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#YouCanChangeThis at University
By: Julia Ngadi As a student, I feel that violence against women and girls (VAWG) is widespread in universities, and those universities have not always acted effectively on this issue. In recent years female students have reported experiencing a variety of unwanted behaviour whilst at university from verbal and non-verbal harassment to serious physical/sexual assault.…
Read MoreI did Accountancy – Do you want fries with that?
By: Farah Khan One day all of us get separated from one another, people get married, some move abroad and some pass away. Days, months, years pass, and our contact becomes rare. One day our children see the old photos or pick up an old valentine card and ask, ‘Who is this?’ And we smile…
Read MoreDealing With A Bad Day
By: Mariam Naeem Let’s face it. We’ve all had tough days. Days so bad and stressful it leaves your mind aching and you feeling physical pains. I tend to suffer from chest pains and stomach aches due to stress and I’ll be honest, it isn’t pleasant. We all have these bumps in the road and…
Read MoreSuccess is Not a One Way Street
By: Kiran Dhanda Throughout my life I was led to believe that a successful individual is one who is able to attend university pretty much straight after high school, gets married after getting their graduation and begins a family. However, I was never quite able to convince myself to reach any level of motivation to…
Read MoreWatercolours, Sculptures, Abstract, My journey into Art
By: Lababa Naqvi I never thought that a carrot would be the source of my inspiration. Somehow I still remember every single detail of it. It was 1982 I was in my school hall, grade One in American Montessori school in Dubai and we were having our leisure time meaning we were free to do…
Read MoreUnsure where to go from here? Making the best use of Employability Services
By: Issmat Ahmad With the looming pressure of people, I latched on to the first thing I could find after Graduation, and as many of us understand it’s not always the best decision. Despite my lost-ness, I continued to volunteer in the hope it would enhance my skills and I would gain the practical “experience”…
Read MoreFrom University to the World of Work
By: Tomiwa Folorunso June 2017. I was sitting in a park in London with my best friend, the day after the second interview for a graduate job that I had my heart and soul set on when I found out my degree classification. A 2:1 in History from the University of Edinburgh. Relief, I shrieked,…
Read MoreCalling all Aspiring Entrepreneurs!
By: Usman Majid Tell us a bit about Deenspiration and how this process came about? “Deenspiration basically came of the back of a project called Ramadan Legacy, which was an app that a team and I made together to help people perform worship in Ramadan. So the idea of creating a platform which is very…
Read MoreUnleash your true potential
By: Farah Khan How many times have you heard someone complaining about their job? How many times have you heard someone fantasize about starting a business from home? Who wants to grow old full of regrets about their career choices? No one! Do you have what it takes to turn your hobby or passion into…
Read MoreVolunteering…It will benefit you, trust me
By: Issmat Ahmad And…ACTION! In my few years of experience, I have realised one of many things – firstly that my passion won’t come to me if I just think hard enough (and believe me, I tried!) And two, discovering my potential will only surface from experimenting, and volunteering became the gateway for this to…
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