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What I do
Hi, I’m Meg. I am the Student Adviser for the School of Management. I am here for you as a key point of contact during the first year of your undergraduate studies. I am available to discuss any wellbeing, support, and student experience matters.
Events
Working within the Student Support and Wellbeing team, we will be hosting a range of events and activities during term time to support your Social bonding, Skills for life and Wellbeing at university. Explore the workshops you can join throughout the academic year listed below, then click 'Book a space on an event' to reserve your place.
- Term 1: September 25th - December 15th 2023
Your GUIDE TO THRIVE - MANAGING YOUR TIME, MONEY AND WELLBEING ONLINE WORKSHOP - 20TH NOVEMBER @ 13:00
your GUIDE TO THRIVE - MANAGING YOUR TIME, MONEY AND WELLBEING ONLINE WORKSHOP - 21ST NOVEMBER @ 17:00
your GUIDE TO THRIVE - BOARD GAMES SOCIAL - 22ND NOVEMBER @ 13:00
your GUIDE TO THRIVE - COFFEE MORNING - 23RD NOVEMBER @ 11:00
- Term 2: January 8th - March 22nd 2024
EXAM SEASON TOOLKIT - Online event: Exam Prep – Fold your way to success! - 20th March, 13:30 - 14:30
Join our Student Advisers and get exam ready! We will be sharing revision tips, setting yourself up for success and self care before and during the exam, followed by a relaxing origami session. All you need is a piece of paper!
- Term 3: April 22nd - June 7th 2024
More information coming soon.
Who am I?
- About Meg
What was your experience of further or higher education like?
My university experience was both amazing and nerve-racking. I grew up in a small village so at first everything felt huge and overwhelming. However, I was placed in halls with some of the most wonderful, interesting, and funny people I have ever met. We became firm friends and they made the late nights and the hours in the library fly by. I loved getting to know people I would have never met otherwise. Listening to their ideas and being challenged by their opinions allowed me to flourish and grow.
Who or what made the biggest positive impact on you when you were studying? And how did they support you?
The person who made the biggest impact on me was my Literature, Sexuality, and Morality lecturer. He was a sensational public speaker who challenged people’s perception of sexuality, disability, and feminism. His ideas lit a fire in me, and he helped me harness my passion to create the best work of my degree. He was fundamental in me developing my own point of view and he helped me to start down a path of LGBTQ+ activism – a topic I am extremely passionate about to this day.
What working achievements or initiatives are you most proud of?
I am most proud of the work I have done with LGBTQ+ students. At a previous college, I set up an LGBTQ+ student society and ran their first-ever pride event.
This was a college-wide event where students from each department decorated a vehicle to participate in a pride parade. For example: one year featured a fleet of tractors flying pride flags with students in rainbow cowboy hats dancing and blasting Cher from the trailers. Another had buggies overflowing with brightly coloured flowers students had grown themselves for the occasion. One memorably featured a life-size rainbow unicorn – a personal favourite! It was an amazing display of creativity, unity and allyship. This event continues and I am honoured to say that I am still invited back every year as a guest speaker.
If you could tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?
That everyone is just as nervous as you. When I was younger, I would talk myself out of opportunities because I was worried that I wouldn’t make friends and that I’d end up on my own. The reality is that everyone else is desperate to make friends. So take a deep breath and don’t let looking daft or walking in alone get in the way of a good time.