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Memorising Poetry

No-one knows when poetry as an art-form began; one of the earliest poems we still have a copy of is The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, written around 6 and a half millennia ago in the Egyptian empire, but there were definitely many more before that. One of the reasons why the origins of poetry are so obscure is that [...]

Make The Most Of Your Work Experience

Work experience - everyone 's heard of it, everyone wants it and if, like me, you're thinking of pursuing a career in medicine then you definitely need it, but how do you find work experience and once you have, how can you make the most out of it? Now you may be one of the lucky ones whose family tree reads [...]

Great Exam Results Are A Given, What Else Do You Want For Your 11 Year-Old?

For many parents the run-up to the 11+ exams can be loaded with pressure and stress aiming towards the top exam results. Preparations often include anything from endless choruses of times tables in the car, to frenzied trips to Waterstones to introduce your child to the code riddles, complete-the-pattern questions and other choice tortures laid out for them in a [...]

First Year Engineering Courses

When I applied to read Mechanical Engineering at UCL I knew that it would be tough and would require lots of hard work but what I didn’t realise is how much pressure I would be under. So here are five things to remember when you feel like you can’t cope with an unbelievably intense degree, here is our guide to [...]

Why Is (Understanding) Science important?

I’d be willing to bet that at some point in everyone’s life there’s been that moment, sitting in a science class, when someone asks “Why do I need to know this sir? I’m never going to use it in my life. What’s the point?” It’s an easy – and often used – retort “Well without science we wouldn’t have electricity, [...]

The Art Of Dimensional Analysis

Dimensional analysis is a tool that can be applied in both science and mathematics, and one that I believe is heavily undervalued. It has come to my aid many times, in both exams and research. Dimensional analysis is a simple and easy way of checking that an expression is consistent. But it can also be turned on its head and be [...]

So, What Exactly Is A Maths Degree?

Number crunching: That is the general perception of what a mathematics degree consists of. To the vast majority of the public, they perceive that anyone reading Mathematics at degree level will be able to compute ridiculous sums and gigantic integrals in a mere matter of seconds (In some cases that is true!). But for those brave souls that dare to [...]

To See Again - The Bionic Eye

Only in Sci-fi films did we see the “Bad guy” with a high tech artificial eye, such as the Terminator or Robocop. But this may soon turn into a reality with new research being carried out all over the world to help those who have been blinded by disease, war injury etc. Almost two million people in the UK suffer from [...]

Personal Statements, Exams & The Value Of Passion

Attend any university open day, from Bristol to Bangor to Birmingham, and you will hear all admissions tutors for Arts and Humanities say the same thing, that, alongside excellent grades, ‘all you need is a real passion for your subject – show us how much you love it’. In that lecture theatre, surrounded by other potential applicants, you [...]

The Transatlantic Relationship

When Barack Obama was running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, he wrote that he would “rebuild our ties to our allies in Europe”[1]. The transatlantic relationship had, he argued, become severely weakened by America “bullying” and “belittling” its partners[2] and so a new approach was needed. America would not play the dominant, overbearing power [...]

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Memorising Poetry

Make The Most Of Your Work Experience

Great Exam Results Are A Given, What Else Do You Want For Your 11 Year-Old?

First Year Engineering Courses

Why Is (Understanding) Science important?

The Art Of Dimensional Analysis

So, What Exactly Is A Maths Degree?

To See Again - The Bionic Eye

Personal Statements, Exams & The Value Of Passion

The Transatlantic Relationship

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Tavistock Tutors Blog

Some helpful blog pieces and articles for our students and tutors.

Memorising Poetry

Make The Most Of Your Work Experience

Great Exam Results Are A Given, What Else Do You Want For Your 11 Year-Old?

First Year Engineering Courses

Why Is (Understanding) Science important?

The Art Of Dimensional Analysis

So, What Exactly Is A Maths Degree?

To See Again - The Bionic Eye

Personal Statements, Exams & The Value Of Passion

The Transatlantic Relationship