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No trip to the UK would be complete without some sightseeing in its thrilling capital, London, where there’s enough to do to fill an entire year. The good news is that as well as enjoying the numerous places of interest that London has to offer, you can use your trip to improve your English. If...

The history of Britain goes back a long way, and a great many features of our day-to-day lives have been around for centuries. It’s perhaps because of this that many of us assume that some everyday objects and concepts were invented much longer ago than they really were. Some of the things we take for...

About the Author Stephanie Allen read Classics and English at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, and is currently researching a PhD in Early Modern Academic Drama at the University of Fribourg. As anyone who’s ever studied Latin will know, written translation into a language is often one of the most difficult and daunting exercises possible: it requires...

One of the delights of studying Shakespeare is that you gain a better understanding of all the people who were inspired by his writing as well. This might seem obvious, but it goes further than you think. Pretty much any great writer from the late 17th century onwards will have read the works of Shakespeare...

When it comes to writing essays, many students regurgitate the opinions of whichever scholar they happen to be reading at the moment, without questioning whether or not they actually agree with it. However, if you really want to excel academically, you need to be able to think rationally and develop your own opinions (and, of...

Comparing universities is a tricky business. For some people, there will be a single measure by which they choose their university. It might be that they want great sports facilities (Loughborough is the obvious choice here) or a renowned Creative Writing programme (UEA). But for others, choosing a university is more about finding the best...

If their websites and prospectuses are anything to go by, every single university in this country is the perfect place for you, will give you stunning career prospects and will guarantee you an ecstatically happy university experience. They’re probably ‘best in the country’ or ‘in the top 10’ for various things too, and they’re all...

The British Council, who accredit Oxford Royale Summer Schools’s courses, is to offer more scholarships for UK students to study in China amid concerns from businesses that graduates lack the experience to work with the rising economic giant. The council’s Generation UK campaign aims for at least 15,000 UK students to study or gain work...

Exams subject us to an uncomfortable amount of pressure, making us feeling as though the entire sum of our education is leading up to this one chance to prove ourselves. The stress and pressure of the exam situation can lead you to make some silly mistakes that cost you marks, but by remaining calm and...