Like in the previous years it has taken me a while to get into the rhythm of university again. There are so many things that have or want to be read. Exciting essays that make my heart beat faster and…
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Experiences over the Summer
Hi, I am Luise and I study Anthropology at the University of Bristol. I have just started my third year after a fantastic summer. Over the last months I had the exciting opportunity to work with two lecturers in my…
Tumultuous
In true student fashion, the end of this academic year is as tumultuous as any other. My last few weeks of university have gone from placid and peaceful to hectic and relentless, but I really should not have expected any…
Business As Usual
I always get really excited about a new term starting. I imagine how I’ll be really on top of everything, starting from scratch, keeping up with all my readings and getting stuff done on time! Ok, so it doesn’t always…
The Halfway Mark!
So, here it is. The official halfway mark of my three-year degree. As cliché as it is, it really HAS gone quickly and sometimes I wonder if I have even retained any information from this whirlwind university experience at all!…
Welcome to Bristol
Dear new Bristol University student, Congratulations on your offer to study at the University of Bristol; you are in for an amazing experience over the next couple of years, full of not only hard work but new, fun memories! It’s…
Summer Term
This term has been a bit of a roller coaster for me and many of my friends also in their final year at Bristol University. Mixed with the panic of exams and looming coursework deadlines was the overarching fear and…
Dissertation writing and open days…
This term so far has been, as expected, a hectic one! The dissertation hand in date is approaching at an alarming speed and juggling this as well as other coursework and commitments has been a challenge; it feels like the…
Deadlines, Stone Circles, Exams and Egypt
I didn’t get the usual Christmas is over and back to work feeling that I normally do in January this year, but that was because I spent almost my entire holiday doing uni work! I was writing a conservation management…
When things don’t go your way
Things are pretty much the same as they were at the beginning of the term. The workload started picking up even more, especially when essay deadlines started coming closer and closer. I kind of knew it was going to busy…