This month’s department focus is shining a spotlight on the Food Studies and Hospitality department. Did you know that Tourism and Hospitality are Scotland’s largest industries, and are identified by the Scottish Government as a growth sector?

As this new decade gets underway, many of you will be considering making plans for the future. Our Careers, Course and Progression Adviser, Ian McCartney shares his top tips to help kick-start your career.

Claire Nelson- Perth College UHI Student Support Worker - shares her tips on how not to get weighed down this Valentine’s Day, and how you can make it about you!

The new cohort of Business Skills Foundation Apprentices have got off to a great start at Perth College UHI, so we caught up with their lecturer Vicky Gray to see what the students had been up to.

Perth College UHI student, Lesley Husband, takes us through a typical day in the life of an HND Beauty Therapy student.

For this month’s Staff Spotlight, we caught up with our newly appointed Foundation Apprenticeship and Schools Programme Coordinator - Emma - to see what makes her tick and to find out what she would do if she won £1 million on the lottery!

This month we caught up with Ronnie Dewar, who works in the Humanities and Social Sciences department at Perth College UHI. Ronnie is known for being a loyal friend, comedian and has won 6 OBI (Outstanding, Best and Inspiring) awards - including being Highly Commended at the HISA Awards in several categories.

I remember being at primary school and learning about the effects of aerosol cans on the ozone layer, acid rain and the videos to promote Live Aid (showing my age here) and feeling sad that not everyone had access to clean drinking water.

Now that the madness of Christmas and New Year has died down, please think responsibly when clearing out any unwanted e-waste. If you got an upgrade to your IT equipment as a gift, why not donate your older model to the Perth College UHI WEEE Centre so that someone else can benefit from it? We caught up with Technician, Ryan Carle, to find out more about the WEEE Centre.

Did you know that we have a new Campus Cycling Officer? Lewis Melloy, a former Perth College UHI BSc (Hons) Sport and Fitness student, has secured a full-time placement at Perth College UHI until April 2020

My journey through education hasn't been the most conventional, and it was difficult at first to know how I could even get back into education when I was 21 with no real qualifications. But the support and guidance given was so invaluable to my journey, and while it might have taken me an extra five years to get back on track, I wouldn't have had the same life experience and knowledge without it.

For those of you who are considering further study beyond your present course at Perth College UHI, you may already be well on the way to completing your UCAS application.

Did you know that the term SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder? It’s a recognised diagnosable depression that effects approximately one in three people in the UK.

This recipe makes 6-8 yummy biscuits and takes less than 30 minutes to make, from start to finish.

Did you know that the number of cases of food poisoning in the UK exceeds 1 million annually? According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) 1.5% of our population are falling ill thanks to food bourne illnesses.

This year’s graduation ceremony, held at the Perth Concert Hall on Thursday 3 October, saw over 320 graduates presented with their degrees, diplomas, certificates and awards.

For this World Mental Health Day, our Guest Blogger - Claire Nelson, from the Student Support Team - shares with you her top recommendations for looking after your mental health. She includes some really useful web links and self-care suggestions - as well as ways you can connect with others.