From Undergraduate to Postgraduate studies at Gray’s
Fine Art student Kirsty shares her journey from studying an undergraduate degree in Painting at Gray’s School of Art, RGU, to staying for a master’s to develop her research and practice further. Starting my art journey at RGU When choosing what university to study at, I had a bit of a hard time making the […]
My experience studying a Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship at RGU
RGU offers Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) courses designed around the needs of businesses which allow employees to continue to work while they earn their degree over the course of four years. Emma McGowan, Hire Administrator at STR, is a first-year student on the Business Management GA. She answers our questions about the application process, her experience […]
Studying an MBA online at RGU while working full-time
MBA graduate Fiona shares her experience studying online at RGU and juggling university with a full-time job and new-born. My background Hi I’m Fiona, I live in Aberdeenshire and work in integrity monitoring in the oil and gas industry and have undertaken various science-based roles from lab work, offices, to rotational offshore shifts, since graduating […]
Meet Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse Who Appeared Twice in LIFE
The story of Lady Wonder began in 1925, when her owner, Mrs. Claudia Fonda of Richmond, Va., noticed that the horse she had purchased when it was two weeks old—then just called Lady— would come when Fonda was merely thinking of calling her. Fonda wondered if the horse could read her mind, she told LIFE. […]
Before Moo Deng: Little Hippos in LIFE
Hippos are the third largest mammal on the planet, behind only the elephant and the white rhino. But there is a variety of hippo known as the pygmy hippo that is tiny by comparison, especially when it is very young. And that makes the animal a natural curiosity. Witness the popularity of Moo Deng, a […]
The First Beagles Whose Ears LBJ Just Had to Tug
Early in his first term as president, Lyndon B. Johnson found himself caught up in a scandal involving his family’s beagles, named Her and Him. The trouble started when the President was welcoming a group of business leaders at the Rose Garden, and he lifted one of the family pets by its ears, causing the […]
Bears: Strong, Wise, and Increasingly Among Us
The following is adapted from LIFE’s new special issue on bears, available at newsstands and online: Globally, bear populations are plummeting, with several species designated as endangered or vulnerable to extinction. But in many parts of North America, people are seeing more bears than ever. Since the 1970s, American bears in the lower 48 states […]
Behind the Picture: Hansel Mieth’s Wet, Unhappy Monkey
It is, without question, one of the most famous, most frequently reproduced animal photographs ever made. But photographer Hansel Mieth‘s own attitude toward her 1938 portrait of a sodden rhesus monkey hunched in the water off of Puerto Rico was, to put it bluntly, conflicted. In fact, the German-born Mieth (1909-1998) memorably called the creature […]
Apes: Their Remarkable World
The following is from LIFE’s new special issue Apes: Their Remarkable World, available at newsstands and online: Two rangers quietly sat on a platform 25 feet up in a tree with a large pile of bananas and red buckets filled with milk. As I watched, a dozen orangutans quickly climbed and swung over to grab the […]
13 Online Dating Tips: Navigating the Digital Dating World
In today’s digital age, online dating has become a popular way to meet new people and potentially find love. However, it can be overwhelming and… The post 13 Online Dating Tips: Navigating the Digital Dating World appeared first on The Daily Struggle.
