Stressed, exasperated, and unmotivated- working from home as a final year undergraduate.

15th March 202117th March 2021 Leicester Student Magazine COVID19, Editor: Louise King, final year, stress, undergraduate, Writer: Aysha Gilmore, year 3

Stressed, exasperated, and unmotivated. Three words which describe the emotions of final year students at present.

Opinion

Fed up and Heading Home: My First Semester at University

5th January 202131st March 2021 blog, blogging, covid, COVID19, Editor: Ella Johnson, mental health, op-ed, Trinity Barnatt, uni, university

A look into a first year’s experience of semester one and what led them to the decision to leave halls.

News

National lockdown ends prospect of face-to-face teaching for many university students

5th January 20216th January 2021 Rhiannon Jenkins covid news, covid-19, COVID19, Education, Michelle Donelan, National lockdown, News, return to school, Rhiannon Jenkins, University of Leicester, University students

At 8pm on Monday evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation and announced another national lockdown. The message to “stay at home” ends the prospect of face-to-face teaching for many university students, who had been told it might return this term.

Featured Lifestyle

150 Days and Counting: Leicester in Lockdown

2nd December 202013th April 2021 Leicester Student Magazine blog, blogging, christmas, coronavirus, covid, covid-19, COVID19, Editor: Ella Johnson, health, Laura Lees, leicester, lifestyle, lockdown, mental health, Opinion, pandemic, students, university, University of Leicester, Wellbeing

In Leicester, where higher COVID-19 restrictions have not been lifted for more than 150 days, I discuss my experiences of living and studying in the city.

Lifestyle

Let’s Explore Leicester: Queens Rd Edition

2nd November 20208th September 2022 Leicester Student Magazine Alice Warburton, blogger, blogging, column, COVID19, Featured, food, leicester, Let's Explore Leicester, lifestyle, review, students, university, Wellbeing

Lockdown (again) in only in a few days’ time. Everything will close: bookshops, coffee shops, clothing stores, so you definitely need to get out in your last few days of freedom. Why go far when you have it all on your doorstep, so close to your university and accommodation?