Alycia McNamara
Education access in the UK: is it really as accessible as we think?
Alycia McNamara analyses the education system in the UK and considers whether it is really as accessible as we think... The UK has one of...
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Blog Posts
Our foundational building blocks - the blogs. Go on, have a browse.
Alice Proctor
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Finding My Voice
Alice shares her experience with public speaking, detailing her journey from shy and anxious in front of large groups, to finding her...
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Lucy Walker
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Withdrawing From University
Lucy shares her experience of putting herself first and leaving university. She explores how schools seem to push forward the idea that uni
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ria@mtrrch
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Why we need more people like Melz Owusu
Ria explains the impact activist, Melz Owusu had on her.
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ria@mtrrch
- Nov 16, 2021
- 3 min
Paying Forward the Privilege
Ria explains her challenge with the idea of 'privilege' within the immigrant mindset.
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alicia@mtrrch
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
Spiked: Something Has to Change
When doing everything 'right' isn't even enough. A personal account by Alicia Jenkins. The news over the past week has been dominated by...
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ria@mtrrch
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Catalyst to Creating Change
The catalyst to creating change is youth.
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David Kett
- Nov 24, 2020
- 5 min
The Meaning of Movember by David Kett
Movember is more than just a charity - it’s a phenomenon. Everyone seems to know about it, and we’ve come to just accept that during...
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Nanoko Forrest
- Oct 13, 2020
- 5 min
A Fine Line by Nanoko Forrest
Nanoko Forrest runs down her experience of looking after her health at university.
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ria@mtrrch
- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
Second Year: A Review
I thought it would be nice to carry on the annual review of my uni year I guess for both memory
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Lily Paterson-Holt
- May 7, 2020
- 7 min
How Not to be Piste Off by Lily Paterson-Holt
Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. Take it away Lily… I’m a firm believer that nothing is worth worrying about. The next sentence was supposed...
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ria@mtrrch
- May 5, 2020
- 5 min
The Rapid Reading Revival
Here’s why I am so glad I’ve started reading again. (The irony of being an English student whilst saying this has not been lost on me..)...
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Erin Watt
- Apr 28, 2020
- 8 min
Putting the ‘Fun’ in Fundamentally Bad Decision Making by Erin Watt
Education systems tend to be one of the biggest structures we build our lives around and those decisions can effect the rest of our...
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ria@mtrrch
- Feb 16, 2020
- 4 min
16th February 2020
It’s not often I get shy about anything or find myself lacking the ability to talk, believe me. Recently though, both in real life and...
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ria@mtrrch
- Nov 26, 2019
- 4 min
‘Tis the Season of Giving – So Give Back To Yourself.
Alas, Christmas is approaching, I am welcoming it gladly and ’tis the season of giving. Giving I think is seen as this really selfless...
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ria@mtrrch
- Aug 20, 2019
- 5 min
First Year: A Review
I wanted to write another post about uni because the others seemed to have helped a number of people and that’s what I want to do but I...
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ria@mtrrch
- Aug 16, 2019
- 4 min
The Premature Career Completixy
~ I’m fully aware this is sort of a weird post the day after results day but it’s pressing on my mind. Enjoy this time, enjoy whatever...
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ria@mtrrch
- Aug 5, 2019
- 4 min
Friends, Family, Flatmates
In the next instalment of University based posts I thought I would write about changing relationships at university with friends and...
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ria@mtrrch
- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
Freshers.
It’s August 1st, which means one thing – it’s time to start thinking about September and plan, plan, plan. Well at least for Virgo me,...
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