Why We Need to Teach Young People About the Holocaust
In 1945, after the Second World War had ended, Josef Perl, a survivor of Auschwitz, returned to his home in Veliky Bochkov. As he approached the family home, the door opened and a neighbour appeared....
View ArticleIs Josie Cunningham Really 'Britain's Most Hated Woman?'
Josie Cunningham - famous for being given a boob job on the NHS. I said it back then and I'll say it again; she's not the only person to have cosmetic surgery on the NHS and she won't be the last. Why...
View ArticleHong Kong and China: 'One Country' with 'Two Systems'
"Mind The Gap, Please." It is another busy day. Commuters take the stairs up, line up, receive an expressionless nod from the immigration officers, and walk across the yellow line, indicating that they...
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Tackling the Stigma of Ill Health Through Education
*Neha Kinariwalla [2014] is doing an MPhil in Modern Society and Global Transformations at the University of Cambridge, with the support of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Image courtesy of ddpavumba...
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Roald Dahl Blunt Long Lost Letter to Student Rediscovered
A letter written by legendary children's author Roald Dahl, has been found after 35 years, by the recipient's mum. Jay Williams sent Dahl a letter back in 1980 asking for advice on his A Level English...
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We're Drooling Over Our Young Entrepreneur Of The Week Grace Gordon's Leather...
Grace Gordon, 26, is the founder of her eponymous label, an independent women’s accessories brand designed and made in Britain. After graduating with a degree in philosophy, Grace moved to London to...
View ArticleNorth East Has Record Number Of Young Smokers According to Researchers
Areas of North East England have been highlighted as among the worst areas in the country for smoking rates among young people, according to new research. Hartlepool (15.87%), Gateshead (15.92%), South...
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Muslim Students Campaign To Stop Theresa May's Counter Terrorism Bill
Muslim student societies are campaigning against the government's proposed counter terrorism and security bill, which they say will restrict and invade the lives of students across the UK. They join...
View ArticleElectoral Reform: The Case for Proportional Representation
The first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system, which the UK has used for centuries, is broken. Perhaps years ago, when the demographics of constituencies varied little, it was sufficient in...
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England Students Secure Impressive Win Over Portugal XV
England Students sealed a 32-16 victory over Portugal XV in rugby union, with 17 newly capped players on Saturday 24th of January in Lisbon. "We are all pleased we got the win," England Students Head...
View ArticleUniversity Alleviated My Anxiety
Sitting in a cramped room at my local university's History Open Day in Preston, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to handle uni. I was feeling all the effects of a nicely germinating panic attack,...
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Germaine Greer Tells Cambridge University Students: Transphobia Doesn't Exist
Germaine Greer faced the wrath of angry students after claiming transphobia doesn't exist during a highly-contested talk at Cambridge University. Greer spoke to an audience at debating society The...
View ArticleSave Over £13,000 A Year At University By Studying Abroad
Students can save more than £13,000 if they opt to have a year abroad at a foreign university, research has revealed. Extensive analysis by HSBC, which looked at fees, accommodation, cost of living and...
View ArticleHundreds Of Secondary Schools See GCSE Results Plummet To Zero
Hundreds of secondaries, including many top private schools, have seen their GCSE results plummet to zero following a shake-up of annual league tables. Under the Government's overhaul, some...
View ArticleNumber Of Underperforming Secondary Schools Double
The number of secondary schools considered to be under-performing has doubled in the wake of a major overhaul of the exams system, official figures show. More than 300 schools fell beneath the...
View ArticleKiev Students Record Video Appeal Telling Russian Youths: Doubt Everything
Students from Kiev, Ukraine have recorded a video message addressing the students of Moscow universities to "raise the information curtain" and think about the future of the relationship between their...
View ArticleNew Online Community 'Babble' Launched To Support Young Carers As Research...
Young carers are more worried about the future, their families and being bullied than their peers who don't have such responsibilities, shocking new research has revealed. Nearly half of unpaid carers...
View ArticleReal vs. Fake Women
It's time we put an end to these ridiculous inherited categories. Waiting for the Tube, I am suddenly confronted by my non-existence. Looking down at me is a larger-than-life poster from Sport...
View ArticleLegalising Marijuana: A No-Brainer Decision?
Recently I got into a long-winded, heavily heated discussion about the case of legalising marijuana in the UK. In the end I completely changed the other persons perspective, whose ideology had formed...
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Apparently This Dress Was 'Too Inappropriate' For A High School Prom
According to a group of school officials in the US, this dress was "too inappropriate" for the high school prom, because it showed too much shoulder, and so they made the owner cover up with a jacket...
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