How to apply for Housing Benefit, Local Housing Allowance and Council Tax Support

Please note Since the introduction of Universal Credit, new claims for Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance can only be made if you are of state pension age (from 15 May 2019, both members of a couple must be of pension age) or if you live in supported accommodation. Housing Benefit If you live in a council or […]

How to Prepare for a Teaching-Track Interview (opinion)

Last year, one of us, Peter, was applying for teaching positions. I was at the end of a three-year teaching postdoc at the University of British Columbia and was searching for my next step. The previous year, I’d applied to three teaching roles and secured interviews for two of them but unfortunately didn’t make the […]

Saskatchewan shows Alberta how to handle a separatist threat seeking U.S. support

Open this photo in gallery: A brief expression of support in Saskatchewan for joining the United States, back in 1980, was stifled by the provincial legislature. Today, some separatists in Alberta have similarly expressed support for union with the United States.Amir Salehi/The Globe and Mail Bill Waiser is a Saskatoon-based historian and the author of […]

Oino Knows How to Win / IJF.org

Zelim Tckaev (AZE) enjoyed a smooth run to the final of the lightest men’s category of the second day of competition in Paris. The last fight of his campaign may not be so trouble-free though as Yuhei Oino (JPN) is ready with an opposing style and a calm sharpness, both difficult to overcome. Final, Zelim […]

These roasted potatoes come with a satisfying crunch

Open this photo in gallery: The crispy exterior of these roasted potatoes contrasts with their soft, fluffy insides.Julie Van Rosendaal/The Globe and Mail It’s often said we eat with our eyes, but we use all our senses when we eat: Our sense of smell has a greater impact on our sense of taste than our […]

How to Start Your Own ENPC Program

Start Your Own Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Program To make the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course more accessible to your nurses, consider hosting your own courses. You will need: One to two instructors to help teach provider courses. At least one course director to host and teach provider courses. At least one faculty to host and […]

How to support disadvantaged groups in the global workforce?

UNESCO IESALC’s report titled, Breaking barriers: the role of higher education in advancing employability for all, published jointly with the Lumina Foundation, serves as a strategic roadmap for higher education institutions to better support the transition of disadvantaged groups into the global workforce. While global access to higher education has expanded significantly, the “right to education” must […]