When entering the second year of my Psychology degree, I had little knowledge of careers that I wanted to pursue, or specific sectors that I was passionate about. For this reason, I set myself a goal: by the end of the academic year, I will have further developed my employability skills and be confident in …
Reflecting on My PS2090 Journey Reflecting on the past four PS2090 (‘Employability for Psychology’) workshops, I am amazed at my progress. I started by feeling very undecided, confused, and a little bit anxious, hence my enthusiasm to register for the course! But, after the first workshop, I already started to see a shift. I was …
During my second year of my psychology degree, I completed a placement as a research assistant with Dr. Anat Bardi. My main tasks were to assist in data collection and to contribute to lab meetings. The first study I collected data for was a paradigm investigating whether values can influence what we hear, specifically, whether …
Studying in a Pandemic When I applied for an MSc, I never imagined the majority of my assignments would be written from my pink childhood bedroom in my family home, let alone in the middle of a global pandemic. If I were to have somehow known this, would I still have chosen to pursue university studies? …
COVID-19 Through My Eyes As a person with a flair for creativity and great thinking skills, I would love to narrate my very precious experience of spending my time studying during a pandemic that gripped us like tentacles grasp an object (Earth). An Indian by birth, an international student by designation, and also an informed …
Wellbeing and Study Tips I know I can speak for almost everyone when I say the last four months have been a challenge! We all have been trying to navigate the changes that the lockdown has brought us, and it has been a difficult time for everyone. Like many of you, alongside my studies I …
Studying During COVID-19 When I started at Royal Holloway in September 2019, I never envisioned the year ending up as it has. I don’t think anyone could have! The thought of life turning upside down seemed impossible, but here we are months later, slowly returning back to normality. Lockdown has been a huge adjustment for …
This blog was voted the best blog in this series, congratulations Gabrielle! Learning How to Manage My Anxiety During the Pandemic The first few weeks of lockdown are a blur – I barely remember individual days. I was overcome with anxiety, struggling to focus, and barely sleeping. I would log into Moodle and feel dazed. …
One of the most attractive things to me about the Royal Holloway MSc Clinical Psychology course was that I would have the opportunity to complete a placement alongside my studies, gaining experience whilst learning theory alongside. In the summer before starting the course, I applied to several work experience opportunities, finding myself most interested in …