Student Ryan MacDonald Shortlisted For One-Way Trip To Colonise Mars
Oxford undergrad Ryan MacDonald has beaten more than 200,000 others to be placed on the shortlist of boffins to be sent on a one-way trip to Mars to colonise the planet. Ryan is one of more than...
View ArticlePaxman Shaves, World Stops Turning for 147 Minutes
Jeremy Paxman has shaved his FILF-y beard 147 days after its debut on Newsnight and, in doing so, lost the admiration of at least a third of the population. As the news broke, hundreds of spoons...
View ArticleReasons To Miss Being A Student
Difficult landlords, mouldy bedrooms and not enough money for heating are just a few of the bugbears of student life. But what about the good stuff? What about the lie-ins, the student loan, the...
View ArticleAmerican School In London, St John's Wood, Evacuated Due To 'Suspicious Vehicle'
UPDATE: Police have since confirmed there was no "controlled explosion" on the car and the vehicle was deemed to be safe. A school in London was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious vehicle was...
View ArticlePrince William Should Not Be Discriminated Against For Cambridge University...
Prince William should not be discriminated against for being born a royal, a Cambridge University professor has urged, following the Duke's enrolment on a bespoke course at the institution. Criticism...
View ArticleWhat Is The 4:3 Diet And Why Is It Touted To Unseat The 5:2 Diet For Weight...
Our Say No To January campaign is meant to be a total ban on diets during this particular month, but in light of all the buzz around the 4:3 diet, we had to put a few things straight to people who...
View ArticleHow and Why You Should 'Take the Lead' in Your Twenties
During the latter months of 2013, I came across a fantastic campaign entitled 'Take The Lead.' The campaign states that it "...prepares, develops, inspires and propels women to take their fair and...
View ArticleMeet England's First Ever Legal Services Higher Apprentices
Thought legal services apprenticeships didn't exist? Think again. Weightmans LLP, a top 50 national law firm, took on the country's first-ever legal services higher apprentice in the country in May...
View ArticleAre 100-Year Prison Sentences Really the Answer?
Last Thursday, David Cameron came out in favour of a "life means life" approach to prison sentences. This seems to be the latest in a stream of exercises in vote poaching, and yet another of the Prime...
View ArticleOpen Primaries Can Fix Our Broken Politics
It was once rumoured that, while on the campaign trail in his Hartlepool constituency, Peter Mandelson mistook mushy peas in a fish and chip shop for guacamole. It sounded just too good to be true,...
View ArticleNottingham University Students Died In Car Crash Named As Janaid Shafiq,...
Two young men who died when their car hit a tree have been named as Nottingham Trent University students Janaid Shafiq and Abubakr Ahmed. The 19 and 22-year-old were travelling in a silver Vauxhall...
View ArticleStudent Cut Off Own Penis And Stabbed His Mother Whilst High 'On Meow Meow'
A teenager reportedly stabbed his mother before cutting off his own penis after apparently taking the party drug mephedrone, commonly known as meow meow or m-cat. Police reportedly found the...
View Article"Does Nothing Work Outside of London?!" Why I Love Being Unplugged
We've all heard the clichéd story before: a wide-eyed country girl leaves her familiar surroundings for the bright lights of the big city. I was that girl. To my horror, however, I discovered that on...
View ArticleSex at University (or Lack Thereof)
I remember very clearly and vividly, when in my final year of Sixth Form, the sexual delights I was promised would be bequeathed upon me once I made it to university. Many conversations with my (older)...
View ArticleThe Door Is Open to Everyone, Yet When You're Inside the Air Is Thick With...
A recent discussion surrounding an article published by the Guardian surrounding expectant mothers and health tourism on my University feminist discussion page evolved into a full debate surrounding...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolutions
Giving up chocolate failed to work again. Neither did being nicer to my little brother, but I'm not surprised about that one. But what is it about New Year's resolutions that makes them so hard to...
View ArticleKey UCAS Dates And Deadlines For 2014
Students applying for university or college this autumn have until 18:00 on Wednesday 15 January 2014 to submit their UCAS application. Applications received by the deadline are guaranteed to be...
View ArticlePrince William's University Of Cambridge Course Syllabus Revealed
So Prince William has started his course at the University of Cambridge. But what exactly will it involve? Take a look at the course guide: (Created for HuffPost UK Comedy by David Schneider, Robin...
View ArticleStudent Finance: Manage Your Budget In The New Year (TIPS)
New year, new resolutions right? And we're betting one of them is getting your finances in line? If we're bang on the money (sorry), read on.. SEE ALSO: 15 Ways To Make Money In January Top Money...
View ArticleREVEALED: The UK's Most Expensive Universities To Live And Study At
The deadline for UCAS is looming closer and you've probably got your university choices sorted already. But, in case you haven't, and money is an important decision-making factor, then you may want to...
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