“It felt like a thousand pairs of eyes were on pinned on me.” What’s it like to stand in front of a class for the first time? Charlie Kay Year 1 BA Primary Education The first time I stood in front of the class it felt as if a thousand pairs of eyes were pinned…
Category: Academic
Women in Tech | Carly Holness
Interview with Carly Holness, a PGCE computing alumna on a mission. What do you do currently? I completed my PGCE in Secondary Computing at Roehampton last summer on the School Direct route, and I now teach in a secondary school in the London Borough of Lambeth. What attracted you to computing? I took my degree…
Dissertation Survival Guide
Writing your dissertation is a huge part of any student’s third year, but there are lots of steps you can take to make the process that little bit easier. Here are some steps to help you survive your dissertation! Have a clear goal in mind While writing your dissertation, it’s so easy to lose sight…
Sun, sea and short-finned pilot whales in Tenerife
Last summer, two third-year BSc Zoology students went to Tenerife to collect data on pilot whales for their final year research projects. Working with a citizen science company called Biosean and with funding from Roehampton, Jenny and Kayla worked on data collection, studying pilot whales and other marine wildlife. We asked them to write a…
Dr Cecilia Essau | Department of Psychology
Professor Cecilia Essau works in the Department of Psychology at Roehampton and specialises in researching the factors that may lead to emotional and behavioural problems in young people. Her research aims to enhance the assessment of childhood and adolescent mental health and to design more effective interventions to help young people live healthy lives. Read…
Festival of the Sea | Jonathan Skinner
We caught up with Dr Jonathan Skinner, Reader in Social Anthropology from the Department of Life Sciences who tells us about his adventure to Madagascar with Paul Antick, Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture and Language. In partnership with an organisation SEED (Sustainable Environment, Education and Development) Madagascar, they organised the Festival of the Sea, a…
From trainee to trainer | Jasmine Childs-Fegredo
Dr Jasmine Childs-Freredo is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Roehampton. She was recently featured in this month’s edition of the The Psychologist and we caught up with her to find out what life is like training to become a counselling psychologist. Why did you choose to become a Counselling…
National Diabetes Week | Life Sciences
Facts about Diabetes Diabetes is one of the most well-known and rapidly expanding chronic metabolic conditions, affecting 4.5 million people in the UK today. According to Diabetes UK, about 90 percent of people with diabetes have Type 2. The main issue with the condition is that sugar levels in the blood become too high. People…
Anthropology at Roehampton | Chloe Rooks
We recently caught up with Anthropology student, Chloe Rooks, to find out all about her experience studying Anthropology at Roehampton. Her adventures include visiting South Africa as part of her dissertation project which was recently published. Why did you choose to study at Roehampton? I was drawn to studying in London to begin with because…
Visiting Penguin Island | Tessa Van Walsum
My name is Tessa, I am a current (part-time) PhD student within the Department of Life Sciences. I am based in the Centre for Research in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour and work with Dr Lewis Halsey and Dr Andrea Perna. I feel like I have the best PhD topic of all – king penguins! Where…
Life as a first year off-campus student | Monica Giuliani
When deciding whether to move away from home for university, the answer for me was simple: no. I am lucky enough to have Roehampton 20-30 minutes away by bus, the University itself is extremely close to the centre of London, one of my favourite cities, and I am happy living at home as I have…
Gays in Space | National Student Drama Festival
Every year, final year students from the Drama, Theatre and Performance department set up their own theatre company and devise a show. Drama alumna Rhiannon Kay recently returned to Roehampton to perform with production company Gays in Space and it just so happened that the judges of the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) were in…