UEA International Student Ambassadors

--> A conversation with a fully funded PhD student from India Name:  Vasudha Wattal Background of the student:   Vasudha is an Indian student from Delhi, awarded a fully funded PhD opportunity from the School of Economics in the University of East Anglia. She has done her Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the Delhi University, then pursued her masters in the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and finally completed her master’s in philosophy before joining UEA. What was your motivation to do your PhD at UEA? I always wanted to do research. During my masters, I started working on my thesis and I really liked the entire process. I found it challenging and I enjoyed creating great things from nothing. This enthusiasm led me to work with a research organisation in India and my work experience landed me to the University of East Anglia. UEA was my first choice because it is mostly based on the area of my research interest and ...

This is coming nearly a month after exams but still relevant because learning to deal with exam stress is so important and is something that could come in handy with work related stress and just the stress that comes with hectic everyday life. So sit back and take some notes; here are 5 ways to deal with exam stress. 1) RECOGNITION BBC says that the first thing you need to do is to recognize that you are stressed. It's always helpful to talk to someone who understands the pressure you are under. Find a friend who is taking the same set of exams and just vent. With that being said, avoid comparing the amount of work you have done to other people's. This will only trigger anxiety, if not for you, then for the other person in question. 2) FOOD, FOOD, FOOD... You have to eat right. Honestly, If you are not eating adequately, the amount of effort spent on revision will be wasted because at some point, it just will not go in and using food as a reward mechani...