Life at UCB through the eyes of our student bloggers

Month: November 2020

What to have for dinner? – World Vegan Month edition

What to have for dinner? – World Vegan Month edition

Hi everyone, Whether you know it or not, November is World Vegan Month, where people come together and celebrate their 100% cruelty-free lifestyle, from food to clothes to make-up. It’s not just January that gets a month to celebrate all things vegan! Now, if you’re vegan or […]

UCB Covid-19 Testing Questions

UCB Covid-19 Testing Questions

What is happening? Between Monday 30 November and Wednesday 9 December, University College Birmingham will be running a Covid-19 testing site. This site will be set up on the lower ground floor of The Link building and students can book a test for free. Why is […]

Why education is important right now

Why education is important right now

Hello again! Are you interested in coming to university? Or having second thoughts about your studies? When I finished school, I never considered going to university as I didn’t see the benefits. However, after being made redundant from my previous job, I decided to go […]

My time at University College Birmingham so far…

My time at University College Birmingham so far…

Lockdown 2.0 is really giving us all the time to reminisce about when things were normal (whatever that means). So, here’s my journey at University College Birmingham so far… I’ve been at UCB for 4 years now, currently taking my 5th and final year studying Bakery […]

Christmas gifts on a budget? I got you

Christmas gifts on a budget? I got you

Hey guys!!! Welcome back to a new post! As we all know Christmas time is coming. It is a wonderful time of the year full of joy, family time, good vibes, and very importantly gifts! Those Christmas gifts we all loved to receive as kids […]

The most powerful law in the Universe?!

The most powerful law in the Universe?!

I have recently watched a movie called The Secret, which is actually based on the book by Rhonda Bryne. The movie talks about the secret to success and to a happy life, and the secret is THE LAW OF ATTRACTION. The Law of Attraction is […]

Fanny Cradock: Britain’s First Celebrity Chef

Fanny Cradock: Britain’s First Celebrity Chef

Celebrity chefs surround us in the UK. Their faces appear on books, on the side of bus stops, on product ranges in supermarkets, their names lit up in bright lights on their chain restaurants. While now the TV chef is a completely innocuous part of […]

Life update

Life update

Hellooo everyone! 🙂 This week, I want to give you lot a little update on how I am doing and what’s been going on lately in my life. As most of you know, I’m a final year student, and let me tell all of you […]

Let’s avoid the winter blues!

Let’s avoid the winter blues!

Hello again! Have you ever noticed that during the winter months you feel a lot lower? More depressed? Or that you just tend to struggle a bit more? This is normally the way SAD affects people, however a few experience feeling low during the summer […]

Top 10 tips for exam success!

Top 10 tips for exam success!

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all ok and looking after yourselves! As we’re all getting back into the swing of things I thought I would share a few tips I’ve collected over the past few years on how to get through exam season. My first […]