Body In River Avon Identified As Christopher Taylor, Bath University Student
A man whose body was recovered from a river has been identified as a 21-year-old Bath University student from Lancashire. Christopher Taylor was seen struggling in the River Avon in Bath in the early...
View ArticleRobots Versus Humans: The Race for Employment
Who would win in a fight between robots and humans? It's the premise of countless sci-fi films, which usually involve the machines becoming too smart and threatening to wipe out humanity. Back to...
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Why Has It Taken This Long for Dads to Be Noticed?
"But what about Daddies? My DADDY picks me up from school" was something my six-year-old self questioned a lot back in Infant school. I felt that my Daddy (who was obviously the best and better than...
View ArticleDurham University Opposes Motion 'Feminists Are All Too Often Sexists In...
On the 24th January, members of the Durham Union Society voted against the motion "This House Believes Feminists Are All Too Often Sexists In Disguise" after speeches from Mike Buchanan, Swayne O'Pie,...
View ArticleWe Need to Talk About Mental Health
I recently read an article that, to be quite honest, terrified me. In the first 11 months of 2013, 305 under-18s were detained by the police under the Mental Health Act because they had nowhere else to...
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Missing Student Megan Roberts: Have You Seen Her?
Police have launched a public appeal to find missing university student Megan Roberts, who was last seen in the early hours partying in a nightclub. The York St John University student, who is 20 years...
View ArticleUniversity Isn't for Everyone... And Nor Should It Be
Cuts never come without controversy. Students never come without protest and politics. Combine the two and you have a veritable molotov cocktail, the perfect recipe for trouble, as seen with the recent...
View ArticlePolitical Correctness Hasn't Gone Mad, Godfrey Bloom Has
Last Thursday Godfrey Bloom spoke at the Oxford Union. The chamber was rammed with students eager for an outburst from the beleaguered MEP. Some sat on the floor, sure that they would get a show. But...
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Megan Roberts Missing: Fears Grow For York St John Student
Concern is growing for the safety of a 20-year-old university student who was last seen in a club on a night out with her friends. York St John University student Megan Roberts was last seen in the...
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One Million Students Are Using Sugar Daddies To Pay For Tuition
Hundreds of students in the UK have signed up to a "Sugar Daddy" dating website within the past year in order to foot the cost of rising tuition fees, it has been revealed. The site, which boasts one...
View ArticleNepali Migrants in Qatar Face Exploitation
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has caused heated debate concerning whether the tournament should be played in the winter or summer. However, the distant prospect of the world's greatest footballers...
View ArticleInternational Students - It's Not Just About Recruitment, But Retention as Well
There are some things that aren't particularly surprising, but when they do happen, still shock you to your core. Justin Bieber getting arrested for drunk driving (amongst other offences) and Nigel...
View ArticleLDRs: Can Love Conquer Border Control?
It's a modern love story: Boy meets girl. Boy's student visa expires. Boy and girl keep dating via Skype. If you're at University then there's a chance you'll meet the love of your life. There's also a...
View ArticleMerthyr Tydfil Is Not a 'Crap Town'
For Christmas, my parents gave my boyfriend a book entitled "Crap towns returns", which I'm sure most people have heard of. They gave it to him because they found it hilarious that our own home town,...
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Colorado Student Sets Himself On Fire In Standley Lake High School Cafeteria
A Colorado student set himself on fire in the middle of his school cafeteria, in what local police suspect was a suicide attempt, it has emerged. Classes at Standley Lake High School in Westminster...
View ArticleAre French Attitudes to Politicians' Private Lives Healthier?
If you've been reading the papers in Britain over the last couple of weeks, you've probably heard about Francois Hollande's turbulent private life. The French President's exploits have been reported,...
View ArticleIranian Teacher Ali Mohammadian Shaves Head To Support Bullied Bald Student...
A teacher in Iran has made a heartwarming gesture of solidarity with an unwell student – by shaving his own head. Ali Mohammadian took the drastic measure after noticing one of his students, who is...
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Megan Roberts Missing: York St John Student Tweeted About 'Creepy Man'...
A student has been missing for five days tweeted about being stalked by a "creepy man", who followed her and a friend to a pub shortly before the 20-year-old vanished. The disappearance of Megan...
View ArticleWe Must Act Now to End Careers Advice Crisis
If anyone doubts the scale of the careers advice crisis the UK faces, it would be worthwhile drawing their attention to the following facts - a third of young people get their careers advice from TV,...
View ArticleProfit-Driven Pharmaceuticals Are Causing More Harm Than Good
"We did not develop this medicine for Indians. We developed it for western patients who can afford it" declared Marjin Dekkers, CEO of Bayer, one of the companies we rely on to produce the world's...
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