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WHAT’S ON: Great Gatsby Parties, Tower Bridge Live, and London Theatre Month
WHAT’S ON is our new fortnightly update on the best London trends, shopping events and cultural attractions – all courtesy of the visitlondon.com blog.
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Studying London’s Flavours: Rose Eclairs and Ras Malai
From an elegant Fortnum & Mason high tea to Brick Lane’s vibrant South Asian street food – international students are exploring London’s unique culinary diversity.
Don’t panic! It’s just a dissertation
Beat the fear and write an effective academic paper with these tips
London theatre: award-winning performances and education
The Complete University Guide has placed drama at Queen Mary, University of London at the top of its UK subject league tables – awarding the subject an overall score of 100/100.
A woman to watch: Wendy Alexander of London Business School
With more and more women leading the charge in business, now Wendy Alexander, associate dean of London Business School, has joined a list of ‘100 Women to Watch’ in business.
Ten ways to cut London living costs: part two
Part one of our ten frugal (but fun) ways to live affordably in London covered student discounts, travel, fitness, clothes swapping and loyalty cards. Here is part two.
Ten ways to cut London living costs: part one
London is often referred to as an expensive place to live, but the truth is that it’s easy to enjoy the city’s shops, culture, restaurants and night life without spending a lot of money. In fact, in 2010 The Guardian newspaper named London as ‘the most cost-effective UK city for students’. So, if you’re thinking [...]
UCL’s MRI Easter Egg Hunt
UCL scientists contribute to ground-breaking TV show, Easter Eggs Live. Over the Easter weekend, millions of UK viewers watched as baby penguins, crocodiles, praying mantises and other animals hatched from their eggs live on Channel 4. Easter Eggs Live was a first for TV. Researchers from UCL’s Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI) helped with [...]
Hollywood magic visits Kingston University
A little bit of movie glamour came to Kingston University recently, in the form of Shelley Page, head of international outreach for DreamWorks Animation. DreamWorks Animation is the US film studio behind recent release The Croods, shown in the trailer above, plus animated classics such as Shrek and Madagascar. Shelley Page graduated from Kingston in [...]
London universities ranked amongst best in the world for academic reputation
Four London universities have been included in a global league table of the world’s top 100 universities for academic reputation. A spin-off of the Annual World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education’s world reputation ranking of universities is based on the expert judgement of senior, published academics from all over the world. London’s Imperial College [...]