The Death Penalty and What It Really Means
On 15 April 2014 Balal, an Iranian sentenced to death for the murder of Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, was saved by the victim's own parents. Some interpretations of Shari'a have family members of the victim...
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Meet Josh Valman, Young Entrepreneur Of The Week: 'I Was Turned Down By...
It's a pretty impressive success story; a teenager starts consulting for multi-national firms at 15, and sets up his business at 17. And although Josh Valman, now 19, was rejected from several...
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This Is Why You Shouldn't Challenge Your 70-Year-Old Professor To An Arm...
Wrestling: the age-old tradition of proving your masculinity, of showing the laydees who's the superior man, the alpha male, the pack leader. That was probably the reasoning behind one student's...
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These Students Have Invented A Better Ketchup Cap. And Heinz Should Buy it
We all know the problem: you're got some deliciously crispy chips, just screaming out to be lathered in ketchup, only to end up in a watery grave after you forget to shake the bottle and splatter them...
View Article10 Weirdest And Worst Revision Tips On The Internet
After scouring the internet for 'weird revision tips' two thing become extremely clear: 1) We have way too much time on our hands 2) Not many of them are that weird. Honestly. No, honestly. They're...
View Article1,000 Pupils Caught With Weapons In Schools, Including Meat Cleavers And Axes
Nearly 1,000 students have been caught with weapons in schools, including axes, stun guns and a meat cleaver, during the past three years, an investigation has revealed. Other weapons found on the 981...
View ArticleMake Mental Health a Core Part of School Curriculum!
Schools, you either love them or hate them, a little bit like Marmite I guess. Some say school years are the best years of your life, some even say school reminds them of their youth. But what do you...
View ArticleSex Education Is Failing Us - And Here's Why
Recently, I found myself rather reluctantly reading an exclusive front page story in The Sun. Usually I like to steer clear of tabloid newspapers, due to my indifference towards their publication...
View ArticleThe Disappearing Act of New York
Cutthroat competition and surging rent prices have forced many New York's booksellers to abandon shop. For local bookstores, the price of rent has reached a level that has proven unsustainable. Despite...
View ArticleHeroines of STEM: Time for Some Flag Waving?
My daughter recently had to do a project for her science home work. She was making a board game that involved great scientists. Of course there was Einstein, Peter Higgs, Dmitri Mendeleev, Euclid,...
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Joining the Rat Race: Why a Good Degree is No Longer Enough
My friend has two interns working for him. He is 21 and a third year at university. He needed them because he is part of the St Andrews radio station Star Radio, and he has so much extra curricular...
View ArticleThe Workplace of the Future: Preparing the Workforce to Be Future-Ready
The workplace is one of the areas in our lifes that has been transformed the most in the past two decades. Technology and social media have revolutionised the way we communicate, interact and work...
View ArticleUniversity Application Essay Writing 101
For me at the moment, the IB exams are fast approaching. Meanwhile, I realise that the new application season has already started. I have recently been asked to write a recommendation letter, in...
View ArticleWhy Do an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are often perceived poorly in the UK and many people see them as suitable only for those who are less academically able. This perception is incorrect and needs to be addressed. Why...
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Your Complete Guide To Being An International Student And Studying Abroad
Hundreds of thousands of students come to the UK every year to study, but what about students travelling the other way - those leaving the UK to go to university abroad? If you are one of those...
View ArticleRhode Island's Bryant University Bans Selfies At Graduation
Rhode Island’s Bryant University is making headlines after the college said it would BAN students from taking selfies when they go to pick up their degrees. University President Ronald Machtley says...
View ArticleWhat Do Exams Prove?
Heading into exam season, it's hard not to be aghast at the pressure and panic that prevails in households this time of year. My daughter alternates between grim perseverance and limp hopelessness...
View Article£9,000 Tuition Fees Will Save Little Money In Short Term, And Cost Millions...
Higher tuition fees will cost taxpayers millions of pounds in the long term, and will save far less money than originally predicted, a report has revealed. The controversial decision to raise fees to...
View ArticleDegrees You Should Have Done If You're Stressing Out About Revision, Like The...
As exams close in, the pressure of revision mounts and mounts. Well, it does for most of us. For people studying “The Science of Superheroes” or “Arguing with Judge Judy”, the pressure probably isn’t...
View ArticleSchool Of Paedophile William Vahey Finds Images Of More Than 50 Students On...
Images of between 50 and 60 students at a private school were found on the computer of a convicted paedophile, the school's executive principal has said. American national William Vahey, 64, who was...
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