Starting University: Finding and choosing your readings

A couple of weeks before the start of the course, we were mailed an offer for purchasing the books we will need. In my case, four books for psychology at a discounted cost of £220 (see Picture 1). That's a lot of money for only four books! At the time I couldn't afford all of … Continue reading Starting University: Finding and choosing your readings

Pre-university Reading

During my gap year I began to read popular and accessible books relating to Human Geography. I found books such as “The End of Poverty” (Jeffrey Sachs) and “The Bottom Billion” (Paul Collier) of particular interest. They introduced me to how the global economic system as well as how various international systems of aid work. … Continue reading Pre-university Reading