Black History Month was originally founded in the US by historian Carter G. Woodson to commemorate the history and culture of African Americans, who up until that point had received little historical attention. It was later introduced in the UK in 1987 by Ghanaian-born Akyaaba Addai, who was a special projects coordinator at the Greater […]
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Author: Rebecca Cofie. Extracurriculars played a huge role in my time at university. In fact, I even wrote my dissertation on the effect of involvement in extracurriculars, due to starting SUBCULTURED – a fashion, art, music, student culture publication, which greatly impacted my university experience. I also tried Surf Club, Cheerleading, Skiing, Gymnastics and helped set […]
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Author: Tom Bray. Moving into a new environment away from home can seem incredibly daunting. I myself was terrified having barely left home before starting university. This is a far more common emotion than you think and everyone is in the same position as you on moving in weekend. Everyone is new. However, you are […]
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Author: Rebecca Cofie. In my final year of university, I discovered Guildford’s countryside. When I needed a break from writing my dissertation, I looked forward to these long walks where I was surrounded by nature. In comparison to my second-year student house which was located in Woodbridge Hill, I was fortunate enough to live on […]
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Author: Tom Bray. First year I was unsure when applying to Surrey, which strand I wanted to focus on hence I decided to study just the BSc Business Management. This aims to provide a suitable foundation of knowledge to ease you into your second and third year. You’ll be studying the following modules: Financial accounting […]
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Author: Rachel Murray. The fact that Surrey offered a professional placement year was one of the main reasons I put the university down as my first choice. I remembered how long it took my brother to find a job after he graduated and figured the same could well happen to me, but at least with […]
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