• Week in the life of a Student Intern – Milena Bittmar.

    Hi, my name is Milena, I am going into my third year studying English Literature and I am a Digital Student Intern at Edge Hill University. I am based in the Language Centre, which includes the Foreign Language side and also the English Language side. In this blog, I am going to show you what…

  • Getting started with LinkedIn Learning

    What is LinkedIn Learning?   LinkedIn Learning is an online skills development website ran by LinkedIn.   All the courses are developed by experts.  It provides an extensive library of online training videos and exercise files for users to be able to develop their skills further.   LinkedIn Learning is a free service for any student with a @edgehill.ac.uk…

  • To be, or not to be… Vegan?

    Living a meat-less, animal product free life certainly is not something which appeals to everyone, but it is a choice I made just over a year ago and have committed to ever since. My name is Eleanor, I am a student at Edge Hill University, and I am vegan! My experience has been an adventure…

  • Week 5 – A Week in the Life of a Student Intern

    Week five had come faster than I originally anticipated it would. It was bittersweet – I was happy because I’ve been working in a job I adore for the last five weeks but then again it would end in seven weeks. This week, my focus was on one my many tasks from a key contact…

  • A Week in the Life of a Student Intern …

    Monday: Here we go! Another week as a full-time worker. I am absolutely loving my experience so far and I feel SO fancy when people ask me what I do for work and I reply, “I am a Digital Student Intern at Edge Hill University”. I started off the week in a meeting with my…

  • Emotional Processing: Tips on how we can learn to accept our emotions

    I think we’ve all at some point been bombarded with the multitude of self-care tips that have gone viral on social media. Especially on spaces like Instagram, Pinterest etc. we see self-care and self-love has become a big topic in online communities and sharing our tips and tricks with one another. Yet on some levels,…

  • A beginner’s guide to accessibility

    If you’re anything like me, I had no clue what it was that made documents accessible and how important it was for people. Online accessibility makes content available to as many people as possible, enabling people with disabilities to access content as someone without a disability could. In 2018, less than 10% of all websites…

  • How to avoid procrastination WFH

    It’s just so easy isn’t it? You are completely aware that you have looming work deadlines, but you just cannot stop checking your phone, reorganising your desk – turning to anything but the task in hand. According to a recent Forbes article, procrastination is an emotional response to a distressing issue, protecting you against fear…

  • It’s Time to Get Personal

    Hi everyone, how are we in week 5 already? Time does go fast when you are happy, but I have found that time can go considerably slow when you are feeling demotivated. You might be asking how do I know this? Well, I’m going to take you on a very, very quick journey (approximately 200…

  • Reece’s Top Tips for a Productive Lunch

    Take a look at the below vlog, created by Student Intern Reece, about some top tips to make your lunch hour productive. Reece covers everything from meditation to reading and even hula hooping 🙂 By Reece Thomas (Student Intern)