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Study and explore

Gael Bateman: student and explorer.  I am one of those people with multiple interests that change from season to season; I don’t have a thing, like so many people appear to have in this modern world, which helps to define them. But I do love exploring. Exploring ideas, places, people, cultures, identities, foods and experiences – …

Why I love conferences

Hannah Murray explains how academic networking helps her PhD. Since starting my PhD last October, I’ve been part of a great research community of postgraduate students. We meet once a week to discuss a chapter of someone’s thesis and then attend a guest lecture usually followed by a trip to the pub. One of the …

10 things I wish someone had told me before I started studying Physiotherapy

Blaithin Hadjisophocleous shares her wisdom from studying Physiotherapy. My last visit home was my last holiday as a Physiotherapy student. Sat at the dining table with my family, I thought about how, two and a half years later, they now have a better idea of what physiotherapy is all about – they have stopped asking …

International media and international travel

Malvina-Sofia Nicolaou explains what it’s like being an International Media and Communications student.  Being a Fresher can be a daunting and an overwhelming experience for some whereas others find it easier to adjust to their new environment. For me, it was a mixture of “oh my god where is everything”,” this place is huge” to …

For the love of the Gothic Revival

Dr Ayla Lepine explains how she started studying History and English in Canada and ended up in The University of Nottingham Art History department.  When I began my BA at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada I was unshakably determined that I would complete a double major in History and English Literature and …

Studying what you love, wherever you are!

Carla Saraiva juggles studying and family with the help of a distance learning course.  I was working a full-time job when I decided that I really wanted to continue studying, in order to complement my previous education. I had already completed a BSc and MSc in Informatics Engineering and was working in the field of …

Philosophy is not only good in theory

I wrote the very first blog in the Study What You Love campaign and emphasised love of the subject as the best reason to choose a degree course. I think philosophy has huge intrinsic value and appeals to our natural sense of wonder. As I mentioned, however, this is perfectly consistent with a philosophical training …

Why I chose to study History

Faye Haslam explains why she’d tell her 18 year-old self to study History. I have always enjoyed learning about history, exploring more about our heritage and how the past has shaped who we are today. When it came to deciding what to study at university, although I looked into pursuing a science subject, I ultimately …

What I love most about my PhD

Rebecca Maryan on research, archives and travel. Doing a PhD in Medieval History means I get to travel to lots of different libraries and archives all over the UK. I spend a lot of time in Oxford, Cambridge and London, enjoying the excellent wealth of material housed in beautiful surroundings. I’ve also been as far …

Love studying outside of the lab

Katherine Haywood explains how life outside the lab can help your studies and research. When most people think of a Chemistry PhD they probably think of hours on end in the lab, stuck to your bench, churning out reaction after reaction, and this might turn some undergraduates off continuing a subject they enjoy. Although this …