This year, our graduations have coincided with Carers’ Week, and we spoke to Robbie Gunn, who graduated on Thursday with an MA in Modern History, about their experience balancing studies with caring responsibilities.

“I was a young carer and an access student through the Gateway to Arts programme. My first challenge as a student was finding a balance between my care responsibilities and academic work. I made sure to communicate with my tutors so that they knew my situation and they were all so kind and provided me with additional extensions when needed.

“My advice to other care-giving stude