Newcastle Student Tries To Sue University For Failing Him, Faces £90k Legal Bill
A medical student at Newcastle University faces a £90,000 legal bill after trying to sue the university for failing him. Paul Crawford, 32, sued the university after unsuccessfully re-taking his final...
View ArticleYoung Hoosiers Students Announce Support Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Indiana
While Indiana's same-sex marriage ban moves through the Indiana statehouse, there is a new grassroots emerging. A group of college students have formed a coalition supporting the ban over Facebook posts.
View ArticleWatch These Teachers Sing A Ghetto Ice Ice Baby School's Shut Message
If you hadn't already guessed by teacher number two's stars and stripes Ralph Lauren knitted chunky cardi (could you BE any more American?!), Durham School Academy is in the US... somewhere.. Anyway,...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes Museum Curator Scorns 'Lazy' Job Applicant For Vacancy Enquiry
The curator of the Sherlock Holmes Museum has sparked outrage on social media by suggesting job applicant Rachel Fox was "lazy" and "selfish" for requesting more details about a vacancy. Fox posted the...
View ArticleOnly a Yes Vote Can Preserve Scotland's "Right to Offer Free Education"
In 2011, First Minister Alex Salmond pledged that his government would ensure free education for all in Scotland. His government policy is consistent with the values of the Scottish people since the...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Scared of Breasts?
If you spent any time browsing the Daily Mail's eponymous sidebar this week, you may have chanced upon two stories about breasts. The two women attached to these breasts, Miley Cyrus and Beth Whaanga,...
View ArticleGlasgow Students To Vote On Whether To Elect Edward Snowden As University...
The final votes in the rector election at one of the UK's oldest universities will be cast on Tuesday, with nominees including whistleblower Edward Snowden. The computer analyst was nominated by a...
View ArticleWATCH: Dad Films Students Slipping On Ice, Laughs Evilly
While waiting for his daughter to finish from school, one father decided to film the misadventures of several other students battling against the icy pavement. Cue five minutes of evil laughter and...
View ArticleExtreme Beauty
Sitting down to watch BBC3's Extreme Beauty Queens I think it's fair to say my initial reaction- stunned with wide open mouth for one hour- was probably a reflection of those held by the thousands of...
View ArticleLondon: It Really Isn't All It's Made Out to Be
London. The end of the road of hopes and dreams. A place where people hope their lives will become complete, they will bag a job that they always wanted and have thousands of hobbies and interests at...
View ArticleOxford: City of Dreaming Spires
Dashes, dots, disfigured shapes... Strolling forward, fascinated; wandering backward, bewildered at the sight, where the silent spires of Oxford savour their sensations in the dusking drizzles......
View ArticleExploring the Use of Snooker Game in Education - Part One
Having seen pupils struggling to use different types of technology in the classroom, I was intrigued by what the Snooker gaming enables children to do. But first, following the scrapping of the...
View ArticleSouth Bank University Spends £20,000 On Building Fake Pub
A London university has spent £20,000 to build a fake pub in order to investigate our relationship with alcohol, using students as guinea pigs. South Bank University has established the "research pub"...
View Article'Internet Suicide' Study To Search For Link Between The Web And Self Harm
A study to investigate the impact of the internet on suicide has been announced as official figures show nearly 6,000 people killed themselves in 2012. Researchers at the University of Bristol will...
View ArticleEdward Snowden Wins Election To Become Rector Of Glasgow University
One of UK's oldest universities has elected its new rector - NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The computer analyst was nominated by a group of students at the University of Glasgow who said they had received...
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Vive La Revolution! : Why Are French Students Taking to the Streets?
Europe's youth are up in arms. Recently, my beloved Birmingham University played host to a national anti-cuts demonstration organised by student activist group Defend Education. 14 students were...
View ArticleWork Experience Tips
How to make the most out of work experience. You only get a short amount of time to impress people during your experience as an intern. It's important that you make the best impact you can, before...
View ArticleCan A New Saliva Test Predict Depression In Teenagers?
Researchers at the University of Cambridge may have found a way of predicting which teenagers will later develop major depression - through a saliva test. However the test will only be able to predict...
View ArticleAre Graduates Shooting Themselves In The Foot When It Comes To Getting A Job?
The employment landscape is still bleak for thousands of graduates across the country struggling to find a job after years of expensive higher study. As the aftermath of the recession continues to...
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