• Running Away From The Track: My Relationship With Sports And Academic Institutions

    Ed Farley It was a walk through the freshers fair that pushed feelings to the forefront. The barrage of sporting societies lined up, one after the other – each promising care, fun, and above all, teamwork, friendship and comradery. Ed Farley recounts his experience. Now, all these promises I...
  • Freshers’: Expectation vs. Reality

    Becoming a Fresher is most students’ first real taste of freedom and widely recognised to be the best week of your life. So it’s no wonder that we have high expectations for university life as a Fresher. However, many returning students will have a more cynical outlook on Freshers’...
  • The Freshers’ Survival Kit

    It’s not long until Freshers’ Week and come September 21st, thousands of new students will be beginning their time at UoN. Freshers’ Week is a unique experience and with little to no experience of student life away from home it can be hard to know what to bring with you...