26 April 2024 – The Mucem, Marseille By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) A rainy day in Marseille. Just before we head home, one more Provençal delicacy. The one-of-a-kind and very interesting Mucem, the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean. The museum exhibits an impressive collection of ethnographic objects, …
25 April 2024 – Arles By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) It was sunny and warm. A perfect day for exploring. We took a train again and found ourselves in charming Arles on the Rhone River. Arles is famous for many things, but amongst others for inspiring the paintings of Van …
24 April 2024 – Aix-en-Provence By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) We went on a scenic 45-minute train ride from Marseille to Aix-en-Provence. The birthplace of Cezanne. A beautiful town, overlooking the famous Sainte-Victoire Mountain which Cezanne painted so many times during his lifetime. We took a walk from the train …
23 April 2024 – Cassis By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) Next morning, the choice of breakfast in the hotel was amazing: croissants, pains au chocolat, madeleines, apple sauce, camembert, among other things… I didn’t do any research beforehand about Cassis and, instead, allowed myself to be surprised. We went there …
22 April 2024 – Marseille By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) It was Monday. A good day to start the week. However, this time, I was not going to go to work or the Uni for a three-hour seminar; instead, I was going on a free holiday organised by the Uni …
The Chinese interpreting students from the MA in Translation and Interpreting have just spent 5 intensive days of simulated conference interpreting at the UN Office in Vienna, from22 to 26 April 2024. The students honed their interpreting skills by interpreting for different genres of speeches, from generic policy briefings, technical presentations, line by line language discussions …
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Our creative writing student Abbigail Mulleavy shares her experience of a recent special screening of Casino Royale at the Regent Street Cinema. Abbigail is a third-year student studying English and Creative Writing. She is an aspiring novelist who enjoys reading and crocheting in her free time. The special screening took place two days after …
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With Student Engagement Week rapidly approaching, and this semester rushing by, we thought it would be a good chance to pause and take stock, so we asked one of our Humanities alumna, Azmina, for her top tips to new students on getting the most from your degree: Whether it’s English Literature, History or Modern Languages, …
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We are delighted to publish more of our Humanities students’ original research. Adriana Maria Murphy is half-Peruvian and half-British, is currently working as a teaching assistant in a secondary school, and is going to train as a secondary school English Teacher. Adriana studied the BA in English Literature in the School of Humanities at Westminster …
We’d like to wish the warmest of Westminster welcomes (a bit out of a mouthful) to all our newly arriving students who are joining us for a packed schedule of induction activities next week. Do remember to attend all the sessions with your course leaders, academic tutors and personal tutors to make sure you get …
