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Gareth
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Lockdown and a chronic illness: Looking after your mental health as a chronically ill student during a pandemic
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...
A Marathon, not a Sprint: Why it’s Ok to Take Things Slow Starting University
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...
Saint Maud – Film Review
The thrilling debut feature from Rose Glass is a slow-burning, horrific dive into Maud’s (Morfydd Clark) tortured and distressed psyche. With what can be described...
Assessments and Anxiety- The Student Examination Crisis During the Pandemic
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 Component of Personal Experience as Necessary to Writing Good Fiction
Fiction writing is universally defined as that which describes imaginary events and people, but often what makes a work of fiction so powerful is the...
Signing off Prematurely as a Year Two Student
When I started university back in September 2018, I never thought I would experience anything like this. The coronavirus pandemic has affected our everyday lives...
How I’ve Coped Living With Difficult Housemates in Lockdown
Lockdown hasn’t been easy on anyone. I can say with some confidence that I don’t think anyone has enjoyed it: stuck indoors doing your studies,...
Graduation And Coronavirus: The Class Of 2020
This Is How University Ends, Not With A Bang, But A Whimper As lockdown loosens, graduates are left picking up the pieces. They were robbed...
Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
We’ve likely all been hit by the winter blues. That dull, groggy feeling that washes over you and keeps you in bed, tired and unmotivated....
How to totally explore Rome on a student budget in three nights!
As a student, Rome may not be your first choice for a holiday due to it being labelled as an expensive place for tourists to...
