Every university has a unique culture, with traditions and in-jokes that often don’t mean much to those looking in. Recently, students have been creatively celebrating these oddities - through the medium of the ‘uni meme’.

A meme is simply an idea that spreads. And the internet’s most popular memes right now are based around one idea: photos with a funny observations added.

Facebook pages for unis including Edinburgh, Kent and Aberystwyth have sprung up and gained thousands of student fans, all keen to join in - whether it’s to champion a local student legend or rib a rival uni.

More widely there are memes that are relevant to all student culture.On studentbeans.com this month we saw huge interest in our ‘How people see uni students’ feature, and ‘Shit university students say’ went viral, gaining over half a million YouTube views.