University Students

STEM Ambassadors are volunteers from a wide range of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related jobs and disciplines across the UK. You can become a STEM Ambassador and volunteer your time and knowledge to encourage young students to follow career paths in STEM related fields. I volunteered to be a STEM Ambassador a few […]

Hi everyone! I have written about some of my experiences I have had over the years in my Civil Engineering degree. I thought I would follow this up to give you a rounded view of the end zone to the degree. After developing skills through the previous modules from the previous years, some of these […]

  One of my absolute favourite walks near Dundee must be the Rocks of Solitude. Next to a small scottish town called Edzell there is a walk that was built by Napoleonic prisoners of war. This walk passes along the River Esk on the border between Angus and Aberdeenshire, offering amazing views. If you are […]

Arriving in a foreign country and having to immediately isolate yourself from the world is not ideal, but it is necessary in order to protect yourself and your fellow Dundonians! Staying in a room, alone, for 14 days might sound like a nightmare for some (or a blessing if you’re too anxious about university!), but […]

New beginnings can often aspire new ideas and boldness. I mean, there’s a reason why New Years Resolutions are such a big thing. For some reason it just seems easier to make life-changing changes when something mayor is going on around us too. But it can also be a very difficult and hard thing to […]

I remember when I first arrived in Dundee back in September last year, having been left in this strange, new and exciting city, I was petrified. Everything seemed big, confusing and unfamiliar. Coming from a small town in Northern Ireland, I had been dropped in a totally alien place which was a shock to the […]

Managing workload during the first semester as an undergrad can be overwhelming, but is there a way out? As a molecular genetics student myself, I remember the first few days of my first semester packed with anxiety and piled up work. Although I never procrastinated much in high school, university life was getting at me. […]

Reaching the outdoors from Dundee can sometimes seem a little difficult without a car, especially with current circumstances not allowing for car-sharing or SU buses for club sessions. Not having a driving licence but being a keen adventurer, I have set out to find great day trip locations around Dundee that can be reached without […]

Notetaking is, depending on your persuasion, the best or the worst part of uni. There doesn’t seem to be an in-between, or anyone who feels that taking notes is just ‘meh’. It’s even worse when you’re doing a completely essay/writing based subject, such as law. I’m no professional studier, although I have been at it […]

I think we can all agree that, since almost all of our time is spent online now studying or working from home, it is much harder to switch off and actually relax at home. I thought I would put together a few ideas that might help you differentiate between work time and chill time, despite […]