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• How to Make a Restaurant Date Extra Special

  Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Valentine’s day is fast approaching and for those of you who have a significant other to celebrate the day with, deciding on a venue that’s just a little bit more special than the usual date locations is tough to say the very least. If you’ve got your sights set on a slap-up meal at a [...]... More »

• How Depression Eats You Up

  Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Ignoring signs of depression can lead to serious mental health issues.... More »

• Have a Valentine’s Day to Remember…

  Saturday, January 30th, 2010 “Oh, Valentine’s Day? Don’t bother, it’s all so commercialised.” The famous line uttered by many a girlfriend when her man brings up the subject of 14th Feb, which actually means: “Buy me something pretty or I’ll cry.” So what do you buy? Flowers? Hea... More »

• Top 3 diets you should avoid

  Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 The Christmas indulgence period is well and truly over but many of us are still failing to squeeze into our favourite pair of jeans. Before immersing yourselves into any new dietary regime, here’s three you should avoid like the plague! 1. The Atkins/ protein diet This diet involves cutting out ... More »

• Top 3 Virus Protection Software Packages

  Friday, January 22nd, 2010 1. AVG Available across the world and totally free, this software is the best on the market for keeping your computer free of bugs, nasties and hackers trying to steal a glance at your current account. 110 million surfers trust it, so it’s got to be good. If you want to upgrade, the premium edit... More »

• How to find a good landlord

  Thursday, January 21st, 2010 The search for a student house is getting more competitive every year... More »

• 5 annoying housemate habits you should not have to deal with

  Sunday, January 17th, 2010 One of the biggest pluses about university is meeting new people and making friends for life - but inevitably many of you will live with someone whose bad habits are too much to take.  I’ll outline five of the worst and how to deal with them - without the need to move out! Washing up As ele... More »

• Top 3 Effective Diets

  Saturday, January 16th, 2010 Well, we all knew January would come around sooner or later, and here at Savvy HQ the New Year Resolutions are in full swing. What do they all have in common? The d-word. Diets. There, I said it. Shudder.... More »

• Get Organised for the New Year!

  Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Get yourself organised this new year and be on top of your studies. Every year you find yourself saying this same thing, but figuring out how to actually be more organised can be the hardest part. Here are a few tips to help get you started.... More »

• Worst News For Students Yet

  Friday, January 8th, 2010 As if it was not dark enough for the graduates of 2009, yet more bad news had to come.  To an extent, we all knew it would, right? 88% of 502 small and medium sized companies surveyed by the Centre of Enterprise confirmed that they will not be hiring any recent graduates this year. 89% say [...]... More »

• Drunks Should Pay For Own Healthcare

  Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Getting drunk is an achievement, the exact type of alcohol and number of shots glowing trophies of the night before.  I remember the long, pointless rants, including the details of about 5 million different drinks that so-and-so had downed (and if only I actually know this person, I might actually ... More »

• 5 Things To Do When You Can’t Sleep

  Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 We’ve all been there – up until silly o’clock, tossing and turning but just not drifting off. Whether it’s an essay, looming exam  or relationship issues plaguing your thoughts, sleep just refuses to take hold when we most need it, ending up feeling even worse in the morning than we did... More »

• Top 5 Tutorials for Photoshop CS4

  Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 Photoshop is a graphic editing programme used by both professionals and amateurs to edit and create graphics of all sorts. Anyone on a graphic design course or similar will be familiar with what it does; however getting your head around it can be a very useful skill to add to your CV, even if you [.... More »

• Top 5 Yoga Tutorials on Youtube

  Monday, December 28th, 2009 The art of Yoga is a spiritual tradition from India that can be traced back thousands of years and is closely linked with Buddhism and Hinduism, among other faiths. The word ‘Yoga’ can mean ‘discipline’, ‘integration’ and ‘unity’ - and indeed the whole... More »

• Top 5 Youtube Tutorials for Tai Chi

  Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Tai chi may at first glance look like a load of people prancing around in their pyjamas (something I know most of us do not need lessons in), but look closer and you will find a deeply fulfilling art form that can improve both mind and body. Tai Chi (pronounced Tai jee but in the West [...]... More »

• Top 5 Lip Make-Up For Women

  Monday, December 21st, 2009 In preparation for puckering up under the mistletoe this Christmas, you need to make sure your lips are looking more kiss-able than ever! Here are a few of the best lip products on the market at the moment: 1.    Max Factor Lipfinity For a lip colour that stays on all night, with a ‘multidime... More »

• 5 Things You Never Do When Cooking Christmas Dinner

  Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Christmas can be a stressful affair at the best of times. Pity then the poor soul who inbetween worrying whether they’ve got the right present for thier beloved, wishing for a kiss under the mistletoe and praying they don’t get socks again has to cook the dinner. With a meal of this call... More »

• Join the Student Savvy writers team!

  Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Each day we aim to provide practical tips on how to save money, make money, save time, look after yourself plus top time wasters! Amongst the stuff covered will be tips on getting organised, living on a student budget (and not missing out), making extra cash and surviving your degree. If you like ... More »

• Top 5 ways to keep in touch (excluding Facebook)

  Sunday, December 13th, 2009 Keeping in regular touch with people is all too simple these days, particularly with the rise of social networking sites such as Facebook.  Whilst the world of pokes, wall posts and comments is all too familiar to us students, there are (unsurprisingly) so many other ways to keep in touch.  In thi... More »

• Demonstrators order Brown to ‘Make Copenhagen count’

  Monday, December 7th, 2009 Over 50,000 people marched on London last weekend to highlight the significance of climate change ahead of the UN summit in Copenhagen. The demonstrators, all dressed in blue to form The Wave, called on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to ‘Make Copenhagen count’. Climate scientists argue that in or... More »

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