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World Mental Health Day: learn how to take a break at uni
World Mental Health Day is 10 October and it’s a good reminder that your mental health deserves just as much attention as your deadlines, lectures and social…
7 min read·9 October 2026
Top 10 UK Universities for 2027 - The Times
The university rankings for 2027 are officially here, and there are a few surprises this year! The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 has…
4 min read·9 October 2026
Fresher’s Flu cures: tried and tested by students
With Freshers under way across the country, many students are partying like there’s no tomorrow. But with all the fun of Welcome Week also comes those dreaded…
7 min read·7 October 2026
Has the mindset about Freshers' Week changed since the early 2000's?
Freshers' Week – perhaps infamously anticipated by many new students as likely to be the party-est, most social week of their entire lives. But in recent years…
6 min read·7 October 2026
Meningitis: What you need to know
With all the excitement of Fresher’s week, moving to uni and meeting new people, the last thing you’re likely to worry about is catching meningitis…
6 min read·7 October 2026
Which UK universities would the Gilmore Girls and their friends have attended?
If the residents of Stars Hollow traded Luke’s coffee shop for a UK university campus, where would they end up? In the hit television series Gilmore Girls, not…
8 min read·1 October 2026