• Giving Blood: How to Save a Life in 20 Minutes 

    In 2018, 830,000 people gave blood in England alone. Incredible numbers at face value, right? But in the grand scheme of things, that’s just less than 2% of the entire population who are donating. Giving blood is one of the easiest ways to make a huge difference in a person's...
  • How to be Sporty When You’re Skint

    From a distance, David Ross Sports Village looks more like the high-tech training centre from The Hunger Games than it does a gym. Packed fill with squash and badminton courts, a massive swimming pool, snazzy fitness suites, outdoor pitches and even a sauna and steam room (!) this is...
  • Don’t Wobble Weak: Wobble Week

    With the dawn of Reading Week on the horizon, week five of teaching can feel all too far away from this promised recalibration, and can bring with it its own feelings of isolation and a spike in student drop-outs. This year, the Faculty of Arts are pushing against the...
  • Fast-Track your way into the Charity Sector: An Interview with Charity Fast-Track Foundation Course

    The new Charity Fast-Track Foundation Course is a 12-week part-time online learning programme which is perfect for students and the company are particularly keen to diversify the charity network. I spoke with the Manager Rich Wall to find out more....
  • Let’s Meditate on this: Recommendations on Meditation for Beginners and Whether it’s Worth Your Time

    In our daily lives there is lots to be stressed and anxious about, particularly at university. Whether it be deadlines, friendship problems, annoying housemates or even homesickness, it can be hard to not feel overwhelmed sometimes....
  • Resting your Weary Head on Campus

    We can all agree that uni can get a bit much at times. If it's not workload, it's your irritating housemates, the dirty kitchen, the lack of home-cooked food, missing your dog, 'hangxiety' or the suffocating feeling of regret from the night before looming over you. Whatever it is,...
  • Spill Ink, Not Tears

    Writing can heal. You have probably heard of the health benefits of undertaking activities like yoga, meditation or psychotherapy. But these activities do not help everyone. We all have different needs, preferences and interests. I would like to talk about a method you might be acquainted with – writing....