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One of the things you’ll need to do in the run-up to your university application is visit some universities on official open days. Many students…
June 7, 2020
The historic university city of Oxford is one of the UK’s biggest tourist attractions, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s absolutely packed to…
June 6, 2020
One of the biggest fears every student has as they enter the exam hall is that their mind will go blank and they will suddenly…
June 3, 2020
As a bright student who aspires to the upper echelons of the university league tables and the highest degree classification, you’re naturally going to want…
June 2, 2020
It’s inevitable that in whatever academic discipline you care to mention, there will be some topics that have popular appeal beyond the narrow confines of…
June 2, 2020
It’s fair to say that Britain is not usually thought of as a country of entrepreneurs. If you think about the top ten most famous…
May 23, 2020
With A-levels and at least three years at university stretching out before you, the start of your career may seem at the moment to be…
May 13, 2020
No matter what degree you undertake, there’s no getting away from the fact that you will have a great deal of learning to do. Facts,…
April 24, 2020
No matter how academic you are, or how much you enjoy studying, the fact of the matter is that learning can be boring at times.…
April 17, 2020
As you read through their enticing prospectuses all vying for your attention, it’s entirely understandable if you start to get the impression that UK universities…
April 14, 2020
If you ask teachers what their favourite type of students are, the answer will seldom be, “the ones who get everything right.” Instead, you’ll find…
April 13, 2020
Ah, the agony of choice. It’s great that there are so many fantastic university courses out there to choose from, but when it comes to…
April 7, 2020
Whichever way you look at it, Britain is a successful country. As Irish comedian Dara O’Briain puts it in his analysis of England, we come…
April 7, 2020
To state the obvious: not all study tips are relevant in all situations. If you’ve just learned that you have a spot test tomorrow, you’d…
April 4, 2020
You might think that once you’ve got a great CV, you’ve written stand-out covering letters and you’ve honed your interview technique, you’ve done everything you’ll…
April 3, 2020
Going to university is an incredibly exciting time, but it’s also a big upheaval; life will be rather different for you once you get there.…
April 1, 2020
Going to university places you in a whole host of new situations, and with them comes a load of new academic and social skills you’ll…
March 31, 2020
UNESCO World Heritage Sites are the places around the world that the UN has deemed to be of particular significance or value. A World Heritage…
March 30, 2020
One of the most nerve-wracking elements of composing your university application is the dreaded personal statement. With only a relatively small space in which to…
March 25, 2020
Veterinary Medicine – sometimes called Veterinary Science – is the animal-related version of the standard 5- or 6-year medical degree. Only a small number of…
March 23, 2020
