Students

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Essity hand out toilet roll to Nottingham University students as part of their recruitment drive.

UK employer advertises jobs on toilet rolls in student loos

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Thousands of UK university graduates are purportedly owed refunds on their student loan repayments

Student Loans Company overpaid by £184m - how to check your refund

A Level candidates can expect to study a host of famous writers, from Northern Ireland and beyond

Northern Ireland's A Level English lit reading list - full guide

A third of British students blame not eating enough fruit and veg on a lack of freezer space

Third of British students bemoan lack of freezer space

Dave Duggan

Dave Duggan: Slip sliding to another Holyland

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Oakleaf Forestry

Over 1,500 Students Inspired at MEGA’s Explore Engineering Expo

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert says

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Councillor Aisling Hutton

Students urged to ensure smoke & carbon monoxide alarms & fire plans in place

Dominos launch Slice Security safes to keep students leftover pizza safe from hungry housemates

Domino’s has created a lockable box to keep leftover pizza safe

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Autumn side hustles: the best creative and profitable seasonal jobs

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol

Freshers week can be a daunting time for students but there is support available.

Freshers Week: How to access mental health support as a student

The risk of unprotected sex does carry the chance of catching a sexually transmitted infection.

Pharmacist warns tell-tale signs of five common STDs
Many sexually transmitted diseases can go undetected 🤒
Sarah McCann

A poll of 2,000 motorists found a whopping 86 per cent have been in control of a vehicle while tired at some point

Millions of drivers admit getting behind the wheel when tired

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

The symptoms of freshers flu are similar to that of a bad cold. (Photo: Pexels/Edward Jenner)

What is fresher's flu? Signs and symptoms

Data suggests most UK teens who use the internet also use generative AI tools (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Students are using AI for schoolwork - here are the rules around this

Freshers: 8 top tips to save money, have fun and stock up for the year

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I'm a finance expert - my 6 top student budgeting tips to save at uni

6 surprising ways students can claim free food - including from Greggs (Photo: Liubov Levytska - stock.adobe.co)

6 ways to save money on food as a student

Stena Superfast

Thousands from Northern Ireland set sail for Scottish universities

Aldi says its new three-litre air fryer is perfect for students

Aldi is selling a bargain air fryer in its middle aisle

The late Diane Miller

Tributes paid to ‘fondly remembered’ former NWRC lecturer Diane Miller

The UKHSA urges students to protect themselves from deadly meningitis. (Photo: Pixabay/Pexels)

Warning issued to students to protect themselves against meningitis
Around one in eight students are unprotected 👨‍⚕️
Sarah McCann

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I'm a finance expert - this the best student account for free cash

Coláiste Eoghain first years in their new uniforms with Principal and Deputy.

Inishowen students return to school - with a new name, crest and uniform!

Exams and results day can be an anxiety-inducing time for many young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Four out of five young people say exams 'harmed their mental health'

Students will be moving in to new accommodation ahead of the new term

Aldi weekend offers - timely money savers for students and housemovers

Where pupils can get free food to celebrate GCSE results day (Photo: Macus - stock.adobe.com)

Restaurants offering free food to GCSE students on results day

Professor Louise Dubras, Ulster University.

Dr. Louise Dubras to retire after first doctors graduate from medical school

Toastie machines including Ninja (top). Photo: Amazon

6 of the best toastie maker deals for students on Amazon

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The best jobs at Aldi - as supermarket seeks 250 student apprentices

Graduates say they can’t put a cost on the experience of university

7 gadgets new University students need before leaving home

For many students, the end game of A Levels was university admission (File photo: Pete Summers/Getty Images)

How many students landed their first-choice university this year?

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Student finance: six money things you need to do before university

A student receives A-level results.

Watch: Clearing 2024 explained and the Russell Group unis with places

Grade boundaries are calculated after examiners see how well students did (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

This year's A Level grade boundaries for AQA, Pearson Edexcel and more

The Clearing process helps match up students and universities with leftover spaces (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to navigate this year's university Clearing process

More than one million students across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been awarded qualifications today (File photo: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Number of top grades rise on A Level results day

Matthew McGrotty who studies at NWRC was named the 2024 NCFE Learner of the Year

Ad Feature Exam results arriving? – Register to attend NWRC’s Results Sessions

Where students can get free food and drink to celebrate their A Level results (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Food and drink places offering freebies to students on results day

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Student jobs: how to find jobs without sacrificing your studies

Daniel Sikpi has been able to turn his hobby into a lucrative gig (Photo: Jack Abela/National World)

'I couldn't find a part-time job, now I've made £3k from my hobby'

For many secondary school students, university offers will be dependent on their exam results (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

When secondary school pupils will get their exam results across the UK

Fearing they won't have access to bathrooms during class can be distressing for some students (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

'It's embarrassing': Pupils hit out at schools locking their toilets

The UK's most affordable university cities for students aren't always the first place you'd think of to study (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

The 11 cheapest UK cities for university students named

Founded in 1410, St Andrews is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English speaking world. (Photo: Peter Thompson/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The UK's 15 top universities, according to the success of their grads

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Travelodge launches massive hiring drive to fill more than 300 jobs

The AI 'students' submitted unedited chatbot answers on their exams (Photo: Adobe Stock)

'AI students' take on university exams - and fool the examiners

Cutting the ribbon formally opening St Mary's College Wellbeing Hub.

Watch: St Mary's College cut the ribbon to formally open their Wellbeing Hub

Members from Tuned In Project Derry and wrestlers from Complete Anarchy Wrestling (CAW) who will take part in Saturday's Foyle Rumble event at the City Hotel.

VIDEO: Charity Foyle Rumble to raise funds for Tuned In Project students

Pictured are Ulster University students who will abseil the City Hotel Derry, on Sunday 9th June, in support of AWARE NI's mental health charity. Photo: George Sweeney

A leap of faith for mental health