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‘A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned’

Some students may think managing finances is a very simple thing to do. There are others who may struggle with how best to manage their spending. However, no matter whether you think managing finances is easy or not, it is very crucial for students to have an enjoyable university life, and finances play a big part in whether you can…

Placements

How to Deal with Rejection During Placement Search

Aniela is a final year student in Marketing and Management, who completed a placement year with Warner Media in 2020/21. If you are interested in completing a placement between Stage 2 and Stage 3, you…

Student Life

Settling into university as an international student

I have started my journey with Newcastle University 4 years ago, in 2018. Throughout these few years I have had a chance to meet many people from around the world as well as a get…

Student Life

Business School Student Guide – Spots to visit around the Business School

Whether you’ve just started as a Business School student or it’s your first year back on campus, it can be overwhelming looking for activities to do around the Business School. As Newcastle University Business School student myself on my placement year, I…

Wellbeing & Support

Health and wellbeing support

The Business School has established a number of ‘Wellbeing Support Initiatives’ that are currently available to help you during this time – all of which you can access remotely. What’s new? Student Support in the…

Student Life

BSc Marketing and Management- A course worth your time

BSc Marketing and Management is an undergraduate course at Newcastle University Business School designed to train future marketers and management personnel. The broad subject enables students to choose either marketing or management as their career path,…

Get Global

Why studying abroad was the best decision I made at University

By Oliver Coury On a cold wet and rainy October morning, I unenthusiastically got my notes out for my 9am statistics lecture. Little did I know the first five minutes was a student recalling his…

Wellbeing & Support

Newcastle University’s Nightline Listening and Information Service

Nightline is a confidential and anonymous support service run by students for the benefit of students. Need someone to talk to about any issues or upsets, from missed deadlines to mental health struggles? Nightline is…

Student Life

Settling in as a First Year

Settling in as a first year is a pretty daunting yet exciting experience. You're coming to a new city, having to meet new people and move into a new home where you'll be living with…

Careers

My reflection on Employability Week

By Amy Edgar Last week I attended Newcastle University Business School's Employability Week and had the opportunity to hear from alumni who are now working in a range of job functions across many different industries.…

Careers

Employability Week – a week not to miss

By Agne Mazuraite Employability Week took place at Newcastle University Business School from Monday 29 October to Friday 02 November, offering various events for students at every stage of their university career. Throughout the week, students…

Wellbeing & Support

Keep Calm and Carry On

Staggering into the Robinson Library sleepy eyed and caffeine infused, searching aimlessly for a seat. We would all like to think we could turn up at 9:00am, when the library is dead, to bag a…