How To Celebrate A Flatmate’s Birthday On A Budget
Once you move into a student house and become good friends with your flatmates, you’ll soon realise that birthdays will be plentiful. It can be…
Domenica Smithies
Why You Should Take a Games Console to University
When thinking about what you want to take to university, there are some obvious essentials; socks, shower gel, and your laptop to name a few.…
Why ASOS should be the go to clothing shop for all students
One of the things that daunted me most at university was wanting to look nice, for my lectures, for nights out, and just for chilling…
Dealing with your lecturers: Dos and don’ts
Of all the connections you make at university, relationships with lecturers will be one of the strangest. Although they are there to teach you, they…
The best binge-worthy TV shows to ease University stress
Sometimes at university, the last thing you want to think about is…university. Between the social, domestic and academic stresses of student life, it is important…
How to be an ally to your marginalised and minority flatmates
If you are moving to student accommodation or a student house, you will likely end up living with someone who is perhaps disabled, black, Asian,…
Things I realised after moving to University
For me, there was a huge buzz around moving away to university and effectively starting a new life. After literally waiting for months, the day…
Dating at University: How to have fun and stay safe
Once you are comfortable with your new home, city and surroundings at university, it’s not uncommon to feel like you are ready to start searching…
My lonely start to University and how you can avoid it
When moving to University, it is easy to assume that making friends and forming relationships will be easy. While this is mostly the case, for…
How to balance a relationship with University
It’s no secret that becoming a University student can be challenging. Studying to meet all your deadlines, attending lectures, stretching your student finance or even…