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The final year of my studies introduced me to a few challenges that I expected to face, from planning my future to submitting my thesis. However, a pandemic sweeping the nation was not one of them. Beyond residing in my second home i.e. the library, I had planned to spend…

I am a post-graduate taught (PGT) student at the University of Aberdeen, on the MSc Psychological Studies course… and boy did we get more than we bargained for this year! Starting in September 2019 induction was smooth and easy-going - a cheese and wine ‘meet and greet’ was certainly a…

Brits are born with a special gene that enables them to form orderly queues. They are absolutely expert at it. On my former commute home (when “the commute” was still a thing) I would often walk past people waiting for the bus. No matter how many people there were, you…

“I’m on Annual Leave in a different room of my house”, so read the Out-of-Office message on my email last week. I had booked a flight to go and see my parents at the end of the semester, but obviously that wasn’t happening anymore. With my line manager adamant that…

I am the archetypal introvert. In terms of my physical make-up, this means that my Ascending Reticular Activating System (which connects brainstem to cortex) is chronically over-stimulated. In terms of everyday life, it simply means that while I love people, I re-charge my batteries by being alone. My weekends tend…

My College Experience

I had done a HNC in social sciences at college, this was a course that gave a very broad overlook on different topics. The topics involved in this course were: psychology, sociology, criminology, history, politics and methodology. These all got assessed through essay writing…

This summer I applied for one of the internships offered by the university for the Work
Placement Course. After the selection procedure I got the internship at Momentum skills.
Momentum Aberdeen offers vocational training for two groups of clients: Acquired Brain
Injury and Mental Health. My Internship was for the…

Networking is an important part of your university time, be it making new connections through friendships, school projects, volunteering, internships, or going to networking events where you get to connect with what potentially could be a future employer. Networking can open your eyes to new career pathways you…

The poster session is a great experience to go through (even if it does not feel like it when you’re slaving away trying to make your poster just right) and gives you invaluable feedback on your experiment.

Between stressing about the thesis itself and presenting it to a member of…

Like most psychology students, I really wanted to do an internship over the summer. Unlike perhaps a lot of students, I wasn’t looking to do research. My goal for the summer was to figure out what I wanted to do after graduation. I have always wanted to be in on…