Studies, social activities and prearing for the future have kept Antonio occupied, to say the least!…
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JVenn supporting Hull FC Foundations Unite Girls Initiative…
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Oliwia is volunteering at Oxfam a for her 3rd year placement. She's is working in several areas but mainly social media.…
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This is from The Guardian (16/09/2023) giving advice to students going to university on how to manage their money…
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Antonio talks about settling in at Oxford - he's now teaching English in Bali!…
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This article is from The Spectator magazine celebrating the centenary of John Venn, who we are named after,…
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Abby's fine now but uni can take a bit of getting used to at first.…
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Destiny discusses applying for a JVenn bursary and adjusting to an independent life…
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Katy is becoming more confident in her work which includes gene sequencing and creating DNA libraries.…
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Antonio reminds us that all the other first year students are in the same boat as you - so take the initiative.…
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"the positives can be worth the negatives"…
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Studying from home became more challenging because there was a need for many new facilities and materials. Being part of a numerous family made it quite difficult to provide for each individual member the IT kit necessary to be able to follow the course …
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Jaz started her Politics degree at Brunel earlier this year - everythings online.…
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Georgie's post means that we have blogs from students in their first, second and third years at university.…
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This blog is about how Covid has disrupted Charlie Jacobs' second year at uni.…
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I invited all of our bursary to tell us about how Covid-19 has affrected their lives and studies. This first post is from Megan - there are more to follow…
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Anisha, a care leaver, found herself alone on her first Christmas at university - here she tells us how that stirred her into action.…
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We held the 2019 Awards Evening at the Hull Marina on 10th September - here's a brief summary.…
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We held the 2019 Awards Evening at the Hull Marina on 10th September - here's a brief summary.…
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JVenn is working with the Smallpeice Trust to provide Engineering events at Hull Schools. This blog about the days is taken from the Hull Trinity House Academy website…
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Meg writes about making note-taking easier, looking for second year accommodation, her new team sport and lots more…
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This blog from Matthew describes the complex construction project he was involved in during his second year. It says a lot about teamwork and the need to keep your eye on the job at hand.…
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Ollie talks about some of the sporting events he's been involved in through his course at Huddersfield University.…
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The first JVenn Writing Competition for children was launched at the Big Malarkey Festival in June 2017. The winners were announced in February of this year - here are three of the winning entries.…
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The first term of University has come to an end, it’s been a long 13 weeks, in all the best ways.…
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Matthew reflects on his first year of study and looks forward to the next one.…
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Rhiannon writes about managing the heavy workload and exams for her course in English & Law…
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Alex talks about how he is managing his recent coursework in Computer Studies and how he is balancing this with his social life and interest in cartography.…
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Lauren tells how she came to volunteer in Uganda. It was a wonderful chance for her which allowed her to bring pleasure to lots of young kids.…
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Dagmara tells how she battled through her first semester with health concerns and caring obligations.…
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Matthew is seeing the practical applications of what he'd thought previously was just theoretical.…
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Rhiannon describes how the bursary will help juggle her role as mother and new university student.…
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JVenn has funded the Maybury Girls' Group
Here is a summary of the class and (anonymised) comments from the girls.…
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Bursaries were awarded to three students beginning their studies shortly…
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Gemma has thoroughly enjoyed her first year at Lincoln which culminated in a trip to Krakow…
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Alex writes about what he's achieved in his first year at Uni and how he's starting to think about his future. A good read!…
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The JVenn Foundation is proud to work with the Hull Women's Centre to provide after school classes at Biggin Hill School.…
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Gemma's in her second term of her Media Studies and getting to grips with the technology of photography.…
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Lauren is at St John's York and having been there for a couple of months has settled in to a busy and varied life.…
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Alex writes about commuting across the City, getting to grips with Maths again and finding time for the gym and socialising.…
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Gemma's first month at Lincoln where she's getting to grips with TV technology and Japanese Animes.…
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Welcome to the first JVenn News Update since the Foundation was granted Charity Status in February – it’s been a busy time.
In the first few months we rapidly set up the process to receive applications for the four available 2015 bursaries for students…
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