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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...

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 universities currently offer courses that are fully accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, namely the University of Bristol, the University of Cambridge, the University of Edinburgh, the University...

We’re living at a time when the rights, wrongs and impact of protesting is once again a key topic of debate. There’s the question of whether violence is ever justifiable, as the internet went wild over a video of neo-Nazi Richard Spencer being punched during the presidential inauguration. There’s debate over when freedom of speech...

Following the recent rise in tuition fees, UK universities have widely adopted charges at the higher end of the tuition fee spectrum. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the quality of education on offer would reflect these charges and be of a similar level across the board. Think again. A recent study has shown that...

Sociology is the study of society and human social behaviour: the wide range of things that govern our interactions with one another. It addresses society from the perspectives of culture, history, politics and psychology, looking at how people operate socially, from religious groups to office politics. Students will also look at how social problems such...

No matter how hard we study and how academic we are, there are times when even the most dedicated student can start to feel stuck in a rut and lacking motivation. In such times as these, what we need is some inspiration to remind us what we’re working towards. In this article we’re going to...

As a parent, you may not realise how much you can do to support your children in learning English. That’s the case even if they’re in their teens. When they’re younger, it can seem easier to introduce languages to them, whether that’s just through talking to them, or through introducing a new toy that ‘speaks’...