There's a hell of a lot of talent among student journalists, writers and commentators. That's why, last year, we tried to gather it all in one place in our best student stories of the year 2012.
It was such a success, and so many students contacted us saying they were disappointed at missing out, we decided to run it again this year.
We haven't chosen according to a quota; we haven't limited the number of articles from one student, or from one paper, we've just chosen what we thought stood out.
And so, without further ado, here are (in no particular order), the student stories we've deemed the best of 2013:
The best student stories of 2013
Air Pollution Breaches EU Limit: Nicola Moors, Forge Today(01 of38)
Air pollution in Sheffield is at ‘illegal levels’ with heavily-populated student areas Crookes and Broomhill being at least twice over the recommended limit by the EU.Read the full article here. (credit:Forge Today)
Aftermath Of Storm St Jude: Patrick Donnelly, Soton Tab(02 of38)
The Southampton student community lies devastated today, after the biggest storm to hit the UK does essentially nothing useful in the way of getting lectures cancelled.Read the full story here.
Breaking The Silence About Rape Culture: Emily McMullin, Epigram(03 of38)
Bristol students took to Tyndall Avenue to launch the University’s new Bust A Myth campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness about rape culture and challenge rape myths that are regularly circulated in the media and society, particularly within the student population.Read the full story here. (credit:Epigram)
Students' Safety At Risk: Kateryna Rolle & Emily Tripp, Impact(04 of38)
The Sutton Bonington (SB) hopper bus service, which cost the University just under £1m this year, has come under fire from University of Nottingham students and staff. The University has been accused of threatening student safety and academic study in order to cut the costs of the bus service.Read the full article here. (credit:Impact)
Homophobia on Campus: Catherine Reid, Liverpool Tab(05 of38)
Catherine Reid interviewed a student who had been subjected to homophobic attacks and said the university had "done nothing". Read her article here. (credit:liverpool.tab.co.uk)
EDL Mosque Protest: Aidan Phillips, Forge Today(06 of38)
The English Defence League (EDL) is organising a regional demonstration against plans to turn the Pheasant Pub in Firth Park into a mosque – despite no such plans existing.Read the full article here. (credit:Forge Today)
The sexist world of student elections - Salma Haidrani(07 of38)
Salma Haidrani tackles the "sexist world" of student elections.Read her full piece here. (credit:huffingtonpost.co.uk)
Making things happen: Alex Bees, Soton Tab(08 of38)
After pressure from the Soton Tab, Southampton Council installed better street lights in order to make students feel safer at night.Read the full article here. (credit:sotontab.co.uk)
Backing an unlikely winner: Oliver Troen, Oxford Tab(09 of38)
Unlikely Oxford SU candidate LJ Trup stormed to a landslide victory after student paper Oxford Tab was the only one to back him.Read Oliver's editorial here. (credit:oxford.tab.co.uk)
Students at risk over 'inadequate housing safety': Zaki Dogliani, Epigram(10 of38)
Zaki Dogliani highlighted the lack of safety in student housing after a female awoke to find a burglar in her room.Read the full article here. (credit:epigram.org.uk)
Rugby Team Banned: Jonnie Barnett, Impact Nottingham(11 of38)
The Men’s Rugby Union Club will be banned from all activities for a period of almost two months next year after one player defecated in a sink.Read the full piece here (credit:Impact Nottingham)
The true cost of dissertation printing: Luke O'Brien, Soton Tab(12 of38)
After the Soton Tab revealed the disparities between subjects for dissertation printing, Southampton University now requires only electronic hand-in for dissertations.Read the full article here. (credit:sotontab.co.uk)
'Inexplicable aberration': James Mitchell & Max Toomey, Cambridge Tab(13 of38)
An eight-minute clip of Tim Winter, a Cambridge lecturer and a Director of Studies at Wolfson College, went viral on Facebook after he referred to homosexuality as an “inexplicable aberration”. Read the full article here (credit:Cambridge Tab)
University Pledges £6M: Billy Sexton, Concrete(14 of38)
In the aftermath of the #WhatIf campaign, the University of East Anglia have agreed to spend £6m on Union House and the surrounding area.Read the full article here. (credit:Concrete)
Disabled Students' Access A Pain: Aidan Phillips, Forge Today(15 of38)
Students with physical disabilities have been unable to access the Institute for Lifelong Learning’s (TILL) offices for more than a year after the University moved the department to inaccessible buildings.Read the full article here. (credit:Forge Today)
Interview Training Camp Exposed: Ally Leigh, Oxford Student(16 of38)
Oxford University SU’s Vice-President for Access and Academic Affairs has stated that a summer programme hosted by LMH and St Catz will “hamper” the University’s access efforts. Read the full story here.
Students Hospitalised After Drug Overdose: Craig O'Callaghan, Bristol Tab(17 of38)
Two UWE students were hospitalised after overdosing on the hallucinogenic Class A drug 2CB, with one being admitted to intensive care.Read the full article here. (credit:Bristol Tab)
Why Today's Men Need Feminism: Jonathan Sketchley, The National Student(18 of38)
Despite living in the 21st century, the pretence that we have advanced in attitudes towards women and feminism is wearing thin once you open your eyes. Read the full opinion piece here. (credit:The National Student)
Ups And Downs Of Mental Health: Caitlin Waddell, Epigram(19 of38)
Six months ago, I found myself sitting in a deserted, artificially lit cold library on a Sunday morning. I didn’t identify it at the time, but the feelings of panic, desperation and intimidation that I felt fervently scribbling notes, and for weeks afterwards, were the signs of depression.Read the full article here. (credit:Epigram)
Titchmarsh Show Producer In Sexism Row: Harry Shukman, Cambridge Tab(20 of38)
A producer from the Alan Titchmarsh Show has found himself knee deep in a sexist mire after turning down a female debater from The Union and requesting a “male” and preferably “British” one in her place.Read the full article here (credit:Cambridge Tab)
Leeds Accidentally Orders Thousands Of Jagermeisters: Charlotte Mason, Leeds Student(21 of38)
The Union was left bewildered this week when 4,000 bottles of Jagermeister arrived on campus.Read the full piece here. (credit: Leeds Student)
The End Of Provenance? Lucy Dyer, Soton Tab(22 of38)
Provenance nightclub is having its license reviewed and faces being shut down due to a multitude of violent incidents over the past year.Read the full article here. (credit:Soton Tab)
Tab Talks To Tandoh: Hugh Bassett, London Tab(23 of38)
The GBBO Star and UCL undergrad talks about baking, fame, and the off-camera habits of Ms. Berry..Read the full article here (credit: London Tab)
10 Reasons To Go On Erasmus: Monika Komar, The National Student(24 of38)
Baked beans feasts, fancy dress parties, living on the edge to scrape that 2:1. That’s the student life as we know it. Have you ever wondered, though, how it would be like to study at a uni abroad, say in France, Italy or Czech Republic?Read the full feature here. (credit:The National Student)
Sabbs Show Their True Colours: Luke Terry, Birmingham Tab(25 of38)
Photos have emerged of current and former Sabbatical officers at Birmingham University donning ‘racist’ fancy dress.Read the full article here. (credit:Birmingham Tab)
Mod Revival: Pippa Mead & Ashiana Pradhan, Nottingham Tab(26 of38)
Sixties style is an unmissable trend this season, take inspiration on how to get the look from our latest fashion shoot!Read the full fashion feature here.
A Day With The EDL: Nick Harris & Max Toomey, TabTV(27 of38)
Nick Harris and Max Toomey wanted to see what the EDL was really like. Here’s what happened when they spent a day inside the Cambridge protest.Watch the piece here. (credit:TabTV)
Shooting In Southampton: Lucy Upshall & Luke O'Brien, Soton Tab(28 of38)
An incident led armed police to search the St. Marys area and have closed St. Mary Street after a man has died in hospital following a shooting.Read the full article here. (credit:Soton Tab)
Edinburgh Students Caught In Tunisian Hunger Strike: Alex Shaw, The Student(29 of38)
Read the full article here. (credit:The Student)
My First Month In A Hijab: Aemun Reza, Tab(30 of38)
A 4th year medical student at Imperial on why she started wearing one, what it’s like, and how everyone’s reacted.Read the full feature here. (credit:Tab)
Body Hair: Get Over It: Katherine Soper, Cambridge Tab(31 of38)
Katherine Soper doesn’t shave, and thinks you shouldn’t have to either.Read the full feature here. (credit:Cambridge Tab)
'Blackface' Costume Students Apologise: Callum Mason, The Student(32 of38)
The Head of the University’s of Edinburgh’s Law School today (November 20) issued an email to students containing an apology by the four students involved in last week’s blackface row.Read the full article here. (credit:The Student)
Football Club Banned After 'Riot': Tab(33 of38)
Sheffield University Men’s Football Club have been banned from Balti King following allegations of racial abuse and “disgusting” behaviour on a social two weeks ago.Read the full article here. (credit:Tab)
Burger Van Ban: Sophie Witts, Concrete(34 of38)
The Union of UEA students has banned the LCR burger van from trading on campus from the start of this academic year.Read the full article here. (credit:Concrete)
His And Her Charity Branding: Jessica McKay, Epigram(35 of38)
Movember has recently come to an end: handlebars and horseshoes have been shaved off and thousands of pounds raised for prostate cancer. While any and all charity is professedly a good thing, one must ask why, in 2013, our causes seem to be so strikingly, exclusively gendered.Read the full opinion piece here. (credit:Epigram)
Students Removed Ahead Of Royal Visit: Callum Mason, Alex Shaw & Dan Scott Lintot, The Student(36 of38)
University staff removed two students from the University of Edinburgh’s Old College this Tuesday, ahead of a visit from Her Royal Highness (HRH) The Princess Anne, the university chancellor.Read the full article here. (credit:The Student)
Starting Uni As A Virgin: Lucy Miller, The National Student(37 of38)
If you’re worrying about being the last virgin on campus you should stop seeing it as something ‘other’ – because it’s not. In fact, it’s entirely normal and healthy.Read the full feature here. (credit:The National Student)
Gender Equality Defies Quantification: Matthew Smith, Forge Today(38 of38)
The Bechdel test attempts to quantify the unquantifiable. Feminism doesn’t need to be categorised, because believing that men and women are equal isn’t something that needs to be reasoned, as it is simply common sense.Read the full opinion piece here. (credit:Forge Today)