Lib Dem Minister Vince Cable Labels Labour's £6,000 Tuition Fee Pledge "Very...
Secretary of State for Business, Vince Cable, has publicly derided Ed Miliband's election promise to reduce annual university tuition fees to £6,000 as a "populist gesture that will achieve nothing and...
View ArticleStudent Dons Traditional Muslim Dress For Social Experiment, Provokes Torrent...
A student in Italy has recorded the verbal abuse he received whilst walking the streets of Milan in traditional Muslim dress, as part of an investigation into Islamophobia in the country. Hamdy...
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How Far Would You Go for Charity? Get to Know Jailbreak.
Altruism, philanthropy and charitable ethos are characteristics that define our society throughout the years, allowing individuals or groups to help people beat any kind of difficulty. Fundraising is...
View ArticleWhat a Load of Balls
A disgruntled, disenfranchised 17-year old trying to be funny takes on the government... "...rebuild the economy, unlock social mobility, mend the political system and give people the power to call the...
View ArticleNeglected by Politicians? Why the Way Young People Do Politics Is Changing
I suppose it was inevitable that the early part of 2015 should be dominated by the launch of the election campaign. Just this past week, we have had MPs from all of the major parties taking to the...
View ArticleLink Found Between Female Student Eating Disorders And Financial Problems
Female students who have financial difficulties have a higher risk of developing eating disorders than those who are comparatively economically comfortable, according to a new study. This conclusion...
View ArticleThe Revolution Will NOT Be Televised, Apparently...
60 Seconds ago in a country called Little Britain, Gavin and Stacey were just Being Human. Then - and make sure you Don't Tell the Bride about this - My Brother the Islamist, who got a pretty Bad...
View ArticleDispelling the Myth of the Lazy Student
We all know the stereotype. Students are lazy, good-for-nothing deadbeats, who do nothing but nap all day and party all night. Right? Actually, I think you'll find that for many of us, the reality is...
View ArticleStudent Loan Write-Off Costs To Soar To £20bn Per Year, Warns Labour
Labour party officials have stated the cost of writing off student loans will rise to £20bn per year by 2048/49, as ministers expect at least 45% of student loans to not be repaid in full. Party...
View ArticleNo, You Don't Get to Decide What Offends Who
I was recently sitting at my University's common room, discussing power politics with a peer. A woman sitting beside us intervened when the topic of white privilege arose. "And there's no black...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Books From The Past 20 Years, According To The Independent Bath...
Picking a good book can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are just SO many. Luckily, the literary experts over at the Independent Bath Literature Festival have put together a...
View ArticleRe-Marked Student Exam Results See Increases Of Up To Four Grades
Hundreds of pupils had their A-Level and GCSE exam grades increased by at least two grade levels after appealing their results last year. According to figures released by The Daily Mail, some papers...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Speaker at Westminster University
On 19 February, The University of Westminster received confirmation of the appearance of a controversial and homophobic preacher one day before National Student Pride. Speaker Sheikh Haitham Al Haddad...
View ArticleWhy £6,000 Fees Aren't the Answer We're All Looking For
There's been a lot of comment recently on Labour's proposals to decrease tuition fees to £6,000. Everyone seems to have waded in on the debate, but I wanted to know what students actually think, and...
View Article'Freeze The Fees': Durham University Students Protest Accommodation Price Rises
Students from Durham University protested against their university’s plans to increase accommodation fees by 8%, after it was revealed living costs can be as much as £2,500 more than at nearby...
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Seven Lessons in Mentorship
*Victor Roy [2009] is a Gates Cambridge scholar as a PhD student in sociology and political economy at the University of Cambridge focusing on innovation in health. He is co-directing (with Andrea...
View ArticleWhy Exclusionary Racial Preferences are Prejudiced
We've all heard it before: "I'm not racist, I just wouldn't date a [insert race/ethnicity] person." Firstly, a piece of advice: If you have to begin your sentence by clarifying that you are, in fact,...
View Article9 Teachers Who Had The Last Laugh
Yes, teachers can have fun too. Sometimes. You Might Also Like.. PICTURES: Teachers' Funniest Comments On Exams Papers Teacher Punishes Students With Game Of Thrones Spoilers If They Don't Behave...
View ArticleTeenage Rebellion or Radicalisation of Schoolgirls in UK?
The British-Muslim community have been left devastated by news of three schoolgirls leaving UK to travel to Turkey, and eventually join the recently declared "Islamic State" (ISIS/formerly ISIS) in...
View ArticlePetition Launched To Block 'Homophobic' Islamic Preacher From Speaking At...
More than 2,500 people have backed a petition to stop a preacher who has previously described homosexuality as an evil, criminal act and a "scourge" which must be combatted, from speaking at a...
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