The best things to do at the Nottingham Christmas Market
It might be my love for anything Christmas related, or just my soft spot for Nottingham as a city, but I LOVE the Notts Christmas market. Luckily for me, it’s already open (despite it being November)! I went on the first night and checked out what’s on offer this year. Here are some things you…
Dealing with imposter syndrome at Uni
Imposter syndrome at university is a relatively recent phenomenon, or maybe it’s only been recently noticed. Either way, there is a marked increase in students now suffering from imposter syndrome and there are a few theories as to why. What is imposter syndrome? First of all, imposter syndrome is a psychological phenomenon which is characterised…
Things you’ll miss after leaving Uni
Whether you’re graduating, going on your year abroad or on industrial placement there’s sure to be a suitcase full of things you’re going to miss after leaving Uni – and Nottingham itself. Let’s not get caught up in the sadness of it all and instead makes the most of the time left. Here’s a few…
A student’s guide to voting
The next UK general election will be on December 12th this year. Here’s how to get involved in the voting. How does it work? UK elections run on a system called First Past The Post. It sounds super complicated, but its easy to understand when broken down. There are 650 constituencies in the UK –…
How to approach post-Christmas exams
I hate to mention the E word, but exams are fast approaching. When I was at uni I absolutely hated the post-Christmas exam period. I just think it’s so cruel to make people revise over Christmas! Here are some ways that you can get all of your work done, smash exams and still enjoy the…
4 tips for coping with stress in deadline week
It’s that time of year again! It doesn’t seem like two minutes since we were off enjoying summer, and yet suddenly we’re back at Uni and the first deadlines of the year are upon us. It’s always going to be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be unmanageable. Here are my tips for coping with…
There’s no pressure to make a post-grad decision!
Third year is the point where it feels like everyone is making a decision about their future, except maybe you? This is very common, feeling left behind with friends applying for numerous graduate schemes or feeling left out when they’re all planning their masters together. Even those who are planning on moving home closer to…
The perks of being single at Uni
Before we went to Uni we were all told by at least one clueless older relative that we’d most likely meet our future husband or wife there. If you don’t find the love of your life in the very first week in a meet-cute straight out of a romance novel then you’ve failed, right? Wrong.…
Enjoying Uni down time without drinking
For a lot of us going out and drinking is a huge part of our university experience. Your downtime probably revolves around cheap pints at the ‘sheaves and vodka lem’s at Ocean. But what about our peers that enjoy university without drinking? There’s no rule that says you have to drink, and you definitely shouldn’t…
How to nail group projects
‘This module will be assessed by a group presentation’ are often words that can fill you with dread. No matter how hard you try to avoid it, you’ll always end up with someone who doesn’t turn up to meetings, and someone else who disagrees with everything you say! I had my fair share of group…