University of Liverpool students rank fifth in ket consumption across Russell Group unis

University of Liverpool students take the fifth-highest amount of ketamine in a ranking of Russell Group universities, a survey by The Tab has revealed.

The anonymous investigation, which surveyed nearly 6,000 university students across the UK, found that 19 per cent of students at Russell Group institutions have tried ketamine at least once during their stints at uni.

22 per cent of students across the regions have been shown to use the drug regularly, and it’s generally cheaper than other substances such as cocaine and MDMA. It turns out that even the most intelligent of students at the University of Liverpool have dabbled in ket more often than you’d expect.

The survey awarded each university a “ket score” which took into account how much ketamine was consumed at the uni, how often students took it, and compared to the amount of students that currently study there.

Constance Vielma, who analysed the data, highlighted that whilst elite universities like Cambridge have fairly low consumption rates, students in cities such as Manchester, Bristol and Leeds seem to be fond of the drug. The University of Liverpool fell only two places behind the top spot.

Compared to the “ket scores” of the University of Manchester at a hefty 2.13 and the University of Bristol, who are sitting in second with a solid 1.87, students at the University of Liverpool were proved to not be far behind.

The Tab’s survey gave UoL a score of 1.75 overall, placing them fifth in the UK in terms of ketamine consumption.

A previous investigation also showed that students in Liverpool aren’t shy when it comes to taking drugs – the survey proved that 88 per cent of students at the University of Liverpool have taken substances at some point during their studies.

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Manchester remained in the top spot again when it came to drug consumption, with 90 per cent of their students admitting to trying some form of substance in the survey.

Other high-ranking universities included Sheffield, with a “ket score” of 1.81, and University College London at 1.58. Students in Warwick, York and Cambridge must be too busy writing essays to even consider taking the substance, as they made up the bottom three of the list.

There were certainly some regional differences shown in the survey, as the final rankings were dominated by Northern universities – party city central by the looks of things.