his- tory that happened in previous ‘Trimester A periods’! The signifi- cance of many of these historical moments are discussed during their fascinating history modules. From left to right; Professor Oonagh Walsh, Dr. Ben Shepherd, Dr. Fiona Skillen, Dr. Janet Greenlees. October … 10th, 1903: Emmeline Pankhurst founds the Women’s’ Social and Political Union to fight for the right to vote. 2nd, 1908: Henry Ford launches the Model T, revolutionising American (and almost immediately the world’s) life. 16th, 1916: Margaret Sanger opens America’s first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. November … November 1, 1848 – First medical school for women opened in Boston (The Boston Female Medical School). 9th-10th, 1938: Kristallnacht (Night of Breaking Glass): first in- stance of nationwide orchestrated mass violence against Jews in Nazi Germany. November 1, 1993 – The European Union came into existence as a result of the Maastrict Treaty December … 16th, 1944: start of the Battle of the Bulge. Germany's final offen- sive against the Western Allies in WW2. 24th/25th December 1914: Christmas truce, France and Belgium. This Tri-mester in History! Student Focus; One of Our First Year Social Science Students Tells Us What its Like to Start University in a New Country. Page 2 The Social Scientist The Social Scientist I came to Glasgow a month ago, a completely different country and culture from Cordoba (my home city). Everything here is different from Spain: the food, the climate, and the language. This complete polarisa on of cultures made me realise studying in another country makes you more independent and mature. People in Glasgow are really kind and willing to help everyone, since my first day at university I received help from different students. For example, a third year student helped me for two hours with GCU learn as I originally struggled ge ng my registra on confirma on le er as well as my student status. Given the fact that this is not my country, I can clearly see the difference in the educa onal system. In Spain, we need to memorize everything, and we do very li le prac cal work. In the UK, we are encouraged to inves gate and think about the informa on we learn, thus, being a more useful and challenging way of learning which I think will be more beneficial for students in their future works. Unfortunately, crime is a part of global everyday life; today’s society faces racism, homo- phobia, domes c violence and sexism, to name but a few kinds. When I studied for my His- tory GCSE I became aware of many cases that have occurred over me and I felt a strong convic on that I wanted to work within the field of crime preven on and solu on. The course of “Social Sciences” at Caledonian University provides me with a wide variety of modules (criminology, sociology, history, French and poli cs) which was one of the many factors that made me want to study here. I want to work within a career which enables me to help people and the study of Criminology is ideal in this aspect as it not only assesses crime, but society and the rela ons between both of them. By Vicky Lopez (pictured le and pictured top right, in her na onal dress.)