When it came to deciding what to study at university, I was always going to choose History.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without the course I studied at Loughborough. It opened my eyes to what I want to do with my life.  

Particular highlights for me were Dr Matthew Adams’ 'The American Century' module, which taught me the importance of storytelling and structure, and my dissertation, which threw me in the deep end of what rigorous research feels and looks like. 

I also loved how we were allowed to choose modules from different courses – I did a few offered by the English department.