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Welcome Week

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How to prepare for ‘Operation: W.e.l.c.o.m.e Week’

The thought process associated with Welcome Week for some new students might be ‘Move in, stock up on drinks, meet your flatmates, flat night out, party all of freshers week’ and then inevitably spend the last weekend of freshers’ week curled up in your new bed, Netflix on, ‘dying’ from too many late nights. Now […]

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Wondering how to make friends? You need Umii

I think we can all agree that one of the main concerns we can have about moving or returning to university is making friends. I pretty much clung on to anyone who said hi ? to me in first year and at times found settling in a little stressful. However, it doesn’t have to be […]

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How to combat stress during Welcome Week

Starting university can be an incredibly stressful time and can often have you imagining the worst case scenario. “What if I don’t make any friends?”, “What if I don’t enjoy my course?”, “What if I miss home?”. If you’re asking yourself any of these questions, don’t worry! It’s completely normal and the same questions are […]

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Tips for settling into university: Sasha’s advice

So, it’s decided. You’ve received your offer, booked your travel and begun the excruciating process of packing for university. Part of you feels determined, ready and proud of yourself for beginning this new chapter of your life…hooray for adulting! The other part of you, however, is terrified. You keep revisiting the thoughts: ‘What if no one likes me?; ‘What if I […]

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Top 10 Amazon must haves

We can all agree, moving from the comfort of your own house to student accommodation can be pretty stressful. Especially when you realize you’re not as prepared as you thought you were. There’s a few difficulties we have to face when living alone for the first time and we get used to these disadvantages. But what if there was a […]

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Starting out on your new journey

Hey everyone? Before we know it the next university term will be with us. For those of you who will be joining Salford as new students, you might be feeling a little bit nervous, naturally. I know I was when I was in your shoes! Here’s some tips from myself as a final year student, […]

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Welcome to Salford: Q&A with new international student Priyanka

Priyanka Singh is Salford’s first new international student to have travelled to the UK. We caught up with her to see how she is settling in. Congratulations on being Salford’s first new international student to have travelled to the UK ahead of the term starting in September! How are you feeling about getting started on […]

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Am I Doing This Right?

Everyone tells you that university will be the ‘best years of your life’. Which, for some people, may be the case: becoming properly independent for the first time; living largely by your own schedule; meeting new and exciting people; and studying something that interests you – with plenty of time for socialising in between! But […]

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Finally moving to Salford? 6 places that will be essential to your student life

It’s finally here – the day you move out. Your parent or guardian has you up and awake at an ungodly hour. They’re double-checking you’ve packed everything; toothbrush, chargers, passport – “have you definitely packed the cutlery set we bought you from B&M darling?” Your stomach is twisted with knots of excitement and nervousness and […]

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10 ways moving to university is like moving to Hogwarts

Moving to university and dealing with the first few days can be both exciting and nerve wracking, almost as much as leaving for Hogwarts. So whether you’re clever Hermione or clumsy Ron here are 10 reasons why going to Hogwarts is just like university.   1. Getting your acceptance letter through feels amazing (almost making up for that Hogwarts letter […]

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We’ve got your back – keeping students safe on campus

This article was first published in 2016. In light of recent world events, we’re currently reviewing our safety guidance and will be releasing revised information before the start of term. In the meantime, take a read of this blog post as a starting point for staying safe on campus.  It can be nerve-wracking moving somewhere […]

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10 ways Welcome Week is like Fresh Meat

Your first week spent at university won’t be exactly like an episode of Channel 4’s Fresh Meat, but some of the stuff the group of on-screen freshers got up to is pretty spot on. Whether you see yourself as a wild child like feisty Vod or more reserved like quiet Kingsley, you’re probably going to come […]