Starting university can be difficult for everyone. Challenging curricula, living with strangers and the pressure to socialise every day of the week are sure to drain even the most extroverted of students. Yet, for introverts, […]
A Home Away from Home
Jasmine gives her advice on how to decorate your room to make it more homely
The Long Way to Leeds
Lennart discusses his experience of moving from Heidelberg, Germany to Leeds as an Erasmus student, and the affect that both the pandemic and Brexit has had on the experience of students studying abroad.
The Hidden Pandemic
In light of World Mental Health Day, Katelyn Shearer speaks about loneliness for student during the pandemic, alongside images by Josie Espinosa-Brown.
A Note to Freshers on Wardrobe Worry
Bella Wigley talks about wardrobe anxiety and why you shouldn’t let it get you down.
“They surrounded us and said we are taking your details”: Freshers speak of lockdown isolation
It has long been expected that the first week of this semester would be different, but the ‘rule of six’, a 10pm curfew for pubs, as well as the continued closure of nightclubs, meant that […]
A Fresher’s Guide to Making Friends and Beating Coronavirus Loneliness
How are you going to socialise and meet friends with imposed social distancing, cancelled events and online learning?
Freshers’ Week Soulmates: The Lie
“for me, the most nerve-wracking expectation of Freshers’ week was that I would find the friends that I would bond with for life”
The Ultimate Hangover Cures
Phoebe Turner has tested the “ultimate hangover cures”, and advises you on how to combat your next hangover!
Finding Your Personal Style at Uni
A reflection piece on discovering my personal style at university and advice to the incoming freshers about how to find theirs.
What Really Causes A Hangover?
The morning after the night before: the science.
There’s No Place Like Halls
Why we feel homesick and what we can do about it.