
A little trip to Rome
As a late birthday celebration, I went on a four day trip to Rome. It planned out to be the perfect timing as we managed to book the little gateway during my reading week, so luckily I didn’t have classes. This was the first time my friends and I would be visiting Italy, so […]
Higher Education Achievement Report
Last week I volunteered at Venturefest, an event that aims to drive the development of new business opportunities amongst innovators. It was a great event to allow people to share and discuss potential ideas. A few of the other volunteers consisted of second year undergraduates from University of Leicester, who were volunteering as part of […]
Let’s eat cake! – Desserts in Leicester
One of the things I love about Leicester are the many dessert parlours the city has, so I thought I would share some of my favourite places to eat cake, gelato and have a good catch up with friends. Madison’s During my first year this became the place where my friends and I would always […]

Diwali on Campus
As thousands of people come together to celebrate Diwali in Leicester the city is filled with bright lights and colour, from firework displays to Bollywood inspired dancing. The celebration of Diwali was not only in the city of Leicester but also on campus. The Student Union celebrated the event by inviting university students to […]

First year student accommodation
For my first year at university I lived in the city living accommodation Opal Court which proved to be really convenient as it was only a 5 minute walk to university, 10 minutes to Morrisons (the largest supermarket close to the accommodation) and a 15 minutes walk to the shopping centre. Opal Court has a […]
Moving out
So you have already organised your student accommodation and should have received your information about your dorm and arrival date/time. The next thing on your mind is ‘What should I pack?’ Well if your anything like me I wanted to take my entire wardrobe and stock up on things I considered to be “essentials”. As […]

Veggies for days!
As my time at Leicester draws to a close, I’ve started to look back on the city with nothing but adoration. Some of the novelties that I tended to ignore as a fresher, have now developed to become the aspects of Leicester that I love. If you’re a food lover then you would struggle to […]
University of Leicester: Student Bucket List
As a student of the University of Leicester, I thought I would come up with a list of essential things you need to do when you arrive at the university to make the best of your time here. If you are thinking of studying Media and Communications then you will be doing a three-year course. […]
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