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Feminists: Stop Talking About Feminism
The shapes and shades of feminism have been besieged by the media recently. Was it okay for Russell Brand to say 'love' on Question Time, are crop tops liberating or demeaning, how many Emma Watsons...
View ArticleHuffPost UK's Student Journalist Stories Of The Year 2014
Protests, politics and perhaps the beginning of the end of lad culture - it's been a busy year for students. The Scottish Referendum saw young people involved in politics like never before, while young...
View Article25 Vloggers Under 25 Who Are Owning The World Of YouTube
Without a doubt, 2014 has been the year of the YouTubers. From number one UK vlogger Zoella's first novel selling more copies than Harry Potter in its first week of sales (amid much controversy ) to...
View ArticleHow I Cloned Christmas
Being Armenian-British has certain privileges. In fact, the Christmas period is the most rewarding for many easterners living in the west. By easterners I mean those from countries that are...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur Of The Week: Tagstr's Michael Venn
Michael Venn, 22, started out as a young entrepreneur at the age of 12, when he reared chickens in Zambia and sold their eggs to local shops and restaurants. He was rather good at this, going on to...
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Young Entrepreneur Of The Week: Meet The Creators Of The Student Referencing...
Tom Hatton and Ian Forshew founded RefME in March 2014. Tom, a history of arts and music student at Oxford Brookes, hated referencing and felt that technology should automate the process. He was...
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Rather the Cruciatus Curse, Than Fox Hunting
The 'Cruciatus Curse' is a particularly evil form of magic created by J.K.Rowling in her Harry Potter books and films. The use of this 'unforgivable' curse along with two others is probably one of the...
View ArticleIntroduction to Hedge Funds
Hedge funds and private equity funds are subject to constant speculation and media interest. They're complicated, challenging and highly specialized investments vehicles that aren't always easily...
View ArticleSo We Can Now Get Postgrad Loans? A Letter From an MSc Grad
Dear Chancellor of the Exchequer, Thank you for your early Christmas present to British under 30-years-olds who want to do a Masters degree. Among others issues in your Autumn Statement the news that...
View ArticleFirst Semester Completed
It' 21st December and I'm sitting in JFK waiting to board my flight back home. It's been four months since I last saw my family and England and I can't wait to be back. It's quite bizarre waiting here....
View ArticleDrowning in Deadlines
Christmas - It's meant to be about family, sharing and a whole lot of food. It's a time for relaxing, when most of us have a bit of time off work or hopefully a few worry free days. But not for...
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2014: What A Year For Student Feminists
2014 was the year of student feminists. From the inspiring number of feminist societies that have been set up (Westminster, Durham, Liverpool, Gloucestershire, Central Lancashire and Kings College...
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Five Truths About the New Year
New Year's Eve is a brilliant celebration, the end of a year, the start of another, the start of something new and the appearance of the 'New year, new me' Facebook status. So here's a list of reasons...
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Martian Lettuce Could Be The First Living Thing On Mars By 2018
We might not have found a coffin on Mars - but a team of science students have created a plan to land a lettuce on the red planet. And now it has been short-listed to be included in a future space...
View ArticleHindsight and Happiness: What I Learned in 2014
As you get older, leave home and learn to be your own person; you become more and more grateful for the passing years and what they've taught you. And so another year comes to a close in a much more...
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New Year, New You? Thoughts on New Year's Resolutions
New Years is a time for fresh starts and resolutions - the time of year where we all decide to try and change ourselves just a little bit for the better. Out with the old, in with the new so they say....
View Article10 'Off-The-Beaten-Track' Places To Travel To In 2015
All hardcore travellers know the feeling: you've trekked for days and days through muddy marshlands, up steep and slippery mountains and sat on an uncomfortable wooden canoe without food and water and...
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10 Most Dubious New Years Honours
The New Year always brings, amongst other things, the New Years Honours List. Most of these are great - amazing figures in local communities doing amazing things, or long-suffering civil servants and...
View ArticleWhat to Say to Someone With Low Self-Esteem
There's a little bit of back story before we delve in to this. This blog is based on a video I uploaded to YouTube in April 2013. Since uploading, I've received a handful of really lovely comments...
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What Was Your Most Cringe-Worthy Moment As A Teenager? Here Are Some Of The...
Picking the most cringe-worthy moment from our teenage years is quite the task - how do you choose from so many? Speaking personally, mine includes bumping into an ex-boyfriend while wearing a...
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