Nationality
British
Qualification
English Literature & Language
Bio
Ben Conway is a content intern for Hotcourses Abroad and WhatUni. He’ll be writing lots about why students should consider studying everything from Anthropology to Physiotherapy. If he looks distracted he’s probably deep in thought about what words should go where. Outside of work he enjoys weird electronic music and weirder books.
A classic definition of ‘business’, a word we might often almost take for granted, comes from the Economist Lewis Henry Haney: “Human activity directed towards producing or acquiring wealth through buying and selling of goods.” This can take many different forms, from the lemonade stall synonymous with American suburbs, to Coca-Cola, a multinational corporation. Many people dream of owning their own business, it is the dream of being your own boss,
Pharmacology comes from the Ancient Greek pharmakon , meaning drug: a substance which has an effect on the body when consumed. Put simply, Pharmacology is a field of science concerned with the interactions between living organisms and drugs, or the action of drugs on living organisms. To this end, it combines Biology, Chemistry and Physiology (the science concerned with the operation of the body), and there are even elements of fields including Psychology and
A common misconception about Psychology is that it is about ‘reading minds’, that psychologists can know what another person is thinking or feeling. A simple mistake to make, perhaps: ‘psychic’ and ‘psychologist’ both have the same root word, ‘ psyche ’, referring to the human mind in both its conscious and unconscious forms. For much of human history, understanding of the human mind was considered the understanding of the soul , and indeed, psyche
We tend to talk and think about the law as one homogenous thing, but this obviously isn’t the case: for example, intellectual property law has nothing to do with the laws which limit carbon dioxide emissions, while entire legal systems can vary wildly from state to state. Students of Law will find there are different areas of Law that interest them particularly, and as their degree develops, or if they choose to continue to take further studies,
Mathematics: you either love it or hate it! If you love it, it might be a subject you want to consider studying at university, but it’s a big commitment and you probably have a lot of questions about where a degree in the subject can take you after you graduate, how difficult it will be, or even just want an insight into what to expect from your studies... We’ve spoken to University of Leeds Mathematics graduate Nikhil Sippy about his time
In 2015, IBISWorld, a global leader in Industry Market Research, predicted that between 2016 and 2021, the physical therapy industry would grow by 2.5% annually in Australia alone! In the US, the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that the industry will grow by 39% by 2020. Yet at the 2015 Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, there was a warning that demand for physiotherapists outstrips the supply, both in wealthy
