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Starting with a bang! St Thomas and St Maurice is a small parish church on the doorstep of York St John University. Last week they had over 40 students show up to their student hangover breakfast, causing them to run to the shop for extra supplies! After years of having just a handful of students Al, the vicar, is eager to make...

….Well now they have. I asked 10 people the question, ‘what do you wish somebody told you before you started uni?’ These were their replies:   1. Sometimes it can take longer than expected to settle in. You may not feel ‘at home’ until Christmas, maybe even second year. That’s okay! 2. Everyone is as nervous as you are. Be bold, take a...

Each year thousands of Christian school leavers – perhaps you are one of them, or you know one – go onto a new life stage at universities across the UK and around the world. For most, moving to university are the first real steps of independence, freedom and adventure and like all life stages, it is both exciting and daunting....

“That is disgusting. Look at the state of that.” The two student boys stared out the window as the man dressed in a short skirt and a blonde wig walked past the coffee shop windows on the other side of the road. “That shouldn’t be allowed… get out of my city!” Now they were sniggering as their mouths gushed waterfalls of cruel and...

I had my first suicidal thought when I was 5. I remember it with startling clarity, nearly twenty years later. I felt left out of a game, sad and a little unwanted. And then this thought flashed through my mind: “I want to die... But hang on, it’s nearly half term, so I think I’ll do it after that.”" It only struck me...

Ryan is from Birmingham and is just about to start his second year at Swansea University studying English Literature. He's an avid Wolverhampton Wanderers fan, loves hot dogs and just spent his summer interrailing across Eastern Europe. This time last year, I was getting ready to move to Swansea University. Leaving for university is a massive step to take. Everything is new. Making new...