Durham Students To Be Breathalysed By Nightclubs Following River Deaths
Durham University students will be breathalysed on nights out as part of a series of new safety measures being rolled out to tackle drinking related deaths. In a period of 14 months, Durham witnessed...
View ArticleNot Intervening In Youth Issues Until It's Too Late Costs Us £17bn A YEAR
Dealing with the fallout from social problems affecting young people costs the taxpayer almost £17 billion a year, according to research. It suggests that cash is being pumped into resolving issues...
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Drunk Teen Spent The Night Hanging Out With Taxi Driver, Watching Take Me Out...
A lads' night out for one Cheshire teenager ended with a cup of tea and an episode of 'Take-me-out' with a cab driver after he fell asleep in the back of taxi. Mike Allison took a snooze in the back of...
View ArticleCampaign Started To Name And Shame Companies Who Don't Pay Interns
Plans are being made to name and shame companies using unpaid interns as part of a campaign to tackle "exploitation" of young people. The National Union of Students (NUS) and campaign group Intern...
View ArticleTwo In Five Teenage Girls Suffer Sexual Violence From Partners, Study Shows
Two in five girls, some aged just 13, have experienced sexual violence from a partner, according to a new study into teenage relationships. The research, led by academics at the University of Bristol...
View ArticleBristol University Lecturer Alison Hayman Sacked For 'Not Securing Enough...
A lecturer who was allegedly sacked by Bristol University for failing to secure enough grant money is at the centre of a campaign to have her reinstated. A group of lecturers, led by the University...
View ArticleHow To Make A Romantic Valentine's Day Meal For £2.95. Yes, Really
Who needs champagne when you can have cider, hey? Thanks to the clever people over at Student Beans, you can cook up a storm for your partner - and still have change jangling in your pockets! See Also:...
View ArticleStudent Left With 'Constant Surprised Face' After Tattooed Fake Eyebrows Go...
One student has been left in a state of constant surprise after getting fake eyebrows tattooed permanently onto her face, as she was tired of the "daunting" daily regime of plucking, shaving and...
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We Create Fame - Want to Join Us?
You've probably never heard of the company I work for. But our product is all around you. In fact, it's inside you. We make ideas, and we put them in people's heads. Essentially, we create fame. What...
View ArticleWhy Tuition Fee Promises Won't Win My Vote
The University of Bristol's Vice-Chancellor is facing questions from the student body after he signed an open letter which warned against Labour's plans to reduce tuition fees. This controversial move...
View ArticleStudents - The General Election's Forgotten Force
So here we go. The "Social Media Generation" finally has the chance to get their voices heard at a General Election. With all of the information that we're fed through our mobile phones and computer...
View ArticleExeter University Students Up In Arms Over Economics Exam Littered With...
Economics students at Exeter University are demanding their university investigate an exam paper after it was littered with spelling mistakes and errors. The students also say the paper was...
View Article10 Most Expensive Places To Live If You're A Student
New research from StuRents reveals that students in many UK cities are forking out for housing much more than those in the same cities who don't study. In Loughborough, which tops the list,...
View ArticleThis May, the Stakes for Britain's Young People Could Not Be Higher - Let's...
On 7 May Britain will vote in the most important General Election for a generation. But there is real doubt about whether the new generation of voters will have their say. Turnout among young people...
View ArticleWith or Without a Vote, Today's Young People Are Making Change
While politicians debate whether to lower the voting age to 16, young people across the UK are not waiting to influence change in their communities. In Bognor Regis they shattered a UK record last year...
View ArticleOxford's Out Of The Blue Acapella Choir Releases Majestic Wham! Tropicana Cover
First we had Shakira Shakira (and yes, we're still listening to it), then came Mariah Carey, and now Oxford's all-male acapella choir has burst joyfully back into our lives with a majestic Wham! cover....
View ArticleCan a Nun Be a Good Teacher? No They Cannot
The Tristram Hunt nun comment on Question Time last week (which merely involved asking whether someone was taught by nuns) followed a predictable trajectory that is tiresomely indicative of modern day...
View ArticleBibles Could Be Removed From Aberystwyth University Student Halls After Being...
Bibles could be removed from student halls at Aberystwyth University after more than half of students said they found the presence of the holy book "unacceptable" or "uncomfortable". A proposal to have...
View ArticleLabour's Liam Byrne Says He'd 'Love' Education To Be Free Like The NHS
Labour's universities minister has told students this week that he would "love" higher education to be free like the NHS, but refused to directly call for the abolishment of tuition fees. "Obviously I...
View ArticleSt Andrews University Apologises After Accidentally Telling Students They'd...
St Andrews University has had to apologise to hundreds of hopeful students after a "brutal" error meant the teenagers were wrongly informed they'd won a place at the institution. The congratulations...
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