For many of us, when the year 2020 began, nothing prepared us for the unprecedented hit of a pandemic and the changes it will come with. Despite the many pivots we’ve had to make this year, while zooming into each other’s faces due to WFH (Work From Home), I wasn’t going to allow the new […]
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An Economics Student Perspective Starting life at a new university can be an anxious time – no more so than in the middle of a pandemic. Nonetheless any apprehension I had in September was gulfed by the excitement of getting back into education after a year out. During welcome week, the economics department provided a […]
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From MPhys to PhD I’ve been a Surrey student for quite a while now. I first started my integrated Master’s degree in physics back in 2014 and haven’t left since! Back when I was applying for my first degree, Surrey was my first choice of university despite it having the lowest grade requirements of the […]
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There are many support services available to students at Surrey, the Centre for Wellbeing, Nightline and Togetherall to name just a few, but did you know that you can also seek wellbeing support within your club or society? Wellbeing and Inclusion Champions “a space for someone to come and talk and a person to confide […]
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On the 21st of September, 2020, what would be one of the most transformational journey I have ever embarked on started. My MBA program at Surrey Business School commenced and I met other members of my cohort amid excitement over Microsoft Teams. I initially thought it’d be all rosy and jolly until the first hit […]
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Finding funding is a very important part of applying to do a PhD. It needs more work if your field of study doesn’t attract much funding in general. There were no funded projects anywhere that suited my field of interest and research topic an I had to apply for competitive funding within the University. I […]
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