by Cecilia Wang | Aug 17, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Uni hacks
Tap. Tap Tap. Tap Tap Tap. Tap. You hear that? no because its words That’s the sound of my fingers, tapping that backspace key like a tap-tap music game. Yes, I’ve got writers block, before even my first post of 2020. So, let’s play it safe and start off with an...
by Jasmine Ali-Ranchhod | Aug 17, 2020 | Inside Word 2020, Science, Uni hacks
With term 3 for our high school students in New Zealand well underway it got me thinking about what I was doing this time last year as a year 13 student. A few of my peers were still deciding what to study (and that is totally okay). A Science degree (aka a Bachelor...
by Junius Ong | Aug 14, 2020 | Education, Inside Word 2020, Medical & Health Sciences, Science
Hello! I’m Junius, a second-year medical student. During the lockdown, we had the opportunity to attend the Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference (ASSC). It was completely online and did not cost us anything to attend! We listened to inspiring stories...
by Talia | Aug 4, 2020 | Campus Life, Inside Word 2020
I am loving being back at Uni! I really missed the clear structure, the socialising, the face-to-face contact with lecturers, and being able to spend all my money at Shaky Isles. Bliss! Being a third-year Arts student, the best parts of my degree are discussing and...
by Callum Collier | Aug 3, 2020 | Arts, Engineering, Inside Word 2020
As some of you may know (from my rather concise bio), I study engineering, and it has been a running joke on my floor that us engineering students are simply “applied scientists”. This has gotten on my nerves, since it has made me feel a bit self conscious...
by Tom | Jul 30, 2020 | Auckland Life, Inside Word 2020
Kia ora! Greetings! Hello! Welcome! It’s great to meet you. Even though we are not meeting in real life I’d like to virtually shake your hand, give you an elbow bump or reciprocate an East Coast wave – whatever’s allowed these days. My name’s Tom and I’m a first-year...