Monday’s lecture raised a lot of interesting questions relating to what it means to be a student. What the role of a university is and what do we expect as students? Alongside this, we also discussed the evolution of the university and how it has evolved to become a more inclusive environment. While still having the same fundamental role within society as a place that creates ideas to be shared and evolved.

During the lecture, it was interesting to think of all the possibilities for potential research questions looking at the diversity of students and how this changed over time, with the potential to look at the relations between the different religious sects.

I choose to research Jane Digby this week, due to an interest in the effect an elite woman could have during the 18th century. I first read the online Oxford biography and deduced a timeline for her life. Then using this,  cross-referenced her links to Roehampton. I will continue researching to gain a deeper understanding of who she was as a person and the influence she had on Roehampton.

Overall I am looking forward to developing my question ready to start researching.

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