Moving away from home, meeting new people, settling into a new city - these are just some of the things that Manchester students have to worry about.
Students this year, whether new to the area or returning for their second, third or fourth year of university, have the added stresses of a missed pandemic year too.
Studies were interrupted, social lives were changed and many an experience was missed. But now, as Manchester has opened up again and life is pumped back into the city, there's another battle to contend with - drink-spiking.
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