A Drop in Youth Unemployment and a Rise in Apprenticehships: Why Vocational...
Spring has sprung here in Wales, and brought with it a number of green shoots in the process. According to recent labour market statistics, youth unemployment (16-24) is falling faster in Wales than in...
View ArticleWhy Are Oxford University's Men Getting More Firsts Than Women?
More male students at Oxford University are awarded first-class degrees than their female peers, statistics have revealed, with some blaming the "masculine" environment as the reason behind the...
View Article10 Reasons Why Wales Is A Great Place To Study
Wales is becoming a very popular place to study. This year saw a 6% increase in the number of students applying to Welsh universities. But what is it about Wales that attracts so many people? Well the...
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British Parents Air Fears Over Paedophile Teacher William Vahey
Furious parents of schoolchildren taught by convicted paedophile William Vahey are to be given the chance to demand answers from the police, despite the fact that child molester has committed suicide....
View ArticleDear Politicians, Your Photos Are Futile, Not Fabulous
Obviously, unless you do literally live on Mars, you will be aware of how much politicians love to have a photograph with someone. Be it chatting to patients of a local hospital before it's closed...
View ArticleBullying Must Be Tackled by Schools and the Government
Bullying is definitely a big factor in Mental Health. Bullies often have been bullied themselves and it causes them pain and contributes towards their need to bully others, which of course isn't right...
View ArticleWell That Was Awkward: Watch Robert Jeffrey Blank's Graduation Backflip At...
Well that was awkward. Student Robert Jeffrey Blank must be burning up with humiliation after he tried to show off and do a backflip when collecting his degree - but ended up falling flat on his face....
View Article15 Reasons You Know You're A Bristol University Student
In the far-flung reaches of the West Country, Bristol students have the best of all worlds. (Almost) Oxbridge-worthy intelligence meets the thumping, heavy baselines of the North. It is, in the words...
View ArticleThese Kids' Hilarious Synchronised Swimming Routine Will Totally Make Your...
We mean, like, totally. And forgive the Americanisms, but they are American, after all. Fifth-grade pupils at W. A. Porter Elementary School in Hurst, Texas, to be precise - and this was their entry...
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Musician Of The Week: Oxford University Student And Folk/Rock Singer Nick...
| Are you a student musician or in a student band? Fancy appearing in our Student Musician of the Week series? Click here to find out more | Meet: Nicholas Hampson. "I am a 20 year old songwriter and...
View ArticleFear and Loathing at the Self Checkout
It being that I loathe all human contact, the supermarket self checkout always looks like an attractive prospect. I probably hate smiling at the cashier whilst they scan my tampons more than they hate...
View ArticleAfter Generation Y...Generation Tech
How do we become adults? Is it by quietly learning, from our books, teachers and parents, until we have enough knowledge to go out into the world? Or is it by writing our own rules, taking risks and...
View ArticleThe Power of Female Education
In light of the recent abduction of 230 school girls in Chibok, Nigeria (which has been seldom reported within the international press), it has highlighted the importance of female education. The...
View ArticleStudents Pay Tribute To Teacher Anne Maguire, Stabbed To Death In Classroom
Students continue to pay tribute to their teacher Anne Maguire, who died after she was repeatedly stabbed in her classroom in front of her pupils in Leeds. A 15-year-old boy remains in custody tonight...
View ArticleInequality Remains: Why Exclude Straight Couples From Civil Partnerships?
On March 29, the steps of Islington Town Hall saw the culmination of decades of campaigning. The UK's first same-sex wedding just after midnight marked a key turning point in the battle for LGBT...
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Ann Maguire, Teacher Stabbed To Death At Leeds School, Was Just Months Away...
The much-loved teacher who was knifed to death in front of her horrified pupils was just months away from retiring, it has been revealed. The tragic news came as pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic...
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Meet Student 'Elizabeth Raine', Auctioning Off Her Virginity For $300,000
A medical student auctioning off her virginity online has finally revealed her face as bids hit the $300,000 mark, despite fearing she'll be kicked out of university, The 27-year-old, who uses the name...
View Article600 Derby University Students At Risk Of HIV And Hepatitis After NHS Blunder
More than 600 students are facing an agonising wait to find out if they have been infected with HIV, hepatitis C or hepatitis B after a healthcare worker reused syringes. The students at Derby...
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ShagAtUni Sex Site Luring Lecturers In To Sleep With Their Students
A student sex website has been branded "absolutely disgusting" after trying to lure lecturers to sign up and sleep with their students, offering free membership fees for any who do. ShagAtUni.com...
View ArticleNearly A Third Of Cambridge Students Have Been Sexually Assaulted, Shocking...
Nearly a third of Cambridge University students have been sexually assaulted, while more than a fifth feel unsafe during the evening, a shocking new report has found. More than three quarters (77%)...
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