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New (Academic) Years Resolutions

Having now begun my third year of university as a law student (let’s not dwell on that too much, it makes me feel old), I’ve learnt a thing or two about this further education malarkey, particularly in regards to study. Every September for the last few (too many) years I have made ‘academic year resolutions‘ to myself, […]
- Studies
- Hannah
4 Tips To Help You Succeed This Academic Year

Summer is well and truly over. The rain is pouring and the autumn/winter collections are flooding the shops, which means one thing… the start of a new semester. If like myself you’re feeling a little bit anxious about the pending semester, fear not. I have devised a full-proof plan to ensure an organised and successful […]
- Studies
- Chloe A
5 Top Tips for Your Transition to University from a Lecturer

Your transition to university may surely feel like an exciting moment in your life. It does not matter at what age you decided to start a degree, few events will be as important as this one for you. However, excitement may also come with a sense of mild anxiety about the unknown. As a university […]
- Studies
- Juan Jose Jimenez-Anca
15 Things We Wish We Knew As Freshers; The Complete University Survival Guide

Freshers is here and we have one piece of advice for you – forget everything you’ve been told about university. Forget what your advisors told you about scheduling and how modern media has portrayed Greek Life. The movies are wrong, the rumours are wrong, and my goodness, what your dad is telling you… well, it’s […]
- Lifestyle
- Brooke
Are You Thinking Of Pursuing A Creative Career? Here Are 10 Steps To Help You On Your Way

We’ve all been there: daydreaming during school lessons about the phenomenal successes we are destined for with our creative skills and interests. Whether we’ve scribbled away in sketch books, typed stories at our laptops, made songs from scratch or captured moments with our cameras, we’ve found something that we love so much we want to […]
- Careers
- Annika Spalding
How To Prepare Yourself For World Domination And Success

Imagine this: You have just this minute thought of a fantastic idea and you cannot wait to execute it. Perhaps you’ve made notes on the corner of your diary, squealed in excitement with your friends and looked out of your bedroom at what might one day be your empire. This idea gives you butterflies, you […]
- Careers
- Annika Spalding
How to Get a First Class Degree: 8 Tips to Help You Graduate With Top Honours

Update: How to Get a First – the book, now available on Amazon. In my final year of University, I managed to go out 2-4 times a month (in terms 1 and 2), co-founded and run an entrepreneur’s society where I acted as the Vice President and despite maintaining a fairly active social life and […]
- Studies
- Michael Tefula
How to Make the Most of University

Ok, so mention university and most people picture students falling out of pubs, lazing around watching daytime television and graduating with a lifetime full of debts. When you’re a Student, it’s all too easy to go out every night and spend all day sleeping off your hangover. Of course, it feels fantastic to have so […]
- Lifestyle
- Anna Vaccaro
How to Stay Motivated at University

As with many things we engage in, sometimes we can experience a lack of motivation. This can also occur during studies. It’s very important to stay motivated as this will help keep you going throughout your course. Remember Your Goals After my BSc degree, I found it difficult to find employment in my field. Graduating […]
- Studies
- Joe Wright