With fees and debt climbing and the graduate job market tightening, Clemence Smith interrogates whether or not university is still worth the price of admission.
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Over 100,000 furloughed in Devon
Over 100,000 furloughed in Devon One-third of Devon’s workforce was furloughed at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, equating to more than 100,000 people. 105,400 people in Devon were furloughed – 32 per cent of its workforce. These figures were delivered by Simon Chant, Public Health Specialist, as part of a presentation about the response […]
Has Barcelona Become its Own Worst Enemy? A Look at the Impact of Tourism on the city
Victoria Cramer picks apart the influence of tourism on the culture and security of the Catalan capital city; translated by Valeria Tamayo Camelo. Si quieres una implicación de la escala enorme de turismo en Barcelona, una búsqueda de Google lo revelaría todo. Como he descubierto durante mi investigación para escribir este artículo, una búsqueda de […]
Do we put too much faith in predicted grades?
Online Lifestyle Editor Amy Butterworth reflects upon the anxieties students face over results.
Aspiring Adult: The Summer Job
Hannah Wendland reflects on the hardships of a summer retail job
What we should all be asking: To intern or not to intern?
Hontestly, the main reason I’m at Exeter isn’t because my career plans relate directly to my degree; I’ve no burning desire to become the next Plato, or enter into politics. If I didn’t participate in societies and intern, I’m pretty sure there’s no way I’d get a job after university – and to be honest, […]
Money matters
I ‘ll be honest, my bank account isn’t looking great right now. And it’s only in Week 3, that I’ve been floating the idea of getting a job, not least because my parents visited last weekend, and we had the inevitable “Have you found yourself a job yet?”, “Ehhhh, nope.” My current excuse is that […]
Seminars and suspenders: the secret life of a student sex worker
(Contains discussion of sexual violence, prostitution, mental health.) The taboo surrounding sex-work is such that very few at university who partake in it would tell even their close friends about their work – as a result, it’s extremely difficult to investigate exactly how many of our students are working in the sex trade, and how […]
Job automation: humans need not apply
If the prospect of finding a graduate job wasn’t daunting enough already, the media has caught onto a new threat for the global workforce. An Oxford University study published in 2013-fuelled public interest when it found that 47% of jobs in America were vulnerable to automation. This is job automation on a larger scale than ever before. It’s a reality, […]
One Third Stories: an interview with Alex Somervell
With the term beginning to come an end, there’s a growing sense of panic among final year students, at least judging by recent top Yaks on Yik Yak and from talking to friends and coursemates. With summer term likely to pass in a flurry of exam stress, which for most is over by late May, their time […]