How to write a personal statement that will get you noticed
If you’d like to attend university next year, then you’ll know that a personal statement is a key aspect of your UCAS application. With such weight attached to just one…
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A quick guide to Freshers’ Week in Leeds
University life differs significantly from your ordinary home life, and what better way to introduce you to your new situation than a big friendly welcome? Let’s talk about Freshers’ Week!…
How to find a new housemate for your student house share
Your university years are a time of growth and change, and your housing situation is included in that. While you might have assumed you’d be living with the same housemates…
How to get the best student discounts
Being a student means you can run into money problems and have to learn how to budget. Luckily, there are plenty of student discount deals to help you save. Whether you’re…
4 things you need to know about plagiarism
Plagiarism is a big issue at university, with almost 50,000 students found to have been cheating in an essay or exam in the UK over a three-year period. In the…
How to celebrate Valentine’s Day in lockdown
The first to take place during a national lockdown, this Valentine’s Day will be different from any you have known before. However, different doesn’t mean worse, and there are plenty…
A beginner's guide to the university academic year
If you’re heading to university, you may be a bit baffled by the academic year — after all, sixth forms and colleges tend to follow in schools’ footsteps. In contrast,…
The pros and cons of postgraduate education
You’re in the final year of your undergraduate course, and it’s time to make some decisions; for example, will you leave university behind once you’ve finished your degree and find…
How to make a long-distance relationship work at university
Whether your partner has got a job back home, is attending a different university, or has moved abroad for university — a long-distance relationship when you’re at uni can be…
How to have fun as a student in isolation at university
If you have started university this year, or are a returning student, it will be a significantly different experience to what you may have originally expected. When you first decided…
How to survive your final year of university
If you’re about to go into your final year of university, it is entirely normal to feel stressed and apprehensive about what is to come. Although this year is bound…
What to buy for your student kitchen
Whether you’re moving into a house share for the first time, or moving into student accommodation, it is important to have all the student kitchen essentials when you move! Packing…
Easy ways to make friends with your new housemates
It’s that time of year and, if you’ve just moved into a new student house share or a professional house share in Leeds with a bunch of people you don’t…
How to get through lockdown as a student
Students across the UK have now been in a COVID-19 lockdown for some time, both in student accommodation and at home. While some may be thriving, others are struggling. Whether…
Coronavirus: what students need to know
IMPORTANT UPDATE (24/03/2020): The UK is now in lockdown. Please stay home and only leave for exercise once per day, while maintaining social distancing. Aside from that, you may only…
Student sexual health in Leeds
Looking after your health and wellbeing is super important, and your sexual health is included within that. The only difference between general health and sexual health is that some people…
A guide to ‘coming out’ at university
In an ideal world, nobody would have to ‘come out,’ as heterosexuality and gender wouldn’t be assumed. However, we are still a little while off that as a society. So,…
What to do if you fall pregnant while studying in Leeds
As a student who hasn’t planned for it, it can be scary to miss a period or display other symptoms of early pregnancy. It is a situation that can cause…
How to deal with a housemate's partner
Everyone who’s been to uni or lived in a house share at any point will recognise this problem: a housemate’s partner staying over at your house more often than they…
How to recognise a toxic relationship at university
Toxic relationships are unfortunately prevalent in society and university is no exception. It’s therefore important that we are all fully aware of the warning signs and what to do if…
How to have fun as a student in Leeds this Christmas
While it is well known that many students head home each year for the Christmas break, many students also stay at university, too. So, if you are one of those…
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