Jun 25th 2021 -
How did you feel at the end of last summer? Rested and ready for a new academic year? More tired than usual and wish you’d taken more rest? 2021 is different from other years. A lot of students are sticking about, staying later or coming back early. As Student Workers, many of us use our summers to rest (see previous blog...
Jun 21st 2021 -
If we learnt one thing from 2020, it would be that preparation can be thrown out of the window. Our best ideas that we’ve spent so long thinking about and planning, can be changed at the last minute. So, how do we prepare well for the start of the next academic year, knowing that our plans could change? As student workers,...
Jun 18th 2021 -
Are you starting Uni this September? If so, are you wondering where to start before beginning this journey? This summer Fusion are running Preparation for University sessions which are designed to equip you for Uni life and give you a taster for this next stage of life. Why should you do one? We interviewed Nathan, a student in Nottingham, who took...
Jun 15th 2021 -
This is the second part of a blog series on how to welcome international students. If you missed the first one, click below to read the first part. READ Part - 1 In the last blog, I wrote about the importance of reaching International students and what could be possible if we reach them. In this blog, I’m sharing some top stories and practical...
Jun 11th 2021 -
A freezing cold January morning in a sleepy Norfolk market town seems like an unlikely setting for a Formula One Grand Prix, and yet, one engine would be pushed to the limit that day. I was with my fellow church ministry interns, and as part of our Friday off-site activities, we had been dispatched to a nearby town to engage in...
Jun 10th 2021 -
Before you get stuck into reading this blog I’d love you to pause and have a think about the best gift that you have been given that’s made a long term difference to your life. For example, the best gift to myself, from myself this year was a waterproof puffa jacket. We were heading into the tier system of lockdown and...
Jun 7th 2021 -
As a student worker I would normally see the summer as time to recharge, rethink and rest. But how do we navigate a summer when Zoom has made online connections easier and we may not see the usual mass exodus of students from our cities? The life of Jesus was full of distractions, people all around him were competing for his...
