7 Of The Best April Fools Jokes From British Universities
The first of April or better known as April fools day, is the time to expect the unexpected. So the fact that universities and education media outlets got in on the act was no surprise. Here are seven...
View ArticleOxford University Women's Rowing Crew Sinks In Thames Week Before Boat Race
Oxford University women's rowing crew had to be rescued by the RNLI after their boat sank on Thames, just a week before the boat race. The eight and their cox found themselves in a pickle after their...
View ArticleGarrisa University In Kenya Attacked By Masked Gunmen As Students Slept In...
Gunmen attacked a college campus in northeast Kenya early Thursday, opening fire in dormitories and killing at least 70 people and wounding 29 others, witnesses said. The attack bore the hallmarks of a...
View ArticleAn Age Old Agreement, The Same Old Story
I walk through King's College, Cambridge every day to get to my lectures. I can't help but feel that the famous image of King's Chapel is somewhat spoilt and not only because they rejected me. I like...
View ArticleThe Battle for Apprenticeships Must Be Fought on Two Fronts
Raising awareness of apprenticeships should not just be limited to the confines of the classroom - it must be taken to employers directly. In today's globalized world, Britain's future prosperity lies...
View ArticleAnorexia Is Stealing Me
Trigger warning: anorexia People ask me what anorexia is like, "So do you just not like eating then?" Anorexia has stolen me, it's barely about food most of the time, of course food thoughts consume my...
View ArticleCalling for the Abolishment of Inheritance Tax
In 1986, the Inheritance Tax was introduced which replaced the capital transfer tax. In short, it is a tax levied on property and money acquired by gift or inheritance and is championed by the left...
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What makes good chocolate?
*Madeline Weeks [2014] is a Gates Cambridge scholar as an MPhil student in Geographical Research studying linkages between the production of shade-grown coffee and wellbeing of coffee farmers in...
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Ruby Tandoh Comes Out On Twitter... With A Little Help From Diana Ross
‘Great British Bake Off’ alumna Ruby Tandoh has come out to her Twitter followers, in arguably the best way possible. MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: James Corden Was The Victim Of A Cruel (But Hilarious)...
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University of the Arts London Throw Party To Celebrate Vice Chancellors...
The vice Chancellor at UAL gets paid £100,000 more per year than the Prime Minister. Running the country is important and all, but clearly the UAL Vice chancellor Nigel Carrington thinks his job is...
View ArticleReasons Why You Should Never Buy An Easter Egg. Ever
Easter. For the non-believers amongst us, it's a bit of a meh time. Shops try to get us all excited, but, let's face it, it's no Christmas is it? One grossly overrated Easter item is the Easter egg. A...
View ArticleThe Top Five Blogs Of The Week On HuffPost UK Young Voices
There's a shed load of young writing talent out there, and we're very lucky to have some of those writers blogging for us at HuffPost UK Young Voices. And, without further ado, here are the five...
View ArticleShopping For Your Easter Roast Dinner: How Do The Supermarkets Compare?
Lamb, roast potatoes, mint sauce, and of course hot cross buns. That's pretty much our food shop for Easter Sunday. If you're strapped for cash and don't have time to shop around for the best deals,...
View ArticleEducation About Politics Should Start at Primary School
The problem of disengagement with politics is widespread, but it is the young who are routinely vilified for their apathy. It is true that voter turnout in the 18-24 age group has been consistently...
View ArticleYouth Unemployment and the Legacy of Austerity Britain
As the European Union emerges from the longest recession in its history, a generation of young people are left struggling under the weight of a crisis not of their making. Yet as youth unemployment...
View ArticleThings We Don't Say About Voter Engagement
The Sort of Person Spending Their Time Reading Articles On 'Voter Engagement' Is Not the Sort Of Person Who Should Be. The two least trusted groups in society, according to the general public, are...
View ArticleWhy the Labour Party Is Facing an Existential Crisis in Its Own Backyard
The Labour Movement was born in Scotland. Keir Hardie was their leader: they fought for social justice, votes for women, home rule for India and many more noble causes. Hardie attacked the monarchy and...
View ArticleLabour Vows To Lower Voting Age To 16
More than 1.5m more people would be eligible to vote if the franchise was expanded to include 16 and 17-year-olds - enough to swing dozens of seats, Labour has claimed. The Opposition has pledged to...
View ArticleMore Young People Are Giving Up Their Dreams Of Owning A Home
More young people are giving up the dream of owning their own home, with high house prices and low incomes seen as strong barriers to getting on the property ladder, a report suggests. The proportion...
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Force Young People To Vote, Think Tank IPPR Urges
Young people should be forced to vote as soon as they turn 18, as it could "kick start the habit of a lifetime", a think tank has urged. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) wants young...
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