Overcoming negative emotions through mindfulness
What does it mean to be mindful? Being mindful means being aware of yourself. What are you really, truly feeling right now? It means noticing when you feel envy, jealousy, empathy, love, hurt, [...]
A Look Back with Sakinah
My introduction to ISoc was a lot later than most; I didn’t start going to events until the end of first year. Whilst I signed up at the Freshers’ fair, joined the Whatsapp group and [...]
A look back with Tasneem Ali
Assalamu alaykum, Alhamdulillah I've now graduated with a degree in HSPS. I thought now might be a good time to make a contribution to the ISoc blogs page, as I know I liked reading posts [...]
A Look Back with Zainab
By Zainab Haider - PBS Graduate Cambridge had this way of making me feel like I was at constant extremes, sometimes so full of hope and belonging but at other times lonely and stretched beyond my [...]
Ramadan during a Pandemic
By Rahat Uddin - a first year Natural Scientist When it came to the time for applying to different Universities in Sixth Form, my mum said that she didn’t want me to move out. Because [...]
Reflections on COVID-19
By Maryam Mahmood - first year HSPS student I remember carrying out my normal Friday routine of attending lectures, followed by jummah, blissfully unaware that it would be my last day for a long while [...]