Hi, my name is Maria, I am twenty-one years old and I’m a second year Music Education student here at the University of Aberdeen.
I am no stranger to my own mental health struggles. I left school abruptly at seventeen because of the pandemic and took a year out, which…
Before I started to work in the eLearning team here at the University I thought I knew what accessibility meant – and who it was for. I thought accessibility was special provisions for a few people. Think large text and audio description. How wrong I was!
Working in the eLearning…
Okay, that is a bit of an exaggeration. It’s more like four meals in twenty to thirty minutes. As a student on a strict budget, I can’t splash out on expensive ingredients for fancy meals but make the best with what I can find in Lidl.
Each of the recipes…
As a master's student at the University of Aberdeen, my official time in the International Business Management (IBM) program may have only been a year, but the experiences I gained made it feel like a lifetime. I immersed myself in every aspect of university life, balancing academics with leadership roles…
Are you ready to elevate your culinary game?
Watch as Dylan from the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition takes you through a step-by-step guide to making a classic student meal.
Free RecipesFor more recipe inspiration, check out the Nutrition section of the SpectrumLife website or app which…
Hey everyone! I am Khamisa Dak from South Sudan and I studied MA Business Management.
I’m so excited to share a really special moment with you today - my graduation from the University of Aberdeen!
Being an international student here has been an incredible journey. When I first arrived,…
My story started when I was 17. On summer break, getting ready to finish my A levels to then go off to university. A bit of a weird summer for me – started great with my first proper attendance at Glastonbury, this was the first of many – but that…
Over the last year working for the eLearning team at the University of Aberdeen I’ve learnt how I can make digital content and learning material accessible for myself. When I joined the team, I had been a student for three years and wasn’t aware that some of…
Digital accessibility has been a widely publicised issue since I first started at university. Even most students without any additional learning needs should be aware of the importance of, for example, having alternative text in place for images and closed captions for videos – because those things…
The Covid-19 pandemic brought about many changes in people’s lives. For Professor Ele Belfiore it brought to a head issues which she had wondered about since childhood – and a late diagnosis of ADHD.
Four years on from the start of lockdown and as part of National Neurodiversity Celebration Week…
