Now that the madness of Christmas and New Year has died down, please think responsibly when clearing out any unwanted e-waste. If you got an upgrade to your IT equipment as a gift, why not donate your older model to the Perth College UHI WEEE Centre so that someone else can benefit from it? We caught up with Technician, Ryan Carle, to find out more about the WEEE Centre.
2019 was a busy year at Perth College UHI - take a trip down memory lane with our yearly round up!
The lead up to Christmas can be a stressful time and, without having classes and structure, some people can find it a difficult time without having routines in place. With the Christmas break fast approaching, Claire Nelson – Perth College UHI Student Support Worker and Associate Student Counsellor – shares her helpful tips for looking after your wellbeing during the holidays.
Did you know that we have a new Campus Cycling Officer? Lewis Melloy, a former Perth College UHI BSc (Hons) Sport and Fitness student, has secured a full-time placement at Perth College UHI until April 2020
For this month’s Department Focus, we caught up with Lecturer Dave Paterson from our Audio Engineering Department. From entry level NC Sound through to BSc (Hons), Perth College UHI provides modules in studio recording and production; live sound reinforcement; and sound design for film television and gaming/multimedia - to equip students for an ever-changing dynamic creative industy.
My journey through education hasn't been the most conventional, and it was difficult at first to know how I could even get back into education when I was 21 with no real qualifications. But the support and guidance given was so invaluable to my journey, and while it might have taken me an extra five years to get back on track, I wouldn't have had the same life experience and knowledge without it.
For those of you who are considering further study beyond your present course at Perth College UHI, you may already be well on the way to completing your UCAS application.
Did you know that the term SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder? It’s a recognised diagnosable depression that effects approximately one in three people in the UK.
This recipe makes 6-8 yummy biscuits and takes less than 30 minutes to make, from start to finish.
Did you know that the number of cases of food poisoning in the UK exceeds 1 million annually? According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) 1.5% of our population are falling ill thanks to food bourne illnesses.
This year’s graduation ceremony, held at the Perth Concert Hall on Thursday 3 October, saw over 320 graduates presented with their degrees, diplomas, certificates and awards.
For this World Mental Health Day, our Guest Blogger - Claire Nelson, from the Student Support Team - shares with you her top recommendations for looking after your mental health. She includes some really useful web links and self-care suggestions - as well as ways you can connect with others.
The Academy of Sport and Wellbeing gym offers a wide variety of classes and programmes to help you exercise effectively. The extensive opening times allow you to fit in workouts before class, between classes or even in your lunch break!
We caught up with Rhonda Noone - Registered Dietitian and Lecturer in Nutrition on our Food, Nutrition and Textiles Education Degree at Perth College UHI to get some ideas on how we can reduce our food waste and reduce the negative effects of the textile industry on our environment.
I am Hanyu Cai and I am a Chinese student from Chengdu Aeronautic Polytechnic. I am grateful to Perth College UHI, and my Alma mater, for offering me the opportunity to participate in the international exchange program.
Gilbert Valentine, Head of Estates, takes us around the beautiful campus here at Perth College UHI. I have worked - and studied - on many educational campuses in the UK, and each one has its own beautiful character.
For this month’s department focus, we caught up with the talented hairdressing team at Perth College UHI to learn more about the students, find out what goes on in their end of year show and discover what is on offer in the college salon: ‘The Retreat’.
With college just about to start for another year, read our top 10 tips for some pointers on getting used to college life.
Our Creative Industries staff members not only lecture here at Perth College UHI, they are also real life artists. We caught up with Alex Kershaw who told us about one of her recent exhibitions, ‘Incommunicado’.
Perth College UHI student, Connor Allan, came straight from school in his hometown of Falkirk to study for a BA (Hons) degree in History. We caught up with Connor to see what the future holds for him now that he has just completed his final year.
