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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Adam Wareing & Julia Banim

'I defied my university to bring my baby to lectures - he's the UK's youngest student'

A mum has described her 10-week-old son as being the "UK's youngest student", given that she takes him along to all her lectures, despite her university trying to "ban" him from campus.

Janine Adamson, 34, first realised she was pregnant while still in the process of applying for university, but didn't want this to affect her studies.

She also wanted to ensure she maintained a strong bond with her baby son, Tommy Adamson, and was keen for him to attend lectures with her at Solent University, Southampton.

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