A Mousetrap in Brum & £500! Part 2
The mouse trap car which I talked about in my last blog had major wheel spin and ended up going backwards from the starting point. To resolve this we moved the heavy mouse trap to directly above the back wheel. As we made this and a few other alterations, other teams tried out their vehicles […]
A Mousetrap in Brum & £500! Part 1
A while ago I saw a poster in the department foyer for an engineering competition. ‘Win £500 – travel expenses payed for’ was the main thing I read. It was on a Friday but we spoke someone in the department and they had no problem with us missing a day for something subject related, so […]
How to Move in to Your Second Year Student House
As promised in my last blog, here is my guide of the main things that I would advise anyone moving into a student house: Take loads of photos of your new house. If you take photos of the good, and more importantly the bad and the ugly of your house you can’t be ripped off […]
Window Pains
My cousin, Jess, came up with me to see the house I’ll be living in for the next academic year yesterday. Jess has just finished her final year at Birmingham and it was invaluable having her there as she’d already been though all the usual challenges of being in a rented student house for the […]
Places to Visit
Outside of the University side of life, Leicester has a lot to offer in a way of things to do. So I thought I’d put a quick guide together giving you a few ideas for weekend entertainment, or places to take visiting friends: Within walk-able distance just outside the city center, well in my opinion […]
Lets Go Tigers!
One of the best things about living in Leicester has to be the two huge sports teams that it is home too. The Leicester Tigers and also the newly promoted Leicester City football, both of which have weekend matches on a regular basis that are played locally. The Leicester Tigers play at Welford road, which […]
Freshers Fair
The fresher’s fair takes place every year at the University of Leicester and it is the best way to see all of what your new life at university can offer. It’s normally put on over the first two days of term and it is definitely not one to miss. The fair has representatives from all […]
Summer is Coming
Hello! I’ve just finished exams and, apart from a couple of bits and bobs, I’m almost done with university. Now that that summer is upon us I think it’s time to share some insight in to what students can get up to in Leicester when they don’t have any lectures to worry them. Here are […]
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