News - May, 2008

Lecturers have backed a motion that would allow for a boycott of Israeli academia, in a move which has sparked criticism among Jewish groups.

Teesside’s university PTO editor Jonathan Fearnley is leaving the paper.

Jonathan, 23 of Sheffield, known as 'Statto', was named ‘Most Outstanding Contributor and Media Volunteer of the Year’ for his work with the paper.

He’s not quite set to return to his home town though, as he is hoping to put his media talents to good use on Teesside. He was elected Communications Officer for Teesside’s Students' Union in 2006.

Final year English students at Cambridge were surprised to find Amy Winehouse making an appearance on their exam paper this week.

Students are being taught in larger groups and are receiving less one-on-one time with their tutors, a survey released today has revealed.

A student at Nottingham University was arrested as a result of his research into terrorism, it has been claimed.

Most pupils in state schools are not aware that going to higher ranking universities could make them better off financially, a survey suggests.

The Dalai Lama is in the UK today to receive an Honorary Doctorate from London Metropolitan University.

The UK’s international reputation for educational excellence is being threatened by privatisation, the University and College Union (UCU) has warned.

Recent graduates are much more likely to suffer from depression and anger than those who have been graduated for longer, research has suggested.

Ketamine has ‘come out of nowhere’ in the last decade to be an increasingly popular drug among young people, research has found.

Does Facebook make it starting university an easier process? Researchers at the University of Leicester are trying to find out whether social networking sites can help the transition to university and minimise the chances of new students quitting their courses.

Young adults are drinking and taking drugs to get better sex, it has been found.

The University of Stirling are to offer a football scholarship in memory of a promising young player who was tragically killed in a training ground accident in 2005.

Vulnerable workers, often students and other agency employees, need more protection, it has been claimed.

Malaysian student Stephenie Siew Jean Tiew has won the title of International Student of the Year 2008 with an ‘inspiring’ story of student life in the UK.

Talented graduates are failing to look properly at career options, lured instead by the huge bonuses available in City jobs, the governor of the Bank of England has said.