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After spending the last few months obsessively checking inboxes, for most students the UCAS anxiety is almost over. You’ve got your offers, so what next?
Read this before you press apply on your UCAS application
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One final year student looks back on what she wishes she had known before she applied for university.
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Philosophy: Far more than a witty remark
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The UK is crying out for technology and science graduates
29 March 2012 10:50 AM
According to the recent Engineering UK 2012 report the UK is going to need a few more workers with skills in science, engineering and technology over the next five to 10 years. Some two million more, in fact, based on estimates from industry skills councils, which suggests now might be a good time to consider enrolling for a science, engineering or technology (SET) degree.
The Big Question: is enough being done to get students to study science and engineering?
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Yes, of course we want you to read this article and enjoy it immensley, but you have to play your part too. Read about the issue at hand, hear both sides of the argument and then weigh in with your comments!
Educated opinion – Queens University, Belfast
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Rock on – careers in geology
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Helen Wickens, 28, is a production geologist at Shell, based in Aberdeen. She talked to us about her study of geology, enthusiasm for volcanoes and thoughts on this week’s Big Bang science fair.
Forward thinking - the study of science and engineering
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Kate Bellingham, TV presenter, engineer, maths teacher and national Stem careers coordinator, tells us about her love of science, it's importance to our future and what she'll be up to at the Big Bang science fair
Setting out your stall: creating the best art portfolio
24 February 2009 12:00 AM
Your portfolio is at the heart of your application to an art and design course
Divide and conquer: why students need to harness the power of their minds
18 February 2009 10:52 AM
Math magician Andrew Jeffrey, who will be at the Big Bang science and engineering fair, sounds a rallying cry
Educated opinion - Trinity College Dublin
17 February 2009 11:05 AM
The latest instalment in our “Educated opinion” series: a graduate from Trinity College Dublin describes the modern outlook of a 400-year-old institution.
Educated opinion - the University of Oxford
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In the first of our “Educated opinion” series, a student from the University of Oxford gives us her views on life at the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
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