Celebrity Grads: Latin American Studies
Ever wondered if any famous names have taken the same degree as you? We take a look at presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle, who studied for an International Studies degree in Latin America at the University of Portsmouth. Name: Ben Fogle Famous for: Castaway, Countryfile, Animal Park From : London Studied: Latin American Studies, University of Portsmouth Achievements: Made famous on the BBC TV series Castaway in 2000, Ben went on to present a number of wildlife and travel programmes including Countryfile, Animal Park and Wild in Africa. He has...

Tips and Traps for the First year
We at Hotcourses have our fair share of university experiences between us, so here are some things we wish we’d read before we started the first year of University First year work ethic Being a student requires more careful time management than at school – as well as having lectures scattered all over your timetable, you will be expected to spend a lot of study hours reading and doing assignments, and you will have to organise all this yourself. Whilst this can seem like an annoying distraction from the important first year business of making friends and generally having a good time, it’ll...