"I've Watched ALL The West Wing". Student's Note To Uni Over Barack Obama...
A student has chastised her university after not being invited to listen at a G20 speech given by Barack Obama - explaining she had even watched all seven episodes of the West Wing. Ashley Chandler, a...
View ArticlePussy Riot Speaks At Cambridge Union
Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina spoke at the Cambridge Union on Saturday, as part of a UK visit to promote their campaign for the reform of Russian prisons. The pair were...
View ArticleWhy the Government's Proposed Consultation on Changes to Religious Studies...
In October, the Japanese Central Council for Education, which advises the education minister, reported that Japanese schools should offer 'moral education' as an official school subject. Subsequently,...
View ArticleCompeting With the Robots Is Not for Everyone
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1960163/thumbs/s-ROBOT-USING-PHONE-small.jpg It is the combination which is striking. On the same day last week (11 November) "The Times" reported on a study by Deloittes and...
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Middle Income Families - Too Poor for University?
Photo from nationalarchives.gov.uk We're constantly faced with the age-old idea that students who come from lower income families might be put off by the idea of going to university because of the...
View ArticleIt's Time Britain Scrapped Tuition Fees - Let's Follow Germany's Example
A month after Germany scrapped tuition fees, London on Wednesday is going to see the biggest national student demonstration since the trebling of UK tuition fees in 2010. In our thousands we will be...
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WIN An Xbox And Media Keyboard Package Worth £500 With Microsoft PC Accessories
We’ve all been there; the nights have well and truly drawn in, that late-night trip to the library is looking less and less appealing, and heading out to the cinema couldn’t be further from the perfect...
View Article10 Lies You Were Taught In School
At school, the teacher's word is gospel, right? Well.. actually wrong. You may have been taught Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, but actually, the scientist bought the patent for Heinrich Goebel's...
View ArticleOxford Abortion Debate Cancelled Due To 'Security Concerns' Over Planned Protest
An abortion debate organised by a pro-life society at Oxford University has been cancelled due to security concerns over a planned protest. The Oxford Students for Life group posted a plea on its...
View Article10 Reasons Free Education Should Happen
Ahead of Wednesday’s Free Education demonstration in central London, and despite its withdrawal from the event, the National Union of Students has released its Roadmap for Free Education. We take a...
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The Hidden Impacts of Ebola
Ebola and its secondary effects continue to devastate communities in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea "We are not yet winning the fight against Ebola. People keep dying around me. Not just from the...
View ArticleNearly Three Quarters Of Students 'Unable To Repay Student Loans'
Nearly three quarters of students may never pay back their students loans, as the current funding system represents "the worst of both worlds" according to a new report. A government commission says...
View ArticleClegg Celebrates UK's Best Apprentices At The Skills Show 2014
The UK’s most talented apprentices and learners have been celebrated at this year’s The Skills Show following their success in the WorldSkills UK Skills Competitions. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister,...
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That T-Shirt: Sexism in Science Is So Prevalent and Its Subtle Manifestations...
I would like to preface this article by stating that I think this shirt is fucking cool. It is awesome and beautiful. It is a majestic work of art and I love it. I also think it was a completely...
View ArticleThousands Of Students Set To March In London Free Education Demo
A march in central London to support free education is expected to attract thousands of students from across the UK on Wednesday. A coalition of student groups, including the Student Assembly Against...
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Student Broadcasts Live Sex Show From Library, University Has To Steam Clean...
A university has been forced to steam-clean its library after it became apparent a student had been using the facilities to broadcast a live sex show. An unidentified woman filmed her presumably...
View ArticleWising Up About Women in STEM
How do we get one million more women to enter the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce in the next 30 years? That was the question I posed to a panel of industry experts at...
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Young Greens Are Leading the Way in a New Wave of Student Politics
Today, thousands of students will be marching in London to demand an end to tuition fees, student debt, and cuts to education services in England. It's fitting that the Young Greens are co-organisers...
View ArticleLive Updates: #FreeEducation Student Demo Protest 2014
Thousands of students took to the streets of London on Wednesday demanding the government provides free education. The campaign has been organised by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC)...
View ArticleThe Killing of Abdul Rahman Kassig: Who does IS represent?
The Islamic State has once again acted in contrary to what it stands for. A video was released online from the group on Sunday announcing that it had beheaded American Muslim, Abdul Rahman Kassig. The...
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