At one point or another, all students have to get a part-time job to support themselves through their studies. (Unless your parents are millionaires or you’re from Made In Chelsea – in that case, lucky you!) Retail is a very popular option with students, with the industry employing 2.77 million people in the UK alone.… Continue reading The Truth About Working In Retail
Category: Features
Making the most of Glasgow’s Commonwealth venues
The medals have been handed out, the athletes have gone home, but what’s left behind are world class sporting facilities that will provide the enduring legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. For students, that means the chance to play and train in the very places where gold medals were won and dreams came true.… Continue reading Making the most of Glasgow’s Commonwealth venues
Robin Williams, we’ll miss you
If you were a 90s kid like me, chances are there was only one man you’d have announced to be your favourite actor round about the age of eight. He had buckets of energy, childlike mischief sparkling in his eyes and the ability to make you laugh, no matter how rubbish things were. Robin Williams… Continue reading Robin Williams, we’ll miss you
ON THE JOB: Flying high at Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a leading global travel search site that collects, collates and compares prices for every single commercial airline in the world. Last year alone, the Edinburgh start up created over 200 jobs and now have over 500 staff across six global offices, including Barcelona, Miami and Singapore. The company boasts an impressive array of… Continue reading ON THE JOB: Flying high at Skyscanner
The Source guide to staying at home
With living costs becoming more expensive, the number of students staying at home has gone through the roof (pun intentional). But how easy is it to juggle nights out when you’re getting constant texts from worried parents? Source writer Laura Brown gives her top tips after four years of living with Mum and Dad. The… Continue reading The Source guide to staying at home
DREAM JOB: Fashion Reporter
Ruairidh Pritchard (pictured right) graduated with a BA in journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2011, and now works for SHOP Magazine, the luxury shopping and travel guide published by Global Blue (ww.globalblue.com), covering over 50 destinations worldwide with a readership of over 4 million, making them the world’s largest publisher of free distribution shopping… Continue reading DREAM JOB: Fashion Reporter
Volunteering in Ghana
Ben Hardy – Sports Volunteer in Ghana Ben Hardy joined a football coaching project in the Ghanaian capital of Accra in spring 2014. Ben will be starting a history degree this autumn. Ben volunteered for 5 weeks in Ghana. Before leaving for Ghana, I had no idea about what to expect of the culture and… Continue reading Volunteering in Ghana
REVIEW: Begin Again
Director: John Carney Rating: 15 Release date: 11 July 2014 Cast: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Cee-lo Green, James Corden, Hailee Steinfeld Don’t say the word musical to me. I don’t do musicals. No Sunshine on Leith, no Walking on Sunshine (what is it with sunshine and musicals?) and especially no Mama Mia. I think… Continue reading REVIEW: Begin Again
Surviving your first big holiday
The summer holidays are here! If you’re booked up to jet off for a beach break of banana boats, bar crawls and beach volleyball with your mates, don’t leave your sensible head at the departure gate – student writer Eilidh Stewart offers some top tips to ensure a safe, happy, memorable holiday for all. Summer’s all about one thing – holidays. Thanks to… Continue reading Surviving your first big holiday