The buzzing capital city of London is home to some of the most popular attractions, including Tower Bridge, Big Ben and St Paul’s Cathedral. Understandably when moving to a big city like London, you might be a little overwhelmed, especially with the aspect of travel. Rest assured, there are plenty of options to travel around […]
Written by Claudia Lee In 2019 The National Union of Students carried out a survey on 2,000 students that exposed poor living conditions and exploitative relationships with landlords. The survey reported that 4 in 10 students that rented privately were living in hazardous conditions. 42% lived with damp and mold on their ceilings. More worryingly, […]
When life becomes too much what do you do? I know that I can’t do anything, I feel as if I am cursed. Food doesn’t taste the same. Netflix all of a sudden has nothing of interest on it and simply replying to a person over Whatsapp is an immense task. I’m lucky that the […]
The gift of languages widens one’s understanding of the world and cultures, which is something to hold and cherish forever. Babbel, the world’s leading online language learning application, wants to increase students – awareness on this topic, and is doing so with its 2020 scholarship competition. Launching October 7th, Babbel will award one deserving university […]
After some bumpy teenage years including an ongoing anxiety battle, starting university in 2016 was the chance for a fresh start. Indeed, my first and second year were incredibly enjoyable. Learning new things, discovering new places, meeting new people. The next chapter of life felt like it was getting started. Career dreams were beginning to […]
The number of under-21s being recruited by criminals to launder money has more than tripled in the past three years according to new figures from Barclays, with university students being actively targeted by criminals as they start the new academic year. Cash-strapped students are key targets for fraudsters, with 30 per cent of all money […]
Incoming students often have high expectations for their first-year experience, partly down to the glamorisation of student life. What more important part of university is there than the infamous social life? Well, apart from the actual degree of course. Coming from a relatively small town where the cultural epicentre was a Nando’s on the high […]
Erin Bullions, Team Leader at Bulb offers her top ten tips on how to talk to your housemate about being more eco-friendly and the changes you can make at home together: 1. A little goes a long way: Let your housemate know that making eco-friendly decisions is not as hard as it sounds and they don’t have to […]
Written by Chloe Bayliss – Student Writer By now we all know about how going to university this year is not going to be the same as it normally would be. With the situation changing daily, it is becoming harder to look forward to something that I fear will inevitably be part of my downfall. […]
University students always seem to be an overlooked demographic. This year’s A-level grades fiasco, alongside the use of the discriminatory algorithm, has rightly been at the forefront of the news. However, for all those in education during this pandemic, it’s once again university students who have had the least representation. This year’s exam season has […]