Think small: find your focus in a specialist higher education institution

By Richard Doughty. Consider smaller specialist institutions instead of large campus universities if big groups of people aren't your thing. Moving from school or college, where you know everyone, to a massive campus-style university thronging with thousands of students can be daunting. But there are alternatives. Much smaller HE institutions, often affiliated to larger universities, maintain a community-style atmosphere where students are in their hundreds rather than thousands, you actually get to know your lecturers and tutors, and many friendships made there can last a lifetime. Read more...