Life at UCB through the eyes of our student bloggers

Month: January 2021

Lockdown Edition – Netflix and Chill!

Lockdown Edition – Netflix and Chill!

Hello everyone and welcome back to another post! I hope lockdown has been treating you all well and that you’ve been able to do something productive with your time. With all the assignment deadlines coming up, I’m sure we’ve all been running against time to […]

World’s 6th Mass Extinction

World’s 6th Mass Extinction

Hello again! Are we causing mass extinction?! Do you think it’s possible that we are going through the world’s 6th mass extinction? 3.5 billion years ago the first-ever living thing on earth was created! So far there have been 5 mass extinctions on planet earth and all […]

New Year New Me… right? Wrong!

New Year New Me… right? Wrong!

Hi everyone! 2020 – what a year! And we’ll leave that one there. I think it’s fair to say we all have high hopes for 2021, with many of us using this new chapter to magically change ourselves whether that be mentally or physically.  Talking […]

Not being able to secure the next step in your career doesn’t mean you have to stop developing!

Not being able to secure the next step in your career doesn’t mean you have to stop developing!

Hi everyone, Hope you had a good weekend and enjoyed the snow! I see a lot of people looking for their next opportunity, and in the current circumstances, with 100 interviews taken, double the number of actual applications sent… well it’s kind of normal to […]

My week got out of hand

My week got out of hand

I had planned to write this week’s blog about something food related. However, this week had different ideas. In lockdown I’ve been going for runs every other day or so. Usually I do between 5 and 10k depending on how I’m feeling – I just […]

Holiday Planning in 2021

Holiday Planning in 2021

Hello everyone! I trust you are all keeping safe and busy during this lockdown x I was trying to think about something interesting to write for the blog this week, when the word holidays came up in my mind, and so I thought why not […]

Nail care during lockdown

Nail care during lockdown

Hello again! During this lockdown, I have really begun to miss being able to go to the spa and have my nails done at a nail salon. Having that lovely fresh, relaxed feeling is definitely something I really miss! Do you currently want to have […]

My Work Placement Abroad

My Work Placement Abroad

Hi everyone! Today is a very, very exciting blog for me as I’ll be talking about one of the best life experiences I’ve ever had! I’ve written this blog as lockdown has given me time to reminisce on sunny weather and time with friends! In […]

My 30 by 30!

My 30 by 30!

Hi everyone, hope you had a nice weekend! This week I thought I would share some of my goals I want to achieve by the time I’m 30. I am currently working as an account manager for one of the most successful sales and marketing […]

Getting Through

Getting Through

Well two weeks into 2021 and I’m ready to turn over, bury my head in the pillow and sleep until 2022. Arguing to look on the bright side of things seems futile; we are now in the worst stage of the coronavirus pandemic and we’ve […]