July 2024 by Keira Bennett
After spending the last year together, going your separate ways from your university friends for the summer can feel quite strange, especially if you’ve begun to feel even closer to your new acquaintances than some of your friends from your home to...
June 2024 by Keira Bennett
If you’re reading this after finishing your last end-of-year exam, congratulations – you’ve made it! With another university year under your belt, it’s time to take off your study hat for a few months and relax… and with almost 12 weeks...
May 2024 by Keira Bennett
The time has finally come for the dreaded end-of-year exam season to take place. But first of all, we want to issue a congratulations on making it this far. University isn’t easy and you’ve done a really good job to make it here! However, while u...
April 2024 by Keira Bennett
Unlike the summer holidays and Christmas break, the Spring and Easter holidays are a totally different kettle of fish for university students. Not only is the majority of learning done for the year, but the exam period is looming – yet still no...
March 2024 by Keira Bennett
At this point in the university year, you’ll likely be familiar with how your student loan (also called maintenance loan) works, including how much you’re entitled to and exactly when it’ll be arriving in your bank account. By our guesses, youâ...
February 2024 by Keira Bennett
As university students approach mid-semester, they might seem startled to see a whole week free of lectures and seminars. No, this isn’t a blip in your timetable! This is Reading Week. Reading Week is a chance to catch up on any readings for upcomi...
February 2024 by Keira Bennett
With any luck, students should now be over the worst of January exams. Those long days fuelled by endless caffeine and even longer nights in the library will shortly be behind you! It’s now time to get into the right headspace to start your secon...
January 2024 by Keira Bennett
Your January exams are likely the first big set of important exams you’ll come across in the academic year. Even if you’re completing your 2nd or 3rd year of university, preparing for January assessments can still seem particularly overwhelming, ...
December 2023 by Keira Bennett
Your idea of Christmas is likely filled with great memories with family and school friends from home. However, just because the festive period and lead-up to Christmas might look a little different at university, it doesn’t mean it can’t be just ...