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A few weeks ago we went in search of student-run blogs to get a feel for whether students were actively engaged in blogging and if so, to then promote our favourites. We weren’t sure of the response we’d receive, but nonetheless we posted a few messages on Facebook and Twitter and sat watching our screens quietly. Lo and behold it took just a few minutes for the responses to start hitting our inbox! So, allow us to present a round-up of 10 awesome student blogs from across the UK.

Before getting into the list we thought it’d be helpful to give a bit of background on the criteria we used to choose our final 10. The criteria were as follows:

• The blog had to be regularly updated
• The blog had to be written by a student(s) or recent graduate
• The blog owner had to be generating the articles (i.e. the site does not aggregate content)
• The design needed to be half decent
• Finally, we were interested in featuring a diverse range of content

The blogs cover fashion, pop, sports, journalism, careers and more. The efforts being made are testament to the creativity and talent we have coming out of UK universities. Thanks for all the entries and we hope that you enjoy reading the blogs as much as we did! The list is in no particular order.

1. The Popscener

http://thepopscener.blogspot.com by James Lachno

Covering everything from established acts to debut singles fresh from the mixing tables, The Popscener provides daily posts including videos, reviews and interviews, all framed with a good-natured cynicism of the music business and plenty of sharp one-liners.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. Listen Up! No. 35: Klaxons - Echoes
2. Short Cuts! April Round-up
3. No. 32: The Pernice Brothers - Jacqueline Susan

2. AIMÉE CROYSDILL’S Blog

http://www.aimeecroysdill.blogspot.com by Aimee Croysdill

My blog is an interactive, visual scrap book which I want to share with people across the world. It’s a platform for me to showcase my styling work, but also lets me share my research and exciting things I hear and see in my journey through the fashion industry. Along the way you get to know me and my love for fashion, curios and all things sweet.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. It’s all about Kirstie
2. MoMoroons
3. Pam Hogg

3. Andyhalls.net

http://www.andyhalls.net by Andy Halls

Andyhalls.net is the website of student journalist Andy Halls. It’s a place for me to document my previous accomplishments and also share links I’ve found useful. It’s intended to be a site for debate, discussion and innovation for students – particularly those involved in journalism and the media.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. Graduate tax: what a progressive graduate contribution could look like
2. “A jack of all trades. A master of none.”
3. Two-year study: saving time and money

4. Pope and Swift

http://www.popeandswift.co.uk by Pope and Swift

Pope and Swift have been providing distinctly readable sports commentary since 2008. Covering everything from football to horse racing and prone to scathing judgements of English cricket and the 2012 Olympics, they pull no punches with their well written sports prose, all done from behind the alias’ of literary giants Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. The World Cup of plenty? Not if you ask Cape Town’s taxi drivers
2. Darts isn’t just fat blokes and beer, it’s a proper sport
3. Separated at Birth: Two tiny mafiosos

5. Nielson Cerbolles

http://ncerbolles.wordpress.com by Nielson Cerbolles

A buzzing blog that focuses on the absurdity of student life in London, exploring and observing new journalism models and media such as social networking and hyperlocal journalism and, of course, noting the shenanigans that Nielsen gets up to!

3 of our favourite posts:

1. Top Twitter Accounts For Students
2. Out and About In London
3. Summer To-Do List

6. Joseph Stashko

http://josephstashko.com by Joseph Stashko

My blog focuses on the journalism industry as well as some technology posts. I’ve kept at it quite a while but now have a fair sized audience, and also promote the blog through http://twitter.com/JosephStash. I am about to start my second year at the University of Central Lancashire.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. Advice to student journalists
2. Advice to student journalists, part 2
3. An panel event with Paddy Ashdown that I was asked to cover

7. Laura Patricia

http://laurapatricia.co.uk by Laura Patricia

Laurapatricia.co.uk is a website created and managed by Laura Patricia, an English graduate of the University of Portsmouth. Featuring a regular blog and a portfolio of her writing, including short stories, reviews, articles and poetry, it hopes to keep its visitors entertained and informed.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. The Top 12 Facebook Sins
2. "Don’t Mention the Diss!"
3. Spinning Wheels

8. Steve Bromley’s UX Blog

http://www.stevebromley.com/blog/ by Steve Bromley

Steve Bromley’s UX Blog gives a student perspective on the emerging field of usability and user experience within computer games, and on the internet. It features updates on all the latest usability news, ‘how-to’ guides for students and designers, and reviews of books, games and websites.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. 7 Aspects of successful usability questionnaires
2. Selling UX in games – everyone else is doing it
3. 100 Rogues – Playability Heuristics Review

9. Oh It’s Scott Bryan!

http://ohthattvblog.wordpress.com by Scott Bryan

My blog reviews the latest TV programmes and latest cultural happenings in a loud manner, and also features ad-hoc features such as me attempting to achieve life goals that I set myself when I was 14. Each week I try to achieve these bizarre challenges, including "Use Fresh Vegetables in Stir Fry" and "Eat Cake on the Moon".

3 of our favourite posts:

1. My Goals – From Scott Bryan aged 14
2. #1: HIT LIST / SH*T LIST
3. My final York Vision TV article: THE TELEVISION AWARDS 2010

10. Grad Guide Blog

http://chris2hall.blogspot.com by Chris Hall

The Grad Guide Blog offers advice and discussion for graduates on their search for graduate success. Grad Guide offers tips and hints on the skills that graduate employers want. What makes Grad Guide is different is that it’s written by graduates, for graduates.

3 of our favourite posts:

1. My Top 5 CV Tips
2. Get LinkedIn
3. Twitter Lists

What do you think of our list? Do you have a favourite?

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