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The Festival of Sleep

The 3rd of January marks the Festival of Sleep, an unofficial calendar event that encourages everyone to rest after the busy holiday period. Given this, and that it is a new year, I thought that it would be a good time to highlight the importance of sleep. More specifically, the role that sleeping plays in […]

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How the University Library is like the TARDIS

November 23rd marks Doctor Who Day. A day which celebrates when the iconic sci-fi show first aired in 1963. You may be asking, “But what has Doctor Who got to do with the University Library?”. Well, I know it seems a little bit random, but stick with me. As a Doctor Who fan, I couldn’t […]

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My First Week as an Intern

My name is Jess and I recently started my role as an intern at the Brynmor Jones Library. Find out what I have learnt in the first week and why it has already been beneficial to my future career. The application process Up until two weeks ago, I worked in a pub as a supervisor. […]

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A Week at the Brynmor Jones Library

In July, the Brynmor Jones Library welcomed two work experience students from local schools. Sev and John both worked with staff for one week, and kindly agreed to tell us about their experiences. Sev My week at the Brynmor Jones Library started on Monday with a morning of induction and health and safety with Helen. […]

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The end of my internship

It’s been an amazing journey for the last 3 months, and I can’t say enough how much I’ve enjoyed my time as an intern. Through it all, I’ve learnt a lot and improved my skills in web design, as well as having learnt a lot about Customer Engagement, a field of work I never fully […]

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Final Blog – This is the End – David Moore

After 12 weeks of work experience and how time has flown by, my internship is at an end and what an experience it has been.  From meeting new people, learning new skills and gaining experience within a working environment.  So, after the first week which was hectic but enjoyable my work began from learning how […]

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My internship journey ends

Well, my internship adventure has now come to an end and I’m writing this after saying all my goodbyes. This has gone very fast the past three months only feel like a few weeks, but it has been a great learning experience for me. I have learned new things got to build on my experience […]

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Digital Assessments for Public Communications

We’ve recently published our brand-new Public Communications SkillsGuide, but you may be scratching your head wondering why we’d need such a guide. The way students are being assessed is ever-changing, so we need to keep up with the digital age. This guide provides much-needed advice on assessments in this category.  What are Public Communications? There […]

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John Weightman my internship reflections

The halfway point of my internship journey It is strange to think that I’m already halfway through my internship, it has been about 6 weeks since I joined the Library Skills Team. As you may remember from my first blog post when I first started, I was a mixture of nerves and excitement wandering where my internship […]

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My Internship Progress – The Halfway Point

Joanna Rawnsley I can’t believe it’s already October. It’s autumn which is my favourite time of year, Halloween is upon us, but more importantly, I’m halfway through my internship with the Skills Team. Let’s Recap I am creating a brand- new, Public Communications skills guide. One section is all about blogging (ironic isn’t it), because […]