Welcome, the online website www.myunidays.com which is available to students thanks to major brands providing student discounts. Students live in tough times since money matters nowadays.

UNiDAYS is working with universities, colleges and leading brands to giving students the best kind of service they are ever going to get: Discounts and promotions.

There’s no need for a NUS card and it’s free to sign up.

In order to sign up, you must be a student aged 16 or over studying at college or university and state what institution you are in so it can confirm that you’re a student. It doesn’t need any personal information when filling it out. All they need is the email address and a password in order for you to access the service.

After you sign up, when you click on a brand, it will give you a promotion code to use, so when you want to purchase an item, the code when entered will give you automatic discount.

Major brands such as Topshop and Paperchase offer 10% discount, which can make a beneficial difference to a student.

UniDays has teamed up with several other brands including -

• Asos
• Boohoo.com
• Rare London
• Lovefilm.com
• Urban Outfitters
• Missguided.co.uk
• Dorothy Perkins
• Office
• Fashion Union
• Miss Selfridge
• Motel Rocks
• Cath Kidston
• Schuh
• inlovewithfashion
• AX Paris
• Select
• Republic
• Accessorize
• Look fantastic
• Ark
• French Connection
• Little Mistress
• Pauls Boutique
• iwantoneofthose.com
• Waterstones
• BHS.co.uk
• Footasylum
• Zavvi.com
• TheHut.com
• Burtons Menswear
• Topman

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Xbox One Confirmed Games

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A few sites to take note of are CV-Library, TotalJobs, Guardian Jobs, Monster, Reed, Indeed.co.uk, Adzuna – there are so many other websites.

Graduate Jobs

Here’s our top 5 tips that include what to do and how to use these job sites to find a job or a job find you.

1. Make sure your CV is Up-To-Date

Before signing up to any job site or passing your CV over to a company, invest some time in updating it. Make sure your opening ‘About Me’ section really covers you as a person and what you can offer, then start with your skills and concentrate on your degree. Many graduates don’t have much work experience so you need your CV to be shaped around what you do know from your time at University and higher school. The bottom line is the employer will want to know what you can offer them; even if you don’t have work experience in the particular role you are applying for, your degree would have given you more than adequate skills.

2. Sign Up and Register Your CV

Once you have re-written or touched up your CV, register with several sites and upload your CV as well as your covering letter in some cases. Doing this, recruiters and employers can then headhunt you directly and contact you with details about relevant graduate vacancies. This will save you time in the long run, however you should not rely on this to be guaranteed a job.

3. Do Your Research

Take some time and have a look on some other sites at what graduate jobs are being advertised in your sector and the skills/experience required. This will help you write your cover letters and alter your CV to suit a general type of job as well as highlight the relevant skills you’ve gained throughout university.

4. Search Jobs Online

Online job boards, such as JobSite, CV-Library, CVWow, Reed and Monster are the perfect place to start. You can search and apply to thousands of jobs directly from your computer and by registering your CV, recruiters will be able to headhunt you most of the time with the click of a few buttons.

5. Make sure you Follow Up

It can be very frustrating when you make job applications and you don’t hear anything back. It is strongly recommend contacting the employer or recruitment agency directly to ensure they have received your application, this will stand out as you showing a strong interest in the position.

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3 Ways To Stay On Track for the Summer Body

Commit to Change

The first thing that you must do to get your summer body is to commit the time and effort to making changes necessary to achieving results. You can’t just wish your body into shape; you must devote the time and be ready to sacrifice to achieve the results you want. The biggest factor in failing is down to lack of commitment  Provided you have the motivation and the commitment  you have already cleared the biggest hurdle to getting your body in shape for summer. The rest are as follows.

Exercise to Lose Weight

It goes without saying, no weight loss plan or tone up plan is complete without some type of exercise program. The amount and kinds of exercise you must do will vary depending on your weight loss goals, but cardio and toning need to be an integral part of every plan. To determine how much cardio you need, you must first determine how much weight you want to lose. There are 3,500 calories in a pound, so for each pound you want to lose, you will need to burn 3,500 calories. The type of cardio isn’t exactly important, but high impact will burn more calories faster, so if you only have a month to burn the fat you’ll need to opt for high impact training regimes such as spinning, step aerobics, running and swimming. To maximize your fat burning, be sure to cross train, doing at least two different cardio activities each week. Cardio should be performed at least 3 times a week for 45 – 60 minutes each session.

Dieting for Weight Loss

Te word diet is heated and loved amongst people, but it must be done to get the summer body you are looking for. There are a huge amount of diets to choose from, but the bottom line is this: weight loss occurs when you burn more calories than you take in, regardless of which diet you choose. The best advice is to eat healthy, well balanced meals to keep your energy level up and your body in top shape to exercise. One thing to keep in mind about dieting, diets does not involve starving yourself as starving yourself can actually cause you to gain weight, as your body fights back, so be sure to eat regular meals, but in sensible portions.

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Grand Prix 2013

Monaco is with out a doubt the most glitz and glam formula 1 race of the calendar. Racing through the streets of Monaco holds many and varied challenges – racing within the tight confines of the Principality, drivers are very light on areas they can afford to make a mistake, and there’s absolutely nowhere you can make a big error and get away with it. As well as a confined, barrier-lined circuit, the drivers have to contend with a track surface that is far from ideal, which is mainly being used as public roads throughout the year.

This year we will be tipping Mark Webber to come in top throughout the streets of Monaco. Qualifying is going to be the most important part of the weekend with whoever finishes on pole position is likely to finish on the podium.

Monaco Grand Prix Statistics

Venue: Monte Carlo

Circuit length: 3.340km/2.075 miles

Laps: 78

Race distance: 260.520km/161.879 miles

Lap record: 1min 14.439secs (Michael Schumacher, 2004)

2012 pole position: Mark Webber (Red Bull) 1min 14.381secs

2012 winner: Mark Webber (Red Bull)

2012 fastest lap: Sergio Perez (Sauber) 1min 17.296secs

Number of corners: 19 (8 left/11 right)

Tyre compounds to be used: soft/supersoft

Bumpiness: medium

Overtaking chance: very low

Engine severity: very low

Brake wear severity: medium/high

Average lap speed: 160kph (99.419mph)

Full throttle per lap: 53%

Gear changes per lap: 50 (race = 3900)

No of safety cars deployed since first race in 2003: 14

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One of the new device’s most striking features is the ability to run multiple apps at once — and to split a TV screen into different tasks. That means Xbox One owners will be able to watch live TV, while taking part in a Skype video chat, or surfing the web. And many of those tasks can be accomplished by using either hand gestures or voice commands.

Many details emerged in a rush about the new console, which has 8 gigabytes of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive. Here are some of the key features include:

• Integration with live TV, music, movies and games
• Remarkably sharp switching from games to TV, the internet and other functions
• 8GB ram
• Blu-Ray drive
• 64-bit architecture
• Silent operation
• Built both on the Xbox OS and the Windows kernel to bring new levels of performance to the living room
• Improved voice control
• Upgraded Kinect that is so accurate it can read your heartbeat when you exercise
• Updated controller with integrated battery, precision D-pad
• Integration with Smartglass – an already announced method to control your Xbox with tablets and phones, including Android and iOS devices
• New Xbox Live service – “more powerful, more personal, more intelligent” built on more than 300,000 servers

The announced games include:

• FIFA 14 with exclusive Ultimate Team features
• Madden 25, NBA and UFC games
• Quantum Break, a new action-adventure
• Forza 5
• Call of Duty: Ghosts

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2013 Billboard Music Awards

Last night was full of the top acts in music with the 2013 Billboard Music Awards being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (May 19) in Las Vegas.

The big winner of the evening was Taylor Swift, who was awarded the Billboard Artist of the Year award, along with the Billboard 200 Album of the Year award, Female Artist of the Year, Top Digital Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Artist, as well as all the country awards!

Other major awards went to One Direction for Top New Artist, Gotye for Hot 100 Song of the Year, and Maroon 5 for Hot 100 Artist of the Year

Here’s the rest of the results, let’s see if you all agree? Do you?

Full Winners List Billboard Charts

TOP RAP ARTIST

Nicki Minaj

TOP DIGITAL SONG

Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

TOP RAP SONG

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Thrift Shop

TOP TOURING ARTIST

Madonna

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM

Taylor Swift, Red

TOP MALE ARTIST

Justin Bieber

TOP HOT 100 SONG

Gotye featuring Kimbra, Somebody That I Used to Know

TOP DUO/GROUP

One Direction

TOP NEW ARTIST

One Direction

TOP EDM ARTIST

David Guetta

TOP FEMALE ARTIST

Taylor Swift

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST

Maroon 5

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST

Rihanna

TOP SOCIAL ARTIST

Justin Bieber

TOP STREAMING ARTIST

Nicki Minaj

TOP POP ARTIST

One Direction

TOP R&B ARTIST

Rihanna

TOP COUNTRY ARTIST

Taylor Swift

TOP ROCK ARTIST

fun.

TOP LATIN ARTIST

Jenni Rivera

TOP DANCE ARTIST

Madonna

TOP POP ALBUM

Adele, 21

TOP R&B ALBUM

Rihanna, Unapologetic

TOP RAP ALBUM

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM

Taylor Swift, Red

TOP ROCK ALBUM

Mumford & Sons, Babel

TOP LATIN ALBUM

Jenni Rivera, La Misma Gran Senora

TOP DANCE ALBUM

Madonna, MDNA

TOP EDM ALBUM

Skrillex, Bangarang

TOP RADIO SONG

Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know

TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)

Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know

TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)

Psy, Gangnam Style

TOP POP SONG

Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

TOP R&B SONG

Rihanna, Diamonds

TOP COUNTRY SONG

Taylor Swift, We Are Never Getting Back Together

TOP ROCK SONG

Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know

TOP DANCE SONG

Baauer, Harlem Shake

TOP EDM SONG

Baauer, Harlem Shake

MILESTONE AWARD

Justin Bieber

BILLBOARD ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift

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Where to get Coupons and Vouchers from

Printable money off Vouchers online:

You might notice that quite a lot of the time you will come across printable money off vouchers or free food vouchers on certain discount sites and specific supermarket sites. They usually require you to just enter some quick details (name and email address) and then they will make the voucher/coupon available to be downloaded or they will email you your discount voucher to print off. Many of these types of vouchers can be time limited and can prove very popular so they can in some instances all get snapped up very quickly.

Money off Vouchers on food you have bought:

Be sure to check the packaging of any food or items you buy as you may find that there is a money off coupon attached to them somewhere where you can get a free product or money off next time you purchase this product. If it is a product that you regularly buy then be sure to use the voucher. Don’t get pulled into spending money on something just for the sake of it, even if it is reduced as this is not always good and sees you spending more money on a product you may not actually like or use just for the sake of it!

Magazines and Newspapers:

Many magazines and newspapers will have coupons inside that can be cut out and redeemed against certain products so keep your eyes peeled when flicking through any of these. Also, supermarkets quite often produce their own magazines that are free to pick up in store, they quite often contain recipes and various articles along with vouchers for money off items that they sell. Scan through these for any that are relevant to you.

Voucher / Coupon Codes Sites

1. Groupon

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The hot favourite has to be Sebastian Vettel, who will be looking to claim a third victory of the season!

Spanish Grand Prix Preview

The Red Bull starlet has won controversially in Malaysia, before picking up a second win of the season in Bahrain nearly three weeks ago.

Similar to last year, it isn’t going to be easy to predict as the last seven victors have been different drivers and each will start Sunday’s race. With that in mind, we’re once again set for a cracking weekend of action.

So that you’re a part of every twist and turn, here are all the details of the fifth Grand Prix of 2013.

What time are the sessions?

Spain is one hour ahead of BST – all times are set as BST -

Friday 10 May

Practice 1 – 09:00 BST

Practice 2 – 13:00 BST

Saturday 11 May

Practice 3 – 10:00 BST

Qualifying – 13:00 BST

Sunday 12 May

Race – 13:00 BST

Last Year’s Spanish Grand Prix 2012

1. Pastor Maldonado – Williams-Renault – 1:39:09.145
2. Fernando Alonso – Ferrari – +3.1 secs
3. Kimi Raikkonen – Lotus-Renault – +3.8 secs
4. Romain Grosjean – Lotus-Renault – +14.7 secs
5. Kamui Kobayashi – Sauber-Ferrari – +64.6 secs

Spanish Grand PrixQualifying Standings

Updated 11th May

Where to watch the race in the UK?

Sky Sports F1 will be broadcasting the race live, while the BBC returns with live coverage of all sessions also.

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Looking for some cheap and easy dinner meals? Here’s our top 10 -

10 . Beans on Toast

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Baked beans

Pour half a can of baked beans into a small saucepan.

Step 3: Heat

Gently heat the beans over a low heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don’t let the beans come to the boil.

Step 4: Toast

While the beans are heating toast the bread and spread butter over them.

Step 5: Serve

Once the beans have been heated through, pour them over the buttered toast. You may want to sprinkle the grated cheese over the beans to add extra flavour.

9 . Ham and Cheese Omelette

What you’ll need -

2 eggs
50 ml milk
1 slice ham
1/2 stalk green onion
5 ml margarine
50 ml cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Step 1 – Wash and chop green onion.
Step 2 - Wash and slice ham.
Step 3 - In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, ham, milk, onion, salt and pepper. Beat well.
Step 4 - Heat skillet on medium and melt margarine.
Step 5 - Pour egg mixture into skillet. As the omelette begins to set, lift up edges with egg flipper so uncooked portion of egg can flow under the cooked portion.
Step 6 - When eggs are set but the top is still moist, sprinkle ¾ of the cheese over it.
Step 7 – Fold one edge of the omelette over the cheese, then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
Step  8 – Slide omelette onto the plate and cut into portions.

8 . Easy Bacon Soup

• A sweed
• Carrot
• Parsnip
• Onion
• 1 cup red lentils
• 400g (ish) unsmoked bacon (bacon bits is good for this but if you cant get them just cut it up)
• White pepper and salt to season

How to make Easy Bacon Soup

Step 1 – Peel and chop up all the vegetables and put in pan/slow cooker.
Step 2 – Add bacon bits and enough water to cover the vegetables leave to simmer until everything has softened and then mash everything up. If you are not using a slow cooker putting in an oven at a low heat may be a good idea. You could also roast the vegetable first as well.
Step 3 – Season to taste with salt and pepper

7 . Cheesy Jacket potato

• 4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed
• 55g unsalted butter
• 125ml sour cream
• 50g shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 220C/Gas Mark 7.

Step 2 – Set the potatoes directly on the rack in the centre of the oven and bake until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and turn the heat down to 200C/Gas Mark 6.

Step 3 – Cut a slit in the top of the potatoes and carefully scoop out the flesh into a bowl, leaving the shells intact. Mash the potato lightly with a fork. Add the butter, sour cream, and 35g of the cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Refill the shells with the potato mixture mounding it slightly.

Step 4 – Set the potatoes on a baking sheet, and bake until heated through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

6 . Mushroom risotto

Ingredients you might need -

• 1 tbsp dried porcini mushrooms
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 225g/8oz chestnut mushrooms, sliced
• 350g/12oz arborio rice
• 150ml/¼ pint dry white wine
• 1.2 litres/2 pints hot vegetable stock
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 25g/1oz butter
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Freshly grated parmesan, to serve

Step 1 - Soak the porcini mushrooms in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain well. Heat the oil in a large, heavy based saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Fry over a gentle heat for 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add the chestnut mushrooms and fry for a further 2-3 minutes, until browned.
Step 2 - Stir in the rice and coat in the oil. Pour in the wine and simmer, stirring, until the liquid has been absorbed. Add a ladleful of the stock and simmer, stirring again, until the liquid has been absorbed. Continue adding the stock in this way, until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is plump and tender.
Step 3 - Roughly chop the soaked porcini mushrooms and stir into the risotto, along with the parsley, butter and salt and pepper. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.

5 . Toad in the hole

You’ll need -

• 8 pork sausages
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 225g (8 oz) plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 250ml (8 fl oz) milk
• salt and pepper to taste

4 . Boiled egg

3 . Home-made Burgers

Ingredients -

• 500g mince
• One small onion
• One egg
• 2 tsp hp sauce
• 2 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 4 bread-buns
• Any salad or cheese you fancy, depends on your taste
• Tomato ketchup

Step 1 - Finely chop the onion, then put the mince into a large mixing-bowl and mix in the onion, and raw egg. Next add the hp sauce, mustard and herbs.
Step 2 - Pre-heat the grill for 5 mins. When heated, shape the burger mixture into 4 circular blobs (try and compress these tightly as you don’t want the burgers falling appart in the oven) and place on the rack under the grill near the top of the oven.
Step 3 - Grill for 3 mins on this side, then turn the burgers over and cook for 2 more mins
Step 4 - Check the burgers are cooked to the middle by cutting into one and see if it is still pink. If it is then grill for another min or so until it looks ready.
Step 5 - Cut bread-buns in half, place burger in middle and add what ever salad or cheese you have, finished with a large dollop of tomato ketchup

2 . Chicken Fajitas

You’ll need -

• 2 boneless chicken breasts
• 2 limes
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 2 onions
• 1 red pepper
• 1 orange pepper
• 1 green pepper
• Parsley for garnishing
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp cayene pepper
• 3 vegetable oil

Step 1: You will need

Step 2: Chop the vegetables

De-seed the 3 different coloured peppers. Thinly slice them and the onions and put them aside on a plate.

Step 3: Prepare the chicken

Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips, about 3cm long.

Step 4: Make the marinade

Grate the rind of one of the limes into a bowl then squeeze the juice from both. Into this, add the caster sugar, oregano, cayenne, cinnamon and season with salt and pepper. Mix together well.

Step 5: Marinate the chicken

Add the chicken strips and mix until all the pieces are coated. Set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes – however, the longer you can leave it, the more the juices will soak in.

Step 6: Cook the chicken

Heat the oil in the pan or griddle over a high temperature until smoking hot. Add the chicken and the marinade and cook until tender. This will take approximately 4-5 minutes.

1 . Spaghetti Bolognese

• 30ml olive oil
• 400g Beef mince
• 200ml beef stock
• 150ml Red wine
• 1 large Onion, finely chopped
• 400g Chopped tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt
• Ground Black Pepper
• Spaghetti

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat for 1 minute. Add the Everyday Value onions with a little salt and sweat them for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Increase the heat and add the  Everyday Value mince, browning well and stirring to break the meat up. Once browned, stir in the chopped Everyday Value tomatoes, then the Everyday Value stock and Everyday Value red wine and bring to the boil. The sauce will look quite thin at this point but it will thicken as it reduces.

Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the bay leaf. Cook for 45-50 minutes uncovered until the sauce has thickened, making sure to stir occasionally.

Once the sauce is ready, adjust the seasoning and keep warm. Cook the Everyday Value spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions until ‘al dente’; usually 8-10 minutes. Drain and toss well with the sauce.

Cheap Student Meals

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