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    What I’d tell my First Year Self: Settling into Uni

    University can be quite an uncertain and scary prospect for students coming out of a protected environment, such as school. Not only do students have to continue focusing and working towards academic achievement, but also learn to become completely independent, often in a new town/city surrounded by completely new...
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    Decor Items That You Can Use For Your Uni Room To Make It Feel Like Home

    This is a sponsored article Your student accommodation might be hundreds or even thousands of kilometres far from your actual home, so no one says it’s easy to live in a dorm. But learn there are some items you can decorate your uni room with to make it feel...
  • University of Nottingham To Provide Accommodation To Homeless Over Winter Months

    The University will be providing accomodation to Nottingham's homeless population by hosting a shelter on campus, in partnership with local charity, Emmanuel House. It will reduce the number of people sleeping rough over the coldest months of the year, operating until March 2022. ...
  • Nottingham University Halls In Chaos After Multiple COVID-19 Outbreaks

    Several University of Nottingham halls of accommodation have been plunged into chaos after reported COVID-19 outbreaks, leaving many students uninformed, without food and unable to leave their rooms.  ...
  • Glamping: Relaxing Holiday Trend or Half-hearted Cop Out?

    Just in case anyone is not yet familiar with the term, ‘glamping’ basically means camping in a more luxurious fashion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by TruDomes (@trudomes) Opposed to a basic tent, you will stay in accommodation ranging from cabins and yurts to wigwams and...
  • Adventure Thrifts: Tokyo

    Much to the dismay of student travellers, Tokyo has recently been ranked as the world’s most expensive city. However, while studying abroad for a year in central Tokyo, I discovered various money-saving methods in order to spend as little yen as possible. I became a somewhat professional in saving...
  • Students rent costs rise by nearly a quarter in recent years

    According to figures from the National Union of Students and Unipol, weekly rent for student accommodation has risen by as much as 23% since 2009. The average student rent is as much as 85% of the the maximum student loan and grant available, leaving little money left for all...