Undergraduate students outside Humanities Building, University Park

Week in the life: Physics student

Balancing studies, making friends, sport and a focus on wellbeing

See how Lucy balances her studies, career development and social life in a busy week as a final year student.

Hear how she gets involved in the physics careers week to help her understand the options available when she graduates. Journey into Nottingham city centre to check out the cafes she enjoys visiting and finding spaces to study. Back on campus, she'll show you around the beautiful green campus. You'll hear how she enjoys nature walks around the lake to take time out from her studies to focus on her well-being and mental health too.

Lucy shares a busy week in her life as a fourth year physics student, featuring a korfball match and the Impact Media Conference.

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Lucy, an undergraduate physics student, shares her experiences.

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Being yourself at university

Lucy explains how she felt before starting university and the concerns she had. She goes on to talk about how easy it was.

Students studying in drop-in chairs in Hallward Library.From left to right: Liberty Lee, Hannah Parker, Emily Trappen.