Gap Years

In interesting student news, Young Academic has today learnt of a new qualification set to accredit hundreds of young volunteers looking to start work abroad. Thanks to a new partnership the Harper Adams University College and VSO, the qualification will look to accredit the work of 18-22 year international volunteers on the Global Xchange [...]

As Young Academic can exclusively reveal, Punch Communications have launched the FuturePR campaign in search of a star intern. In what could prove to be one of the career schemes of 2011, the PR agency will give one of you the chance to prove you have what it takes to make it in one of [...]

Intriguing student news for you today as research from Projects Abroad has revealed some remarkable statistics regarding your gap year. More than half of UK managers see your gap year as equal to your degree in terms of importance. [...]

Young Academic start the new year by bringing you some priceless student news regarding your forthcoming Gap Year. As you travel Europe or even the globe, where you stay is of great importance as you endeavour to stay safe and comfortable. HostelBookers.com tick all of Young Academic's boxes as we try to find you the [...]

It might seem a long way off right now but maybe you should get your post-exam summertime planned now to cheer you up as the freezing weather draws in. Young Academic can bring you the latest idea from Club 18-30... [...]

With many young people in the UK choosing to take a gap year, mainly due to the lack of job opportunities or university places available this year, it is important that they prepare themselves appropriately for the adventure ahead. Worryingly, some reports suggest that gap year insurance claims have risen over the past six months [...]

Sales of backpacker insurance were more than eight times higher in August than during the same month last year as frustration over university places prompted potential students to take a year out, new figures from Virgin Money Travel Insurance show. [...]

If a gap year of globe-trotting is something you are seriously contemplating, The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel Show could also be of interest. [...]

So, it’s another academic year and that means that thousands of students nationwide are considering their gap year. With a big wide world out there and hundreds of countries to consider, all offering different things, it can be a bit of a minefield. Take some time to read the ‘Young Academic guide to your Gap [...]

When you think of Paris, I imagine you think of romantic walks on the Seine or freezing your ‘proverbials’ off going up the Eiffel Tower. I certainly did, but as I discovered, the ‘City of Love’ has so much more to offer - especially to those on a tight budget. [...]