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Some nuggets of advice

28th November 201627th November 2016
Aaron Leong
Uncategorised

I was speaking to a couple of friends who are currently employed as engineers. One thing that they told me was that one does not necessarily apply everything one has learnt from one’s engineering degree. To a large extent, a

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Not Starving: A Journey

Pasta and cheese sauce
26th November 20161st December 2016
Ryan K Prasad
Uncategorised

  “When life gives you lemons, politely decline, then run for the hills,” – Ryan K Prasad Let me start off by saying, I was not prepared for life in the UK. Starvation is a very imminent, very real issue that

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3 Tips to be Ready for Winter

23rd November 201629th December 2016
Kai Hui
General, Uncategorised

Autumn seems to be slipping past rather quickly. It puts up a glorious display of colours on tree leaves for a brief moment, before stripping them bare sooner than anyone would have liked. For most of you who are here for

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3 Tips for Travelling in Europe

5th November 201622nd November 2016
Kai Hui
Uncategorised

It’s November already! I’m sure many of you are starting to or already have planned your December Christmas break trip. Winter is the perfect time to travel because you can thoroughly enjoy the cold weather and see snow! Two things

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Estoy aprendiendo Español

2nd November 201617th November 2016
Iswar Nethi
General, Southampton experience

Español. You read that right. In light of having pretty dense compulsory modules in Year 4 of my MEng course, I decided to try something new this semester. I took up Spanish as an optional module! My degree’s theme necessitated

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Lol, Wut? This is might be tough

30th October 201631st January 2017
Hemanth Guddanda
Engineering and project work, General, Southampton experience

A main chunk of the time  spent in the 4th year MEng course goes into working on the Group Design Project (GDP). I was lucky to find that the company I had worked with during the summer was sponsoring a

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The UK Experience

24th October 201617th November 2016
Ryan K Prasad
Uncategorised

It has been 3 weeks, and yet I still remember my first day as clear as day, when the icy cold air of London pulverized my face. Tears of loneliness had long since dried aboard the 14 hour flight, yet

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What makes human beings special?

24th October 201623rd October 2016
Aaron Leong
Uncategorised

  When we read about military leaders, there are a few stereotypes that we will generally find: The smart and shrewd strategist who always thinks many steps ahead of his opponent. The cold and efficient leader who follows established military

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A quick look around Societies.

22nd October 201617th November 2016
Daniel Gan
Extra-curricular and social activities, Southampton experience, Uncategorised

Finally , I made it to Southampton. Hurrah! But before I can settle down, I’ve to scurry around and sort out a myriad of issues ranging from rushing to classes, BRP collection, to grocery shopping, and bank appointments. One of those

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When in Southampton

8th October 201617th November 2016
Muhammad Nazir
Extra-curricular and social activities, Southampton experience, Uncategorised

Having spent the past year in Southampton, the most popular question that people ask me is, what’s there to do in Southampton? As clichéd as this might sound, there’s something for everyone! My favourite place would have to be in

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A blog by students from the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus

Find out what it’s like to be a student at the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus by hearing from our student bloggers. Follow them on their journey as they share their experience of spending two years in Malaysia followed by two years in the UK as part of our split-campus degree programmes in engineering.

The University of Southampton Malaysia Campus offers split degrees in aeronautics and astronautics, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering. We also offer an Engineering Foundation Year at our Malaysia Campus.

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