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Amplifying Voices – Student Curator project to support disabled students at Surrey – The Power of Storytelling

Disability and Neurodivergence Awareness Month (November 16 – December 16) provides an opportunity not only for us to develop a better understanding of the disabled experience, but also to reflect upon how the University supports staff and students with disabilities and what could be improved. As Vice-President Voice at Surrey Students’ Union, it is my […]


Reflections for Disability and Neurodivergence Awareness Month from Sam

I’ve spent much of my life feeling like I didn’t quite fit. I struggled with moments that others seemed to easily handle, like saying goodbye to trusted people or navigating social situations. For years, I thought the problem was just me – I wasn’t trying hard enough, I wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t enough. It […]


Welcome Giulia – our Student Curator for Disability and Neurodivergence Awareness Month 2024

Hey. I’m Giulia. I’m a second-year biological sciences student and the president of Autisoc this academic year. The theme of this month’s student curator project is neurodiversity. While most of the media Luana (VP Voice) and I have curated is about autism, neurodiversity is an umbrella term for many other developmental disorders such as dyspraxia […]


Libraries week 2024: Surrey County Council Libraries pop-up event – Dr Emily Klimova

To mark the beginning of Green Libraries week last Monday, we were delighted to host a pop-up booth from our colleagues working in the Guildford Library and the wider Surrey Libraries. It was a wonderful opportunity to collaborate and exchange ideas with our lending library counterparts, as well as to inform our students and staff […]


Celebrating Black History Month with Biprajeet Das – Black History through the lenses of “The Gilded Age”

When Mark Twain wrote “The Gilded age: A Tale of Today” little did he know that his satirical quip will eventually be used by the future historians and writers while referring to post civil war era America, including Julian Fellowes. The Downton Abbey fame’s fascination for the period has been reflected in quite his statements, and […]


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