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Bristol City Council to change black bin collection from fortnightly to every four weeks
The decision would impact Bristol students who already struggle with overflowing bins 2 seconds ago Bristol City Council plans to reduce black bin collection to monthly, leaked documents have revealed. While bins were previously collected fortnightly, Bristol City Council plans to collect them once every four weeks as part of its efforts to make savings amid rising waste service costs. This change would make Bristol one of the first cities in Britain to do so.
Five things I wish I knew before starting my dissertation as a freshly graduated student
Because its supposed to be enjoyable and rewarding, right? 3 seconds ago As we near the end of October, many of us may have postponed all academic activity for Hallo-week, in true Bristol style. However, there is something spookier looming in the shadows: your dissertation. Proposals and writing samples are due, and you’re in denial of the fact that you have no idea what your research question is. Been there, done that.
Navigating Bristol’s Student Rental Crisis
By Madeline Richards, Second Year, History Just a month into the first term of this academic year, most students across the University of Bristol will take on the task of finding somewhere to live. However, the student housing market is currently in crisis, filled with spiralling rent prices, student overpopulation, and a shortage of accommodation.
Spotlight | ‘People drop whatever they’re doing and run’: In Conversation with the 20 Minute Society
Despite there being over 350 societies at the university, few demand students drop everything and gather at a moment's notice. One exception is the 20 Minute Society. Anna Luna Biddle speaks with its president, Alfie Dickens, to explore the society's origins and plans for the current academic year. By Anna Luna Biddle, Fourth Year, Film and TV Have you ever heard of a society that gives you twenty minutes to drop whatever you're doing and run?
Pascha Al-Qassab is back at university after making the final in the Great British Sewing Bee
Bristol student Pasha back at uni after making it to the final of the Great British Sewing Bee 25 mins ago A year ago, at just 20 years old, Pascha began filming the hit BBC One show. Now she is back at university, where she is her friends’ designated seamstress. As she filmed episode after episode of the competition, it became a mystery to lecturers why Pascha was missing so many classes.
University of Bristol climbs to 11th place from 16th in The Times Good University Guide 2025
Bristol University jumps five places up the Times Good University 5 mins ago The University of Bristol has jumped from 16th to 11th place in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. Some of Bristol’s courses ranked as high as second and third nationally, such as education, Russian and Eastern European language, dentistry, and engineering. Similarly, the 2025 Guardian University Guide nominated the university’s civil engineering and education degrees as the best in the country.
Watershed - Must See Freshers' Films
Anna Luna Biddle, Film and TV, 4th Year When thinking of Freshers Week, the first thing that comes to mind is endless socialising, and for some, endless drinking. But to survive the chaos, we propose a calmer activity. One that can be carried out with friends, but also as me-time, when those first Stoke Bishop flat parties have drained your social battery. One that will cost you the price of two VKs (or of a vanilla oat iced-latte), but keep you entertained for hours.
Marvin Rees, former Bristol Mayor, appointed as honorary professor at Bristol University
Marvin Rees, Bristol’s most recent mayor, is the newest addition to the Cabot Institute for the Environment’s research team 3 mins ago The former mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has been appointed Honorary Industrial Professor at University of Bristol, for the Cabot Institute for the Environment. This comes after the role of Bristol Mayor was voted to be abolished in 2022, which came into action this year.
A man in his 20s has died after collapsing during the Great Bristol Run
The cause of his death is currently unknown 9 mins ago A 26-year-old man has died after taking part in the Great Bristol Run last weekend. He collapsed after participating and was given CPR by medics, before being taken to hospital where he passed away shortly after. A medical investigation will be carried out to determine the currently unknown cause of death but, abiding by the family’s wishes, no further details have been released, reports Bristol Live.
The Movie Musical: A lost art?
Perhaps the issue isn’t that the art of the movie musical has been lost; it has simply evolved, along with audiences’ tastes. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, the way film musicals are made has changed. By Amelia Bassett, Third Year, Law and Spanish Has the magic of the movie musical been lost? The all-singing all-dancing extravaganzas of the 50s and 60s might seem a world away considering recent additions to the genre.
Challengers (2024)
By Anna Luna, Third Year, Politics and International Relations. Teenage tennis duo Patrick (Josh O'Connor) and Art (Mike Faist) have their world and relationship rocked when they meet enthralling Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) at a tournament. A hotel room kiss sets the scene for the three-way dynamic that torments and drives them for the next two decades. After a knee injury in university, Tashi must resort to coaching.
A sit down with Edward Granshaw, an up and coming musician
‘You’ve got to be insane enough to do it and make it’ 18 mins ago It’s that time of year again when Bristol becomes a sunny ground of opportunity for student musicians. The era of day raves, block parties, and Love Saves the Day is around the corner. The city’s emerging talent is providing the soundtrack to the start of summer. One of the more UoB-specific occasions is Winestock.
Teacher's Lounge
By Max Bradley-Cole, Second Year, Film and Television I just want to start off by saying that this otherwise deeply stressful film has one of the funniest lines of dialogue I’ve heard all year. “I want to know where I stand,” “You’re sitting in a chair”. Definitely let out the loudest cackle in the cinema. Anyway, The Teacher’s Lounge, is a German drama directed by Ilker Catak.
Ripley: a stylish dive into 1950s New York
By James Lewis, First Year, English. New York City in the 1950s, seedy, dirty and dark. Ripley capitalises on this aesthetic and takes it on as its own. A sharp departure from the 90s adaptation as Zaillian brings back the true essence of Highsmith’s twisting crime novel by centring the darkness over the shape-shifting titular character. Thomas Ripley is a low-life petty criminal who makes his living by diverting cheques and exploiting the helpless.
The Sweet East: a surrealist take on American political hypocrisy
By Anna Luna, Third Year, Politics and International Relations. On a trip to Washington D.C., high-schooler Lillian (Talia Ryder) is separated from her classmates when a gunned woman takes over the bar they are at, accusing the owner of pedophilia in the basement. She escapes with 'artivist' Caleb (Earl Cave), whose proudest attribute is his heavily pierced penis, before embarking on an absurdist and picaresque adventure through the East Coast political underworld.
The Taste of Things: A beautiful portrayal of love through food
Note there are spoilers ahead. By Elizabeth Abbott, Second Year, English and History I saw The Taste of Things at the Cube cinema. I’d never been before but had heard excited chatter about this quaint local ‘treasure’ (as one man described it to me). And the glowing depiction of the place couldn’t be more accurate. I transferred my online ticket to an old-fashioned paper slip and nestled into my furry red chair in a full audience of cinema-goes. The lights when down and one man unexpectedly laughed.
Drive Away Dolls
By Anna Luna Biddle, Third Year, Politics and International Relations. Following a breakup because of her infidelity, Jamie (Margaret Qualley) decides to hit the road with her friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) on a trip to Tallahassee, Florida, in a drive away car.
In Conversation with award-winning wildlife filmmaker Alastair Fothergill of Wild Isles
By Sofia Webster, Co-Deputy Film and TV Editor Wild Isles (2023) is a brand-new wildlife series by David Attenborough focused on capturing the array of breath-taking scenery that the British Isles and Ireland has to offer.
University in Film: Expectations vs Reality
By Lucy Hillier, Second Year, History From Pitch Perfect to Goodwill Hunting to Monsters University to Normal People, the media landscape is inundated with depictions of university and college life. How similar these are to the real deal is up for debate, but there are elements of reality in them reminiscent of universal experiences. However, there’s a notable absence of representations of the British experience.
The Holdovers: a poignant, beautiful and above all, extremely funny film
By Sean Lawrenson, Second Year, English Anyone who has been to the cinema in the last two months has almost certainly seen a trailer for Alexander Payne’s latest film, The Holdovers. Whilst the voiceover and freeze frame shots suggest the film would just be another B-Movie comedy, it is so much more than that.
Society of the Snow: a surreal tale of survival.
By Anna Luna, Third Year, Politics and International Relations J.A. Bayona honours the story of the 16 Uruguayan rugby players, in 1972, who survived a plane crash and two and a half months in the mountains, resourceless and foodless. Society of the Snow’s endurance sequences chill audiences, while warming hearts and emphasising what it means to be alive. The story comprises the taboo phenomenon of cannibalism, but Bayona reaches the perfect balance with a respectful and honest approach.
Local Gigs & Services: DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING for TEENS & ADULTS
Skip to main content This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING for TEENS & ADULTS (Ages 13-up) is a 9 week session to create a documentary film based on a person, place, thing, or event. Documentary Filmmaker, Anna Giannotis, offers this online ZOOM class to guide you through writing your V/O Narration, laying out your story with interviews, shooting b-roll, and collecting recorded footage and photographs.
Local Gigs & Services: FILMMAKING for ZOOMers 7-13 yrs.
This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Celebrate 2021 with a 9 week ZOOM class designed for young FILMMAKERS. You will create your original story in script format and we will cover Pre-Production, Shooting and Editing.
FILMMAKING for ZOOMERS ages 7-12 yrs. - Northridge, CA Patch
This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. This 9 week ZOOM class is designed for young FILMMAKERS. You will create an original story in script format for your short film. We will cover Pre-Production, Shooting and Editing.
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