People wanting to study for a University degree invited to Southport College event this March

DID you know that you could study for a University degree right here on your doorstep in Southport? The Southport College University Centre, based at Southport College, offers a wide range of degree and HND courses for people of all ages.

Curious? People can discover more at a special Adult Open Event taking place at Southport College, on Mornington Road in Southport, 4pm to 7pm, on Thursday, 31 March 2022. There is no need to book, people can stay for as long or as little as they wish, and there is no commitment to sign up for any courses. Guests will have the opportunity to chat to tutors at Southport College and to discover more about learning locally, whether it is to retrain and to learn new skills, or whether it is learning for pleasure.

Southport College Head of Marketing Ruth Start said:- "People interested in coming along may be in a job at the moment that they want to progress in, or they may be in a position in their life where they are ready for a change. Learning new skills and gaining new qualifications could help people towards doing that. Southport College University Centre offers a range of courses which can support future career progression. Some of our most popular degree and HND courses include Health and Social Care, Working With Children and Families and Graphic Design and many others which are relevant to improving your employment opportunities both here in Southport, and beyond. It is a great opportunity for students to come and study for an Honours Degree here at Southport College University Centre. We are inviting people to come and have a look around, have an informal chat and discover what we have on offer here. We would love to attract people who might be curious and who might think:- 'I can do a degree after all.' Some people may be keen to take that degree they wanted to study when they were 18 but weren't able to at the time. We get a lot of parents, whose children have now started School and are now ready to build a new career. The way the courses are structured are designed to fit in with people's busy lives. These are full time degrees, but they are specifically designed to be completed within compressed hours, rather than a 2 hour lecture here or a 1 hour tutorial there. These will be busy days for learning, to take into account people with family or work commitments. Everyone is very welcome to come along to our open evening. There is free parking at the College, and visitors can enjoy free refreshments. If you want to bring someone with you, whether that's friends, relatives or your children, please do so. There is no need to register in advance, and no commitment to sign up to any courses while you are here. It is just an opportunity to come along and to discover more about what is on offer here to support you in your learning journey. You can also find out more about student finance and the outstanding student support we have available here. You can also come and find out more about Access Courses, designed for adults who don't have level 3 qualifications yet and which then become a route into Higher Education. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone."

Everyone is welcome to attend Southport College's Adult Open Event. For more details about courses available at Southport College, please visit:- Southport.AC.UK or call:- 01704500606.

4 out of 5 Liverpudlians Admit to Judging Someone on How They Talk

IT has been revealed that Liverpudlians are most likely to judge people on how they speak, a recent survey finds. Close to 4 out of 5 Liverpudlians admitted to having previously judged someone based on their dialect. A close 2nd was judging someone by what they wear, with only 4% less admitting to having judged someone by their outfit. blu, who conducted the research, ran a poll to find out which of the following we are most judged on by other Liverpudlians:-

► Dialect and how they talk - 79%.

► Clothes and how they dress - 75%.

► Hair and make up - 68%.

► Music taste - 65%.

► Through their hobbies - 65%.

► Through their décor - 65%.

► Through the types of foods and flavours they enjoy - 33%.

Sadly, just 46% of those surveyed admit that they feel like they can be themselves in their own friendship group. However, people felt considerably more comfortable around their partner's friends than work colleagues. Close to a third or 31% of poll takers admit to being themselves around their partner's friends, while 24% of people admit to being more themselves when around work colleagues. Worryingly, blu sais they found out only 67% admit to being their complete selves within the comfort of their own homes.

Colette Flowerdew Kincaid, Digital Content Manager at blu says:- "The main findings from this research are interesting as it highlights a distinct lack of confidence to be ourselves in front of others. While it's fairly commonplace for us to feel more comfortable in our own skin when in the comfort of our homes, knowing that so many of us rely on this environment to be ourselves is an area of concern. The Pandemic would've no doubt played a part in this, as more and more of us became accustomed to being at home all the time with little or no time spent socialising. For this reason, it's important for us as we come out the other end of the Pandemic to try to build back up our socialising and interactions with others. Hopefully then we will see a shift in our willingness to express ourselves more freely."