Public Sector Strikes: 200,000 Teachers To Stage One-Day Walkout Over Pay And...
Children across England and Wales are waking up to disruption as teachers stage a one-day walkout in a ongoing row over pay, pensions and working conditions. Members of the National Union of Teachers...
View ArticleOne Direction's Louis Tomlinson at Manchester University For Girlfriend's...
The way she flips her mortarboard obviously has him overwhelmed: the adorable One Direction star made a secretive appearance at Manchester University to watch his girlfriend Eleanor Calder graduate....
View ArticleThe Worst, Funniest Exam Answers Of 2014: 'The Ozone Layer Hole Was Made By...
If failing your exam wasn't horrible enough, now you've got the fear of your questionable answers being published to the world. Yep, it's that time again - the Times Higher Education magazine is...
View ArticleSchool Teacher Martyne Airey Faces Jail For Tickling And Sniffing Pupils' Feet
A primary school teacher has pleaded guilty to eight counts of sexual activity with a child under 13 after he was caught sniffing and tickling pupils' feet. Martyne Airey, a 51-year-old from Blackburn...
View ArticleBuilding Better Bridges Between Employers and Business Schools
A new paper from the UKCES (UK Commission for Employment and Skills) last week shone a light on the difficulties young people in the UK are facing trying to get a foot on the employment ladder. In...
View ArticleThings You'll Miss About Student Life
As July rolls around, students all over the UK are graduating. It's a wonderful time. All that hard work is paying off and now it's on to the next chapter. Everyone has a different approach to student...
View ArticleWhy Europe's Universities Need 'Stress Testing' Even More Than the Banking...
Since the 2008/09 financial crisis, the concept of 'stress testing' has assumed a much higher prominence in the business world. Right now, for instance, the European Banking Authority is supervising a...
View ArticleWIN Two Tickets To Standon Calling RRP £238, Featuring Public Enemy, Maximo...
Maximo Park, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Public Enemy headline Standon Calling 2014, taking place 1-3rd August in Hertfordshire. A self-styled overgrown house party with a hedonistic mix...
View ArticleA Female Perspective: Why It Sucks to Live With One
So many people complain about living with guys, and I'm totally on their side - I mean, the number one thing that ticks me off is when guys leave the toilet seat up. Plus, they seem incapable of...
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Polar Bear Which Mauled Schoolboy Horatio Chapple To Death Was 'Probably...
The polar bear which mauled a 17-year-old schoolboy to death was elderly and had been suffering from worn-down teeth which would have led to it becoming stressed and behaving more "aggressively and...
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Students - Protect Yourselves Against Meningitis
Meningitis is the inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord, and septicaemia is the blood poisoning form of the disease. Most people have heard of it, but few really know the facts....
View ArticleHijabs: University's Last Taboo? Muslim Students On Stereotyping And...
University has long had a reputation for being a diverse and tolerant environment, but when it comes to religious wear, and particularly the hijab, stereotyping and stigma are still prevalent on...
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Leeds Metropolitan University Lecturer Gets Semi-Naked For Sales And...
Teachers and lecturers will use a variety of methods to keep their students' attention but stripping down to your pants is a new one on us. It didn't stop Leeds Metropolitan University’s Ian Lamond...
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Mr. Miliband: Pleasant Presentations Won't Make Pragmatic Policies
I attended the Inclusive Prosperity Conference at the Science Museum this week which was chaired by Ed Balls MP and the keynote speaker was Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party and a possible...
View ArticleDruid Britain and the New Erasmus Stats
On a day that saw the Daily Express un-ironically ask its readers to text whether ALL migration to the UK should be stopped, new statistics about the uptake of the EU Erasmus programme, providing...
View ArticleMarijuana - Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
The drug cannabis is widely used these days and considered a dangerous drug. But is it really a dangerous drug? Recently I've been reading a book called the Marijuana Chronicles. Whilst reading through...
View ArticleIf I'd Known Then What I Know Now - Four Essential Considerations for Any...
If watching Silk or Law & Order has sparked an interest in studying law, then great! We all get inspired in different ways. But such a spark shouldn't be used in isolation. Many other factors must...
View ArticleEurope Needs Smarter Investment in Education and Research Infrastructure
2014 is a landmark for the EU with the recent European Parliament elections, and appointment of a new Commission President. With economic recovery underway, there is opportunity to reignite growth,...
View ArticleWhat Movie Trailers and Strip Teasing Should Have In Common
Now, I want you, if you'd be so kind, to spend the next 3 and a bit minutes watching the trailer below for the upcoming Rom-com 'What If', starring Daniel Radcliffe, to be released in UK on August...
View ArticleWhy the Tour de France Has Proved We Are Selfie-Obsessed
No one who's ever repeated the mantra 'life is not a spectator sport' could have predicted the scenes which have been playing out during this year's Tour de France. While some cycling fans were content...
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