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Tagged: res life

Move-in Day

August 26, 2020
Posted under: Accommodation, Local area, Student Blogs, Undergraduate

If you are planning to move away from home to go to university, once you have accepted your offer, you will probably want to start thinking about your new accommodation! This is very exciting as for many students, it is the first chance that we get to live independently. Move in day is a special… Read more » about Move-in Day

The start of uni with Club Soda

September 4, 2018
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Blogs Archive

This is a guest blog by Eleanor Townend. Fresher’s is great for getting to know the people around you, the beautiful Bournemouth area and of course for making those lifetime new friends- But what if you don’t fancy drinking alcohol during week one, or maybe just need a rest from the ‘bar type’ environment, but… Read more » about The start of uni with Club Soda

Ideas for people who do not drink alcohol at university

May 22, 2017
Posted under: Blogs Archive, Blogs Archive

Hey, today I’m going to be talking about alternatives to drinking events at university. Thanks for watching!

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