Hello again,

This week has been a pretty eventful one on campus! As some of you may have heard Lancaster received a good deal of rain over the last week or so and it all came to a head with some rather large puddles all around the university. The underpass even became flooded due to the near-monsoon conditions (which some students are calling Storm Desmond 2.0!). The good news however was that the water soon disappeared and has allowed the university to return to normality, the wet conditions will certainly be missed by Lancaster University’s resident ducks though!

In more serious news this week was also a big one for the PPR careers team as Lancaster hosted Chris Webber from the Cabinet Office in London who came to talk to students about opportunities in the Civil Service. Chris’s talk was fascinating and focused around the potential career paths open to those with an interest in working within government, the Civil Service Fast Stream, as well as providing some useful insights with respect to applications and successfully navigating the selection process. The session ended with a Q&A and which was a superb chance to gain an even better understanding of what a life in the Civil Service can provide.

Outside of work I also took part in the weekly ParkRun event in Williamson Park in Lancaster. The run happens every week at 9am on a Saturday morning, so you will only find hardy souls on the start line (especially as winter draws in!) This week the route was a little muddy due to all the heavy rain, but this fact did not dampen the spirits of runners and volunteers who dug deep and got round the 5km course – despite this a long shower was definitely a welcome treat come the end!

Until next time…