10th September 2023
The policies of successive governments have upheld class-based inequalities in the education system You’re in a tutorial on a Monday morning, knowing you have classes until 3pm, followed by a 4pm shift at work which will take you well into the night. Nothing beats you down more than hearing a couple of students across the ...
28th April 2022
Is work experience and internships the priority, or is it okay to take the summer off and enjoy some relaxation? In less than three months, the vast majority of the student population will be celebrating the end of yet another academic year and waving goodbye to academic stress until September. We may have regained our ...
5th April 2021
The event discussed leadership opportunities for young people, with a variety of successful speakers. AIESEC, a globally-operating platform run “by youth for youth” that allows young people to learn and develop leadership skills, hosted its YouthSpeak UK conference last weekend. Engaging young people’s involvement in team-working and leadership opportunities via volunteering experience...
9th October 2020
The programme targets students from BAME and disadvantaged backgrounds, to shadow a local MSP in their work for 10 weeks. The University of Glasgow’s John Smith Centre has opened applications for its 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Internship Programme. The centre, created in 2014 to promote and celebrate vocations in public service, is entering its fourth year ...
