News - July, 2008

‘Hour’s exercise’ needed for weight loss

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Losing weight requires almost an hour’s exercise a day, five days a week, according to a recent study.

Cambridge punters targeted

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The peaceful and historic university city of Cambridge is under siege from entrepreneurial villains, it has been reported.

Grads fight the credit crunch

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Students are fighting both the credit crunch and graduate debt to get a job after graduation that relates to their degree, experts have warned.

Killing in name of religion is justified, say students

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A controversial report has found that almost a third of British Muslim students think killing in the name of religion is justifiable, it has been reported.

Trainee teachers ‘better qualified’

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Student teachers have better degrees than they did ten years ago, research has found.

Thai curry equals 'better sex'

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The humble Thai green curry could be your secret to a better sex life, it has been claimed.

Drummers beat a path to fitness

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Anyone looking to get fit may be able to swap the treadmill for the drum sticks, research suggests.

Grads are putting pay first

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Student debt is forcing graduates to choose jobs on the basis of pay rather than preference, research has suggested.

Students own £6000 worth of stuff

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Students take £6000 worth of possessions with them to university, a survey has shown.

Has London got the goods for grads?

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Graduates are turning their backs on the bright lights of London, research has found.

Brand apologises after prank-calling police

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Russell Brand has apologised after making a hoax call to the police about a sex attack.

Summer-born students ‘at disadvantage’

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People born in the summer are significantly less likely to go to university, according to new findings.

Employers open up to 2:2s

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Graduate recruiters are dropping the condition that applicants have at least a 2:1, research has revealed.

Gloucestershire is greenest uni

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The University of Gloucestershire has been named the UK’s greenest university by student campaigning group People & Planet.

French students murdered in London

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Two French exchange students found dead in a house fire in east London had been stabbed to death, police have revealed.

Magic mushrooms' effect lasts a year

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The feelings of happiness and well-being caused by magic mushrooms can last 14 months, research has shown.

Wednesday ‘most depressing day’

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If you’re feeling blue today, you’re not alone. Researchers have discovered that our moods are lowest on Wednesdays, not Mondays as commonly thought.

Sciences ‘a grade harder' than arts

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Students are being put off Science subjects at A-level because they are harder to get top marks in, it has been found.