Blogging students
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Your job prospects aren't hopeless if you didn't go to a top uni
29 Nov 2013:If you build employable skills through networking and extra-curricular activities, you can rise to the top
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Universities should use Twitter to engage with students
22 Nov 2013:Would you follow your university on Twitter? Universities are engaging with students via social media – but will it catch on?
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Hook-up apps like Tinder have killed romance on campus
18 Nov 2013:Dating apps like Tinder have changed the way we think about relationships, says a student blogger whose parents met in a launderette
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How volunteering saved my life
7 Nov 2013:Volunteering with the Scouts helped me through the most difficult time in my life and gave me the confidence to go to university
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Students: 10 ways to beat stress
6 Nov 2013:If you're feeling stressed you're not alone. Here a student blogger shares her tips for reducing stress
What you're saying
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What to buy your student child this Christmas
Absolutely agree about stockings. A few years ago, my husband and I arrived at my parents late on Christmas Eve. "So, shall I get the stockings?" I asked. Mum looked sheepish. "I thought maybe now you were a bit old for stockings..." The look on my face must have been a picture. I rummaged through the fruit bowl and my purse. We had stockings. I was in my thirties. -
Student recipe: a meat-free university Christmas
Do what we used to do in my student house back in the old days of the 1980s. Everyone used to use up their left-over food to make a scrummy party feast. We had things like homemade cheese flan which got rid of the left-over marg and cheese, brown rice and beans with veg, jacket potatoes with mayonnaise and salad, big Spanish omelettes with more veg and chillies. Great. Nothing got wasted and with everyone chipping in for a couple of bottles of wine from the offy, it all went to make a lovely way to end the term with friends.
Data
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Demand for counselling services on campuses in the UK has risen by a third since 2008 according to a new investigation.
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MIT has been named the world's top university for the second year in a row. See how it compare to the rest of the world's top 100 institutions in the QS' 2013 rankings
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Applying to university
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Consult the University Guide 2014
The Guardian guide has rankings for every subject, info about the subject and profiles of universities across the county
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Do I want a Russell Group uni?
Expert advice on whether 'elite' unis are really your best option
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Advice for parents of students
How to help your son or daughter pick the right university
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How to write a personal statement
How can you make sure that your statement makes an impact?
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Finance tips
Ten things every student should know about money
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Universities A-Z
All you need to know about universities across the UK
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Why not study abroad?
Beat high fees by netting a scholarship – or opt for a country just stepping into the international university market
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Guardian University Guide 2013
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The all-new interactive university guide
Your guide to courses at every university in the UK
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Focus: choosing your postgrad course
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