Written by Siobhan Divers – Student Writer We all know how expensive travelling to a new city or going on holiday can be – its why everyone saves up for weeks, months or even years before a big trip (the power of the phrase ‘treat yoself’ is too much for even the strongest willed people […]
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 […]
It’s the start of third year. Already, there’s talk of grad schemes. There’s talk of your future. Everybody’s asking that dreaded question: ‘so, what are you doing after Uni?’. I have no idea, you answer. In actual fact, you’ve applied for every graduate job you’ve come across in the twenty tabs open on your laptop. […]
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 Lara Davidson – Student Writer 10 Things to Consider When Moving to London as a Prospective Student/Graduate THREE WORDS: DO. YOUR. RESEARCH. (AND THEN DO SOME MORE) Ensure that London is somewhere you can envisage yourself living. You need to be prepared for how fast-paced the city is and what comes with being […]
Written by Gabriella Wieland – Features Editor While the sun may have been amiss across Manchester this weekend, the musical class which radiated from the idyllically situated Blackthorn Festival certainly was not. Charmingly located in one of Britain’s first country parks, Blackthorn is a family-friendly festival with a millennial twist. Where else can you play […]