Category: Features

Scottish Election 2016: Why I’m voting Labour

Erin McAuley tells us why she’s voting Labour in the upcoming Scottish election… As a young person and aspiring teacher, I am voting Labour because I don’t want to be part of a generation or a Scotland divided where my future is fractured by blind nationalism. I am voting Labour because I believe in a… Continue reading Scottish Election 2016: Why I’m voting Labour

Scottish Election 2016: Why I’m voting Green

James Smyth tells Source why Green will be getting his vote on 5 May. I’m voting Green because my future is at stake. Rents are rising, our education is being devalued and quality jobs with decent pay are hard to come-by. There is a danger of our generation being the first ever to be worse-off than… Continue reading Scottish Election 2016: Why I’m voting Green

Scottish Election 2016: The campaign begins!

Yesterday, the MSPs who take up residence at Holyrood went their separate ways to get stuck into the Scottish parliamentary election campaign. The Parliament will be on a break until the election to give the parties the chance to get on the campaign trail and win the support of the voting public. First Minister Nicola… Continue reading Scottish Election 2016: The campaign begins!

Celebrating #NationalPuppyDay2016 with the dogs of Instagram

There’s quite a few days we get excited about annually. Christmas, Easter, any bank holiday… But there’s one day on the calendar which we cannot help but let out a little squee when it crops up on the calendar… National Puppy Day. Today, 23 March, is the day to celebrate everything that’s brilliant about the smallest,… Continue reading Celebrating #NationalPuppyDay2016 with the dogs of Instagram

Student profile: study for a masters in Orkney

Mathilde Henri joined the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT), Heriot Watt University’s Orkney campus, as part of a Masters in Geology in France. By completing the Masters and carrying out an internship at ICIT, she graduated with an MSc in Geology Engineering and an MSc in Renewable Energy Development. Here’s what she had to… Continue reading Student profile: study for a masters in Orkney

Happy Birthday Twitter: A Look Back on 10 Years of Tweeting

Twitter turns 10 today, celebrating a whole decade of 140-character quips and some landmark one-liners along the way. Here we take a look at some of the top tweets of the last ten years. 1) The ‘Wizarding World Meets Hiphop’ Tweet What’s better than JK Rowling taking on internet trolls? JK Rowling taking on internet… Continue reading Happy Birthday Twitter: A Look Back on 10 Years of Tweeting

The science of study sleep

Teachers and parents are forever banging on about the importance of a good night’s sleep – and none of us are getting enough of it. But did you know that getting sufficient snooze time can make you more energetic, even-tempered and help your exam performance? Rachael Fulton spoke to Dr Linda Russell, otherwise known as The Sleep Lady, for some… Continue reading The science of study sleep

How to… prepare for an interview

Whether you’ve got an interview for a place on the college course of your dreams, that apprenticeship you’ve had your eye on or a weekend job, the whole process can be bloomin’ stressful – and people area always banging on about making sure you prepare for it. But how exactly do you plan for a… Continue reading How to… prepare for an interview