Posts in December 2021

...is exciting, challenging, and adventurous at the same time. One day I wake up excited about studying in a different country, getting to know the people, culture, and nature. The next day I feel like wrapping myself up in a blanket in my living room, being surrounded by my closest.…

It hardly seems possible that a whole year has passed since last Christmas. We’ve kept ourselves busy in 2021 with new initiatives, new staff members, and a new way of working. This year saw a good deal of change within the Service, some exciting as we welcomed staff members, but…

Dorian, Sophie, Subham and Willem take us on a heart-warming and fun adventure of Aberdeen Christmas Market.

As part of UoA's Disability History Month and Transgender Awareness Week Celebrations, current student and Disabled Students' Forum Liaison Officer, Rian, discusses his experience as a disabled, bisexual, trans man.

I always knew that I would go on exchange when I came to university. Where and when and what I would do there were the unanswered questions. With a little soul searching and half a year later I would be on my way to sunny California, to Pitzer College.

The…

Many people may argue that the best part of working in the creative industry is the thrill of the unexpected, the fervent chaos, the joy of putting one’s creative self before any rules and structures. (What creative industries can I work in? Consult a full list here). What is missing…

During my first year at university studying Psychology, I took a business management course and was introduced to the amazing world of Human Resources. I became fascinated with the way that psychology and business interacted. Applying psychological principles into such a structure-filled world gripped my interest like…

The one piece of advice I remember hearing back in my very first freshers' week was to join as many societies as possible. I went to so many taster sessions, had an inbox of invites to events, and I still didn’t find the one I really, really enjoyed. It was…