RHEA GOH: Hi, everyone.
My name is Rhea Goh.
I'm a psychology student
in my third year.
And I'm from Malaysia.
Right now, we're on
the Queen's campus.
If you head down
that way, that's
where the Lanyon Building is.
Take a short walk up,
and that right there
is the Computer
Science Building.
And this here is the David
Keir Building and that's
where psychology is based.
Let me show you around.
So here we are now at
the psychology part
of the David Keir Building.
This building is
really, really big.
And we have more than psychology
students just studying here.
Up here, we have
our psychology labs.
And down there is the psychology
school general office,
as well as the
undergraduate common room.
Here's the common
room right here.
And there is the
school general office.
A lot of the lecturers have
their-- have their offices
in here as well.
And they're very open.
You can knock on their door
and talk to them at any point
if you need to.
So this is kind of where the
psychology part of the building
ends.
And this is where the School
of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering begins.
It's also the best way
to get to the DKB Hub
if you want to grab a coffee or
have a chat with your friends
before lectures start.
I'm heading there now to
get some group work done
with my tutorial group.
I chose to come to Queen's
because I was really lucky,
and I got a full scholarship.
Queen's is one of the few
universities in the UK
that actually offers full
international scholarships
to international students.
I also chose to come
to Queen's because it's
a great university.
It's a Russell Group University.
It's won awards for how
research orientated it is.
And they've got-- they've
got the best student's
union in all of the UK as well.
All right.
So we've got a big
group project to do.
And I'm going to introduce
you to all of my group mates.
Say hi, guys.
- Hi.
RHEA GOH: Our group work
is based around statistics.
And we've got a big
group project coming up.
[LAUGHING] I feel like
I came into Queen's
really not knowing
how to do statistics.
And then I learned, and
it was really great.
Because like, you got taught so
many things that you just had
no confidence with whatsoever.
We didn't know each other
at all before we were
put in the same tutorial group.
And now, we're great friends.
So it's also a great way to
build relationships and bond
with each other.
So I'm just leaving
the DKB Hub now
and I'm off to another lecture.
This is a module called nudges.
And it's a really interesting
psychological theory
that I'm really
enjoying learning.
And actually, this
lecture hall is
right next to the Hub,
which is super convenient.
Because we don't have to
rush to any of our classes.
So I just finished
my nudges lecture.
It was another really,
really interesting lecture.
Right now, I'm going
to go sit at the DKB
quad for a little while, just
chill before I have to head on
to my next appointment.
This is the quad.
It's really, really
nice on a sunny day.
As you can see it's
not too sunny today,
but yesterday we had
a really great day.
During springtime, it's
normally really pretty out here.
I love to sit outside and just
study or chat with my friends.
I'm now in my third year.
And this year for psychology
we were really lucky,
because we got to choose
what modules we wanted to do.
And I've chosen the psychology
of intergroup relations.
I've chosen nudges.
And I've chosen to study gender.
I've also chosen to do a
placement module, which
is really awesome
because it gives me
the experience of working
in a work environment
before actually
having graduated.
And it looks great on my CV.
I've also got a thesis.
And my thesis is on the conflict
of Northern Ireland, which
I find really interesting
as an international student
because it's giving me so many
opportunities to learn more
about the place that I've been
living in for the past two
years.
The DKB is a really,
really big building.
And even after being
here for two years,
I still get a little bit
confused and lost sometimes.
But you'll get used to it.
So now I'm about to
head up to my lab class.
Normally we have lab
classes about once a week
during first and second year.
And during third year, it kind
of dwindles down a little bit.
Because you do most
of your lab work
with your thesis supervisor
and your thesis group.
So we're a little bit early now.
But normally what we do in these
computer labs, as you can see,
we do lots of
statistical practise.
You have loads of stats.
And you might not have had
that experience before.
But what's great is that Queen's
makes sure to support you
every way that they can.
You also actually conduct
loads of experiments, which
is also really, really cool.
So that's my lab
class finished now.
I'm off to meet my
personal tutor, who's
also my thesis supervisor for
a really short meeting, just
about how things are
going in third year.
This is her room now.
Let's go in and meet her.
So here I am meeting
my personal tutor.
Hi, [INAUDIBLE].
SPEAKER 1: Hi, Rhea.
RHEA GOH: So what we
would do in a meeting
like this is talk about
how my thesis is going,
any work that I've got to do.
Whenever I have any
issues, or if I'm
looking for career
guidance or support,
she's the person
I would talk to.
What I love about Queen's
is that all the supervisors
and lecturers are
always very open.
They're very easy to
get in contact with.
Just shoot them an
email and they're always
willing to talk to you.
Now, I'm going to take you
towards the main campus.
And I'm going to show
you the Student Guidance
Centre, the library, and the
main Lanyon Building as well.
Right, we're back
where we started.
And I said, if you had down
that way, that's the Lanyon
Building and main campus.
So I'm going to show
you that right now.
This is the Student
Guidance Centre.
You can come here to get advice
on careers, employability,
your CV.
It's also where
international students
can come to get all the
support that they need.
And upstairs, there are
always events being run here
for students to
come and increase
their employability skills.
There's also well-being
service that is provided.
And it's an overall
great place for students
to come if they need
any help about anything.
So this is the upstairs of
Student Guidance Centre.
Here is also where our
international student support
is.
It's a great resource for
all international students
to come for advice on visas
and immigration and stuff
like that.
International
student support also
organises a great
welcome week service
for all of their new students
coming in every year.
Now that we've finished with
the Student Guidance Centre,
I'm going to take you on a walk
through the Botanic Gardens.
What's great about
the Botanic Gardens
is that it connects many parts
of Queen's to each other.
And last year, when I was
living in private accommodation,
I was able to walk
through the gardens
to get to class every morning.
And it was the most beautiful
walk you could ever imagine.
So here we are at
the Botanic Gardens.
During a sunny day, it's like
the most beautiful place to be.
During summertime, which
is when exams kind of fall,
you'll see students
with their work
just hanging out
and trying to study,
but also trying to soak
up some of the sun.
So here we have the
Palm House, which
is what I like to call
my little Malaysia room.
Because it's warm in there.
And we have loads of plants
from Malaysian in there.
And right behind us, right
there, that's the library.
And what I love about Queen's is
how beautiful their surrounding
area is.
So this is the McClay Library.
It's a really, really
beautiful library.
There are loads
and loads of books.
The librarians are always
around to help you out.
And during exam
times, the library
is open 24 hours
a day for students
who are going to work so hard
to do so well on their exams.
There are also
loads of computers.
There are laptops
that you can rent.
And there are also
loads of events that
go on through the semester.
So here we are basically
in the middle of campus.
This behind me here is
the Peter Froggatt Centre.
It's kind of the law building.
But loads of other students
have their lectures there.
And behind me, now,
is the main camp--
is the main Lanyon Building.
Let's go check it out.
So in the Peter
Froggatt Centre, there's
also a really nice cafe
called Junction Cafe, where
you can get really great
meal deals and a really
nice, warm hot chocolate
on a cold day like this.
There's also a moot court for
the law students to practise
in.
This is the Black and White
Hall, so named because
of the tiles on the floor.
This actually used to be the
exam hall for Queen's when they
still had very few students.
But now it just serves as
the entry way for everybody
coming through the university.
There's also like a
little gift shop here
where you can buy
Queen's branded products,
as well as other products
from Northern Ireland.
So here we have it.
We're now at the front
of the main campus
building, the Lanyon Building.
As you can see it's having
a little bit of a makeover,
because it is 150 years old.
And now you've seen what a day
in the life of a psychology
student is like.
Hope you've enjoyed.
I'm going to head home
now and take a nap.
