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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 that the answer is more nuanced – and often quite surprising. Many teachers identify their very favourite students as the ones who perhaps struggled with their subject to start with...

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 deciding which one is for you, it can sometimes feel as if there’s a little too much choice. It’s very difficult to choose between so many different interesting courses when ...

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 “about fifth in almost everything”. GDP, tourism, years spent in education and Olympic medals when the games aren’t held in London – in all of these, Britain comes somewhere between...

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 be ill-advised to start writing a revision timetable (though if you do, that’s an impressive level of procrastination). If you’ve got exams in a couple of months, you won’t find...

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 need to get a job. If only it were so simple. The traditional format of job applications, where you send off a CV and covering letter, get invited to an...

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. From living away from your parents to adjusting to a new style of teaching, it’s all change! We’ve compiled this handy A-Z guide to help you get to know the...

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 need to acquire in preparation. You’ll develop these during your time at university, of course; but it helps to have a foundation to work from so that you can make...

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 Site can be cultural or natural, as small as a building or as large as a rainforest. There are 25 World Heritage Sites on the UK mainland and 3 in...

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 sell yourself, the pressure is on to find the right things to say to get yourself noticed by the admissions tutors. While much is said about what sort of things...