What Can We Take From the Student Ramadan Experience?
You may think a 21 hour fast would make most students run into hibernation, but Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims, a month of sacrifice, daylight hours of fasting and long nights stood in prayer,...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Universities To Study Agriculture & Forestry
Agriculture and forestry may be one of the lesser-known degrees, but it doesn't mean it's any less important. That's why we've put together a handy list of the top 10 universities in the UK to study...
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Their Hips Don't Lie: Shakira LOVES Oxford Student Choir Out Of The Blue's...
Earlier this week the all-male singing group 'Out of the Blue', made up of students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes, released their new charity single. The song covered the three Shakira hits...
View ArticleNorthern Flight: A Look Into Liverpool's Empty Nests
Feathers abloom and preening with pride, the liver birds that resolutely watch over the Mersey provide a consummate embodiment of a city with an unparalleled air of self-assurance. A confidence...
View ArticleBuilding the talent pool of the future
The end of the academic year is finally here and many school, college and university leavers will be waving goodbye to formal education for good. On the face of it their prospects are improving, with...
View ArticleMH17 and Israeli Air Strikes: How the West Responds to Civilian Casualties
The last week has witnessed hundreds of civilian causalities, as innocent non-combatants found themselves caught in the cross-fires of brutal foreign conflicts. As the world waits to find out the...
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Confirmed: Economists Are Liars
A new report has proven for the first time what many people thought all along: nearly all economists have lied, cheated or stolen other people's work. The research by the University of Freiburg...
View ArticleUniversity Of Texas Spells, Er, Texas Wrong
If you've just splurged thousands upon thousands of dollars on tuition fees at the University of Texas you may be feeling slightly perturbed after discovering it failed to spell its own name correctly....
View ArticleSheffield University Student Captures Graduation Day With Google Glass
The emotional journey of graduation day has been captured by a student from the University of Sheffield, using revolutionary Google Glass technology. Munyaradzi Chawawa, aged 21, graduated from the...
View ArticleNumber Of Schoolchildren Smoking, Drinking And Doing Drugs Is Lowest Rate For...
The number of schoolchildren smoking, drinking and doing drugs is the lowest rate for 10 years, a new survey has revealed. The figures, released on Friday by the Health and Social Care Information...
View ArticleThe Many Ways to Be Smart
A letter from the head teacher at Barrowford Primary School took the internet by storm last week after a parent posted it online. Sent out with their test results, the head teacher used the letter to...
View ArticleSexual Assault: 'It's Not as Bad as It Sounds!'
I recently met up with an old friend who I very rarely see, and the conversation eventually came round to her boyfriend. Imogen* is a very beautiful Californian scientist, and almost always has a...
View ArticleThe 'Lad' Label: Why We Need To Leave It Behind
Student populations all over the UK are struggling with how to combat the "lad" culture dominating universities. Over the past year, many student communities have tried to make the point that the "lad"...
View Article6 Lessons for Landing a Job After University
If you're one of those people in the habit of keeping lists, it must have been remarkably satisfying recently to cross off 'university' - and in that moment, as the graduation ceremony wound down, to...
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MH17 Crash Victim Richard Mayne's Charity Page Flooded With £14k Of Generous...
The fundraising charity page of a student who was killed in the MH17 plane crash has raised more than £14,000 thanks to generous donations made following his tragic death. Richard Mayne had spent two...
View ArticleIt's Cool to Be Bored
Does anyone enjoy being bored? Isn't it crushing when your date nips off to the toilet, leaving you to rummage around for your smartphone, only to find that you can't quench this moment of boredom...
View ArticleThe Truth About Single-Sex Schools
Whenever I tell anyone that I went to an all-girls' school, the reaction is essentially the same: negative. Whether they have some kind of St. Trinian's-esque vision or something slightly more twee...
View ArticleMunich University 'Abandons' German Language As Masters Courses To Be Taught...
One of Germany's top universities has been criticised for "abandoning" the country's language as plans were unveiled to teach all of its masters' courses in English. Munich Technical University (TUM)...
View ArticleDo You Live For Wednesdays And Drink Too Much Coffee? 10 Things That Make You...
Whether you go to university in Aberdeen, Exeter, Edinburgh or London, every university is unique. We're not talking about its individuality in terms of the degree courses each offers or its position...
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Grieving Family Hounded For $200,000 In Tuition Fees After Daughter Suddenly...
A grieving family is being hounded for $200,000 in tuition fees after their daughter, who was a nursing student, suddenly died of liver failure. Lisa Mason, who lived in California, died suddenly in...
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