Written by Maria Petunina – Student Writer The UK is well-known for providing high-quality education. There is no doubt about that and this is mostly the reason why people from all around the world dream about getting their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the UK. Let’s assume that these individual’s are prepared to work hard […]
Written by Michael Langroudi – Student Pages Writer Chocolates, chips, sugar-laden cereals. Hot dogs, pizza, and the deepest fried chicken from the greasiest KFC. This was me growing up. I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted without a care in the world. Sour jelly beans and an ice cold can of coke after school […]
I lived alone during my last year at university, pretending my isolation was making me smarter, fitter, and well adjusted to my own thoughts. I lived in excess of myself: my own goals, my own desires, my own cooking that was mediocre at best. In retrospect, I needed a distraction from ‘me’, and that distraction […]
One of the hardest things about being away from home for the first time is dealing with all your finances yourself. You will suddenly realise the sheer amount of money your family has always spent on food, and find that at the end of each bank statement you’re constantly tittering on a negative balance. It’s […]
I feel two things when I finish a good book – awe and jealousy. There’s the first thought, ‘Wow! I love this,’ followed by, ‘Wow! Someone actually wrote this.’ Jealousy isn’t great, but if it’s mingled with wonderment and respect, it spurs on my momentum to not only create, but surround myself by people who […]
‘Maybe if you went for a jog, you’ll be able to focus better.’ Have you noticed that as you’re trying to revise, you go to the toilet more to justify giving yourself a break? That’s because the distance from your desk to your loo is slowly stretching those rigid joints and is breaking the obsessive […]
Written by Edward Little – Student Journalist We’re not all the same, and some of us sadly have to work harder than others to get the grades that we want. This isn’t fair, but that’s life, and we’re all puttering along the best we can. What’s important is to remind ourselves what we’re getting from […]
Written by Siobhan Divers – Student Writer It is often said that the years we study at school and university are the best of our lives, so it puts a lot of pressure onto making the most out of the experience while learning and having fun all at the same time. Understandably, university is also […]
Written by Edward Little – Student Journalist Prose, poetry, flash fiction, and dramatic writing have been things that we subtly associate with the author’s life or character, even if we’re reading about a galactic space battle between species that can only lie. Balamore fakes a left, fakes a right, then wins with the final deceiving […]
Written by Thia Gayle – Student Writer “I don’t want to ever leave University”, “I’m scared about the future” are the thoughts that enter the minds of many recent graduates. At University, you had the chance to study for your degree, participate in social events held by the Student Union, join a number of student […]