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Aug 18, 2026

World Humanitarian Day: How Students Can Support Their New Community

Starting university is often associated with moving into a new room, meeting flatmates, finding your way around campus and working out where the nearest supermarket is. But arriving in a new university town or city also means becoming part of a wider community. With World Humanitarian Day taking place on 19 August, it is a […]

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Jun 11, 2026

Learning Disability Week: How Student Accommodation Can Feel More Manageable and Supportive

Moving into student accommodation can be exciting, but it can also bring a great deal of change. New surroundings, unfamiliar people, different routines and increased responsibilities can feel overwhelming for many students, particularly those with a learning disability. Learning Disability Week, which takes place each June, offers an important opportunity to think about how universities, […]

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Jun 9, 2026

Pride Month on Campus: How Students Can Find Inclusive Places to Live and Belong

June marks Pride Month, a time when communities across the United Kingdom celebrate LGBTQ+ identities, recognise progress and reflect on the work still needed to create genuinely inclusive spaces. For university students, Pride Month can be much more than a series of colourful events. It can provide an opportunity to find supportive communities, build meaningful […]

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Jun 4, 2026

Bike Week: How Can Students Support and Get Involved?

Bike Week takes place from 8 to 14 June and is one of the UK’s biggest annual celebrations of cycling. It is a week designed to encourage more people to get on their bikes, whether they are experienced cyclists, casual riders, nervous beginners or students who have not touched a bike since school. For students, […]

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Jun 2, 2026

The End-of-Term Lost Property List: What Students Always Forget When Moving Out

The end of term has a strange way of turning even the most organised student into someone who suddenly owns three odd socks, no teaspoons and absolutely no idea where their student ID has gone. Across university towns and cities, from Nottingham and Sheffield to Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester, Bristol and Exeter, student move-out season […]

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May 28, 2026

Volunteers’ Week: Everything That Students Need to Know

For many students, university life is a busy mix of lectures, deadlines, part-time work, friendships, budgeting and planning for the future. Yet, alongside all of this, volunteering can be one of the most rewarding ways to make university life feel more meaningful. Volunteers’ Week, which takes place every year from 1 to 7 June, is […]

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May 26, 2026

Student Accommodation Red Flags To Watch Out For Before Signing for Next Year

Finding student accommodation for the next academic year can feel exciting, but it can also feel rushed. In many university cities, students start searching months in advance, especially in busy areas around Loughborough University, De Montfort University, the University of Nottingham, the University of Birmingham, Cardiff University, the University of Leeds and Newcastle University. The […]

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May 21, 2026

University Cities in May: Why Student Areas Feel Different as Summer Approaches

May has a strange atmosphere in many UK university cities. It is not quite summer, but it no longer feels like the middle of term either. Student areas begin to shift in pace, noise, routine and even personality. The same streets that were full of society nights, late-night takeaways and house viewings in February can […]

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May 19, 2026

How To Avoid Housemate Arguments During Move-Out Season

Move-out season has a strange way of turning perfectly reasonable housemates into courtroom barristers, forensic cleaners and amateur accountants. One minute everyone is sharing milk and laughing about lectures, and the next there is a debate over who actually owns the toaster, why the freezer still contains mystery peas from October, and whether a blu-tack […]

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May 14, 2026

International Students in May: What Changes at This Point in the Academic Year?

For many international students in the United Kingdom, May can feel like a turning point. The excitement of settling into a new country has often softened into routine, lectures are winding down, deadlines are closing in, and the academic year suddenly starts to feel very real. It is a month that sits between pressure and […]

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