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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...
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...
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Senior Lecturer in Education Dr Jonathan Doherty reflects on how technology is changing approaches to learning and teaching.
Professor Oz Hardwick reflects on translating poetry, the pandemic and ongoing periods of uncertainty, loss, lockdown and disruption.
Nicola Johnston shares her experience so far on the PhD studentship programme and her aspirations to become a leader in drowning research.
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020, we’re championing some of the influential and strong women from across our institution.
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager Toby Chelms discusses how to manage feelings of uncertainty as lockdown begins to ease.
As we approach one year since the first national lockdown, the Executive team reflect on working remotely and supporting their wellbeing.
Head of Human Resources at High Street TV Lisa Dallas discusses the employer benefits of degree apprenticeships.
Student Advisor Emma Quirke discusses how the University is helping students to manage their finances during the pandemic.
Alumni Relations Officer Brett Arnall discusses how the Trinity Wellbeing fitness challenge helped him adopt a healthier lifestyle in 2021.
Ideas to help you maintain or even improve your relationships and connections during lockdown.
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.
We know that the right amount of sleep improves cognitive function, restores your energy levels and improves your focus and attention...
Student Achievement Advisor Dr Sara Brio discusses how the Learning Hub can support students during their degree.
Dr Lauren Padgett discusses the controversy surrounding the opening of a Jack the Ripper museum
Visiting Research Fellow and chartered psychologist Dr Pam Jarvis reflects on the current early years education curriculum in England.
"All Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim": Shames Maskeen, Operational Lead Race Equality Charter, shares his views
Dr Elizabeth Nassem discusses anti-bullying interventions, the behaviours which constitute bullying and educating the public.
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...
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 revisits the reports a murder that took place in Bradford in 1888,
Historian Andreas Sommer reflects on the Science and Spiritualism Conference at Leeds Trinity University in May 2019.
Visiting Research Fellow and chartered psychologist Dr Pam Jarvis reflects on how lockdown and home schooling has impacted family dynamics.
Dr Sorrel Harriet reflects on her experiences of online teaching during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Valentine's Day largely appears to be an exercise in marketing: ads online and offline prompting us to prove our love and devotion and...
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 reviews the theatre production of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
As we work and study remotely, many of us are leading more sedentary lifestyles. Here's some ideas to pay attention and move better.
Alumnus Adam Kenyon shares his top tips for teachers to survive and thrive during their NQT year.
Senior Teaching Fellow Syra Shakir discusses her top tips for initiating discussions about race in the classroom and breaking down barriers.
Matthew Stanford discusses the challenges of COVID-19 and how they enhanced the SHP's online community at the first-ever virtual conference.
MA Victorian Studies student Sam Cummings explores some of the letters written by Patrick Branwell Brontë during the 1800s.
Dr Kate Lister discusses the centrality of Victorian objects in the 21st century, as well as their practical and symbolic functions.
Stephen Basdeo discusses the work of American reporter, social reformer, and photographer Jacob A. Riis.
Relationship Manager in Apprenticeships and Skills Dan Lancaster-Holmes challenges some of the common myths associated with apprenticeships.
Alumnus Adam Kenyon shares his top tips for trainee teachers to feel confident in the classroom.
As lockdown restrictions continue to lift, Professor Mark Russell discusses the impact of lockdown when returning to fitness routines.
Leeds Pride may not be going ahead as normal this year, but the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity will still be celebrating.
Leeds Pride may not be going ahead as normal this year, but the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity will still be celebrating.
The International Staff Network discuss how COVID-19 has changed their plans to visit family and friends in their home countries.
Alumnus Adam Kenyon discusses his experiences working as a teacher and his new role supporting trainee teachers ahead of their careers.
Tom Breckin examines condolence letters in the context of Victorian mourning culture.
Emma Butcher explores the historical significance of the Brontës in light of the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
On the bicentenary of the birth of George Eliot, Dr Anne Reus reflects on Eliot's emergence as a new type of female novelist.
Professor Rosemary Mitchell considers how Victorian literature can offer us an important glimpse into the past before moving forward.
Natalie Saunders discusses the challenges and public criticisms Queen Victoria faced during her early years as queen.
Dr Di Drummond, an expert on women and train travel discusses the history behind ladies only carriages on trains.
Stephen Basdeo reflects on George William MacArthur Reynolds' original prose poetry and why he has not been recognised as a poet.
Dyslexia and Disability Coordinator Dr Stephen Campbell discusses disability, disablement, and the services available at Leeds Trinity.
Despite limitations from lockdown, the Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies has embraced the digital world to remain engaged with audiences.
Current students and alumni discuss how they been managing their training programmes as professional athletes during COVID-19 lockdown.
How an online community of academic colleagues have supported each other with the transition to blended learning and teaching for 2020/21.
Graduate Employment Manager Tim Feather discusses the career opportunities available in the current labour market and how myFuture can help.
Media Services Senior Media Technician Mark Willett explains how Leeds Trinity Students’ Union brought you the 2020 election results live.
Dr Nicola Arjomandkhah shares some ideas for managing our nutrition and hydration as we continue to work remotely and social distance.
Senior Lecturer in Education Dr Jonathan Doherty reflects on the UK government's decision to reopen schools from 1 June amidst COVID-19.
Photographic artist and lecturer Verity Adriana shares how she has documented her experience of lockdown through the medium of photography.
Student Counsellor Marie Varney shares some mindfulness techniques we can use to support our mental health and wellbeing.
Professor Karen Sayer discusses how a frequented path behind the University campus offers us a glimpse into the past.
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager shares some CBT techniques and suggestions on how to improve your sleep pattern.
An insight as to how 'Capitalism 2.0' could facilitate an exchange of knowledge and skills between nations beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
The closure of churches during the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked much questioning as to where it is appropriate to conduct worship.
Working from home brings about new challenges and it is important that we learn to manage our physical, time and behavioural boundaries.
Identifying high-risk students early and communicating what support is available will be essential, says Toby Chelms.
The Learning Hub share some useful tips for studying at home and how to avoid distractions.
Dr James Jackson discusses the risks of social isolation amidst COVID-19 and highlights the importance of regular contact.
Wellbeing Practitioner Kay Holdsworth discusses the importance of movement for our wellbeing and how to find motivation from home.
An introductory blog from the LGBT+ Staff Network at Leeds Trinity University and the launch of the Leeds Trinity rainbow logo.
The LGBT+ Staff Network respond to a letter sent to the editor of the Sunday Times.
Alumna and Senior Marketing Officer Gill Barker shares her tops tips for managing your mental health with your very own toolkit.
Student Adviser Emma Quirke shares some information and resources to support your financial wellbeing amidst COVD-19.
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.
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...
In these unprecedented times, we are all learning to get used to a new normal. Parents are reporting that (unsurprisingly) transposing mo...
Epilepsy, with its dramatic and obvious symptoms but complex array of different neurological causes, has been known of and written about...
Divorce as we know it was not permitted until the 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act which allowed newly formed civil Divorce Courts to litigate...
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...
Two years into a long-term change project to reform the Apprenticeship landscape - and I think the sector has weathered most of the chang...
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...
On 4 February 1915, one of the most prolific Victorian writers died. For a quarter of the previous century, Mary Elizabeth Braddon had be...
The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments (1706-21) is the very first translation in English of A Thousand and One Nights. It was translated fro...
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...
Throughout the long nineteenth century, identifiable groups such as seasonal crop-pickers, showpeople, canal boat people, and Romani peop...
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...
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.
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...
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...
My colleagues and I have just returned from a week at Tampere University in Finland as part of an Erasmus project called Academic Adventu...
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...
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...
As a Domestic assistant at Leeds Trinity University, every day is different and there are lots of new challenges.
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...
I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager but only seriously for about ten years and very seriously for the last five.
Fancy destroying the world and rebuilding it? That is the challenge any dystopian novelist takes on.
Albert Einstein famously said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” And it will be imagination that is called upon to tackle...
How SEO can help increase your online popularity
3 great examples of international student blogs
Doing a placement abroad poses different challenges to the average work placement such as overcoming language barriers, fundraising...
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...
In September 2019, I began working for Leeds Trinity University as a Lecturer in Philosophy.
At our Staff Conference in January, we told everyone about our plans to keep our wellbeing offer under constant review to ensure that it...
As Ofsted's new draft framework for school inspections is published today (16 January 2019), Alex Ford – Senior Lecturer within the Inst...
Sports journalism is one of the most competitive industries to break into, find out more.
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...
Following on from a hugely successful event in 2018, coaches, athletes, sport scientists, academics and students gathered on campus at...
In May 2015, millions of people up and down the country turned out to vote. The general election result divided the nation with emotion...
The workload in teaching is overwhelming. All Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) will have more work to do than they did in their training...
The concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their effects upon later adult life is becoming a much discussed meme across the...
Teachers in training are very rarely exposed to resources for diversity and cutting-edge work in diversity because it is often seen as a...
Everyone has mental health, in the same way that we all have physical health. At times we can struggle to maintain good physical health...
Growing up in the late sixties I regularly passed Leeds Trinity University thousands of times and always wanted to know what went on in...
When thinking about going abroad... ask yourself what are you doing, and why are you going there?
Mindfulness is about paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. It's about maintaining..
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...
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...
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...