Category: Student Life

If you’re preparing to start your second year of uni, it’s safe to say that things are about to change. That fresher feeling has fizzled well and truly out and you know it’s about to get serious.

With students collecting their A-Levels recently, many young people are confused about the next step to take. While the obvious route is applying for university, many are left wondering whether taking on an apprenticeship is a better deal.

Though the level of national unemployment is slowly decreasing, there are still a lot of people out of work. Still, the level of vacancies is on the rise, meaning now is a better time than ever to get out there and find a job – whether you’re finding one after being out of work, or just looking for a change.

The start of your career might seem like forever away. Still, today’s students are pretty ambitious, with many running a business or an Instagram account with a healthy following on the side.

Even the word is enough to provoke fight or flight. There are many reasons a thesis inspires such dread, including how much of your final grade it amounts to and the sheer size of the task (did you say TEN THOUSAND WORDS?). With so many concerns to address, it can be easy to forget the first and most fundamental question.

Being a fresher is a once in a lifetime experience. Now is your chance to explore a new city, embrace independent living and meet a host of exciting new people.

If you're thinking of heading to university next year, you'll need to start considering what you're going to include in your UCAS personal statement. Within the 4000 word limit, you're free to discuss the skills, ambitions, and experiences which may help secure your place on your dream course.

You might think that you can’t afford a holiday with a bank account drier than the Gobi Desert. But you'd be thinking wrong.

The UK’s decision to leave the European Union threatens to limit the opportunities of current undergraduates. As members of the EU, students from the UK can live, work and study in any other EU country without restrictions - privileges that are compromised by our future cessation.

For some, the term 'freelance' may conjure images of the deathless Carrie Bradshaw, a self-employed journalist asking rhetorical questions about gender and barely ever actually producing any work, and yet apparently being paid enough to buy designer clothing. If only!