University Students

Having applied for over 20 internships during semester 1 of third year, I was starting to get nervous, having not heard back, received rejections and completed tons of online tests, I finally received a call to attend an interview with Mott Macdonald, in Aberdeen. While Aberdeen is only an hour away from Dundee, I had […]

Long summer holidays are one of the best parts about being a student at university. But having such a long summer break makes it a real shock to the system when you plunge back into your studies in mid September. Whilst your settling back into your university routine, it’s important to get organised and plan […]

Moving away from home and having to pay for everything all of a sudden can be a bit of a shock to the system. Even if you get student funding or a scholarship, sometimes it can be difficult to budget so that you’re actually able to save up for the future. However, after two years […]

Euphoria, the dark HBO drama following American high-schoolers in 2019, has an incredibly hard job to do. After TV shows such as Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why, the genre of teen dramas seems to trademark itself as unwatchable cringe at best, and dangerous misrepresentation at worst. Euphoria, however, is excellent.     To see a […]

Years ago, while lonely in high school and spending my free time browsing the depths of indie music discussion forums, someone asked the question, “what are the greatest opening lyrics to an album?” The top comment read: “no contest: ‘In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.’” Those entrancing words beckoned my 16 year-old self […]

I have lived in Dundee for most of my life and have always loved living in the city. I have had many opportunities for moving away but always decided against it, this city will always be home for me. I have just moved out of the family home and into student accommodation. I wanted to […]

If you were to type ‘small-town syndrome’ into your search bar you’d be likely to come across one of two rather opposing definitions. The first: an inflated sense of self stemming from growing up and having a large reputation in a small town. Or the second: a feeling of restlessness to escape the confines of […]

Hailing from Edinburgh, Medicine Cabinet are rapidly growing in reputation around the Scottish gig scene, with good reason. Fresh from shows supporting post-punks Cheap Teeth at King Tut’s and Press Club at Broadcast in Glasgow, Medicine Cabinet are quickly cementing themselves as one to watch. A successful run of shows has garnered them high praise […]

The Student Staff interviewed our new Editors in Chief, Dhruti Chakravarthi and Sam Bayliss, to discuss their groundbreaking entry into The Student, and their plans for the paper’s future. So you two aren’t any ordinary editors, you are both groundbreaking in your own way: as the first 00s and first POC editors, what do you […]

The University’s Main Library recently opened a new space for students to enjoy, and it is amazing: It offers students to relax from the academic life while doing something creative -thus, it is called CreateSpace. It is located in the library’s ground floor, and once you enter, you are welcomed with Lego bricks ready for […]