Four things that are just too stressful to deal with right now
IT IS THAT time of year again; assignments are piling up and all you really want to do is crawl into bed and wake up with a first in all of your exams and have it magically be the start of semester...
View ArticleDealing with difficult housemates 101
LAST YEAR we published a list of people to look out for when deciding on where to live next year, titled ‘Twenty flatmates you’ll come across at university and what to do about them’. Looking back, we...
View ArticleFive New-New Years Resolutions You Can Actually Keep
SO WE ARE nearly two weeks into the new year and the chances are the majority of you have most likely failed to stick out your resolutions. You will have broken that ‘no chocolate for the year’ rule or...
View ArticleOld College & Constitution Hill make the list of ‘perfect proposal spots’
Aberystwyth University Old CollegePhoto – Tomos Nolan IT’S BEEN a stressful few weeks. There’s been the circus of the Christmas holidays, seeing all the friends and relatives you’ve missed for a year....
View ArticleLGBT evening in the Students’ Union
This February marks the 22nd LGBT History Month, and the 11th in the UK. LADIES, gentlemen, and those of us who don’t necessarily identify as either, Edward Jones, our LGBT+ Officer, has an idea of how...
View ArticleUber valued at $62.5 billion and is set to take untouched Wales
CURRENT super start-up Uber is closer to breaking into Wales, with a Cardiff-based taxi firm being granted the first operating licence in the country. The cab-booking app is already active in London,...
View ArticleNo Effort, No Regret: Healthy Meals for Couch Potatoes
IF I HAD A PENNY for every time my habitual laziness interfered with my admittedly half-hearted aspirations for a healthy lifestyle, I’d probably be able to afford Arnold Schwarzenegger as a personal...
View ArticleAberPride bring you four weeks of events for LGBT+* History Month!
OVER February, Aber Balch / Aber Pride has a lot of events planned for LGBT*+ History Month. Our main campaign is the ‘Pride in our History’ project. This is a research and arts campaign where we ask...
View ArticleDitch the roses and chocolates – Have a cheap and cheerful Valentine’s Day
SO VALENTINE’S Day is around the corner again and we are being bombarded with love hearts and teddy bears declaring their love to every passerby. Personally, I think Valentine’s Day is a load of old...
View ArticleRecipies for the sweetest treats this Valentine’s Day
Love Bug Biscuits (From BBC Good Food) Ingredients/necessary equipment 175g plain flour 100g chilled butter, cubed 85g icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg yolk 500g ready-to-roll fondant icing Red...
View Article10 Ways to spice up your Valentine’s Day
Embrace you inner oyster. Purchase a giant shell and shiny cat suit on Ebay and watch hours of oyster videos on Youtube. After this intense rehearsal of method acting assume a pearl-like shape inside...
View ArticleDates & gifts on a student budget don’t have to be a headache
It always means more when you can see the thought and effort in a present. The execution doesn’t have to be top-notch, it just has to be from you. VALENTINE’S Day has sprung upon us again, as it always...
View ArticleWhy Being Single on Valentine’s Day is Underrated
THE DAY THAT all single people dread is almost upon us. If getting harassed for being single by your grandma at Christmas wasn’t bad enough, there is a whole day dedicated to reminding you that you...
View ArticleKelly Keat addresses Aber Uni Council to fight for Free Wednesdays and fewer...
CONTINUING the work done by last year’s Union President and Activities Officer, Kelly Keat is writing to the Aberystwyth University Council, standing up for the student body after polls and calls for...
View ArticleAberystwyth robotics students create an innovative way to locate books in the...
TWO ROBOTICS students from Aberystwyth University have come up with a new innovative way for their fellow students to search for library books at the University – by using a robot. Robotics students...
View ArticleSunday night sees Northern Lights over Ceredigion
VISIBLE over areas of Ceredigion last night was the stunning natural phenomenon Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. Lucky stargazers in the county caught a glimpse of the light display,...
View ArticleAber Spring Gathering brings together community projects for a day of...
Credit: Freeriver Community TAKING over the Cardigan Bay Gallery this Saturday is the Aberystwyth Spring Gathering, an all-day event bringing together the best of the local grassroots community...
View ArticleHealthcare research moves up the agenda in Mid Wales as new Centre for...
Bronglais General HospitalCredit: Tomos Nolan DURING an announcement made on Thursday at the launch of the Centre for Excellence in Rural Healthcare, Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social...
View ArticleThe BelleVue how-to guide for graduate jobs & selling yourself in the good way
With the right attitude and commitment, you too could experience jubilation on par with this actor in a stock photo! And also find employment! IT’S ABOUT this time that final year students up and down...
View ArticleDelegates prepare for NUS conference, the largest UK student gathering of the...
THE NATIONAL Union of Students has published the full list of motions and amendments, which will be discussed at their annual national conference. The conference, scheduled for the 19th-21st of April,...
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