• The Academic Tinder

    Starting university is an exciting time, but can also be incredibly scary. You’re meeting new people, adapting to a new way of living and having to grasp a whole new way of learning in a very short period of time. You’ve got a million and one questions and no...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year #5

    Recognise how Natalie is feeling? Comment below and let us know! There are plenty of things about third year that I don’t like, but the biggest thing is that I’m always acutely aware that lurking just around the corner is graduation. Feeling sentimental on my 21st birthday I began to realise...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year #4

    Trying not to look homeless, unfriending racists, and panicking about the future: it’s been an interesting week for third year Natalie. Recognise how she is feeling? Comment below and let us know!  My week began with being locked out of my house and huddling on the doorstep, trying to...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year #3

    This week, Natalie has realised that being a third year maybe isn’t actually that bad. Recognise how she is feeling? Comment below and let us know! After having a great week (my fictional relationship with the hot guy at Jubilee gym peaked yesterday when our eyes met over the...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year #2

    In this week’s installment, third year Natalie talks about the dreaded post-graduation world that we all secretly fear. Recognise how she is feeling? Comment below and let us know. Since my last angry column, I initially decided that I’d focus on the positives this week… But as usual, life...
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Third Year

    In our new regular feature, Natalie shares her experiences of third year so far – recognise how she is feeling? Comment below! Now that my hysterical wide-eyed laughter has stopped, I am now fully able to grasp the seriousness of my situation: graduation is a daunting prospect for most...
  • Why Third Year is Making us all Crazy

    Many of us are now in our third and final year at good old UoN and to be perfectly honest everyone has started to lose the plot a bit, so if you see anyone walking around campus with a crazed look on their face, that’s probably one of us....