …
The Devil Wears Primark
January 29, 2017
Do you ever walk around campus and catch yourself gawping at beautifully dressed women fluttering their way from building to building in gorgeous fabrics, and you’re left feeling like Andrea Sachs on her first day at Runway? I know I do. These ladies, or sorcerers perhaps, seem to have managed to come out on top …
My Overseas Chinese New Year Experience
January 27, 2017
Exams are finally over! For me, the only thing that kept me motivated during those trying weeks was Chinese New Year (CNY) — the most important day in the Chinese calendar, which is tomorrow. This will be my third CNY away from home. Of course, nothing beats the warm feeling of home, the traditions I …
Terrible Revision Advice
January 20, 2017
Absolutely the worst things you can do when you have exams and deadlines coming up (but we all do them anyway)… 1.Start a new show on Netflix It’s two days before your exam, you really need to make the most of the precious time and study hard to meet your maximum potential. So what do …
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