Student Loans Company Sent 'Wonga Style' Debt Collection Letters To Graduates...
The government's Student Loans Company sent "Wonga-style" debt collection letters to graduates using a fictitious firm to threaten legal action, it has been claimed. The SLC, which is a subsidiary of...
View ArticleHow to Get the Most Out of a Year Abroad
So you're going on a Year Abroad. You're probably crazy excited but really effing scared. You might still be slightly in denial that it's happening at all. Your tutors say they expect you to (depending...
View ArticleAffordable Art: Student Investment Or Taxation On The Grocery Budget?
Get rich schemes do not exist. Nevertheless, every student, when they find themselves treading the perilous tight rope of an overdraft, have sat, gazing out of a window, searching for some miracle...
View ArticleAll Students Have the Right to a Sense of Community - Even Distance Learners...
The world of higher education is changing and nowhere is that more apparent than in the world of distance learning. Whilst MOOCs may appear to be the new kid on the block, I'm lucky enough to work in...
View ArticleSix Tips for Learning Japanese
Have you wondered why some people learn a language better than others? I've had a long time to think about this subject, because I've spent most of my adult life using my second language - English....
View ArticleWhy Go to the Cinema When You Have a Laptop?
These days, laptops seem to be the way forward, you can do anything on them! From watching something on Netflix to playing the latest game; laptops have changed the world. These portable small boxes...
View Article'Murdered By My Boyfriend': Give Victims a Voice
The recent BBC Drama 'Murdered by My Boyfriend' broadcast on the 23rd of June shows the brutal reality of domestic violence and its tragic consequences. Its greatest success is leaving the audience...
View ArticleDisgraced Rolf Harris Can Keep Liverpool Hope University Honorary Degree -...
The once much-loved entertainer and artist Rolf Harris will be keeping his honorary degree from a Liverpool University for now, despite being convicted of indecent assault on 12 counts. The 84-year-old...
View ArticleMissing Student Amy Latham's Body Found: Teen Worried About Failing A-Levels
The body of a teenager who went missing shortly after expressing concerns about failing her A-levels has been found in the woods close to her home, it has been confirmed. Amy Latham, a student at Queen...
View ArticleImperial College London 'Not Maintaining Legal Animal Welfare Standards'
One of the UK's leading scientific institutions has fallen short of its duty to maintain legal animal welfare standards, according to Government advisers. The Animals in Science Committee (ASC) found a...
View ArticleRolf Harris Stripped Of University Of East London Honorary Degree
Rolf Harris is to be stripped of his honorary degree by the University of East London, following a highly publicised trial which found the entertainer guilty of indecently assault four girls, it has...
View ArticlePolice Issue E-Fit Of Man As Hunt For Essex Student Nahid Almanea's Killer...
Police investigating the stabbing of a Saudi Arabian student have released an e-fit image of a man they would like to speak to. Nahid Almanea, 31, was knifed 16 times and left to die on the Salary...
View ArticleKeeping Mum: Why Young People Shouldn't Always Listen To Their Parents'...
It's a simple fact of teenage life that your parents know nothing. Boring, out-of-touch, trying to be your friend on Facebook (as if anyone uses that anymore, duh!) - you can't trust their opinions on...
View ArticleWhat is Religion Without Unity?
In Islam, there is a concept known as 'Ummah'. In Arabic it simply means a group of people, or a nation, but in the context of the Quran it takes on a different meaning. A Muslim Ummah is a nation of...
View ArticleHow Well Do You Manage Your Online Self? Five Steps to Building a Great...
With GCSE and A Level exam season now over, millions of young people are applying for jobs and hoping to enter the world of work soon for the very first time. For many, this is also the first time they...
View Article8 Shocks Students Get Entering The Adult World
No more weekday lie-ins, hangover sofa days or three-month long travelling "find yourself" holidays. If you're leaving university, then these are just a few of the culture shocks you find yourself...
View ArticleYoung Entrepreneur Of The Week: 16-Year-Old Ollie Forsyth
Ollie Forsyth has been through a lot, after being bullied at school for his dyslexia and told by his peers that he would amount to little later in life. But the young lad battled through and, having...
View ArticleDid You Know You Could Go To Jail For TEN YEARS If You Lie On Your CV?
Your dream job is staring you in the face, but there's one problem; you didn't graduate with a 2:1/volunteer with impoverished children/show team skills by building a mud hut in Ghana/get a B in Maths...
View Article30 Things All Men Have Thought About During Sex At One Time Or Another...
I saw a great article in the Metro about what women think about during sex and just had to respond with my own version. Here are some things we men have thought about during sex: 1. Is she done yet? 2....
View ArticleEducation System Must Better Prepare Young People for Life Outside School Gates
Whether you have a son or daughter just finishing their summer exams or you're a high-tech manufacturer hoping to add to your pool of skilled technicians, we all want young people to have the...
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