Author: Amy Proudfoot
15 things to know for results day 2012
| August 15, 2012 | Posted by Amy Proudfoot under lifestyle |
This is an updated version of the article I wrote for results day 2011; after the great feedback last year I hope that it can again be helpful to you all. So, here are my top 15 points for results day 2012. Before the day 1. Make sure you go to results day with ID (you may need it to receive your results) and your UCAS Track login details – there are reasons why you may need them below. 2. This year UCAS has removed the Track app for Apple devices (not a huge loss in my opinion – it just crashed constantly for me last year), and instead it is launching a new mobile site, so if you’re looking… more
15 things to know for results day 2011
| August 17, 2011 | Posted by Amy Proudfoot under lifestyle |
It seems only a moment ago that a friend pointed out that results day was a month away, and back then a month seemed a long time and definitely far too early to worry. Now, suddenly, the day is almost upon us, but it still all seems a little confusing (even with those little red booklets, although mine seems to have mysteriously disappeared), so here are my 15 top points for results day: General 1. Make sure you go to results day with ID, so you can pick up your results, and your UCAS Track login details – there are reasons why you may need them below. 2. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you may want to… more
Have you ever had the urge to eat human calf muscle?
| August 12, 2011 | Posted by Amy Proudfoot under science |
According to a rather terrifying website I stumbled across, this is a very common urge, although personally I’ve always been more a breast than a leg girl myself. However, human cannibalism isn’t just the prerogative of creepy forums, but is in fact a part of our history. Evidence suggests that it was happening as long ago as 780,000 BC and with reports of mass cannibalism occurring less than ten years ago during the civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, cannibalism seems to be something that humanity can’t shake. Cannibalism occurring during times of war is not a rarefied event, for instance in the Second World War there were many reports of cannibalism, the siege of Leningrad (modern-day St. Petersburg,… more
Donate to The Vampire Trust today!
| July 1, 2011 | Posted by Amy Proudfoot under satire, science |
Every ten minutes, a vampire dies of thirst. The blood drought continues and, whatever recent media portrayals would have you believe, real vampires cannot survive on animal blood alone; in fact doing so causes them to lose their sparkle (not literal sparkle, those sort of vampires don’t deserve to be saved) and eventually, sadly, they die. This has caused vampire numbers to decrease to only 5% of their levels in the days of Bram Stoker, despite a perplexing new phenomenon where young teens actually want to be bitten. But you can help… Just forty minutes of your time (the actual donation only takes around ten minutes), every sixteen weeks, could help TVT keep a whole coven of vampires in blood,… more
Health reform: a prescription for disaster?
| May 20, 2011 | Posted by Amy Proudfoot under national |
After jumping through countless hoops and working hard for years (but that’s a rant for another time), I have finally achieved my goal; an offer to study medicine at university. But now the future of the NHS is uncertain and with the possibility of cuts to the number of healthcare staff, will there be a job for me when I graduate? And if so, what will that job entail? The Health and Social Care Bill, spearheaded by the Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, has come under fire from both the Royal College of Nursing (with 99% of its members supporting a vote of no confidence in the bill) and the British Medical Association. It is also fast becoming a divide… more
