Term so far has been quite hectic to say the least! Deadlines are approaching me, and I have begun work on my three essays for this term. At the moment, I am currently working on one to do with military alliances, which is turning out to be interesting to say the least. In addition to this, I am also planning both my next essay (on how governments deal with justice and home affairs) and a presentation I am due to present at the end of term on a potential research proposal for my Master’s Dissertation (for some reason, I decided to choose the impact of ‘alt-left’ media on the UK General Election earlier this year). Suffice to say, the next few weeks should be quite busy.

 

This is probably why its a good thing that one of the societies that I am involved in (the Lancaster Debating Union) has just completed one of the annual competitions that we run – the intercollegiate debating contest. This year’s was won by Furness for the first time since 1995, with the victors being rewarded by the college Deans and the head of the Lancaster University Management School. This years was a huge success due to the amount of organisation from all of those involved.

 

I’m also in the middle of preparing and applying for jobs. So far things are going well on this front, with my CV now being polished and potential job applications chosen. The processes for each vary, as do the time frames, but hopefully I will soon be able to fill you all in on how they are going, along with some good news!

 

Finally, my flat has so far been really fun this year. There are 6 of us in total, with 3 of us studying politics and 3 studying physics. We are all getting on really well so far, and they have even decided to start teaching me how to play guitar (which is going terribly so far). We decided yesterday to organise a Secret Santa, but with a £5 spending limit, it looks like it is going to be a challenge to decide what to get.