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‘It was draining’: This is what Freshers’ Week is like according to autistic students
‘It was a lot of effort to engage with others’
These 13 cringey fresher TikToks will get you ready for the carnage
It’s a well known fact that glitter and face paint are Freshers’ Week essentials
It’s official: Half of all student smokers only smoke when they’re drunk
Has anyone got a spare ciggy???
Take our uni smoking survey and tell us just how many cigs you chuff
Smokers and non-smokers wanted!
This is where the ‘How long we fly?’ TikTok audio actually comes from
It all started with German reality TV star Detlef Steves
These are officially the wettest towns and cities in the UK
If you’re heading to uni in Cardiff, I’d invest in an umbrella
Glasgow Uni is housing freshers in halls miles away from the city centre
The university’s main halls are oversubscribed
Glasgow Uni is housing freshers in halls miles away from the city centre
The university’s main halls are oversubscribed
This is where you recognise the cast of Vigil from
Cast members have been in the likes of Peep Show and Sex Education
Half of the pingers tested at Lost Village festival didn’t contain any MDMA at all
Some were literally just caffeine while others were more harmful substances
These are the UK unis that rank in the top 100 in the world
No prizes for guessing which uni came top
You can’t call yourself a true Madagascar fan unless you get 16/20 on this quiz
Test your knowledge on all three films
After a year of Covid disruption, lecturer strikes are now ‘inevitable,’ says UCU boss
Will we ever set foot on campus?
Thousands of tents abandoned at festivals around the UK after bank holiday weekend
‘Tents are one of the worst things to try and recycle,’ says festival sustainability manager
Thousands of tents abandoned at festivals around the UK after bank holiday weekend
‘Tents are one of the worst things to try and recycle,’ says festival sustainability manager
Nearly 30,000 students have deferred their places at UK universities this year
That’s enough to fill Newcastle University alone
Nearly 30,000 students have deferred their places at UK universities this year
That’s enough to fill Newcastle University alone
Young Afghans based in the UK are struggling to help their families back home
‘I’ve never felt the threat of Taliban as much as I do now’
Young Afghans based in the UK are struggling to help their families back home
‘I’ve never felt the threat of Taliban as much as I do now’
These are officially the unis with the cheapest and most expensive pints
No prizes for guessing that London unis don’t fare well
BBC thriller Vigil drops this weekend and will fill the Line of Duty hole in your heart
Thank the lord Martin Compston is back on our screens
How to get more matches on Tinder according to the most successful people using the app
‘Choose pictures that you feel great in and genuinely feel happy at the time’
How to get more matches on Tinder according to the most successful people using the app
‘Choose pictures that you feel great in and genuinely feel happy at the time’
Two Oxford students who were denied entry to the UK are now hiding from the Taliban in Kabul
‘If they see that I am in western education, in their definition, I will be their enemy’
Can you guess the university from the phallic building?
Why does every uni seem to have at least one phallic building?
Can you guess the university from the phallic building?
Why does every uni seem to have at least one phallic building?
A UK university is banning unvaccinated students from living in halls
It’s the first uni in the country to implement this kind of measure
This is what it’s like to break up with a friend according to people who’ve done it
‘I was glad I ditched her, but I should have done it in a better way’
This is what it’s like to break up with a friend according to people who’ve done it
‘I was glad I ditched her, but I should have done it in a better way’
These are the Russell Group unis still telling students to wear face masks on campus
And all the unis that aren’t
Meet the Great Londini: The masked vigilante trying to clear up TikTok
‘We are taking social media back from the bullies’
Meet the Great Londini: The masked vigilante trying to clear up TikTok
‘We are taking social media back from the bullies’
British student who was stuck in Afghanistan has now been rescued
Miles Routledge bit off more than he could chew when he took an ill-timed trip to Kabul
British student who was stuck in Afghanistan has now been rescued
Miles Routledge bit off more than he could chew when he took an ill-timed trip to Kabul
We spoke to the British student whose holiday in Kabul went seriously wrong
Now, the Taliban is his best hope of getting out of Afghanistan
We spoke to the British student whose holiday in Kabul went seriously wrong
Now, the Taliban is his best hope of getting out of Afghanistan
We spoke to the British student whose holiday in Kabul went seriously wrong
Now, the Taliban is his best hope of getting out of Afghanistan
These are the uni cities where students spend the most on clothes
Dear Manchester, your Depop addiction is getting unhealthy
Shock: Tom Hanks’ weird son Chet is massive anti-vaxxer
‘You ain’t stickin’ me with that motherf*****g needle’
Durham society president filmed man in blackface at a party and posted the video on Instagram
The man in blackface wasn’t a Durham Uni student
Durham society president filmed man in blackface at a party and posted the video on Instagram
The man in blackface wasn’t a Durham Uni student