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1. How to write a standout personal statement

   Struggling to write a personal statement to support your university application? Our in-house expert, Andrew Cooper, shows you how to approach this essential document.

2. Getting geared up for university – your questions answered

   With the new academic year just around the corner, we’ve put together some useful advice to prepare you for starting uni this autumn.

3. My archaeological summer placement in Pano Lefkara, Cyprus

   Bethany Royle, BSc (Hons) Forensic Anthropology student tell us about her summer placement in Cyprus.

4. Knife crime and gangs: how a decade of bad policy left deprived young people without real choice

   England’s dramatic rise in gang-related knife crime has been called a “disease” by the UK home secretary, Sajid Javid, and amid the daily drama of Brexit the prime minister, Theresa May, has called a summit of 100 experts to Downing Street to discuss the issue.

5. How a career in maths can take you to some unexpected places

   Why maths is more than just numbers...

6. Sport psychology students' field trip

   Two Sport Psychology students share their experiences of their field trip to Manchester United training ground and the English Institute of Sport.

7. 9 tips for a successful Degree Apprenticeship interview

   We've been working closely with Degree Apprentice employers so we've gained some insight into what they are looking for in candidates.

8. A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it’s driven by humans

   Chimpanzees now face the daunting task of surviving in a habitat increasingly infested and assaulted by humans. And as their populations decline, so does their behavioural variation. In short, humans are causing chimpanzee cultural collapse.

9. Human ancestors had the same dental problems as us – even without fizzy drinks and sweets

   Prehistoric humans and their predecessors may have had a very different diet but their teeth suffered in similar ways to ours, writes anthropology lecturer Dr Ian Towle

10. What supplements do scientists use and why?

    Six scientists share their supplement recommendations.