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King’s and the Community

I have had a very busy few days since I last wrote. Not only have I submitted an application for the lectrice position to Nanterre and Orléans, I have also been busy writing a Greek poetry essay, tutoring, and attending a meeting about the work I will be doing as a student ambassador at the King’s festival of food and ideas.Amongst this cloud of madness there was one moment which shone through – when I met a group of very boisterous and inquisitive French GCSE students as part of King’s widening participation programme. Two other students and I were introduced...

Floods wreak havoc in North Korea

North Korea’s state news agency is reporting that recent flooding in the country has resulted in 169 deaths and a further 400 people unaccounted for. Heavy rains and flooding during late June and July left 212,000 homeless and devastated croplands in the north of the country. These floods followed a period of extreme drought in...

How the hospitality industry prepared me for my career

Jana Kasperkevic recently published 5 Ways The Hospitality Industry Prepared Me For My Career on Business Insider. We thought it provided fantastic insight into the value of a hospitality qualification…

“Working in the serving industry is gritty work, yet a lot of people are in it. In fact, more than 13.5 million people had jobs in hospitality last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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For years, I have detoured into the world of restaurants and hotels starting...

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