NOVEMBER 2023 GLENFIELD GAZETTE online

GLENFIELD GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2023
What new
students
worry about
most
A RECENT YouGov survey
has found that students
who began university
this autumn were more
worried about being lonely
than about having enough
money, understanding the
course, or even finding
suitable housing.
So, what can a new student
do, surrounded by thousands of
strangers? How do they begin to
make friends that will last?
The survey found that simply
joining a society or club of likeminded
students had proved the
most successful intervention. 42
per cent of students who did this
to alleviate loneliness said that it
had been the most helpful action
they took.
And there are other things
that students can do, to help
alleviate loneliness. Spending time
volunteering has also worked well
for many students wanting to build
a stable social network.
Letter
November is
World Vegan Month
BEING VEGAN simply means
avoiding, as far as is possible
and practicable, the abuse and
exploitation of animals. And the
easiest way one can do this is to
simply not eat animals.
Eating a plant-based, vegan diet has
never been easier. Vegan food is now
widely available - in every supermarket,
on restaurant menus, and more! Animals
farmed for food suffer horrendously;
in the UK, and globally, the majority of
animals are farmed in intensive factoryfarm
conditions. They have very little
space, little to no access to the outdoors,
are subject to mutilations, and, when
the time comes, they are sent to the
slaughterhouse to face a terrifying and
brutal death.
Not just this but being vegan is also
better for the planet. Study after study has shown that a plant-based diet produces vastly fewer greenhouse gas
emissions, uses less land, and requires fewer resources than the production of animal products.
In addition, every dietetic association around the world agrees that a balanced vegan diet provides all the
nutrients one needs to be healthy, and can have health benefits - including a reduced risk of certain types of cancer,
type-2 diabetes, and other diseases.
For anyone who is curious about going vegan, Animal Aid’s 7-Day Vegan Challenge is the perfect way to get all the
help and advice you need.
Sign up for free by visiting: www.animalaid.org.uk/7DayVegan
Tod Bradbury - Campaign Manager, Animal Aid
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