Hello again,

 

I hope that you have all had a good Christmas break and that 2018 has started well.

 

The term at Lancaster has started well and it is difficult to believe that we are already in the third week of term, where did the time go! Despite it still being early days things are already very busy. One highlight for us all in the department was hosting our first applicant visit day of this year. It was really great to meet so many of you personally and get to answer questions that you had about Lancaster, the courses available and university life in general. Thank you for all of you that could make it, it was great to see you and for those who are coming to our upcoming visit days we all really look forward to welcoming you for the day!

 

This week the Politics Society, in cooperation with the Jewish Society hosted Stephen Breuer, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor. It was a very moving event to attend and it was humbling to hear first-hand of the experiences that Stephen and his family endured during one of the darkest chapters of human history and the chance to hear his message of acceptance and tolerance was a remarkable opportunity. We were also very honoured to be able to ask questions after the talk and it was an exceptionally special evening all-round.

 

My studies are also beginning to pick-up and I am in the process of trying to narrow down ideas for my dissertation. This is stressful to say the least, but it is also a great opportunity to be able to look in detail at topics that interest me, and it is really exciting to get the chance to take full ownership of my degree and decide for myself what I want to dedicate time to studying in detail.

 

Until next time…

 

Michael