Discovering History on Our Doorsteps
May is Local and Community History Month, and with the instruction to ‘stay local’ ringing in our ears for most of the past year, it’s likely that, like us, you’ve engaged with your immediate vicinity...
Wrexham University's Latest Blogs
Find insights of the university, see life from a students prospective and get useful hints and tips from our collection of blogs.
Pursuing a Career in Forensic Science - Line of Duty
Spoiler Alert: Line of Duty Series 6 Millions across the nation have been glued to the TV each Sunday night for the past 6 weeks for one reason and one reason only: Line of Duty. Due to high action fr...
The European Super League Debate: Lessons to Learn for Football Students
The football world was been recently stunned by plans of some of Europe’s biggest teams, including six from the English Premier League, to form a breakaway European Super League (ESL). The proposals l...
Covid 19 Vaccine: Questions Answered
On the 8th December 2020, Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to be given a Pfizer Covid-19 jab. Five months later, over 33 million people have now received the first dose of the vacc...
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International Nurses Day: Reflection, Giving Thanks & a Trip Down Memory Lane
International Nurses Day is a day Angela Williams, Senior Lecturer in Nursing and nurse educator colleagues at Wrexham Glyndŵr University recognise annually. The date of the 12th May marks the an...
Silver Linings – Learnings From a Virtual Programme
For four years, the Future Leaders programme was held on a wholly face-to-face basis at Wrexham Glyndŵr University. A great way of getting together with Glyndŵr students at the end of their ...
Nature and Normality: The School Run Reflections of a Working Mum
Back on the school run … I’ve just arrived back from the supermarket with a bag full of cookery ingredients (cheesecake, if you’re interested), because my daughters are doing practical DT lessons at s...
Selfies, Social Media, Self-esteem and Taking Care of Your Mental Health
Drop a size! Build arms like this! Have smooth and shiny hair! Torch fat for good! (That last one was followed underneath by ‘when did we get so anxious?’. Irony slipped into a coma right there). Thro...
Essential Tips for Parents of University Students
So, the time has finally come – your child is fleeing the nest to start their new life at university. As a parent you are bound to have mixed feelings – whilst you are undoubtedly proud of your child,...
Reflecting on the Community Support Given by WGU During the Covid-19 Pandemic
To mark the beginning of British Science Week on March 5 and World Health Day on April 7, we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight and reflect on the incredible efforts of Wrexham Glyndŵr U...
