The must-have gadgets for packing your child off to university

So your loved one got the grades they needed and they’re all set to go off to university… or are they?

Well with Alice Beer’s guide to the best gadgets on the market, you can take your child from a stressed mess to a domestic goddess - it’s the lazy student’s guide to uni!

Fingerprint encrypted USB - £45.99 from AMAZON

Oryx laptop stand - £45 from Standivarius Ergonomics

Livescribe Echo Smartpen Bundle 2GB - £252 from Posturite

Anti theft backpack - £74.99 from ARGOS

Over the door hooks - £3 from Wilko (down from £4.50)

Colour catchers - £4.50 from TESCO

Lockabox storage container - £29.95 from Safe.co.uk

Toast, Eggs n Beans Toaster - £34.99 from ARGOS

Clocky - Chrome: Alarm Clock £29.95 from Prezzybox.com