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Do you like board games? Are you curious about board games, but haven’t had a chance to try them out? Do you miss playing board games with your friends? Are you looking for a new quarantine activity? Are you bored? Let me tell you about boardgamearena.com and introduce you to…

Most of the days in lockdown may well seem to look alike: waking up, thinking of everything you must catch up with, eating, rushing with work, and so on. It can be quite repetitive, and I am sure you have heard thousand times that things will get better, but sometimes…

Let’s talk about how amazing and underrated snail-mail is!

Did you know that before the 1840s, recipients of the letters had to pay expensive charges upon delivery and therefore mail was more of a thing for the upper classes? But when the “Penny Post” was introduced in 1840, sending letters…

You know how most interning roles are associated with making coffee for your boss and copies of endless documents that no one really needs?

Well, good news: now that my internship experience at the University of Aberdeen came to end, I can tell you I have been…

It is that time of the year again and no, I am not talking about Easter break (unfortunately). Exam season is here, and it is undeniably quite different from what it was a year ago. But that doesn’t mean that the material covered is any less. So, grab your textbooks…

The BeWell Podcast series focuses on topical wellbeing issues from student pressure points to national wellbeing campaigns. The series is hosted by Wellbeing Adviser Bekah Walker who is joined each week by guest speakers from our staff and student community.

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I am a 4^th year LLB with English Law student here at the University of Aberdeen and I have been an S4S Mentor for two years now. I’ve really enjoyed giving first years my perspective, advice on settling into Uni life and some tips I’ve learned throughout my time at the University.…

Hello everyone, it’s Sign Language Week! It is celebrated in mid-March to commemorate the date in 2003 that British sign language (BSL) was officially recognised in the UK.

A weird confluence of factors has led me to discover this and I’m quite happy to share some resources with the Aberdeen…

Are you graduating soon? What’s your plan after graduation? This question might be daunting to some of you or even to students in general. Perhaps it’s a good idea to start exploring the possibility of staying on to do your postgraduate study!

Postgraduate study is a way to stand out…

Hi everyone, my name is Georgia and I am currently an intern with the Directorate of People through the InternPlus scheme at the University of Aberdeen. I am also in my fourth year studying for a joint degree in Anthropology and International Relations.

I applied to InternPlus with the hope…