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Freshers Expectations vs. Student Reality
Despite it being the summer, Freshers and the beginning of term will be upon us before we know it. There will be thousands of fresh-faced, nervous 18 year olds in the pool of trepidation which is first...
View ArticleJordan's Muslim Brothers: The Last of a Dying Breed
When Tayseer first joined Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood after graduating from university, fitting in proved difficult. "I faced problems related to managerial and age issues," he tells me carefully....
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The Honest Festival Guide 2014: What To Bring, What To Ditch
It's here again. It's festival season! And we're going to give you a realistic and honest guide to what to bring and what not to bring to festivals this year. We are tired of seeing unrealistic...
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100 Manchester Students Plunge Through Floor During Wild Post-Exams Party
Around 100 students were plunged into a house basement after the floor collapsed during a wild house party in Manchester. The students were partying the night away to celebrate the end of their exams...
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Young Entrepreneur Of The Week: 15-Year Old Harry McCann Of Kid Tech
15-year old Irish tech whizz Harry McCann certainly seems altruistic, having started a business - Kid Tech - with the plan to teach fellow young people the art of coding and general tech savviness....
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Things You Do In School That'd Be Weird In Adult Life
Dissecting frogs, leaving bang on the bell, only being able to speak if you put your hand up and get picked.. being at school is pretty weird, especially once you compare it to the adult world.. You...
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Feeling Lost? You May be Part of Generation Somewhere Else
Here are six things which may or may not be true about you: 1. When you and your mates get drunk, you at some point reminisce about the good old days of Pogs, Tamigochis, the Backstreet Boys and...
View ArticleWhich Are The Best Universities To Study Law? Here Are The Top 10 Rankings
There's so many institutions and colleges offering law courses that it can be a bit of a minefield, so university rankings are probably your best bet in choosing the right university. Luckily, the...
View ArticleTo Get More Women in IT, Computer Science Must Be as Common as ABCs
There clearly remains a perception problem around the suitability and attractiveness of IT as a career path for women. In the EU, where women occupy just 11 percent of IT leadership roles, the...
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International Post-Graduatates Benefit From UK Learning in More Ways Than One
Sky-rocketing tuition fees and their relative value in a difficult job market remains the subject of heated debate for students both within the UK and outside of it. Locally and abroad, graduates are...
View ArticleWhy Does Society Diagnose You as Terminally Single?
Throughout my time at University, I have been one of those singletons. Yes, I said it. I've admitted it; I'm sure my sponsors at SA (singletons anonymous) would be proud. My sponsors in this situation...
View ArticleDrunk Cardiff Students On Carnage Pub Crawl Assault Homeless Man
A group of drunk females on the infamous Carnage student pub crawl told a homeless man to "get a f***ing job" before dragging him to the ground, pulling down his trousers and punching him in the face...
View ArticleWork Related Learning: A Model for Inspiring Pupils
This April, the Government and Ofsted have once again attempted to forge better links between employment and education, calling for closer working relationships with business and possibly from the...
View ArticleOpening Your Oyster - Got the Degree, Now Get a Job!
So here you are. The exams are here at last and soon, after long hard years, the education system will finally spit you out. You are on course for the degree you had hoped for and the horizon should be...
View ArticleDid You Know That Sex and Relationship Education Is Not Compulsory?
Most don't. I'm not surprised as it seems a no brainer right? To tell kids age-appropriate information so they can prepare for certain life events in advance and handle them better. There's been a time...
View Article10 Types Of People You Will Meet In Freshers' Week
Freshers' Week. That once in a lifetime moment when thousands of students of different personalities and backgrounds are merged to eat, sleep and party together. Nervous sixth formers eagerly (or not)...
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Life as a Syrian Refugee in Calais, France
I recently spent a week in Calais on the Northern border of France filming Syrian refugees. The men there are mainly between the ages of 20 and 35. They left their home country in the hopes of finding...
View ArticleTrojan Horse: Education Funding Agency Criticised For Being Slow To Intervene...
The government body responsible for allocating billions of pounds of taxpayers' money to schools, colleges and academies has been strongly criticised by MPs for being too slow to intervene in failing...
View ArticleLooking Beyond Medicine: How I'm Fighting Chronic Illness With Diet
Exactly a year ago my life started to change. I have always been ill. I grew up with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that caused me unbearable pain and frequent dislocations. It...
View ArticleBritish Student Ahmad Zeidan, Jailed For Nine Years In UAE Prison, Was...
A British student who has been sentenced to nine years in a United Arab Emirates prison for possessing £3 worth of cocaine has said he was tortured into making a confession. Speaking from prison, Ahmad...
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