Life at UCB through the eyes of our student bloggers

Category: Events

Ghostly goings on

Ghostly goings on

Will you be celebrating Hallowe’en this year? Dressing up in spooky headgear, sporting a skeleton suit or carving a pumpkin lantern? For most of us, it is just another excuse to party (as if we needed one) and admittedly it does add a certain thrill […]

16-10-2021: World Food Day and how to contribute – safe food now for a healthy tomorrow

16-10-2021: World Food Day and how to contribute – safe food now for a healthy tomorrow

As a student of Food and Nutrition, I couldn’t ignore this important day that celebrates the 75th birthday of FAO (The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations). I even have a request for everyone: to put all our efforts into a healthy and […]

Did you miss out?

Did you miss out?

If you attended one of the two WelcomeFest 2021 events at University College Birmingham then you will have had a fab time. If you didn’t, you missed out big time! Although I was working as an ambassador at both sessions, it was still fun and […]

A little bit of sporting history

A little bit of sporting history

The countdown to Birmingham’s moment in the limelight has well and truly started. I am a sports addict so the prospect of the Commonwealth Games in my home city is super exciting. I was lucky enough to go to Glasgow to watch some of the […]

Enrolment Week

Enrolment Week

Now that we’re coming to the end of September, it’s time for uni to begin! But first is enrolment week. Lots happens during enrolment week. Some of it is optional, some mandatory, however I suggest getting involved in as much as possible because it’s a […]

So what did you do in the summer holiday?

So what did you do in the summer holiday?

So what DID you do in the summer holidays? Oh, how I hated that first essay back at school. You would have thought teachers could come up with something better than that, but then again, isn’t it the first question you ask your fellow students […]

Freshers: What You Need To Know

Freshers: What You Need To Know

It’s that time of the year when students are almost ready to move into uni… which means it’s nearly time for Freshers! Freshers is the name for the period of time when students have moved into halls but have not yet started uni. For most […]

World Wildlife Day

World Wildlife Day

Hey! So this time last week (3rd of March) was actually World Wildlife Day!! Now, World Wildlife Day is a thing because the UN and its partners dedicate this day to spreading awareness of the terrible situation of endangered animals.  So, how can this blog help? […]

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 […]

Birthday on Lockdown

Birthday on Lockdown

Hey everyone! Hope all of you have had a great week so far! This weekend is kind of big for me since it’s my 21st birthday and I was hoping I’d have somewhere to go in Birmingham, but unfortunately everything interesting is closed. 🙁 Therefore I’ll […]