finance

Mark Carney, current Governor of the Canadian Central Bank, has today been announced as the next governor of the Bank of England. He takes over from Sir Mervyn King – who has been in charge of the Bank of England for ten years – finished his second term next year and has to endure some [...]

As the national education news website, Young Academic is not only concerned with what you get up to whilst you are at school, college or university – but also how you get on after you enter the world of work. As such, we are pleased to bring you the findings of a recent Target Jobs [...]

The recent hikes in student fees has led to many potential students concerned about their chances of affording university, with many universities in England rising their fees up to and above £9,000. [...]

The Christmas break doesn't mean Young Academic's quest to bring you the most up to date student news stops for one second! Students wanting to make a few quid to boost their Christmas coffers must look no further than their Facebook friends thanks to a new initiative from NUS Extra. [...]

Retail Eyes, the UK’s leading specialist in customer experience improvement programmes, has seen a 75% increase in students signing up to become a Mystery Shopper this week, with numbers going from 200 to almost 2,000 in just one day! [...]

In just a few weeks nearly 500,000 students will embark on their university careers which, for most, will be an enriching growth experience – academically and emotionally. But, with the inevitable prospect of mounting graduate debts, Bacs is encouraging students not to let the excitement of new found freedom cloud their financial judgement, a [...]

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. [...]

“Endsleigh have been providing products and services to students since 1965. We are delighted to offer students another product which is ideal for budgeting. The card can be used anywhere the MasterCard Acceptance Mark is displayed and can be topped up instantly by the cardholder or parent by phone, text message or online.” [...]