Unimelb Adventures

The End of an Era

It is with great regret that we have decided that UniMelb Adventures will be winding up by the end of the month citing inactivity and the difficulty in getting it back up to its old glory again.

This blog started out as a journey of a former student, Daphane Ng, as they tried to discover the ins-and-outs of uni life and that crazy period where you are growing up. Thank you Daphane, for creating such a small but impactful slice of uni life that has impacted so many students including this year's team.

So here in our final post, we want you all to keep that uni life going - to stay curious and to discover what the uni has to offer at the beginning or end of your journey.

This page will still be online as a means of archiving the work that has been done here and the website will be live again at some point as a place where you can look at the old works of students past.

On behalf of the blog, we would like to thank you all for following our journey for the past few years and engaging with us.

Whether you're a first year to a PhD, we wish you all the best with the end of semester with your assessments and exams. We'll see you either at REB, hopefully graduation or finding free food.

READ | What does SSAF actually stand for and why did we have to pay it off at the start of the year?

Unimelb Adventures contributor, Nicole Hart is here to explain it all to you! Have a read through this article to find out about how you can make most out of your payment.

Get that SSAF back! Nicole Hart is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. You can follow her on Instagram for some philosophical Latin dance adventures. Have you already paid your Student Services and Amenitie…

There is one more day of exams left. At the moment you probably fall into one of the following three categories:

1. You've already finished your exams and you're making the most out of this uni break

2. You're cramming as much content as possible before tomorrow's final exam

3. You're picking your subjects for semester 2 or even thinking of changing your major (if exams or semester one didn't go that well).

Which ever category you fall into, you might find this article by UA contributor Chiara Angelica pretty useful.

I snuck into tutes for four different courses: Here’s what I noticed Chiara Angelica is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. She is currently studying Bachelor of Biomedicine at the University of Melbourne. You can follow her on Instagram .angelica It all starte…

READ | The infamous SWOTVAC period is finally here. Despite the fact that this is a very stressful time and one can easily get overwhelmed by the amount of exam study and preparation that needs to be done, you should remember to take good care of yourself.

So, take a short break, grab yourself a snack and have a read of this article to check out some great tips suggested by two of our UA contributors, Lindsay Wong and Min Jin Oh, on what you can do to make the best out of the SWOTVAC period.



P.s. You've made it this far in the semester and not much is left. You can do this! All the best for your final exams from the Unimelb Adventures team! 😊🥳

How to make the most out of your SWOTVAC Lindsay Wong and Min Jin Oh are Unimelb Adventures contributors. It’s that time of year again – SWOTVAC. You’ve been waiting the whole semester for this one week, free from lectures and tutorials, …

READ | Do you want to learn about science in a fun way that doesn't involve reading several books and writing constant essays? Or do you have a long train ride to uni, and you're getting tired of listening to the same music playlist over and over again? Well, here are some fun and engaging science podcasts that you can listen to, as suggested by UA contributor Charlotte Crawford-Shires.

Hack your daily commute: Podcasts that make science fun (I promise!) Charlotte Crawford-Shires is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. She is studying Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne. You can follow her on Instagram .c.s Are you looking for…

READ | It’s been a busy week in the world of politics - ScoMo staying, Theresa May leaving, lots of people crying (including Theresa May), ScoMo (probably unintentionally) summoning the memory of Hot Chocolate’s 1975 song ‘You Sexy Thing (I Believe in Miracles)’ in his victory speech (though that could honestly just be my brain) … Regardless, politics recently has been … well, it’s been. And it’ll keep ‘being’, much like how Brexit has kept going, and going, and going, and going, and - well you get the idea. But on the off-chance that Britain does actually exit, how might it affect Unimelb?

- UA contributor Nitul Deshpande reports

Early end to May: Brexit for the rest of us Nitul Deshpande is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Applied Economics at the University of Melbourne. You can follow him on Instagram BREXIT…

READ | Are you stressed about the upcoming exams? Do you want to take a good break from your studies or just do some light studying in other places, besides the usual Baillieau and Brownless library?

Well then, check this article written by Unimelb Adventures contributor Saurabh Kumar Jain to find out about the perfect place to take a study break on campus.

A newbie’s guide to the Rowdy for when you need a break from studying Saurabh Kumar Jain is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. He is currently pursuing his postgraduate studies in computer science at the University of Melbourne. You can follow him on instagram …

With the SWOTVAC and exams period fast-approaching, remember to take a break from your studies every once in a while and look after yourself.

To find out what you can do to take a break from all your studies and exam stress, stay tuned for our next article, which will be released tonight!

READ | If you're one of those students who's bored of going to the same place for lunch or coffee at uni, then maybe it's time for you explore some new places. Here are some of the best places to eat at the Southbank campus, as recommended by Unimelb Adventures contributor Jessica Gilham.

Southbank Campus: Best Eats – An Insider’s Guide to the Area Jessica Gilham is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. She is currently studying music at Victorian College of the Arts (Melbourne Uni’s Southbank campus). You can follow her on Instagram …

READ | Now that the HBO series Game of Thrones has come to an end, the inevitable question on everyone's mind is, now what?

Well, to find out the answer to this question, check out this article written by one of our Unimelb Adventures contributor, Bec Meier.

The end of Thrones Bec Meier is a Unimelb Adventures contributor. You can check out her blog howtolife and follow her on Twitter This post is spoiler-free but contains references to season eight. Thoug…

UPDATE | Bec Meier (author of Uni coffee and recommendations) has a new Game of Thrones article dropping TODAY! But you can check out her latest review of Season 8 here while you wait.

Game of Thrones final episodes review This is your spoiler warning. Stop reading if you haven’t seen the final two episodes of season 8. So that it’s. Game of Thrones is actually over. What are we going to do with our lives…

READ | As voters head to polls today for a final chance to cast their votes, Unimelb Adventures contributor Nitul Deshpande predicts what could potentially happen in the 2019 Australian Federal election in a satirical piece.

P.S. Remember to vote and go get your democracy sausage if you haven't already!

The direction of the 2019 election The Australian federal election is this Saturday and while we could talk about all the hot topics in this election, we’re not really that kind of publication. We prefer to keep things light-hearted…