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 […]

How to cut down on pollution during an inversion

SALT LAKE CITY — That familiar and unwelcome layer of smog is back. As air quality plummets in Utah, experts are offering solutions to reduce pollutants. Wednesday marked day six of this inversion event. It could be a while before we get some relief, because it won’t move out until a decent snowstorm or winds […]

How to help yourself if you live in a high fire zone

SALT LAKE CITY — New legislation passed in 2025 mandated the creation of a plan to help Utahns living in high-risk areas for wildfires. The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands recently unveiled the state’s new High-Risk Wildland Urban Interface map, a key component of HB48 that was passed by the state Legislature […]

How to Prevent University Trustee Overreach

A new report argues the while increasing politicization of university governing boards has contributed to the erosion of academic freedom in recent years, boards also have the potential to adopt frameworks focused on protecting institutional autonomy.  “Decisions that were once guided by academic standards and institutional autonomy have become arenas for political influence and ideological […]

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

NEW YORK — The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies. The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens. It makes the moon look […]

How to survive a layoff, from ‘All the Cool Girls Get Fired’ authors

Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill were at the top of their games. They had dream magazine jobs as editors in chief, with Brown at Instyle and O’Neill at WSJ. Magazine. Then they got fired. That’s the term they prefer, by the way. Not part of a restructure, made redundant or laid off. “Same s—canning, different […]

How the Government Shutdown Will Be Felt

new video loaded: How the Government Shutdown Will Be Felt The effects of a shutdown tend to unfold in stages. As agencies, departments and federal employees figure out how to weather the storm, Karoun Demirjian, a Times reporter, explains what to know. By Karoun Demirjian, Karen Hanley, June Kim, Gabriel Blanco and Whitney Shefte October […]