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The Ultimate Guide To Summer Internships
What is an internship? There are so many productive things you can do with your school holidays, and an...
The Once and Future Norm
Things must not have been as good as they seemed. Because we already know we aren’t going back to them - even once we...
Why Is Shakespeare Still Important?
William Shakespeare is (arguably) the most recognisable name in English literature. And even if you haven’t heard of him, you’ll know about some of his plays, like Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Even beyond that, if you’ve ever seen an actor chatting to a skull, or...
The Lessons of Covid School
Education is a lifelong process, and every single one of us is now in Covid school. What do we do with a plague that became a quarantine that became a school? It can be hard to distinguish between Covid and his lessons, between the suffering of plague and the...
Five Tips for Productive Study at Home
Even for the most productive amongst us, working from home can often be a challenge. The temptation to stay in pyjamas, just finish watching that one episode or treat ourselves to an extra hour in bed can be a hard habit to quit. However, these tips and tricks ensure...
Navigating Home Study – How to Support Your Child During Quarantine
In the current climate surrounding Covid-19, it is understandable that both students and parents should be worried about the uncertain state of academia. For most parents, the closure of schools has raised worries about how to support children who are studying at...
How A High School Summer Programme Might Benefit Your College Application
It’s well known that colleges receive more applications than places. At top institutions in the United States such as Harvard and Stanford University, less than 5% of applicants successfully gained places in 2017. This means your application needs to be really strong...
The Ultimate Guide To Postgraduate Study
What is postgraduate study? Postgraduate study is further study after your undergraduate degree, which could be a bachelor’s or integrated master’s degree. Some postgraduate courses require you to have particular undergraduate degrees, others don’t. There are...
What Is The UN?
The UN, or United Nations, is an international, intergovernmental institution set up in 1945. This was after World War II caused the collapse of its predecessor, the League of Nations. Currently, the UN represents 193 of the world’s 196 sovereign states.Why was the UN...
What Was The League of Nations?
The League of Nations was the first global institution to be established in the modern world. Set up in 1920, it heralded a new era of international relations. Significantly, it vocally denounced war as a means of achieving a state’s foreign policy. Despite noble...
What Is A Year Abroad?
One of the great opportunities offered to UK university students is taking a year abroad. But what does this involve? Who can do it? What are some of the pros and cons? In this guide, we’ll explain some of the things to bear in mind when considering this exciting...
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