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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Najma's Story

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:03:36 GMT

We recently caught up with alumna Najma; who was part of our first student cohort when we launched Liberal Arts in 2016. Najma currently works in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis as a specialist corporate lawyer, with a focus on financial services regulation. She shares her story about why she first chose to study Liberal Arts at Warwick and how her degree continues to benefit her legal career today.

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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Ashley's Story

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:20:34 GMT

Ashley is a Liberal Arts alumnus currently completing his PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Music at Queen Mary, University of London. He also works as a research assistant (University of Edinburgh; The Alan Turing Institute) and new media artist. Here, he discusses what made him switch to the Liberal Arts programme after initially studying Maths at Warwick, and why he believes it was the best decision for him and his career.

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How Liberal Arts got me to where I am: Louise's Story

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:24:14 GMT

Louise is a former Warwick Liberal Arts student currently pursuing a PhD at Harvard University in the USA. She shares some of her undergraduate study experiences and how the Liberal Arts programme at Warwick contributed to her continued success in academia.

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Why I chose Liberal Arts: Prishika's Story

Mon, 20 May 2024 15:20:00 GMT

Prishika is a student and one of our Liberal Arts ambassadors who is currently in her final year of study. In this blog, Prishika reflects on her studies as a Liberal Arts student and shares her plans upon finishing her undergraduate degree.

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Why I chose Liberal Arts: Charlotte's Story

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:58:00 GMT

Charlotte is a Liberal Arts student currently in her second year of study. We discuss what initially attracted her to the course and the direction she is taking her Liberal Arts education.

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Why I chose the Community, Engagement and Belonging MASc: Inca’s Story

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:31:00 GMT

Inca is one of our Postgraduate students, and part of our first ever cohort of students for the Community, Engagement and Belonging MASc programme. We caught up with Inca to find out more about her decision to pursue our unique MASc degree, her experiences of the course so far and what she plans to do with her studies after graduating.

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Why I chose Liberal Arts: Robert's Story

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:10:00 GMT

Robert is a mature student currently in his first year of our Liberal Arts Undergraduate course. He shares what attracted him to studying Liberal Arts at Warwick and his experiences of the course so far.

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Research funding success for School for Cross-faculty Studies students

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:24:28 GMT

Congratulations to our students for securing funding for research projects over the summer!

The Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) enables undergraduate students to carry out an interdisciplinary summer research public engagement project. The scheme is open to any undergraduate student at Warwick and research can be completed in the UK or abroad.

This year, one student from the Liberal Arts Department and five students from the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Department have successfully secured a URSS bursary. Their work will be recognised at the URSS Showcase 2022 on Wednesday 16 November between 1-4 pm in the Panorama room in the Rootes Building - all are welcome to attend!

Find out about our students' summer research projects.

Liberal Arts students visit Venice for “A Sustainable Serenissima” led by Dr Bryan Brazeau

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 11:58:55 GMT

In early July 2022, as part of the Warwick International Intensive Study Programme (WIISP), Liberal Arts and the School for Cross-faculty Studies offered an onsite module in Venice for 16 Warwick students (including students from Liberal Arts and Global Sustainable Development) and students from select international partners.

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Liberal Arts alumni share their stories with current students

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:06:00 GMT

At the start of March, we invited some of our graduates to share their journeys from Warwick to what they're doing now. Organised by our Employability and Placement Manager, Bodrun Nahar, the event gave current students the opportunity to hear directly from alumni about their experiences of entering the world of work and further study.

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