Fairy lights and family photos: how to decorate your student room on a budget
From starter packs to fake plants, here’s how to turn your uni accommodation into a stylish and functional living space
University Guide 2024
Fried rice, omelettes and pasta: cooking skills to learn before uni
A little practice – and having a few easy recipes up your sleeve - is the best way to ace it in the kitchen
University Guide 2024
Picnics to potluck suppers: building friendships through food at university
Cooking for coursemates might seem daunting, but it’s one of the cheapest and easiest ways to expand your social circle.
October 2021
Feast
Chicken and sweet potato sabzi: Romy Gill’s easy curry recipes for students
A pair of faff-free curries – one meaty, the other vegetarian – that you can cook in a single pan
September 2021
Kitchen aide
What dishes should students know how to cook?
Fiona Beckett on drinks
Wines to suit student budgets
March 2021
'Patronising word-salad': why student cookbooks make me sick
Fliss Freeborn
They’re only useful as a laptop stand, says a student food blogger
February 2021
Tips for students
Student recipes to try during lockdown – by three top chefs
Lockdown is the ideal time to add meals to your repertoire. Chefs and food writers recommend recipes to try out
October 2020
How to live now
From frozen toasties to emergency cookies: a beginner’s guide to batch cooking
'Like baby food': UK students' lockdown complaints grow
September 2020
Kitchen aide
What's in the essential kitchen toolkit?
Freshers guide 2020
'Don't buy grated cheese': student cooking tips by top chefs
August 2020
Clearing 2020
'Start by frying onions' – and before long you'll have a curry: student cooking tips
Tips for students
Student staples: scrambled tofu and vegan macaroni cheese
September 2019
Fiona Beckett on drinks
Budget booze tips for students (and their parents)
Lidl and Aldi, as ever, stock some amazingly cheap reds, plus one or two alternatives to take advantage of while stocks last
August 2019
Clearing 2019
Ditch the rota: how to share a student kitchen
Try setting some ground rules for what is communal kitchen territory and what is off limits
July 2019
Shortcuts
Leaving home? These are the life lessons you really need
The government is launching a new course to teach sixth-formers how to cook, clean and manage money. But what about how not to freak out at the state of a communal sink?
September 2018
Universities: the green agenda
No fresh meat: how to eat vegan on a student budget
From homemade Vietnamese pho to takeaway tofu scampi, there are plenty of cheap and healthy animal-free options
September 2017
Tips for students
How to eat well for £3.50 a day – by the scrimping experts
Students spend an average of £24.32 on food a week, according to a recent survey. Here’s how to improve your university menu without overspending
July 2017
Blogging students
The scariest thing about leaving home? My severe nut allergy
For students with food allergies, university can be scary and lonely. Here’s how I learned to manage mine
