With the cost of college and accommodation soaring, more and more students are holding down part-time jobs and commuting long distances. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images
Getting involved in clubs and societies is a great way to explore your interests, make new friends and develop skills for the workplace. But with the cost of college and accommodation soaring, more and more students are holding down part-time jobs and commuting long distances. Are they being excluded from this important side of college, and what is being done about it?
At RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), Prof Celine Marmion spent four years as the academic lead on the university’s student leadership development programme, and also served as deputy dean for student engagement.
“There’s been a sea change in higher education since Covid,” Prof Marmion says.
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