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I have always been wondering how students get a job at our university. It seemed to be a privilege and an out of touch experience. Earlier this year I began scrolling through the university website and came across the InternPlus programme. I could immediately see myself in multiple positions. In…

I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia at about age 7, but at the time I didn’t really understand what it meant for me. To be honest, as an adult I’m still continually learning about exactly how it affects me. I like to refer to Dyspraxia as the lesser-known cousin of Dyslexia…

My name is Yingda Zhang, I am a current international student from China, studying my postgraduate at the university of Aberdeen in Master of Science in Human Resource Management. I wanted to take the time to share with you an experience I had as a Chinese student searching for…

We are finally more than halfway through the first sub-session of this academic year and getting closer to winter break. Now with blended learning, the returning of more face-to-face teaching and getting back to having a demanding day-to-day routine, studying becomes more of a chore while the days go…

With the end of the semester approaching at an alarming rate, the thought of exams is looming in many students’ minds. I for one have never found preparing for exams a fun experience and the stress that it causes is definitely something I try to avoid. I’ve found some things…

November 13^th marks the start of Transgender Awareness Week. At the University of Aberdeen this is a time where staff, students and alumni come together to demonstrate their support to the transgender community and address the issues that many trans and non-binary people continue to face. I…

My name is Samuel Munyeza, I’m currently studying Scots Law with English Law here at the University of Aberdeen.  Since the age of 17 I have been estranged from my immediate family, for those unfamiliar with the term it means that I have no contact or support from my immediate…

Sofia takes us around the Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV). 

The academic year has officially started and I’m sure that most of you already have a full schedule of assignments and deadlines (I know I have!). But we all know that university life is neither studying in your room for 7 hours straight nor partying 24/7 and that’s why it’s…

The Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Students Forum is one of the five student-led liberation forums within the Students’ Association. We aim to offer an intersectional safe space to students who identify under the BAME umbrella, although the term itself has been under controversy and debate, and address discrimination against…