Sichuan Summer Camp: Katty Wadda’s personal reflection

Katty Wadda is a second year Biomedical Science student. Here she reflects on her time at the Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp. Experiences The opportunity to go to China was a…

Sichuan Summer Camp: Anthony Chan’s personal reflection

Anthony Chan is a second year Biomedical Science student at the University of Bradford. Here he reflects on his experience at the Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp.

Know Your Time – My Top Tips on Time Management

The exam season is soon to start. With so many “sweet temptations” around the corner – such as Christmas shopping or a nice cuppa under a fuzzy blanket and the…

Pharmacy at Bradford – My Journey

Applying to university can be a daunting experience. Luckily for me, I was instantly drawn to the Pharmacy course at the University of Bradford, and not just because of its…

The End…?

There. Three years of work whittled down into three lever-arch files ready to collect dust on a shelf for an indeterminate amount of years.. The end of an era. I’ve…

Bradford Life: Get Involved

Bradford Life is our new blog for students to share their experiences – find out how to get involved!

6th Form to Student

Whilst in 6th form I was told countless times how important it was to achieve the best A-level results that I was capable of, and how University was the be-all…

Keep calm and be a cheerleader

One of the best things about being a student is being a part of a society and spending time with people who share common interests with you. There are so…

The transition from job to lifestyle…

I thought it has been a while since I updated you all on how my actual placement was going, rather than just throwing advice at you… and the answer is…

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about Placement

There is a time for everything! Time flies really, I can’t come to terms with how the placement year has come to an end so quickly. Now that I have…

Welcome to Histopathology – Life is better than lectures

I’m currently a little over halfway through my Biomedical Sciences Placement, and therefore my degree – scary! My placement, situated between years 2 and 3, is a year-long one in…

Goodbye Fullerton

Sadly my time at California State Fullerton University is over, where has time gone? Just as I’m getting all settled it is time to pack up and go. I’ve done my…

My Open Day Experience at Bradford School of Management

So you’re about to apply for a place at university. It’s really hard to choose, there are so many aspects of a University you need to consider, from the obvious…

First day, slight culture shock

My placement in the hospital over these past few weeks has been pretty indescribable, but I will give it a try and hope my posts below (more to come) capture…

I won’t sit down, I won’t shut up, and most of all I will not grow up!

Most students going into Higher Education follow a somewhat similar path. GCSEs at about 16, A-levels at about 18, perhaps a gap year and then on to University. It’s exciting…

Cien pesos ($100) – Por que?

My objectives for this placement is not only to experience maternity care in Mendoza, but to try and place it in its social context, to have an insight into the…

Bienvenidos a Mendoza – Part 2

I have found that my days are very busy and because of siesta 1-5pm when most businesses close, I am not able to update my blog as frequently as I…

10K marathon run for charity. Why not?

Work has been extremely busy this past month. I’ve enjoyed a week of leave. It was very relaxing and is just what I needed. Many organisations deal with financial year-end round…

Bienvenidos a Mendoza

Today is my first official day in Mendoza. After a long flight, I arrived and settled into the house I will be sharing with other students. All are medical students…

Placement? Don’t be stupid!

So, why should you get a placement in your 3rd year instead of just graduating? To be honest, I was guilty of thinking I should just get my degree over with…

‘April’ Showers!

Despite the fact that I found out that I have 6 exams, 1 mid-term, 2 presentations, an individual report and some group work to hand in, I was phenomenally upbeat. Yesterday was a…

Engineering Olympics of the Future

With just less than 100 days to go to the London 2012 Games it’s starting to get interesting – especially for me as an engineering student and a sports fan….

Watch out for the next Olympic Accountant

Universities Week 2012. Wow, where can I start? I am currently in my placement year at the Department of Health, where my everyday job is to help monitor the budgets…

November Uniform Mike Romeo Alpha Hotel

Here’s some food for thought; Have you ever thought about how good your phone manner is, and more importantly how to spell your name in phonetics?! I have been told…

Accounting and Finance – why you should choose a Business degree

Hi all. In this post I want to give you all some insight as to why i chose a degree in Accounting and Finance and the academic background I’ve come from. A few years ago I…

Seven week old kitten

This month has been one of the worst bearers of bad luck I’ve ever had, from my car breaking down, to a horrendous tip on the grand national whereby my…

Engineering at Bradford Uni, Be part of the Future

I do hope that you are enjoying reading the posts on this site, I am being edified as I am getting an honest and true review of placements, exchange programs and…

Change

No. I’m not talking about the type that you find in the bottom of your pocket. At times change is awesome. While growing up I always knew that I wanted…

Start of Spring Break – Fullerton, California

The week before spring break was a tough one – well, two weeks before really. Revision, papers to write for both Bradford and Fullerton, also homework and continuous learning amongst….

End of Spring Break – Fullerton, California

On Wednesday I had arranged to join the Residents Association and volunteer to work with Habitat LA for Humanities. I was a bit daunted as what to expect but with…