Better safe than sorry
Katie had left for safe than dress ball at her University looking forward to a memorable night out. The memories are still with her. They have left her with panic attacks, nightmares and a...
Student Freshers – Living in a new town
Moving to a new place, especially a large, intimidating city, can be a daunting experience. In time, you will come to consider it as your home from home, but in the beginning, you are...
Top Five Student Pastimes to Beat the Boredom
Being a student is great fun as everybody is well aware. It’s often your first opportunity to go it alone without the need for your parents or family to be there for you 24/7,...
Top 10 things to expect when you leave student halls
Housing is one of the few pains of being students. Come the New Year, students tend to panic and settle for the first house they marginally like. But there are some pros and cons...
New Platform gives students’ power to expose dodgy hall providers.
Kristian Else, 22, moved from Australia to London in 2011 to study at the University of Westminster, but was astonished along with his fellow flat mates, at the awful state of the private student...
University sports
There are many universities across the United Kingdom that compete against each other in a number of major sporting events throughout the academic year. Football, rugby and cricket are just a few examples of...
What to expect from your university experience
A lot from the university (about your accommodation, what they’re planning for your Freshers’Week, and what you’ll need to do to enrol), and a lot of junk about student accounts and credit cards.
There’ll...
Freshers Advice- Student Tips for living in university halls
Student Halls of residence are where most university students live during their first year of university or college (unless you are studying locally and living at home).
They are a really great place to start...
TIPS for first time student tenants
As many anticipate the prospect of heading to university in September, the National Landlords Association (NLA) has issued a series of tips for people who are becoming tenants for the first time.
Carolyn Uphill, Chairman...
The Perils of Private Renting
While there is plenty of legislation in place to protect you it usually relies upon others involved in the process doing their part – something that does not always happen.
To help smooth the ride...
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