Anna Romanovska takes us through the good, the bad and the ugly of the University Mental Health resources
Exeter
The unofficial Exe-it list
Having just completed my first term, it’s already scarily clear what it entails to be an Exeter student. It seems that the lifestyle adopted in the first few weeks actually remains until the day of graduation. From the (not so) fresh faced freshers to the breaking down third years, the Exeter experience can only truly […]
Shaping up
New Year, New Us? Maybe. As usual, it seems like “getting fit” is once again on everyone’s list of New Year’s Resolutions. It might last a few days, a few weeks or miraculously the whole year and beyond. Whilst we should bear in mind that these resolutions aren’t the be all and end all marker […]
Shout out to my Exe
The University of Exeter: probably the best university campus in the world. Well, probably not, but it’s still pretty good. Studying abroad, especially where the ground is covered in snow eight months of the year, has made me appreciate Exeter’s very green campus. We all know about our outstanding tree to student ratio, see our […]
Undiscovered Exeter
The Bike Shed Theatre If you’re craving a slightly more alternative night out than a Wednesday TP, ‘The Bike Shed Theatre’ is a must visit. Situated at the end of an alley on Fore Street, it really is a hidden gem. The cocktail bar is beautifully decorated, with vintage chairs, trinkets and atmospheric lighting. As […]
A tour of Exeter’s top study spots
The sun is shining, the skies are blue and ‘tis the season… to completely lose our heads over exams and deadlines. That’s right, the start of term is upon us and with it comes the creeping dread that we haven’t quite done enough. And all we really want to do is go to Exmouth. Sigh. […]
Five (Not-So-Groundbreaking) Tips to Get You Through Exams
Forewarning: none of this is groundbreaking; most of this you will have heard before, but in these “times of trouble”, let me be your “Mother Mary”, and speak some “words of wisdom”. 1. Start revising early: Both within the time leading up to exams and, more specifically, within each day you have to revise. This […]
Don’t judge a book by its cover
To the untrained eye, The Book Cover is (no pun intended) exactly what it says on the cover. Bookish, elusive; antiquated-to all intents and purposes, it’s a book shop only Dickens himself could have envisioned. However, cloaked behind the bookshelves, the curtains, and enigmatic librarian Mrs Lebowski emerges a cocktail bar plucked straight from an […]
Exe-ploring Exeter with friends from home
A friend from home coming to visit is always a tricky situation to navigate – there’s the concerns about them getting on with your housemates, avoiding getting so drunk that you can’t make sure they get back to your house safely, and managing to show them as much of your uni as possible even whilst […]
English Culture From an International Student’s Perspective
Some people go abroad expecting to experience a complete change in culture and lifestyle. Others leave thinking the destination will probably not be that different. I was part of the latter group: having lived in London as a child, I considered myself already somewhat familiar with England, and didn’t think I would have much of […]