Saving Money While You’re At Uni: Budgeting
Having money while you’re at university might sound like a mammoth task, but you’re here doing a degree so if you can manage that, you can manage most things. I’ve been stuck for money lots […]
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A Guide To Being An A+ Flatmate
If you’re living away from home for university it’s highly likely that this will be the first time you’re going to be living with other people who aren’t your parents or siblings. Now your family […]
Playing Nice: Tips On Working With Others
Here is an appropriate representation of my feelings towards group work: via GIPHY I genuinely hate it, and I’ve had to do a couple of group projects every year I’ve been at uni. Part of […]
A Psychology Student’s Guide to Open Day
Going to an open day is essential, actually go to as many as possible. I actually attended 10 open days at 8 universities. I came to Staffordshire University three times for open days […]
Anxiety and University
Anxiety is a horrible thing. It isn’t just the odd worry about something here or there, it can feel like a dark cloud taking over your mind, your body, your whole life. You can’t do […]
You made it to Staffs! What now…?
Dear New Students, First and foremost, DO NOT PANIC! You made it. You are a university student. Congratulations for getting this far! Now take a breath, take a moment, and relax. For a lot of […]
Four Reasons You Should Join a Group or Society
So when I started looking into the groups and societies we have here at Staffs, I jokingly clicked around to see if we had an Illuminati Society or New World Order Appreciation Club or […]
Third Year: Does The Hard Work Start Now?
“First Year doesn’t count”: a phrase that I heard a lot during my first couple of months of uni, but I heard it even more when first year was coming to an end. It was […]
Making Friends at Uni – My top 5 Steps
So coming to university can be a daunting experience whatever age you are. And from an older persons point of view there are so many question I had. But whole heartedly I can say that […]
Moving Into Accommodation: What Do I Need?
I’ve moved houses a lot throughout my life, and I moved every year I was living away from home for uni (the first time). Now, I live independently in a flat, and I think I’ve […]