It is no secret that very few students go to university just to study. It is the lifestyle and independence which attract so many people to take degree courses. This article delves into the salient aspects of student life, and places them in wider context. Whether it be last minute deadlines or impending rent payments, a student’s life is full of ups and downs. This is a truthful account of the main features of a student’s experience at university.

It is too often assumed that the only sure way of losing weight is through combining endless cardio sessions with a strict dietary regime. This article shows that to be untrue. Using the principle that muscle burns fat simply by existing, it is possible to lose weight by working out 2-3 times per week as long as it is combined with a high protein diet. This means that it is possible lose weight and gain a more lean, toned physique without any drastic dietary changes. Crucially this method burns fat even on rest days, and as such is the easiest way to achieve continuous weight loss.

This article delves into the problems created for government pension schemes by the ageing population of much of the developed world. It examines why in this era of economic austerity, pension reform is crucial for governments to be able to make savings. It proposes that pension reform needs to be drastic if it is to prevent more major problems for generations to come - and this change needs to be cultural, as well as legislative.