Thousands of students successfully apply to universities every year through Clearing, but how does it work and how can you support your child through this process? Contents: Who is eligible to use Clearing? What happens if my child doesn't get the grades they need? How to prepare for Results Day Be...

Introducing PhD candidate Jack Charnley whose research focuses on primary schools in East Delhi, India. Water is a big deal. Our bodies use water to maintain themselves, and good health is underpinned by access to clean water. Yet, 80% of the world’s population live in areas threatened by water...

Part of the university experience for your child is learning how to live independently, pay their bills, and manage their money. So, how can you support your child to become money-savvy, particularly during this cost of living crisis? If they need financial support, what's available, and if you're...

So, you have graduated with an undergraduate psychology degree and you want to do a Master’s. Now what? At this juncture, you have the exciting opportunity to become a specialist or make the leap into a new discipline entirely. Often, the step from undergraduate to postgraduate means choosing a...

Deciding to undertake a Master’s degree after three years of hard work as an undergraduate student can be an intimidating decision. However, it turned out to be the best decision I have ever made. I loved my Media, Communication and Cultural Studies degree at Newcastle University. Even with the...

When I decided to head back to university after taking a year out from studying, I felt worried about how I would settle back into student life. I hadn’t had to write an essay or attend classes in over a year, I didn’t know if the workload would be much bigger than at undergrad, and I was...

My third year of university was exciting, terrifying, stressful, and existential. I’d studied a course I knew I didn’t want to pursue as a career, and I had no idea where to steer my life. It seemed like half my friends had bagged highly paid consulting/banking grad schemes, whilst I was stuck in a...

There are probably few days that fill students with as much excitement, dread and anxiety as Results Day. But it is possible to step back and consider how you can make your Results Day - and specifically applying through Clearing - as calm and straightforward as possible. Below, we’ve listed just a...

As your undergraduate education comes to a close, don’t be surprised if emotions - and stress levels - are running high. Many students find themselves at a crossroads, confronted with the question: should I continue studying or take the leap into my professional career? The pressures of choosing...