REVEALED: The UK's Cheapest Universities To Live And Study At
Students looking for a degree course that won't cost them the earth should set their sights on Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, according to a new study into the cost of living at the UK’s top...
View ArticleTen Apprenticeship Highlights of 2013
This year has been another significant year in the expansion of Apprenticeships in England. With more than two million Apprenticeship starts since 2010 and higher numbers of people on Apprenticeships...
View ArticleSix Overrated British Christmas Traditions
As Christmas 2013 draws to a close, it must be said that I have plenty to be thankful for: my family are in fine health, I am generally happy, plus I got One Direction's calendar for the upcoming year....
View ArticleThirteen Things I've Learned
As 2013 is ending, I've taken the time to reflect on the last 12 months. I think reflection is an important part of growth, and I look forward to hearing what you've learned in 2013 and what you hope...
View ArticleReview of British Politics 2013
2013 is drawing to an end and it's fair to say it has been an eventful year in British politics. From Thatcher's death, to parliament voting against military intervention in the Syria, this year has...
View ArticleFeminism Is For Men Too
Feminists are all bra burning, male hating women; just as all Scots are alcoholics and the Irish eat nothing but potato. Stereotypes are dangerous. Misconceptions based on a minority in a population...
View ArticleLet's Make Repetitive Lessons History
What do you remember being taught in your history lessons in secondary school? The Tudors, perhaps the Romans, the English Civil War and the two World Wars? For the seven years I studied history I am...
View ArticleHistorical Dramas Must Look Further Than High School History
I pity anyone out there who happened to come across the BBC's serialisation of Death Comes to Pemberley without first having read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. This dreary adaptation of...
View ArticleSun-Block: Students' Unions Have No Business in Censoring Newspapers
How to regulate newspapers engulfed in the phone-hacking scandal? That is a question which has provoked much national conversation in 2013. But on university campuses it all seems rather tame. Leveson...
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Five New Year's Resolutions All University Student Need
After a recent family supper, I got chatting with my cousin about our new year's resolutions. To tell you a bit more about us, we're both 19 years of age and have thick blonde hair but the...
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WATCH: Gap Yah 3: Intahnshup
Gap Yah is back. And this time, it's the intahnshup (that's internships to us common plebeians). Being paid is soo not in this yah. Yah?
View ArticleHow One Engineering Apprentice Swapped Jobs With Minister Matthew Hancock
Throughout the year CEOs and senior directors across the country have swapped jobs with apprentices to learn about the real value and impact of Apprenticeships. Jenny Westworth from BAE Systems swapped...
View ArticleUnemployed Youths 'Contemplating Suicide' The Prince's Trust Reveals
Unemployed young people are twice as likely to be on anti-depressants and many have contemplated suicide, a disturbing report has found. A study for The Prince's Trust found long-term jobless...
View ArticleA Language Assistant's Life in La Réunion
>The experience of flying to Reunion Island was, alas, a combination of my three most hated things: Air France, Paris and quiche. Air France did things such as take my tooth paste away from me....
View ArticleTen Great Players Who Should Test Themselves in the Premier League
The Premier League is blessed with a variety of world class talent from across the globe who entertain and enthral an international audience. There are those who believe, however, that the amount of...
View ArticleTeachers To Be Paid £70,000 Under Salary Reforms
Teachers will be paid up to £70,000 a year if they are successful, according to David Cameron's favourite think tank. Under Michael Gove's new performance-related pay system, the best performing...
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15 Ways Students Can Make Money In January (TIPS, ADVICE)
January is a tough time for the old finances, we all know that. But instead of moping about money, why not make some instead? We've put together our top tips for earning some cash this month - and no,...
View ArticleTraveling the Backwaters of Kerala
Just before the unfortunate business with the monastery, we take to the back waters of Kerala. At a price equivalent to around twenty English pounds each, we have rented a house boat. It's made of wood...
View ArticleEdinburgh Welcomes Earth Scientists for the 50th Volcanic and Magmatic...
Not only is Edinburgh sat on an ancient volcano, now marked by 'Arthur's Seat', towering in the centre of the city, it will now mark the New Year by hosting the 50th meeting of the Geological Societies...
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Why Berlin Is Europe's Most Alluring City
One of the world's most vibrant and enigmatic places, Berlin is an unmatchable cultural experience that continues to lure people from around the globe. Germany's capital city, which bears the mark of...
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