Zubair Junjunia

Educational Activist. Social Entrepreneur. Founder of ZNotes.

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Remembring Forward – a glimpse of COP26

As the second week of COP26 rolled in, so did I on a Sunday morning into Glasgow Central. There was a strangeness to COP this time around. I have been…

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November 12, 2021
Uncategorized

Four Years of Maths

I chose to study maths at university without having the faintest idea of what that meant. And after four years of studying it, I have even less of an idea!…

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July 26, 2020
Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized

Designing ZNotes Live

I can’t do justice in words to what we’ve all been through but it’s safe to say that the world as we know it, has completely transformed. And with all…

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July 9, 2020
Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized

Developing a Platform on a Shoestring Budget

It. Was. Hard. To quote Hamilton, I had “to beg, steal, borrow, or barter” to bring my vision to reality. And I made many, many mistakes along the way. So…

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June 13, 2020
  • Entrepreneurship,  Uncategorized

    An Open Letter to Students Worldwide

    March 26, 2020 / No Comments

    Dear freaked-out student, Hi – it’s me, a freaked-out human too. At this moment, we are probably living in the most remarkable and craziest of times that the world has seen in probably a good while. Every structure and foundation that seemed unshakable concrete has begun to fragment and sway. Never before have we been so connected and informed in a catastrophe of a global scale. Many of you will be unable to attend classes and lectures due to lock-downs and social distancing. It is imperative for us to be supporting our community and the healthcare systems by behaving sensibly and not leaving our homes where not necessary. However, it…

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    Zubair Junjunia

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    February 19, 2020

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    July 9, 2020
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    Reindeers, Skating and lots of Salmon

    February 19, 2020 / No Comments

    My spring reading weeks have been increasingly more exciting over my time at university. Last year was a trip to Paris and this time, I was heading out furthest North than I have ever been: to the coastal city of Oulu in Finland. Representing UCL EDUCATE and as an Erasmus student, I was joining the European Edtech Network Intensive Study Programme. After delayed flights due to Storm Dennis and precariously catching a connecting flight from Helsinki, I ventured into this beautiful city. On the second day, bleary-eyed at 8am, we got on a bus and headed into a remote village called Yli-li where we were to visit a comprehensive school.…

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    July 9, 2020

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    March 26, 2020

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    June 13, 2020
  • Travel,  Uncategorized

    Escape to Edinburgh

    February 2, 2020 / No Comments

    I finally realized the figment of a plan which began in my 1st year. Edinburgh; the beautiful capital of Scotland. Listening to the Skye Boat Song and imagining the rolling fields of the Scottish highlands had haunted me for many years and when the BUCS annual cross-country championship was planned to be in Edinburgh, I signed up with the UCL cross-country team to take part! After 2 hours of geophysical fluid dynamics and a further 3 hours of cosmology lectures (back to back!), it is fair to say my brain had been fried to a crisp and the only will to live was a train that would whizz me across…

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    February 19, 2020

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    January 9, 2020
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    Thinking through the challenges of building an evidence base for edtech

    January 23, 2020 / No Comments

    Most Sunday afternoons are spent in limbo as we reminisce about the too-short weekend and think of everything that needs to be done in the coming week. Not this particular week though! In the run-up to the Reimagine Conference, the Imperial Business School was buzzing with experts and enthusiasts from the education sectors to attend some of the exciting workshops being run by some of the leading experts in their fields. The EDUCATE workshop was designed from the outset to truly learn from the attendees, each with their unique experiences and hailing from all parts of the world. It is not often that you have such an opportunity! Premeditatively, we…

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    July 9, 2020

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  • Travel,  Uncategorized

    The Ships’ Grave

    January 9, 2020 / No Comments

    Going home for winter break essentially means two things: catching up on the sleep you missed out in term-time and gorging on Mama’s food. Having successfully ticked off that long list of tasks, there was one more thing I was desperately longing (well, maybe three): sun, sand and the sea. Unfortunately, all hopes for this final task dwindled as I was unable to mobilise my old school friends or my family on a plan for this. But as the last night of my break approached, it all suddenly panned out… In just a few hours, a friend and I planned an early morning run along the corniche and then breakfast.…

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Founder of ZNotes. Diana Legacy Award ’21. TEDx Speaker. Board Advisor DEFI, Cambridge. One Young World Ambassador. Math at UCL. Runner.

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