Lifestyle
Your one-stop shop for everything lifestyle at The Skinny. Join us for food and drink reads and reviews, fashion and style, sexuality and opinion pieces, tech news and features, student guides and travel guides and features.
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StudentsMatchbox Cineclub on starting a film night
Sean Welsh of Glasgow's underground cult cinema night Matchbox Cineclub on the challenges and rewards of putting the films you love onto the big screen Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
StudentsStudent Handbook: Career Development
Here's our guide to making your part-time job or internship work for you, and to avoiding getting ripped off in the process Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
StudentsHow to launch your own project
You have a great idea, and some buddies to help you get it off the ground. Now what?! The Skinny's Books Editor – and one half of indie publishing success story 404 Ink – shares her tips on getting your big plans moving in the right direction Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
StudentsCross The Streams: 4 great Netflix alternatives
For the days when you’re too hungover to leave the house but still want to feel cultured, here are the niche streaming services to fire up Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
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Travelling with Student Societies
Your student union features hundreds of societies and they can help you see the world, sometimes from the air or on horseback Read more »| 14 Sep 2018 -
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Student Venues: Affordable Date Places
Trying to impress someone? Take them to one of these places – even if it's a total bust, you'll have a nice time Read more »| 13 Sep 2018
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Student Handbook Adventure Guide
Indoors, outdoors, winter, summer – your student days can be filled with as much adrenaline-pumping adventure action as you choose. Here's a brief guide to what's out there Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Student Venues: Multi-arts Spaces
Our guide to those venues that manage to be all things to all people – the multi-arts marvels Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Student Venues: Small Gig Venues
Some of the best gigs take place in the smallest rooms. Here are some of our favourite venues – shuffle forward so we can all get in... Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Student Venues: Big Gig Venues
Some of the live music venues at the larger end of the scale... Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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The Skinny's Food and Drink Glossary
In case you're new to the world of dining (fine or otherwise) and need a hand working out what's what, here's our not-at-all-sarcastic guide to some common food phraseology Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Student Venues: Pubs
Obviously, there are many, many bars and pubs out there for you to enjoy – here are just a few to get you started Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Reporting Sexual Assault at Uni
University is supposed to be some of your greatest years, yet 62% of students will experience sexual assault at some point. Here's how to report it Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
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Student Handbook: Cooking 101
Cooking is fun, exciting, cheap, interesting and a bona fide life skill. Here’s some quick tips on getting started, delivered via everyone's favourite vegetable Read more »| 13 Sep 2018 -
StudentsStudent Offers and Deals
We all love a bargain, and there are plenty of them on offer for students in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. We've collected a series of offers...need a haircut? A lift home or a cut-price pizza? Here you go... Read more »| 13 Sep 2018