The best-value university towns in the UK

Want to head to uni but terrified it’ll leave you bankrupt? Fear not. The clever folk at Marbles.com have gone and figured out where it’s cheapest to study in the UK – and you’d be surprised by the results. Comparing vital student factors like the cost of rent on a weekly basis, the price for… Continue reading The best-value university towns in the UK

Unusual revision tips

It was in the news last week that the smell of rosemary can job your memory when it comes to revision – so what other useful study tactics are out there help you ace your exams? We’ve got the lowdown. 1. Treat yourself Rewards are, well, rewarding. If you give yourself something to look forward to,… Continue reading Unusual revision tips

Top Tips For A Study Break

The exam date is looming, you’ve got books piled up around you and a forest worth of paper all over the place with words highlighted in the hopes you’re studying the right thing. Stress levels are building and you’ve drunk so much tea you’re not quite sure how you haven’t turned into the PG Tips monkey yet.… Continue reading Top Tips For A Study Break

“I didn’t have a plan B!” Woody from Bastille opens up about exams results and making it in music

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIIesc2D8cx/?taken-by=bastilledan While most of you are waking up bleary-eyed from your results party this morning, I was busy chatting with Woody from the indie pop sensation, Bastille. Woody, real name Chris Wood, groans jokingly when I ask him what his grades were like at school. “I kind of realised half way through A levels that I… Continue reading “I didn’t have a plan B!” Woody from Bastille opens up about exams results and making it in music

St Andrews named Scotland’s top university 2016

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The University of St Andrews has been named Scotland’s top university by the Complete University Guide. The University of St Andrews has been ranked best in the UK for teaching in the @guardiannews University Guide 2015 #standrews #teaching #research #education #university #ranking A photo posted by University of St Andrews (@uniofstandrews) on Jun 3, 2014 at… Continue reading St Andrews named Scotland’s top university 2016

How I Became a TV Presenter: Storm Huntley, CBBC

Storm Huntley is usually found Down on The Farm with JLS’s JB Gill or taking calls on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff, but how did this economics graduate become a telly star? We spoke to Storm about the joys of getting your hair and make-up done and the difficulties of milking stubborn goats. You’re a TV… Continue reading How I Became a TV Presenter: Storm Huntley, CBBC

Exam Study Tips from Successful Scots

The  SQA exams are just weeks away – the pressure is officially on. Chances are, the next few weeks of your life are going to be engulfed with studying. Hours spent in textbooks, doing practice papers and racking your brains to remember that lengthy Shakespeare quote – and hoping that some of it sticks. It’s… Continue reading Exam Study Tips from Successful Scots

Top Study Tips [and adorable study GIFS]

Here we are, in the depths of exam leave. Surrounded by notes and textbooks, highlighters all dried up and nails chewed down to just nubs. Nubs I tell you! We live in the 21st century, why is there no technology to download study notes directly into our brains? Why am I seeing diagrams of aortic atriums in… Continue reading Top Study Tips [and adorable study GIFS]