The A level conundrum

A level results have arrived with another record pass rate, but is it good or bad news for the students receiving them? Has the new A* grade done what it was supposed to or simply made the ever-improving results even more difficult to evaluate? Thousands of students across the country are celebrating this week as A level results reached an all-time high, with a record pass rate of 97.6%, and one in twelve results achieving the.....

Essay help on Facebook – Student Friend or Foe?

Facebook has a reputation for being the ultimate time waster for students. Rather than spend time essay writing, students find it more pleasurable to while away the time poking friends and updating their status. A 2009 study by Ohio State University found that students who used Facebook on a daily basis might spend as little as a single hour a week on their studies. The study found that 65% of Facebook members used the website every day, spending anything from a few minutes up to several hours on the site.

Shine! Award Celebrates International Students

A boom in postgraduate study

If you have been considering a return to study, you are not alone. Postgraduate courses have seen a sharp rise in applications. Back in 2007-2008 the numbers of people studying for Masters degrees increased by 27% and PhD numbers rose by 9%. More recent recent by the Higher Education Policy Unit (Hepi) has shown that although 78% of undergraduates found work in the professions three years after graduation, for postgraduates the figure stood at 94%.

Always giving up? Essay writing and procrastination

Focusing on good essay writing technique is all very well, but for many of us sitting down to write an essay at all can be major hurdle. Maybe you have found yourself awake at 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning with an essay or assignment deadline looming, unable to write more than a few scribbled sentences? How can you break the deadlock?