The student's stew pot
Update 16 Dec 2012: I’ve had a few emails asking if this info is relevant to students starting in September 2013. I can confirm that it is as all the new changes to tuition fees, maintenance loans, maintenance grants etc. Continue reading Student Tuition Fees & Student Loans From 2012 Onwards
Scotts have just restructured so not sure what is happening with their student discount đThese guys def have student discounts right now though: Dorothy Perkins Student Discount Branch 309 Student Discount Bench Student Discount Miss Selfridge Student Discount More student Continue reading Scotts Menswear Student Discount
I heard about a pretty amazing student discount offer at www.motelrocks.com that gets students 20% off! You can sign up using UniDays – a student discount network which validates that you are actually a student đ Now, being a bloke, I’m no expert on Continue reading MotelRocks.com Discount Voucher Codes
Yup, apparently you can get a few quid back on your TV license! You go to university in September and grudgingly realise you are actually going to have to buy a TV license for the first time in your life, Continue reading Students can get a partial refund on their TV license
The Complete University Guide has just released its guide to student crime and the best and worst cities for student related crime. Itâs an interesting read and is being picked up by some of the UK press. However, it could Continue reading The safest student cities
Firstly, let me apologise for the serious lack of activity on my blog đ I’ve been really busy recently studying and living life, but I’m back on track now đ Another reason for the break in blogging was that WordPress.com Continue reading WordPress.com censorship – So Student Stew has moved!
I blogged some ideas about what to do instead of going to university, in case you donât get in, some time ago. One of my suggestions was to not do a degree at all, but instead to get onto an Continue reading Apprenticeship or Degree?
I havenât blogged in ages, sorry. Itâs been hectic with essays and the dissertation so finding the time has been hard. However, I read this interesting piece on the Turnitin plagiarism scanner used by most universities in the UK. Basically, Continue reading Turnitin plagiarism software can be beaten with technical tricks
UPDATE ON THIS POST: I get quite a lot of questions about writing for the company called Academic Knowledge. I did get around to applying for freelance work with them, it was fairly painless and I was accepted. However, events Continue reading Academic Knowledge company: Freelance writing work with Academic Knowledge
The demonstration in London, on 10th November 2010, by students in England protesting against the governmentâs proposal to raise tuition fees to up to ÂŁ9,000, ended in violence and anarchy. Some will say, that it is about time students in Continue reading 10th November 2010 – Student demonstration and violence against tuition fees increase