Skills for Life? The World's Your Oyster
Think of famous UK universities and you might think 'Dreaming Spires' or imposing 1900s grandeur. But our great seats of learning aren't all old stone or Victorian brick. We may well lead (and attract)...
View ArticleLSE Rugby Club Distributes Horrific Homophobic, Sexist Leaflets To Freshers...
A rugby club at one of London's top universities is being investigated after its members distributed homophobic and sexist leaflets at a freshers' fair. The London School of Economics sports team came...
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Which Student Cities Have The Cheapest Pint?
Student living has long been synonymous with drinking, with the average uni student in Britain spending £121 on alcohol during Freshers’ Week alone. University bars up and down the country are now back...
View ArticleMumia Abu-Jamal, Convicted Police Killer Who Was On Death Row, Speaks At...
Hackles have been raised after a convicted murderer who was once on death row spoke at a university graduation ceremony in the US. Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to life for shooting dead a police...
View ArticleLecturers Read Reviews Of Themselves On Camera
We've seen 'slebs read mean tweets about themselves, now it's time for professors to read students' reviews. And, as they're anonymous, they're not always so nice. H/t to Viral Viral Videos You Might...
View ArticleDrunk Student's Film Night Out With Selfie Stick, Lamppost Has Other Ideas
You shouldn't laugh but... Take three rather inebriated Northumbria graduates, give them a selfie stick and then throw a lamppost into the mix and let the slapstick humour ensue. The incident happened...
View ArticleWhat My McJob Taught Me
Even now, five years on, I can still vividly remember my first day as a crew member at McDonald's. It was 11am on a Saturday and the store was packed. Customers were already queuing outside the front...
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Russian Student Pimps Mercedes With Crystals, People Actually Bid For It On...
It's taking pimp my ride to a whole new level - one Russian student who encrusted her Mercedes with one million Swarovski crystals is now attempting to sell the car on eBay, and she looks to make a...
View ArticleNorthumbria University Student Dies Of Suspected Meningitis
A student from Northumbria University has died of suspected meningococcal meningitis, and now others have been warned to be aware of the symptoms. A spokesperson for the university said: "We can...
View ArticleFor the Flourishing of Young Minds: The Mindfulness Toolkit for Tough Times
Kaitlyn stayed behind at the end of her second .b lesson; that she had dawdled a little and been the last to pack away her things suggested there was something she wanted to discuss. She was one of a...
View ArticleMale Anorexia - The Hidden Disease
We've all dealt with monsters under our bed. We've defeated them by signing songs, turning on night lamps, or reading stories. But, how do you defeat a monster that's living within you? I was 16 years...
View ArticleThe Definite Article Poetry Anthology - Part One
The poems that touch the soul... Every week for nearly four years I have been asking a mix of celebrities 25 searching questions for The Definite Article, my interview column in the Daily Mail's...
View ArticleA Generation of Coders? Cyber-Skilling Takes Centre Stage
This September kids up and down the country returned to school to find that alongside the traditional subjects of Maths, English and Science, three new areas of study in computer science, digital...
View ArticleCombined Honours - The Pros and Cons
When I transferred from single honours English to combined honours Classical Studies and English, I thought I was getting the best of both worlds, so to speak - I was dipping into the parts of both...
View ArticleFresher's Week May Just Have Finished, But Start the Job Hunt Now
It's the beginning of the academic year and looking for a job at the end of your degree is likely to feel a very long way off. There is a whole lot of hoops to jump through, coffee to consume and...
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So Long, Camembert-Well, Auf Briedersehen, Goudabye!
By Jack Owen and Ben Goldstein Ben and Jack cycled through Hampshire visiting local cheese producers. To read their first two blogs, click here and here. "Hello, where's the nearest bus stop?" Ben was...
View ArticleVideo Games Could Be the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Education
Given the choice to play video games or go to school on any given day, my children would choose video games. So as both a father and a video game designer I wonder: could schools tap into the things...
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Putting Rungs in Place to Help Pupils Climb Out of Poverty
Last week, it was great to see one Cabinet Minister getting out of the 'conference zone'. Justine Greening might be Secretary of State for International Development but while in Birmingham, she took...
View ArticleWe Need to Talk About Sexism at UK Universities
The London School of Economics, a leading UK university, launched an inquiry on Monday after its Men's Rugby Club distributed a misogynist and homophobic freshers' fair leaflet describing women as...
View ArticleLSE Disbands Men's Rugby Club Over Sexist Freshers Leaflets
The men's rugby club at a top university has been disbanded after sexist and homophobic leaflets were handed out during a freshers' fair. Craig Calhoun, the London School of Economics (LSE) director...
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