Setting foot in the New Year in 2021, the fear of Covid-19 pandemic was still looming over our heads. Many economies had lost billions of dollars while some had reached record levels of unemployment. Heading into the last term of my university life, I wondered if I would get employed in the near future. Fast forward to August 2021, it’s been 2 months that I graduated from the University of Sussex and now was ready to start my first new full-time job at the Sussex Innovation C

My time as part of the Catalyst Team has been an adventure. In this 12 month period, I have seen the country go into 3 lockdowns, celebrate 2 freedom days and suffer the loss of 1 European trophy that went to Rome. It’s been a true rollercoaster of emotions and isolations, nonetheless an enjoyable one. One that I will continue to remember as I move into the next chapter of my professional career, and one that I will hold on to for the rest of my life. I am confident that I’m

I feel a time that is not always talked about which perhaps we should, is the transition from student life to the 9-5 working week. No one teaches you how to do this, it is simply an accepted reality. I once heard it described in the best way: Up until university, life is a free trial, then you have to pay to play. Navigating this transition can be a daunting prospect, often being thrown into the deep end with little support after coming out of university and going straight