Student Rosie Macpherson Sociology PhD Rosie Macpherson is a Sociology PhD student in Sociology. Here she describes the sociology academics and how she has grown in confidence as a researcher and teacher.
Graduate Sue Toner Nursing Studies BSc (Hons) I chose the course because I was excited to be one of the first student nurses at the University. There were only 20 of us on the course, and I loved being part of its growth in those first few years.
Graduate Helen Glenister Nursing Studies BSc (Hons) When I came across the nursing degree at Surrey, I was really excited by it – choosing Surrey is the best thing I've done.
Graduate Yusuf Shauq Mechanical Engineering MEng My course helped me to choose what kind of sector I wanted to start a career in and it gave me the skills to be a strong candidate for those jobs.
Student Olivia Luijnenburg Health Sciences PhD I feel very lucky to have had three fabulous supervisors that regularly checked up with me, but also made me feel trusted in my abilities. My supervisors have opened many doors for me
Student Fengmei Zhu Higher Education PhD PhD student, Fengmei Zhu, is based in the Surrey Institute of Education, carrying out research to improve students’ abilities of understanding, giving and receiving, as well as acting upon feedback to assist learning. Fengmei has conducted part of her research in the UK and is in China gathering more data. Here she explains her experience of studying as a PhD student at the University of Surrey.
Graduate Jason George Biosciences and Medicine MD I found the University of Surrey to be highly understanding about the busy timetables that clinicians face.
Student Megan Adams Midwifery BSc (Hons) My first delivery is something I will always remember. I will never forget the feeling of my first birth and thinking how lucky I was to be in such a privileged position.
Graduate Alyx Jones Creative Music Technology BMus (Hons) Surrey was my absolute dream choice of University. I only had one back up option but I had my heart set on coming here; the campus is beautiful but the Creative Music Technology course was what really drew me in. It had the right balance of teaching hours versus time to hone our practice, as well as lots of module options that really gave me the flexibility to explore everything I was interested in.