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I'm going to tell you a lie. Students have absolutely no money and can't afford to give to church or charity.  This is a nonsense. It's balderdash, claptrap and poppycock.  This might have been true in the 60's, and it's true that students have increasingly considerable loans at university. Much of that is for tuition fees and rent. However, a good principle to share...

I’ve recently returned from Fusion’s annual student work conference. As a team, we gathered with 300 student leaders from all over the UK and Europe to worship, pray and share God stories from our cities and campuses. This year’s theme was Uprising. We were stirred to join in with the Uprising of faith, power and holiness rising in the hundreds of thousands of...

Last week 300 student workers and student leaders gathered in Derby to be part of an uprising in student mission. We’re on this journey together because we’re seeing an uprising of the spirit of God amongst students, people are taking mission more seriously, students are asking their friends to church and they’re coming, people are becoming more and more open to...

Don't believe what they tell you, university is a time of adventure, discovery and fun. It is a place and a time where lifelong friendships are formed, caffeine-fuelled hours are spent refining essays and projects in dingy libraries, tears are shed over kitchen tables and laughter is shared around sports pitches, grimy lounges and ash-filled smoking areas.  There is mess, there is excitement,...

First year of drama school, is notorious for being the break you down to build you back up again year. Where is hope for freshers when they’re told “ You’re not good enough, you need to change?”. Where is hope for freshers when lecturers say they need to explore drugs and alcohol to understand themselves, their passion, their art? Where is hope for freshers...

I still remember the sound of the checkout beeps as my mum and I bought the floral cutlery from Wilko for Fresher’s week. I’d spent probably too much time making decisions over what cutlery would be the best option for me. There were plain sets, silver sets, plastic sets, 12 piece sets, 24 piece sets, and ones covered in flowers. To some,...

Every time freshers season rolls around, news websites and timelines are filled with a steady stream of articles sharing apparent wisdom and advice for the latest wave of anxious, excited and open-minded teenagers starting university that autumn. And every single year, we grow more and more frustrated with the fact that more often than not, the advice doled out amounts to...