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Higher Education combating the effects of Alzheimer’s

Submitted by editor on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 00:00

From:

By: Owen Bubbers

Research has highlighted the benefits of pursuing higher education, alongside a mentally stimulating career, as a means of combating the effects of Alzheimer’s – a disease c

Graduate careers market hit by crunch

Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 10:48

From:

Cherwell

By: Caroline Crampton

Students graduating in 2009 face unprecedented levels of debt and will struggle to find employment in the contracting economy.

Students call to ban bar crawls

Submitted by editor on Mon, 27/10/2008 - 16:26

From:

The Courier

By: Sarah Scott

Scottish students call to ban t-shirt bar crawls after a recent spate of alcohol related deaths throughout the UK

Oxford Lecture tops iTunes chart

Submitted by editor on Mon, 27/10/2008 - 15:58

From:

The Courier

By: Bethany Sissons

IT’S NOT just bands topping the iTunes chart at the moment; University lectures are now available through the download service, and academic subjects are making their mark on

Primark comes to Cambridge

Submitted by editor on Fri, 17/10/2008 - 10:25

From:

Varsity

By: Lizzy Tyler- News Reporter

Primark is set to open a shop in Cambridge. The cut-price clothing company has secured planning permission for a new branch.

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Rising costs of living to force 40% of students into working part time

Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Tue, 14/10/2008 - 13:09

From:

Nouse

By: Anjli Raval

Nearly half of all University of York students will be juggling their degrees with part-time work at the start of the 2008/09 academic year, according to a recent survey.

NUS call for nationwide ban on initiations

Submitted by editor on Tue, 14/10/2008 - 10:10

From:

Felix

By: Jovan Nedic - Editor-in-chief

Late last week, the BBC revealed a video showing first year undergraduate students at the University of Gloucestershire taking part in an initiation ceremony, which lead to the

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£14,151, the hidden price of a degree in 2008

Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 23:00

From:

Edinburgh Student

By: Lyle Brennan

With incoming students underestimating the cost of living and the economy in the throes of a financial slump, studying in the UK is turning into pricey business

Students bear the brunt of inflation

Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Wed, 17/09/2008 - 23:00

From:

Edinburgh Student

By: Neil Pooran

AFTER A summer of grim economic news, new research is showing that students will be among those hit the hardest by the country’s financial squeeze.

Students work Part-time to fund University

Submitted by editor on Mon, 04/08/2008 - 10:53

From:

Live!

By: Kirsty Patterson

Shocking statistics from Natwest Bank have shown that almost half the undergraduate population have part-time jobs during term-time.

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Student news

Facebook used ‘for performance’

Submitted by editor on Thu, 20/11/2008 - 14:11

A new report has analysed the ways in which Facebook and MySpace are used by students to create an ‘ideal self’.

BNP leak sends shockwaves around UK

Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Wed, 19/11/2008 - 15:32

A list featuring a number of current students and academics believed to be members of the British National Party has been leaked on to the internet.

Oxford opens animal research lab

Submitted by editor on Thu, 13/11/2008 - 17:49

Oxford University has opened its controversial animal laboratory, after long delays caused by protests and intimidation from animal rights groups.

Leeds student named ‘Save the Planet Pioneer’

Submitted by editor on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 15:45

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Leeds Student Emily Cummins has been named the Ultimate Save the Planet Pioneer by at a star-studded awards ceremony.

Students hold fees protests

Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/11/2008 - 12:14

Thousands of students will take part in local protests against top up fees today.

MPs seek to improve relations between Jewish and Muslim students

Submitted by Paul Martinovic on Mon, 03/11/2008 - 16:04

British politicians are launching a cross-party initiative to promote Muslim and Jewish student relations in UK universities.

Student News Picks

Lecturers don’t want to become ‘immigration officers’

Submitted by editor on Tue, 18/11/2008 - 10:30

From:

The Courier

By: Rowan McCabe

From next year, universities will be expected to check whether overseas students are attending their courses.

Controversy over union blood donation policy

Submitted by editor on Tue, 18/11/2008 - 10:16

From:

The Courier

By: Beatrice Pickup

The National Blood Scheme (NBS) are banned from promoting blood donation within the Union buildings of Newcastle and Sunderland University, due to the NBS policy preventing homo