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Regaining Focus
I haven't published a blog for some weeks. University life has certainly lured me away from writing, not to mention the never-ending pile of essays on Stalinism that have been slowly accumulating on my...
View ArticleBeing Called a 'Fundamentalist Secularist' Is an Insult I Would Welcome
Last week, Baroness Warsi, Minister for State and Communities, described Richard Dawkins as a "secular fundamentalist". This is just the most recent of attacks on what has been described as "militant...
View ArticleStudent Radio Presenter Phin 'Pop Man' Adams Locks Horns With Industry Pros...
A student radio personality has been nominated for an award at the Radio Academy Awards, and is pitched against industry professionals. Phin Adams, presenter of Phin's Barmy Brunch on CamFM, Cambridge...
View ArticleWhy Was Nigella Lawson Refused Entry To The US?
It has emerged that Nigella Lawson was prevented from boarding a flight to America earlier this week, apparently on the grounds that she has admitted taking illegal drugs. The US is known for its...
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Nigel Farage: Too Many Young People Are Going To University - And It's All...
Too many young people going to university to study poor quality degrees, according to Nigel Farage - and it's all the fault of a 26-year-old BT advert. The Ukip leader is blaming it on actress Maureen...
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Sir Alex Ferguson, Former Manchester United Manager, To Teach At Harvard
Sir Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager, has agreed to become an academic at Harvard, the Ivy League university has announced. Pep Guardiola Hints Sir Alex Ferguson Offered Him...
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Heads Up Entrepreneurs: This Is How To Hone Your Pitching Skills
Thinking about working for yourself? Well first off, you’re going to need to hone your pitching skills. Whether you're seeking money for your new business or you're trying to persuade a shop to stock...
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Jess Vine, 15, Shaves Head For Cancer Charity But Barred From School Unless...
A 15-year-old student who shaved her head to raise money for charity in memory of her grandfather has been told she will be excluded from school unless she wears a wig. Jess Vine, who lives on the Isle...
View Article10 Things Only Psychology Students Will Understand
As university subjects go, psychology is assumed to be one of the easiest. Psychology students are used to being asked a whole host of ridiculous questions from 'So can you read my mind?' to 'But it's...
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Dr Mr Gove By Jess Green: Watch This Poet Slam Education Secretary Over Reforms
Mr Michael Gove, you have well and truly been slammed. Poetry slammed. By a teacher. A young, passionate teacher who is giving you what for over your "dark ages" curriculum and has resonated with...
View ArticleVoga: I Try Out the Madonna-Inspired Exercise Class
Lord knows there's enough types of yoga to suit every man, woman and beast in London. Broga, Womb Yoga (yes, that's a real thing) and Doga, for our canine friends, have been keeping the capital's...
View ArticleTackling Poor Attainment and Preventing NEETs HAS to Start with...
At Teens and Toddlers we have long been extolling the virtues of developing children's 'soft skills' in order to help them succeed in school, work and life. So it was encouraging to learn, in February,...
View ArticleIronic Legislation on Same-Sex Marriage
Saturday 29th March saw the first same-sex marriages take place in the UK. The controversial legislation that received Royal Ascent back in July 2013 is now being brought into play. Prime Minister,...
View ArticleIs the New 'Seven Fruits and Vegetables a Day' Recommendation Really Achievable?
Upon Googling the phrase "7 fruits and vegetables a day", I am greeted with a plethora of articles and blogs with contrasting statistics and opinions. Some pages are telling the general public to eat 7...
View ArticleObscurity Is the Enemy of Philosophy
"The spoken word unites the objectivity of the corporeal sign with the subjectivity of gesture, the articulation of the latter with the self-awareness of the former." - Hegel "A real subjection is born...
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The Cultural Beeriod of My Life
Eramus - who is? what is this word ? why do we hear it so much at university? Well there's a top bloke from the Netherlands by the name of Desiderius Erasmus. Ok, I know your thinking, what does this...
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Guide Dogs Call for New Law to Make Streets Safer
Leading UK Charity Guide Dogs for the Blind Association UK founded in 1934, providing mobility and support for sight impaired and severely sight impaired people; have recently been working towards...
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London Schoolkids Aim To Win Business Contest With E-Diary App
A group of entrepreneurial school kids from London's Brondesbury College hope to win the finals of a business competition after successfully pitching their idea for a new app to a group of prominent...
View ArticleNottingham Trent University Students Wow Ted Baker With Fashion Show
Executives from Ted Baker were wowed at a catwalk show organised and featuring clothing designed and created by a group of talented fashion design students. Second year Nottingham Trent University...
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The Real Reason I Can't Wait for This Season's FA Cup Final
This season's FA Cup has been fascinating viewing and a return to the good old days when giant-killings and Cup shocks seemed to happen every year. With many Barclay's Premier League sides being drawn...
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