Nerdy Gifts for Students and Freshers
When the dirty dishes in your kitchen start to pile up so high that you start to expect to see the fiery eye of Sauron enthroned on them, it's actu...
View full detailsWhile nerds and geeks have already conquered large parts of everyday life and can show off their preferences with cool shirts and iconic mugs, the ...
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View full detailsRoronoa Zoro has one dream: to become the greatest swordsman in the world. To get there he fights with three swords at once, one of them clenched b...
View full detailsIn Naruto, a single symbol is enough to make every ninja hold their breath: the red cloud on a black background. It belongs to the Akatsuki, a grou...
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View full detailsGifts for students that really work in everyday uni life
Studying means: too little sleep, too much coffee, a folder full of lecture slides nobody will ever open again, and the firm belief that the essay will easily be done by the weekend. Anyone in the middle of it all will be delighted with gifts that lovingly poke fun at exactly this life, or actually make it a little easier. Between the shared kitchen, the library and a part-time job, space is usually tight and the budget even tighter, but the willingness to be delighted by a good mug or a shirt with a spot-on slogan is remarkably high. That's exactly what this category is for: everything that brings a laugh or real use between freshers' week and a 3 a.m. deadline.
Student gifts from coffee mugs to nerd shirts
So what exactly will you find here? Above all, things that actually come up in everyday uni life. Mugs and water bottles for the basic caffeine supply in the lecture hall and library, T-shirts and hoodies with nerdy slogans, programming jokes and maths references, plus accessories such as stickers and patches that finally give laptops, rucksacks and notepads some character. Decor and bits and bobs for the room in a shared flat are included, as well as practical helpers for the desk where the big insights happen at night. The range goes from an inexpensive little gift for in between to a bigger present for the start of university. Nerdy, practical and a lot less serious than the course catalogue.
Gift ideas for students at the start of term and exam time
When choosing a gift, one simple question helps: what is the person actually studying? For computer science and technology, coding jokes and retro computer designs almost always work, in mechanical engineering the gifts for engineers hit the mark, natural scientists are delighted with formulas and elements, for example from the gifts for physicists, and those studying the humanities will gratefully appreciate good wordplay. For the start of term, for passing A levels or as a consolation after a botched exam, mugs and shirts are particularly fitting. If the move into the first room in a shared flat is coming up, decor and kitchen bits are a safe choice. And if you're torn between several ideas, simply combine a small useful item with a design that makes them smile: that mix almost always goes down well.