- Dr James Jackson
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...
5 reasons why you should study a PGCE
If you're interested in continuing your education, launching a new career, or inspiring generations, read more about PGCEs at Leeds Trinity.
- Dr Jonathan Doherty
New technologies and new roles for digital teachers
Senior Lecturer in Education Dr Jonathan Doherty reflects on how technology is changing approaches to learning and teaching.
- Professor Oz Hardwick
What survives translation – what does poetry actually do?
Professor Oz Hardwick reflects on translating poetry, the pandemic and ongoing periods of uncertainty, loss, lockdown and disruption.
- Nicola Johnston
How my PhD Studentship is providing me with clarity, peace of mind and excitement for my future
Nicola Johnston shares her experience so far on the PhD studentship programme and her aspirations to become a leader in drowning research.
Influential Women at Leeds Trinity University
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, we’re championing some of the influential and strong women from across our institution.
- Toby Chelms
Managing feelings of uncertainty in lockdown
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager Toby Chelms discusses how to manage feelings of uncertainty as lockdown begins to ease.
- Trinity Wellbeing
Working from home and supporting your wellbeing – reflections from the Executive Team
As we approach one year since the first national lockdown, the Executive team reflect on working remotely and supporting their wellbeing.
- Lisa Dallas
How Leeds Trinity is supporting our business needs with degree apprenticeships
Head of Human Resources at High Street TV Lisa Dallas discusses the employer benefits of degree apprenticeships.
- Emma Quirke
Am I financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and what can I do about it?
Student Advisor Emma Quirke discusses how the University is helping students to manage their finances during the pandemic.
- Brett Arnall
How Trinity Wellbeing gave me the push I needed
Alumni Relations Officer Brett Arnall discusses how the Trinity Wellbeing fitness challenge helped him adopt a healthier lifestyle in 2021.
- Kirsty Grant
Connecting with others during the coronavirus pandemic
Ideas to help you maintain or even improve your relationships and connections during lockdown.
- Toby Chelms
Looking after your mental health and wellbeing at home
With recent changes in the world meaning that we’re spending more time in our homes, we need to think about looking after our mental health.
- Toby Chelms
How students can get a better night’s sleep
We know that the right amount of sleep improves cognitive function, restores your energy levels and improves your focus and attention...
- Dr Sara Brio
How to Beat the Winter Blues and Spring Forward with Your Academic Skills
Student Achievement Advisor Dr Sara Brio discusses how the Learning Hub can support students during their degree.
- Dr Lauren Padgett
Jack the Ripper Museum: Ripping Off Women’s History
Dr Lauren Padgett discusses the controversy surrounding the opening of a Jack the Ripper museum
- Dr Pam Jarvis
Every Child Really Does Matter: in search of developmental recognition
Visiting Research Fellow and chartered psychologist Dr Pam Jarvis reflects on the current early years education curriculum in England.
- Shames Maskeen
Islamophobia Awareness Month
"All Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim": Shames Maskeen, Operational Lead Race Equality Charter, shares his views
- Dr Elizabeth Nassem
How Can We Unite Against Bullying? My Anti-Bullying Journey
Dr Elizabeth Nassem discusses anti-bullying interventions, the behaviours which constitute bullying and educating the public.
- Dr Pam Jarvis
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...
- Christine Wilson
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...
- Lauren Padgett
The Bradford Murder Mystery: Jack the Ripper Up North?
Lauren Padgett revisits the reports a murder that took place in Bradford in 1888,
- Andreas Sommer
Science and Spiritualism 1750-1930, May 2019: Some Impressions
Historian Andreas Sommer reflects on the Science and Spiritualism Conference at Leeds Trinity University in May 2019.
- Dr Pam Jarvis
Exam Factory Spring? A Lockdown Reflection
Visiting Research Fellow and chartered psychologist Dr Pam Jarvis reflects on how lockdown and home schooling has impacted family dynamics.
- Dr Sorrel Harriet
What can lecturers learn from industry in COVID-19 lockdown?
Dr Sorrel Harriet reflects on her experiences of online teaching during the COVID-19 lockdown.
- Dr Anne Reus
Reader, I married him: How Romantic were Victorian marriages?
Valentine's Day largely appears to be an exercise in marketing: ads online and offline prompting us to prove our love and devotion and...
- Professor Karen Sayer
Agricultural Ganging in the Victorian Age
Roundabout 1851, a passenger who had been travelling from York to London on the Great Northern and Eastern Counties Railway wrote a lette...
- Hannah Freya-Blake
Review: A Tale of Two Cities at Bradford’s Alhambra
Hannah Freya-Blake reviews the theatre production of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
- Kay Holdsworth
How we can use our minds to move better
As we work and study remotely, many of us are leading more sedentary lifestyles. Here's some ideas to pay attention and move better.
- Adam Kenyon
How to survive and thrive during your NQT year
Alumnus Adam Kenyon shares his top tips for teachers to survive and thrive during their NQT year.
- Syra Shakir
Top five tips for talking about race equality
Senior Teaching Fellow Syra Shakir discusses her top tips for initiating discussions about race in the classroom and breaking down barriers.
- Matthew Stanford
How COVID-19 helped the Schools History Project to reach new audiences
Matthew Stanford discusses the challenges of COVID-19 and how they enhanced the SHP's online community at the first-ever virtual conference.
- Sam Cummings
Patrick Branwell Brontë: An Affair of the Mind
MA Victorian Studies student Sam Cummings explores some of the letters written by Patrick Branwell Brontë during the 1800s.
- Dr Kate Lister
Paraphernalia! A Conference about Victorian Objects
Dr Kate Lister discusses the centrality of Victorian objects in the 21st century, as well as their practical and symbolic functions.
- Stephen Basdeo
The Underclass of 19th-Century New York City: The Work of Jacob A. Riis
Stephen Basdeo discusses the work of American reporter, social reformer, and photographer Jacob A. Riis.
- Dan Lancaster-Holmes
Five apprenticeship myths busted
Relationship Manager in Apprenticeships and Skills Dan Lancaster-Holmes challenges some of the common myths associated with apprenticeships.
- Adam Kenyon
Top five tips for trainee teachers to feel confident in the classroom
Alumnus Adam Kenyon shares his top tips for trainee teachers to feel confident in the classroom.
- Professor Mark Russell
Work out the effects of lockdown before working out
As lockdown restrictions continue to lift, Professor Mark Russell discusses the impact of lockdown when returning to fitness routines.
- Dr Shyane Siriwardena
Pride and Me: Shyane Siriwardena
Leeds Pride may not be going ahead as normal this year, but the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity will still be celebrating.
- Dr Jamie Cruickshank
Pride and Me: Jamie Cruickshank
Leeds Pride may not be going ahead as normal this year, but the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity will still be celebrating.
- International Network
Experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic as an international staff member
The International Staff Network discuss how COVID-19 has changed their plans to visit family and friends in their home countries.
- Adam Kenyon
Overcoming challenges in my teaching career
Alumnus Adam Kenyon discusses his experiences working as a teacher and his new role supporting trainee teachers ahead of their careers.
- Tom Breckin
Etiquette or Sentiment? Examining Condolence Letters to Sir Leslie Stephen
Tom Breckin examines condolence letters in the context of Victorian mourning culture.
- Emma Butcher
The Brontës, War and Waterloo: The Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo
Emma Butcher explores the historical significance of the Brontës in light of the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
- Dr Anne Reuse
George Eliot at Two Hundred
On the bicentenary of the birth of George Eliot, Dr Anne Reus reflects on Eliot's emergence as a new type of female novelist.
- Prof. Rosemary Mitchell
Margaret Oliphant’s ‘The Open Door’: Looking Back to Move Forward
Professor Rosemary Mitchell considers how Victorian literature can offer us an important glimpse into the past before moving forward.
- Natalie Saunders
Queen Victoria: Middle Class Icon?
Natalie Saunders discusses the challenges and public criticisms Queen Victoria faced during her early years as queen.
- Dr Di Drummond
Ladies only carriages: a Victorian perspective
Dr Di Drummond, an expert on women and train travel discusses the history behind ladies only carriages on trains.
- Stephen Basdeo
G. W. M. Reynolds: Journalist, Novelist…and Poet?
Stephen Basdeo reflects on George William MacArthur Reynolds' original prose poetry and why he has not been recognised as a poet.
- Dr Stephen Campbell
Understanding disability and the notion of disablement
Dyslexia and Disability Coordinator Dr Stephen Campbell discusses disability, disablement, and the services available at Leeds Trinity.
- Professor Jane de Gay
The Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies goes virtual
Despite limitations from lockdown, the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies has embraced the digital world to remain engaged with audiences.
- Sarah Todd
Life in lockdown for an athlete
Current students and alumni discuss how they been managing their training programmes as professional athletes during COVID-19 lockdown.
- Dr Alison Torn
Building an online community to support blended learning and teaching
How an online community of academic colleagues have supported each other with the transition to blended learning and teaching for 2020/21.
- Tim Feather
How to navigate the current labour market
Graduate Employment Manager Tim Feather discusses the career opportunities available in the current labour market and how myFuture can help.
- Mark Willett
Hosting Leeds Trinity’s first ever student election night live special
Media Services Senior Media Technician Mark Willett explains how Leeds Trinity Students’ Union brought you the 2020 election results live.
- Dr Nicola Arjomandkhah
Why managing our nutrition is important for our health and wellbeing
Dr Nicola Arjomandkhah shares some ideas for managing our nutrition and hydration as we continue to work remotely and social distance.
- Dr Jonathan Doherty
Schools: To reopen or not to reopen?
Senior Lecturer in Education Dr Jonathan Doherty reflects on the UK government's decision to reopen schools from 1 June amidst COVID-19.
- Verity Adriana
How I’m using photography to take notice during lockdown
Photographic artist and lecturer Verity Adriana shares how she has documented her experience of lockdown through the medium of photography.
- Marie Varney
Taking notice of our external and internal landscapes
Student Counsellor Marie Varney shares some mindfulness techniques we can use to support our mental health and wellbeing.
- Professor Karen Sayer
Travelling Stock and Animal Traces
Professor Karen Sayer discusses how a frequented path behind the University campus offers us a glimpse into the past.
- Toby Chelms
Helping you get a better night’s sleep
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager shares some CBT techniques and suggestions on how to improve your sleep pattern.
- Ian McGregor Brown
A new renaissance delivered by a virus – part two
An insight as to how 'Capitalism 2.0' could facilitate an exchange of knowledge and skills between nations beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Revd Prof Jane de Gay
Home as sacred space: The Clapham Sect’s legacy for lockdown
The closure of churches during the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked much questioning as to where it is appropriate to conduct worship.
- Dr Hannah Evans
Research-informed tips on boundaries while working from home
Working from home brings about new challenges and it is important that we learn to manage our physical, time and behavioural boundaries.
- Toby Chelms
How universities can support students’ mental health amid COVID-19 crisis
Identifying high-risk students early and communicating what support is available will be essential, says Toby Chelms.
- The Learning Hub
How to keep motivated whilst studying at home
The Learning Hub share some useful tips for studying at home and how to avoid distractions.
- Dr James Jackson
Loneliness – another risk factor for COVID-19
Dr James Jackson discusses the risks of social isolation amidst COVID-19 and highlights the importance of regular contact.
- Kay Holdsworth
Why we should keep moving in lockdown
Wellbeing Practitioner Kay Holdsworth discusses the importance of movement for our wellbeing and how to find motivation from home.
- Christopher Hulme
Launching our Leeds Trinity University rainbow logo for LGBT+ History Month
An introductory blog from the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity University and the launch of the Leeds Trinity rainbow logo.
- Christopher Hulme
LGBT+ Staff Network Response to the Times Letter June 2019
The LGBT+ Staff Network respond to a letter sent to the editor of the Sunday Times.
- Gill Barker
Creating your own mental health toolkit
Alumna and Senior Marketing Officer Gill Barker shares her tops tips for managing your mental health with your very own toolkit.
- Emma Quirke
How COVID-19 will affect my student finance
Student Adviser Emma Quirke shares some information and resources to support your financial wellbeing amidst COVD-19.
- Dr Andrew Gilliland
After the Virus…
At some point the restrictions on business activity necessitated by COVID-19 will come to an end and life will begin to return to normal.
- Ian McGregor Brown
A new renaissance delivered by a virus?
As I construct this blog post I am sat at my kitchen table, the front door is open, the sun is out and I can hear birdsong. For some read...
- Dr Pam Jarvis
Home Based Learning and Stress: creating a balance
In these unprecedented times, we are all learning to get used to a new normal. Parents are reporting that (unsurprisingly) transposing mo...
- Dr Jack Gann
A Fit of Mania: Epilepsy, Violence and Murder in the Victorian
Epilepsy, with its dramatic and obvious symptoms but complex array of different neurological causes, has been known of and written about...
- Dr Lauren Padgett
‘Brutal exhibitions of depravity’: 19th Century Wife-selling in Literature
Divorce as we know it was not permitted until the 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act which allowed newly formed civil Divorce Courts to litigate...
- Professor Jane de Gay
Virginia Woolf and Caroline Emelia Stephen
It is generally accepted that a seminal moment in the making of Virginia Woolf as an author, a feminist, and a modernist, was her move...
- Dan Lancaster-Holmes
Changing the apprenticeship landscape
Two years into a long-term change project to reform the Apprenticeship landscape - and I think the sector has weathered most of the chang...
- Dr Katherine Lupton
Tourism and hospitality amid COVID-19: Practical tips for navigating the crisis
It is clear we are in the midst of a really scary and unprecedented time. COVID-19 has managed to shake the travel, tourism and hospitali...
- Anne Reus
What’s in a Name? Literary Branding, Publishing and Mary Elizabeth Braddon
On 4 February 1915, one of the most prolific Victorian writers died. For a quarter of the previous century, Mary Elizabeth Braddon had be...
- Haythem Bastawy
Translations of A Thousand and One Nights
The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments (1706-21) is the very first translation in English of A Thousand and One Nights. It was translated fro...
- Maya Vachkova
Covid-19: resilience vs vulnerability
The world is in crisis and for the first time, all countries admit to a common enemy. The most vulnerable members of our globalised villa...
- Dr Jodie Matthews
Fellow Travellers - Victorian representations
Throughout the long nineteenth century, identifiable groups such as seasonal crop-pickers, showpeople, canal boat people, and Romani peop...
- Dr Jack Gann
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die – Exhibition Review
A Victorian pocket watch is on display at the Museum of London. A fairly typical museum object, it often would not merit a second glance...
- Kajol Kotecha
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.
- Amanda Nuttall
How to train to become a teacher (and why you should do it!)
It might feel that as soon as you mention that you're thinking about teaching as a career everyone tries to put you off: social media...
- Iqra Rustam
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...
- Dr Jonathan Doherty
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...
- Jess Sewter
Creating a good first impression online
Everyone knows that first impressions count, but we often just assume that it's when you first meet someone face-to-face. What about if...
- Dr James Jackson
Why sleep is important and how to get a good night’s sleep
We spend a third of our lives asleep, so sleep is important to us even if many do not know why. Generally speaking, sleep duration is...
- Rachel Feather
A Day in the Life - Rachel Feather
As a Domestic assistant at Leeds Trinity University, every day is different and there are lots of new challenges.
- John Irving Clarke
Blowing on Embers
The question has become something of an in-joke amongst writers. But I refuse to deride it because it is a question that gets right to...
- Gill Lambert
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.
- Tim Murgatroyd
Imagining the future through dystopian fiction
Fancy destroying the world and rebuilding it? That is the challenge any dystopian novelist takes on.
- Jane Browne
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...
- Louise Ryan
The 20 most searched universities in the world on Google
How SEO can help increase your online popularity
- Louise Ryan
How to harness the power of the international student blog
3 great examples of international student blogs
- Ammarah Pandor
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...
- Robert Ives
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...
- Dr. Shyane Siriwardena
Day in the Life – Dr. Shyane Siriwardena
In September 2019, I began working for Leeds Trinity University as a Lecturer in Philosophy.
- Darren Worsnop
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...
- Alex Ford
New freedoms, old problems: The Ofsted Inspection Framework 2019
As Ofsted's new draft framework for school inspections is published today (16 January 2019), Alex Ford – Senior Lecturer within the Inst...
- Simon Wilkes
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.
- Dr Jonathan Doherty
Refocusing schools as ‘learning organisations’: A new direction for school impro
How are successful schools measured? By being judged '1' by Ofsted? By excellent SATs or A-level results in a single year? By being popul...
- Professor Mark Russell
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...
- Dr Lauren Padgett
Bradford – The Birthplace of the Labour Party
In May 2015, millions of people up and down the country turned out to vote. The general election result divided the nation with emotion...
- Vanessa Mudd
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...
- Dr Pam Jarvis
Adverse Childhood Experiences too High? Educating Yorkshire in ACEs awareness
The concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their effects upon later adult life is becoming a much discussed meme across the...
- Joe Williams
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...
- Mindful Employer Leeds
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...
- Michael Clayton
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...
- Patrycja Rusek
Working abroad: My placement in Canada
When thinking about going abroad... ask yourself what are you doing, and why are you going there?
- Ashleigh Turner
How Mindfulness can help your mental health and wellbeing
Mindfulness is about paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. It's about maintaining..
- Charlie Milner
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...
- Dorothy Koomson
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...
- Christia Huntington
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...
