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The commonwealth student association, for students, by students! . . We are excited to begin this academic year having developed an Action Plan geared at engaging Commonwealth Students at various levels. . . Join us on this journey to amplify student voices across the Commonwealth! #partners #teamCSA #sdg4 📚🌐 . . @commonwealthstudents @commonwealth_sec Our wonderful team- @ajanilebourne @nyandigaa @prevashomy @benji_jesusnow @maisha.90 @odaynehaughton @ketan.lal @sir_marwan03 @odaynehaughton

A breath of fresh air is all you need sometimes to get the push to move forward. With even more power! . . Commonwealth Students Association Strategic Planning Meeting! A very extensive four day discussion on our mission and the strategies to implement our mission of leadership building/ capacity building, advocacy for issues pertaining to students and representation of young people at high level meetings.. . . #students #studentleaders #leadership #womenleaders #meetings #commonwealth

Commonwealth Students Association Strategic Planning Meeting! A very extensive four day discussion on our mission and the strategies to implement our mission of leadership building/ capacity building, advocacy for issues pertaining to students and representation of young people at high level meetings.. . . #students #studentleaders #leadership #womenleaders #meetings #commonwealth @odaynehaughton @ajanilebourne @prevashomy @nyandigaa

Commonwealth Students Association Strategic Planning Meeting! A very extensive four day discussion on our mission and the strategies to implement our mission of leadership building/ capacity building, advocacy for issues pertaining to students and representation of young people at high level meetings.. . . #students #studentleaders #leadership #womenleaders #meetings #commonwealth @ajanilebourne @nyandigaa @prevashomy @benji_jesusnow @odaynehaughton

Looking up and looking forward . . These few months I’ve been trying every possible way to transition into teaching and lecturing which is a big jump from doing lab based research for all these years. Most places I was interested in found my CV very impressive but strictly required x number of teaching years or abc specific qualifications to give me a chance. While I really understand and respect that I got really disheartened. I applied to MANY different places with extensive and tedious applications and essays and got declined by most of them stating the same reason. I thought I probably won’t get that chance. Even got told by a ‘well-wishing’ professor from a university that this might not be for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ . . But Allah works in magical ways. While I’ve seen more No(s) than Yes, the university that let me demonstrate my teaching and gave me the chance to interview, was in fact my first choice and the one that I really wanted.. it has the best curriculum and a Gold in teaching standard. . . The panel gave me the opportunity and I even did my full interview and presentation on Skype. The night before I was in tears because I wasn’t in the UK and that would have been such a disadvantage. . . A wonderful friend set up the computer system and made sure my slides, the connections and all the tech jazz was functioning perfectly. With Allah’s mercy and blessing I got appointed to that position. The Head of the School told me, it isn’t years of experience that we are looking for, it is potential and skill. . . This still feels like a miracle and I’m extremely grateful and humbled. But a lot of young people face tougher problems than I do, especially those who have recently graduated. They stay unemployed for many months before they land a decent job or many settle for underpaid jobs that underutilize their skills. I’ve heard about this around me so much and I hope young people are given the opportunity to prove themselves. One chance could be all it takes, organizations and companies need to try and open the door and take a little bit of risk. The vibrancy and energy will be unmatched and with a positive attitude everything can be learned. Everything!

Dr. Musarrat Maisha Reza, Lecturer of Biomedicine, Academic Teaching and Scholarship, University of East Anglia, Norwich. . . Alhamdulillah! From having a desk in the lab and doing experiments to having my own office and developing curriculum to ensure students are up to date with knowledge of Biomedicine... . . From being a student looking up to my professors to lecturing and guiding students myself. Year 1, Years 2 and Masters Students. It’s definitely going to a steep learning curve but its been something I’ve been working hard to get for months. This has been an incredible journey. It’s incredibly scary, incredibly exciting. I am incredibly happy, grateful and am looking forward to being a better version of my best self. . . Bismillah! . . #scientist #lecturer #womeninscience #womeninstem #stem #biologist #globalcitizen #womenempowerment #womenleaders #success #patience #determination #intelligence #resilience #science #uea #universityofeastanglia

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