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At the time of writing it will have been 8 weeks since the UK decided to “Brexit” and leave the European Union. I was fortunate enough to be away from the UK on my honeymoon, and thankfully avoided the TV pundits prophesying impending doom and gloom on the nation. I did, however manage to observe people’s reactions from a distance...

'Quidditch society... is that even a thing?’ ‘Yup… we even had the Taylor Swift appreciation society.' The choices you make a university will lay foundations for the rest of your life. This is your time to make the most of the opportunities that you’re faced with and discover what it means to have God alongside you throughout all of it. The decisions...

Think you’ve experienced it all? Think again…  When you hear the words ‘student culture’ what first comes to mind? Drinking? Relationships? Drugs? The university culture is most likely completely different to anything you’ll have experienced before. It has its own climate, always changing, always evolving and through that provides some of the most exciting opportunities.  God desires a generation of students that live in the...

When you're in a muddy field and the ground is shaking because the bass is so loud with the distant shout of 'hot chocolate mountain' you know you’re at Soul Survivor! I was so excited to get stuck into the summer festivals again this year meeting loads of students and sixth formers who are heading off to uni this September.  One of the things that...

It has been a season of firsts: Malia Bouattia: first female Muslim president of the National Union of Students; Sadiq Khan: first Muslim mayor of London. Both have come under fire in their positions of leadership, which have often been linked with their Muslim faith. So what can we learn from these examples of people of faith and how that impacts leadership...

On September 11th 2016 hundreds of churches will be taking 10 minutes out of their service to pray for their soon-to-be-students commissioning them to live for Jesus at university.  Historically, young people don’t get fully prepared for the transition between school and university. Student Linkup Sunday can change that. Take time to stand with your school leavers as they make their...

Welcome to your summer and all the part-time jobs, internships, old friend catch-ups and adjusting to being back with the parents, that come with it! I say 'summer'... it's pouring with rain as I write this and I'm slightly concerned I don't have wellies, a festival season faux pas.  I don't know about you but when I think of taking a...