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One third of students who drop out of their course cite mental health issues as the reason, poll suggests Nearly 16,000 students suffered a mental health problem in 2019 1 in 4 felt pressured by parents to pick a course likely to lead straight to good job Students need to be taught the skills to … Read more
Jeremy Irons says students are ‘crazy’ to ban controversial speakers after Amber Rudd was ‘no-platformed’ at Oxford University – and warns England risks becoming a ‘nation of philistines’ due to squeeze on drama in schools He gets ‘depressed’ when people are banned as some disagree with their views Amber Rudd was ‘no platformed’ by students … Read more
NASA shares GIF of a new flaring black hole 30,000 light-years away that was discovered by students studying an asteroid Students using NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to study an asteroid found a new black hole It sits 30,000 light-years away and was spotted by its X-ray emissions The team found it just a week after Japan’s MAXI telescope … Read more
Hungover British students spark Heathrow coronavirus panic and are whisked into quarantine after asking for paracetamol in cheeky bid to get upgrade on flight home Julia Walentin, 26, tried to get upgrade on her flight from Singapore to London She told crew she had a headache but ended up sparking coronavirus worries Hungover student was … Read more
One in five students would be richer off if they had skipped university with almost none benefiting financially from a creative arts degree Study found about 70,000 a year would earn more if they’d gone straight to work Institute of Fiscal Studies found almost no financial benefit in creative arts study Report based on earnings … Read more
Top secondary school students are choosing ‘easy’ books like David Walliams and failing to stretch themselves, study finds Brightest readers at secondary school choosing ‘easy’ books below ability levels Opting for Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and novels of David Walliams Report found 16 out of 20 of most popular books were by Walliams and … Read more
All potential students could be made to apply to university AFTER they get their A-levels with results moved earlier and the start of the academic year delayed under proposals from watchdog Office for Students suggested scrapping predicted grades and university offers Post-qualification scheme would also tackle the rise of ‘attainment offers’ made OfS added the … Read more
Two US students appeared in an Italian court on Wednesday on the first day of their trial over the fatal stabbing last year of a policeman during a botched drugs bust. Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth are charged with killing newlywed Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, who was stabbed 11 times last July. The Californians, … Read more
Politician Pauline Hanson has slammed Chinese students for exploiting a legal loophole to sneak back into Australia amid the coronavirus outbreak. She called for universities to be liable if other students catch the disease, saying officials only care about ‘money from foreign students’. A travel ban is in place to keep Australians safe from the deadly … Read more
UCL becomes the first Russell Group university to ban sexual relationships between staff and students UCL first Russell Group uni. to ban sexual relations between staff & students Tutors are allowed to have relationships with students they do not supervise Other institutions do not have outright ban on it but discourage such relations By Social … Read more