HE student blog

When starting university, it’s likely to be the first time you’re away from home and not coming home to cooked dinners and a fully stocked fridge. 

It’s that time of year again, where piles of books take over your bedroom, stress spots begin to show and late nights in the library are too frequent an occurrence - it’s exam time.

When deciding on a subject for their undergraduate degree, most students will continue to study something they started at school or college, like history or chemistry. 

It’s that time of year again - the days are getting shorter, the air's getting colder, and the panic about securing housing for the next academic year is setting in. 

One in four students suffer from mental health problems, so it's important to think about self-care while studying at university.

Being a second-year Business Management student on a four-year sandwich course, I'm all too familiar with the daunting feeling surrounding securing a work placement. 

In March 2017, Pearson Higher Education Qualifications announced the ‘BTEC Higher National student video competition’. The task was for students to submit a 30 second video answering: Real Skills. Real Experience. Real Qualifications. What does this mean to you?

2016/17 Pearson Student Advisory Board alumni, Eleanor Grace Preece, blogs on being part of the PSAB experience. Eleanor talks about the projects and opportunities and how PSAB will benefit her search for a graduate job.

Most university students are clueless about the strange world of summer internships.

The first few weeks of University can be a nightmare. You can easily feel homesick, tired, and already stressed after the first week of lectures.

University is a time to develop key skills and attributes that will increase your chances of securing a job when you graduate.