Doing good while developing your skills and personal values… Imagine there was one thing you could do to supercharge your CV, meet new people, gain a sense of purpose and boost your skills & values….. The good news is that there is and it’s free! Volunteering through sport offers a…

Spring break is just around the corner. For many it’s a long-awaited time to recharge and relax, but to make the most of that time it’s important to prepare for your break, so we’ve put together a checklist to help you make it easier. 1. Get your studies up to date. Taking a break for studies is…

Kshitij Bhoumik is Lecturer in Marketing at Leeds University Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and has five years of work experience in the sales and marketing of dairy products. In this blog Kshitij shares his best tips for finding your first job after graduating. Looking for a…

Kshitij Bhoumik is Lecturer in Marketing at Leeds University Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and has five years of work experience in the sales and marketing of dairy products. In this blog Kshitij shares his best tips on improving your employability. Finding a job is something most…

Final year student Phoebe Green shares her favourite study friendly cafés in Leeds. With deadlines fast approaching you will probably find yourself (sadly) spending increasingly more time in the library. However, sometimes the libraries can get really busy and it is important to have a change of scenery, which is…

By Rachael Gillibrand (School of English & School of History) and Katie Carpenter (School of History). In 1848, famous art critic John Ruskin married Effie Gray, an artists’ model. …

International Women’s Day is an international, annual event that takes place on 8th March to celebrates the success and achievement of women and highlights ongoing issues such as gender equality and abuse against women. Every year the United Nations decide a theme for International Women’s Day, and this year the…

Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso from the School of Biology explains how a network of collaborations is helping research make a greater impact. Plants can’t move. When the conditions around them change, they can’t head elsewhere to find a more amenable situation. If faced with heat, drought or flooding — the kind…

So, you got some negative feedback on your assignment? It never feels good to be criticised. Sometimes the more spot on the negative feedback is, the more it hurts. We often want to play defence and come up with all the reasons to why the criticism isn’t truthful and why…