Hello again! Happy new year everyone! Apologies for my lack of blogging recently, but I had exams and had to really buckle down and study. I hope you’ve all had a good winter holiday/New year and if you’ve had exams, I hope they’ve gone really well too. So, seeing as I’m done with semester one, […]
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to this section on the Surrey Meets Africa blog, where I will share a personal perspective on life as a Postgraduate student at the University of Surrey, as well as academic and social events associated with being a student. My name is Joachim Mangilima, I am […]
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Hello again everyone! I hope you have had a good couple of weeks since I wrote my last blog. Since writing my last blog, I have had the opportunity to help out at several of the Bioscience specific department tours and it really has been a good experience. During the Department tour days, I am […]
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Hi everyone! It is no surprise that as our final year of studies begins, many students coming back from their years in industry face some challenges in transitioning back into academic life. This year, I was no exception as a lot about the university had/has changed since my 2nd year of studies, especially as a […]
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Hello again everyone! I hope you’re all well and are enjoying the beginnings of winter or the beginnings of summer, depending on where you are in the world! I am currently three weeks into my final year here at Surrey, and I have to say, the workload of this year is definitely more than last […]
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Hi everyone, In a previous post, Why I chose to study in the UK, I spoke about the Quality of Education being my number one reason. And this reason is essentially a double edged sword, because not only do British universities rank highly and there are a variety of courses available, but also many people around the […]
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