Blogs

How the MA in Creative Writing helped me to get published

I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager but only seriously for about ten years and very seriously for the last five.

Written by Gill Lambert

Influential Women at Leeds Trinity University

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re championing some of the influential and strong women from across our institution.

Imagining the future through dystopian fiction

Fancy destroying the world and rebuilding it? That is the challenge any dystopian novelist takes on.

Written by Tim Murgatroyd

Climate Fiction: Surviving the Future

Albert Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” And it will be imagination that is called upon to tackle...

Written by Jane Browne

Supporting employee health and wellbeing at Leeds Trinity University

At our Staff Conference in January, we told everyone about our plans to keep our wellbeing offer under constant review to ensure that it...

Written by Darren Worsnop

Why Leeds Trinity students are highly employable at Planet Sport

Sports journalism is one of the most competitive industries to break into, find out more.

Written by Simon Wilkes

Day in the Life – Dr. Shyane Siriwardena

In September 2019, I began working for Leeds Trinity University as a Lecturer in Philosophy.

Written by Dr. Shyane Siriwardena

International volunteering: my experience coaching in South Africa

Doing a placement abroad poses different challenges to the average work placement such as overcoming language barriers, fundraising...

Written by Ammarah Pandor

Working abroad: My placement in Canada

When thinking about going abroad... ask yourself what are you doing, and why are you going there?

Written by Patrycja Rusek

Studying abroad: My year in Australia

For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to go to Australia. In my opinion, Australia is a health and fitness orientated country.

Written by Kajol Kotecha

Reducing stress and making peacefulness possible

In the modern world, it is not possible to avoid all stress or to prevent it, but it is possible to take time out and relax – even if thi...

Written by Dr James Jackson

How the myFuture team helped me to secure my graduate role

I attended the taster day at Watershed Packaging as I was struggling regarding which graduate scheme to go for. I went to the myFuture te...

Written by Robert Ives

Take the first step towards a mentally healthy workplace

Everyone has mental health, in the same way that we all have physical health. At times we can struggle to maintain good physical health...

Written by Mindful Employer Leeds

How my degree will help to break down barriers and inspire my community

I came to study at Leeds Trinity University because it is one of the best teaching schools in West Yorkshire. It was my first choice due...

Written by Iqra Rustam

Why I followed in my daughters footsteps to study at Leeds Trinity University

I brought my daughter to Leeds Trinity University in September 2012 for Open Day for her Psychology degree course. Whilst having a wander...

Written by Christine Wilson

Why I returned to education after 43 years to challenge myself

Growing up in the late sixties I regularly passed Leeds Trinity University thousands of times and always wanted to know what went on in...

Written by Michael Clayton

How I built resilience as a trainee teacher

Leeds Trinity University was my first and only choice for my teaching course. I studied my first degree of Law and French at the Universi...

Written by Charlie Milner

How my course led me to a different career path

I was drawn to Leeds Trinity University because of its close-knit feel and I liked that everything was on one campus. It was not too far...

Written by Christia Huntington

The Marvel of Leeds: Guest Blog by Dorothy Koomson

When I write a book, I try to infuse it with a sense of place, try to make that place real for people who haven't been there and probably...

Written by Dorothy Koomson

Sports Science Summit 2019: Review

​Following on from a hugely successful event in 2018, coaches, athletes, sport scientists, academics and students gathered on campus at...

Written by Professor Mark Russell

Exploring shared heritage in the classroom and beyond

Teachers in training are very rarely exposed to resources for diversity and cutting-edge work in diversity because it is often seen as a...

Written by Joe Williams

How to avoid burnout: getting and staying organised

The workload in teaching is overwhelming. All Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) will have more work to do than they did in their training...

Written by Vanessa Mudd

Lessons from abroad: the high performing Finnish education system

My colleagues and I have just returned from a week at Tampere University in Finland as part of an Erasmus project called Academic Adventu...

Written by Dr Jonathan Doherty

Flattening the grass: In a Galaxy far, far away?

Everyone knows how good stories start. When I was very little it was always 'once upon a time', but then of course George Lucas gave this...

Written by Dr Pam Jarvis