News - September, 2008

Flirting ‘can lead to rape’, say students

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Women who flirt are partly to blame if they get raped, according to almost half of students polled in a survey.

Facespooks?

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MI6 has taken the unusual measure of advertising job opportunities for graduates on popular social networking site Facebook.

Calls to end ‘studentification’

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The government is looking at ways to end the ‘studentification’ of university towns, and prevent groups of student houses dominating residential areas.

Move over Mario

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A Portsmouth University professor has created a computer game designed to help foreign students adapt to life in the UK.

Money Doctors sent to help struggling students

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A team of ‘Money Doctors’ is being sent out among UK universities to help hard-up students.

Loughborough on top

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Loughborough University has been crowned University of the Year in the annual Sunday Times University Guide, capping another excellent year for an institution on the up.

Conservatives ‘more trusted’ with students’ interests

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Raising tuition fees is such an unpopular idea that it could lose the Labour Party election votes, a new study has found.

Media-savvy students give thumbs up to student newspapers

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Student newspapers are one of the most popular forms of media on campus, according to new research, with more than 70% of students reading their peer-produced papers or magazines.

Small proves beautiful in the workplace

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Graduates who work for small firms after university are likely to be happier in their jobs than those working for large companies, research suggests.

Music tastes ‘define’ personality

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Where do you look for the clues to someone’s personality? Their iPod and CV collection, according to researchers.

Seeking: Guy, GSOH, looks like dad...

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Young adults choose partners who look like their parents, researchers have found.

Sensible students pass on safe sex message to freshers

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The number one tip that current students would pass on to this year’s freshers is to wear a condom, research has shown.

Cambridge heads to Albert Square

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Cambridge University is endeavouring to become involved with stories in EastEnders in a bid to soften its elitist image.