Blackboard v iPad’s in School and College
Is this the most one-sided fight in history? Does the fact that you can even download a blackboard app on the iPad make this a K.O blow before we’ve even discus...
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Making big decisions
Everyone has to make big decisions, it’s just a part of life, like eating or breathing, it’s something we all have to do. Some of us are even asked to make big ...
Things I have learnt while travelling…
So I’ve just come back from another big trip and having previously written about the joys of travel, I decided to write about some of the things I have learnt d...
Beating Exam Anxiety
My second year of university was going okay, and I was well into it, attending all the lectures (even the boring ones), and doing all my assignments and handing...
How to survive that job interview?
We have all seen guides written by students and professionals alike; how to succeed in that job interview and tips to remember. There are however things that a ...
Internet: A life in cyberspace?
There was a time not so long ago when people did not have the internet. Some people jokingly call it “the dark ages” others still manage perfectly fine without ...
The Life And Times Of Fergus Butler-Gallie
"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness" - Aristotle This one is going to be a sane one. I’ll admit that the last two were a little out of the...
The greatest love of all is YOU!
Not feeling the self-loving this winter? You're not alone. I decided to draft a checklist to keep my relationship with myself firmly on track...
Winter warmers: 10 ways to stay warm on a budget.
It's not half nippy out there - and if you're on a budget it isn't going to be much warmer inside either. Student houses, for most people, are just over s...
Travellenge Competition for Marketing Students
Students from all over the world are now invited to join forces and work with a real life case, the global brand momondo, who are launching the first case compe...
How to make the most from your uni
When days go by so fast you don’t even realize the importance of uni and what you can actually learn for the future. You wake up, have your coffee, get dressed ...
Top Ten Tips for Fleeing the Nest
Freshers week is over, freshers flu is here and freshers work is beginning. Never has it been more appealing to sneak back home for the weekend, and enjoy some ...
Penelope’s: A Dash Of New York in the North
From the quirky Breaking Bad rock candy to the legendary Danny Radman Pancakes, Penelope’s Kitchen has taken Media City by storm. But the story behind the creat...
The Benefit Freeze Proposal: Freezing your voters out?
A few days ago came the latest announcement from the Conservatives party: a two year freeze on working age benefits in the country if they are voted in once mor...
How helpful is social media in getting jobs
We all love Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Myspace etc. and we love to use them all the time as our lives depend on this. Also, I know loads of you like to share...
A Fashion Designer’s Sketchbook: Where to start?!
There is lot that I learned as a student of Fashion Design but one of the most important lessons is where to start. This can be such a daunting task for most cr...
Uni Lessons Learnt
Fresher's week is the pivotal point of all University expectations. It's the beginning of what the next three years of your life will look like, a taster of wha...
Let Kids Be Kids
I am an old man. Twenty two long years, and they're getting even longer. The eyes of a sailor lost at sea hide in my mirror. Sunken, dishevelled and without a s...
The Ultimate Freshers 2014 Guide
It's that time of year again where going out 7 nights a week is acceptable, Freshers' week! Copious amounts of alcohol, drunken shenanigans and horrendous han...
Clothes That Get Better With Age
The fashion trends of 2014 have altered so drastically from the previous year. In 2013, we were enamoured with tartan print (with good reason since it looks gor...
How to cope with uni stress
Although moving to another country or even to another city can sometimes be difficult you should not let the pressure get to you. Not to even mention about all ...
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Mario Kart 8: Review
Video game sequels stifle innovation and suffocate the industry. Or so it's been said. Nintendo has always been one to challenge this opinion, however, and Mari...
Inbetweeners 2: Review
As the sequel to the highly popular TV series come box office hit ‘The Inbetweeners’, The Inbetweeners Two had a lot to live up to. However with some fans unsat...
The window for bringing Ebola under control is closing
Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Director Tom Frieden, returned from a visit to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and called for an immediate escalation in respo...
America’s relationship with guns
With the recent emergence of footage showing a nine-year-old accidentally shooting her Gun Instructor in a supposedly safe and contained environment,I delve int...
How to Survive the Working Weekend
Weekends are meant to be the best part of the week; you finally get away from university and can let your hair down for three whole days until that dreaded Mond...
Calvary: Review
What first hits you when you watch Calvary is the shocking bluntness of this Irish black drama. Staring Brendan Gleeson, in what could unsurprisingly be an Osca...
An English Literature degree – what’s it really like?
It's nearly time to start uni, you're all prepared for the start of term and you've read every article going on what university life's like, right? Now a postgr...
What’s wrong with British TV?
It has gotten to the point now where almost every single show I watch is American made, its quite sad really. If it wasn’t for the likes of Sherlock and Ripper...
And breathe out, tips to de-stress at Uni
Whether you're just about to head off to University, or going back it's useful to have in your toolkit some techniques for relaxing. University life does put a ...