My two remaining grandparents both passed away during my final year of university. My granddad at the very start, in October, my grandma at the very end, in June. It was the first time in my adult life that I really experienced loss. It was a shock to my system. My family lives in Germany, […]Read More
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to mental illness (OCD; depression) and self-harm. Since their return to campus, students have faced mass isolations due to COVID-19 outbreaks in accommodation blocks. Students were already facing a dramatically different year. But the isolation and increasing social restrictions could also have a severe impact on their mental health. […]Read More
Experts say that climate change remains the biggest threat to our way of life. Just 11 years remain until damage caused by climate change becomes irreversible. Knowing this, many universities have taken steps to go green within their establishments. Green Universities To tackle climate change, measures are extensive, with universities like Bristol pledging to go carbon […]Read More
When the UK government introduced a national lockdown in March 2020 after a surge of COVID-19 infections, university campuses across the country fell victim to the many public closures due to the virus. A Shift To Remote Learning The move dramatically altered how many people would see university life with exams deferred or cancelled, teaching […]Read More
Freshers’ week. The first steps of freedom for students across the country. It has a reputation for providing some of the messiest, yet most memorable nights out, and marks the beginning of an undergraduate’s university career. Since I started watching ‘StudyTubers’ on Youtube from the grand old age of fourteen, when my biggest worry was […]Read More
2017 was the worst year of my life. Having finished college with A-levels a hair’s width from failure, I decided that my best bet would be finding a programming apprenticeship with the little knowledge I had attained. I was somehow even less successful than you’d expect. However, I was able to learn something from this […]Read More
There is no shadow of a doubt that school is stressful. Lockdown was stressful. Homeschooling provided both parents and children with a host of new problems. However, a recent report from the University of Bristol revealed that the stress-level in high school aged students has gone down since lockdown began. When the world was plunged […]Read More
With the announcement of exam results having been u-turned, and a scramble for university places across the country, quite a few of us are preparing to live away from home. Some for the first time as they embark on their university adventures, and others who are seeking that escape from home again after several months […]Read More
During my adult years, my weight has fluctuated drastically and there has been no shortage of judgements, assumptions and advice. It has only been within the last decade that I have confirmed a link between my mental and physical health. As I turn 45-years-old this month, I can say with confidence that it’s not too […]Read More
If one thing has suffered during lockdown, it has been human connection. Apart from essential workers, everyone has seen their lifestyles largely shift indoors. Conversations have moved online, workplace meetings rely on Zoom calls and many family gatherings have been cancelled. This too has been the case at university. What was once a largely social […]Read More
Adam Goldsmith discusses the trials and tribulations of finding a flat in London after graduating. Read More
The idea of home, of shelter and safety, is one of the most basic human needs. Leaving home is a major step in the process of growing up and, for most people, it comes when they move to university. A whole lot of responsibilities meet you at university, which is why for many people, after […]Read More
A Race Against Time Towards the end of my final year at university, I made a discovery. To those who are asleep with the lights out before 10 p.m., this discovery probably constitutes heresy but for me it worked. In short, I chose to become a nocturnal animal. I was in a race against time, […]Read More
“Rambunctious, restless and ramshackle. Roving, raucous and rebellious. My roaming decade; my roaring twenties.”― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love “Your twenties,” slurred my best friend’s mum, before she hiccupped, giggled and sipped her over-filled glass of white wine, “will be the best years of your life. Lap it all up while you can, […]Read More
Some people need absolute silence to be at peace or to work. Others opt for lo-fi beats, classical piano or white noise to help tune their wandering brains. Lately, however, I’ve discovered a section of YouTube that allows me to feel cosy, nostalgic and peaceful, filling dead silences with tingling ASMR noises and relaxing ambient […]Read More
