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An outsider’s perspective on all the quirks Durham University has to offer
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (834+ words) This was the question my Aussie mate Issy asked me as we trudged, violently hungover, towards Durham Gardens in a pitiful attempt to cure our pounding headaches. The question came after she'd spent just one weekend on the sesh with…...
Here’s how much money students could get back if they were at these 36 unis over lockdown
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (408+ words) Yes, it's possible for students who were at UK unis during lockdown to get money back. Students and grads just reached a settlement with University College London (UCL) over their teaching during the Covid pandemic. 36 other UK universities now face…...
The 25 easiest universities in the UK for students to nab a first class degree
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (449+ words) Er, 43 per cent get firsts at one Russell Group uni Are you putting your heart and soul into your degree, but you're still not getting a first? Well, the odds might just be stacked against you. There are no set…...
We asked ChatGPT for the ickiest things KCL students do, so here's what it had to say
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (708+ words) Be honest, are you guilty of calling The Strand a campus? Being a KCL student comes with an identity that extends beyond the nooks of lecture halls and never ending deadlines. Every uni student has their quirks, and King's students…...
'We talk more about being multicultural more than being multilingual': Why language degrees are in crisis and why we should all be worried
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (606+ words) Another language has disappeared from a UK university timetable. This time it was beginner's Czech at Bristol, cut due to "low uptake. But this isn't just about one module, it's about the steady decline of modern languages nationwide, and what…...
Newcastle medical students to take part in 'Stop the Drop' campaign today
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (670+ words) The national BMA-backed campaign calls for full maintenance funding throughout medical degrees Newcastle students will join medical students across the country today to take part in a British Medical Association (BMA)-backed campaign calling on the government to provide full…...
'Sleeping in library to manage their bills': Leeds medical students call for full maintenance
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (886+ words) Medical students cannot currently take out a maintenance loan in the final two years of their degree A report by the BMA (British Medical Association) on the student finance of medical students within the UK has shown that there are…...
Birmingham medical students join national campaign calling for fully funded degree maintenance
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (909+ words) Medical students at the University of Birmingham are taking part in a British Medical Association (BMA) campaign calling for fully-funded maintenance for medical students. The university will be one of 12 institutions participating in the "Stop the Drop" campaign taking place…...
'You want to make me a tuna melt?': Heated Rivalry quotes as Cambridge University colleges
1+ week, 3+ day ago (507+ words) I mean, don't we all look at Trinity and see a bank? If you haven't spent hours watching Heated Rivalry, you've almost definitely heard of it through the online grapevine. The story of two rival hockey players in a decades-long…...
'Fever is better than TP': We asked Exeter University students for their unpopular opinions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (494+ words) Is Vaults making a comeback? We're at the point in the year where the Freshers' have had enough time to form opinions about Exeter Uni, and the returners have had enough time to either change or re-affirm their thoughts from…...