Here I go nine months later, my time with UCB comes to an end I am writing to say ‘goodbye’ to all of you. It is hard to say goodbye. I believe, those of you who have read my posts, know that I loved my […]

A couple weeks before we talked about binge watching. I still think that it is absolutely amazing! This week I will tell you the shows I plan to binge watch in the upcoming weeks. The Boys This Amazon show is about the dark sides of […]

How many times have you moved houses? Once? Every year? Never? For those of you just starting university it might be slightly challenging to find a place to live in a foreign land. Having moved six times in my life around three different countries, I […]

  How many of you were absolutely sure you knew what you wanted to study at University when you were in Year 10? Or if you even wanted to go to university? I personally changed my mind at least twice. But that is normal because […]

  Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your summer holidays! Last week my final results were released, and I am delighted to say I will be graduating with a First Class Honours in September. I am extremely excited! But actually, I felt slightly […]

The majority of you have probably seen now and then those people in the blue “Student Ambassador” shirts or jumpers around the campus. I am part of the Student Ambassadors Team at UCB and considering that any new available positions will probably be released in […]

Hi everyone, As you probably know, I moved from Portugal to England two years ago and living alone was the scariest thing when I came to Birmingham. I wasn’t completely on my own as I moved with my boyfriend, but it was living without any […]

Group work is stressful. While employed, you will most likely be asked to be a ‘team-member’ and a ‘team-player’; and that’s a good thing. Unity at the workplace can do wonders. How about group work at university? It is not unusual to write individual assignments, […]

Getting invited for an interview is almost as good as crossing the finish line – or is it? If the employment gods smile upon you, you might be selected for an interview. Good times, right? But what do you do? What do you wear? Where […]

It feels like Christmas was just yesterday, but it is already April… time flies. Some of you might have planned a summer holiday, others are going home. But for those of you who have no idea what to do in summer 2019, here’s a tip: […]