What to Buy for University Life

Starting uni life can be a fresh start, and knowing what to take can be tricky, as for many it's their first time living alone, so here's a brief guide of things that I wasn't told to bring that I think are quite important.

Essential Study Supplies

• Notebooks, even though the vast majority of my work is on my computer, taking some notes or key points on paper is quite helpful, as it gives me a physical reminder

  
  

• Highlighters, anytime you get a handout out using a highlighter can be a quick way of annotating to make sure you get to focus on key takeaways

  
  

Tech Gadgets

Studying in a noisy environment can be challenging, and headphones are very helpful in these environments. I recommend cheap but high-quality headphones, such as.

• Sony WH-CH520 is a good quality but very affordable pair of Bluetooth headphones with 50 hours of battery life, they'll last through a whole day if necessary, and are quite lightweight and reasonably durable, and they only cost 35 quid.

• Sony MDR-ZX110, a good quality wired headset, is particularly important for editing or use on multiple different devices, such as a laptop or pc theyre also lightweight and easy to use

• Additionally, you're gonna want a USB drive to store stuff, since you can amass a lot of files

• quite quickly, an SD card reader to make data wrangling easier

Health and Wellness

A healthy body leads to a healthy mind, so here are some health basics I'd add to bring with you

• Vitamin tablets, it's recommended by the NHS that all adults in the UK take vitamin D during winter because the low sunlight in the UK means natural production of it is low, which is bad because lower vitamin D levels lead to a weakened immune system

• Water bottle, keeping hydrated is obviously important, this doesn't need explaining