In just over a month, you will have experienced one of best weeks of your life at Freshers’. You will have partied across Southampton’s biggest venues in Bedford Place during Bloc Party, had foamin’ fun at our official Freshers’ Foam Party and most importantly, you will have kicked off uni with 6,000 other likeminded students!

If that isn’t enough,  this year, we have thrown in a true gem to the Freshers’ 2016 calendar. Forget Glastonbury and Reading, this year it’s all about the day festival. You can leave behind muddy wellies and wet wipe washes – Southampton Soundclash is … Read the rest

We asked postgraduate student Zoe M. Harris to write a post to give students some advice for new and current PhD students. She has done just that and some of her gems of knowledge may be useful to undergraduates as well! This is Zoe’s final post in a series of tips and advice covering the PhD and the job hunt and now: your life. 

After handing in my thesis and waiting to viva (this is an oral examination for those that don’t know!), I was applying for jobs and working as a research assistant writing papers from my PhD. I … Read the rest