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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

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Holloway Professor given $100 000 to support new HIV /AIDS treatment

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

From:

The Founder

By: Nicholas Stylianou - News Editor

Professor George Dickson of the School of Biological Sciences has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant to fund his research into combating one of the largest globa

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It is time to free the press, not chain it up

Submitted by Jack Lenox on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 13:50

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Singapore 146th out of 166 countries in its most recent World Press Freedom Ranking.

Further disappointment for Holloway in league tables

Submitted by editor on Tue, 23/09/2008 - 16:09

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The Founder

By: Tom Matthews

Royal Holloway has again slipped in the university rankings, following last year’s significant slide down the league tables.

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Founder writer receives £500 journalism award

Submitted by editor on Mon, 18/08/2008 - 10:37

From:

The Founder

By: Newsdesk

Nick Teasdale, an English Literature student who has just graduated from the College, is now the proud receiver of the prestigious Mary Macpherson Prize.

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Hollowegian reaches final in Beijing

Submitted by editor on Fri, 15/08/2008 - 13:52

From:

The Founder

By: Jack Lenox

Rodrigo Ideus, an Economics student at Royal Holloway, has had his first taste of Olympic success coming 4th in the Men's Single Sculls Final E for his home country of Colombia.

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Back to the newsroom

Submitted by Jack Lenox on Thu, 14/08/2008 - 13:10

After a short break, I am back at the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre. This blog is slightly out of sync with real life so you will have to bear with me.

Stranger at The Straits Times

Submitted by Jack Lenox on Mon, 28/07/2008 - 09:42

So I am in Singapore for the summer working as an intern for The Straits Times for two months.

Jack Lenox

Ancient History student at Royal Holloway, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Royal Holloway's independent media comprising The Founder newspaper and QUAD magazine

I started studying at Royal Holloway in September 2006 and through my disappointment with the Students' Union's media, went about setting up The Founder, Royal Holloway's independent student newspaper. In March 2008 we launched QUAD, our glossy, lifestyle magazine supplement.

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Colchester Royal Grammar School for GCSEs and A-levels

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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.

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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