As the month of February draws to a close it is a most interesting time for the Catholic Church. Just days ago Pope Benedict XVI’s time as pope can to an historical end, as he became the first pope to resign in 598 years. With the number of Catholics being around 1.2 billion world wide, […]
February marks the start of a new semester, the winter exams are finished and Christmas is a well and truly distant memory. At the start of each new semester I like to reflect upon which that has just passed and consider what I can become involved in to broaden my experiences at university, as well […]
So begins 2013, a new year and a chance to renew oneself and think of areas in our lives that we would like to improve upon. The start of a New Year marks a fresh start and a chance to ultimately let go of past trouble or grief and to instead learn from experience and […]
It’s hard to believe that first semester is nearly over and Christmas is fast approaching. It never ceases to surprise me how fast time goes during the academic year. I’m now half way through my degree and planning what I’m going to do when I graduate. I’m aware that there are a growing number of […]
As per every summer the weeks have flown in and it’s surreal that the start of September and my second year of University are so near. I’m moving back up to Belfast this weekend and the excitement is already mounting as Fresher’s Fortnight comes increasingly near. I remember Fresher’s last year to be great craic. […]
We are now into the second month of summer and as always I’m not sure where the time has gone! Excitement is beginning to build as the second year at university approaches. As much as I know everyone loves summer and counts the days down, I think everyone is ready to go back and see […]
Finally it’s that time again. Summer! Results are in and all exams have been passed so it’s time to relax and enjoy being free once again. My first year of university certainly did fly in. It feels like just yesterday that I received my school-leaver’s hoody and was waving goodbye to all my teachers. It’s […]
The month of May is notoriously busy as it’s exam territory once again. This month has been particularly busy as Eilís suggested that Naomi and I, the other two Michaela Foundation Student Award Scheme recipients, form a relay team and run in the Belfast Marathon to raise money for the Michaela Foundation. That was a […]
Hi. My name’s Rosemary Jefferies. I’m from Derry, the City of Culture to be, and I’m currently attending Queen’s University Belfast. Although I love Derry it’s very small compared to Belfast and I love being a part of such a big City and having new places to go out to with my friends. I’m […]