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It’s an Olympic Year


As we approach Paris 2024, I wanted to share my thoughts and ideas of activities for children to do in school to build momentum and share the excitement.

26 April 2024

Making Friends as an Introvert


In this blog, Gloria describes how joining a UON society strengthened her faith, connected her with like-minded friends, and transformed her university experience.

26 April 2024

“It’s not just about washing people’s bums!” An Adult Nurse gives her take on the profession.


Win Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, talks about how a random conversation at a party inspired her to go into the nursing profession, why she feels it’s rightly one…

25 April 2024

The Golden Threads #1: Making Connections.


Dr Emel Thomas, in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families (CYF) colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs, reflects on her career journey to being an education academic at…

24 April 2024

An educational revolution. Placing special educational needs and inclusion at the heart of mainstream teaching and learning.


The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by the then Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to support individuals with dyslexia. It was seen as a ‘beacon of hope’…

23 April 2024

A Career in Children and Young’s People Nursing.


We caught up with Bally to hear first-hand about her varied career in one of the more challenging areas of nursing - working with and for children and young people,…

22 April 2024

A good read…an academic talks up the value of reading to children.


Joanne’s research interests include influences of reading comprehension and reading for pleasure for primary age children, which is the focus of her Educational Doctorate Thesis. Here, she blogs about this…

19 April 2024

Quality Interactions: Young Children’s Speech and Language Development.


Dr Richardson’s expert area concerns how forest schools/outdoor learning situations can positively impact the development of young children’s language development.

17 April 2024

Looking for some additional support? We can ASSIST.


Looking for some additional support with your studies owing to a disability, neurodivergence or other additional need? Find out how we can ASSIST.

25 March 2024

The Fashion industry isn’t a hobby, it’s a real job.


In this blog, Courtney shares her experiences from her Fashion Marketing and Promotion BA (Hons) degree course and where it’s enabled her to get to, as well as seeking to…

14 March 2024

Writing about work experience on your CV and application forms


Looking to bulk out your CV with work experience? This blog has you covered with expert advice from our Student Futures team.

13 March 2024

A day in the life of an Occupational Therapy student on placement.


Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) student, Inge, shares her typical day as a work placement student at a Northamptonshire hospital. Work placements can boost your employability and are available on many…

11 March 2024