Cosmo launches free student magazine

An ad-funded free spin-off of Cosmopolitan magazine, called Cosmo on Campus is due to be launched in October.

The magazine will be dedicated to students, and distributed by hand on campus, targeting 18 to 21 year olds across 65 universities in the UK.

The universities targeted will include those in London, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh,

The 56-page magazine will launch with a print run of 250,000, and will include sections such as Man Manual, Confessions and High Street Hit List.

Additionally, a microsite for the student magazine will launch within the Cosmopolitan website, and will include offers, competitions and community links. Cosmo on Campus will also be on the Cosmopolitan Facebook page, and through its Twitter.

Louise Court, editor of Cosmopolitan, said: “We wanted to produce a free tailored version of Cosmopolitan that talks directly to the student population and gives them all the honest and intimate advice they can get from the monthly magazine, but tailored specifically to their lifestyle as an introduction to the paid-for glossy.”