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Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd turned up for a speech at Oxford University to encourage other women to get into politics. She expected a packed house of young women with dreams in their hearts, as she had — dreams of making a difference in the corridors of power. She arrived to an empty hall. Students had … Read more
Drunk university student wakes up in Norwich rather than Newcastle after typing wrong postcode into his Uber app and falling asleep in back of the taxi – waking 260 miles away after five-hour trip with a £1,300 bill When the student woke up he was 250 miles off course and owed £1,307.64 He drunkenly put … Read more
Amber Rudd’s Oxford University talk about women in politics is CANCELLED after storm of complaints from students over her links to the Windrush scandal Amber Rudd had planned to give a speech to young women at Oxford University She turned up to an empty hall after student organisers were forced to cancel Ms Rudd was … Read more
Helicopter parenting! Surreal moment chopper lands in university car park ‘to give student his bag after he forgot it’ Footage taken in the North West University’s Vaal campus at Vanderbijlpark Student collects bag from chopper while its helicopter blades are still whirring He casually ambles towards the chopper believed to be a Robinson R44 Raven … Read more
A university counsellor who stands at a staggering 7ft 1in struggles to fit in aeroplane seats – but drives around in a tiny smart car. Lydon Sutcliffe, 32, makes his colleagues laugh each morning when he drives into work after squeezing his huge frame into his mother’s 60-inch high Smart Fortwo. The friendly giant says … 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
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
A university student who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22 has begged young women to check for lumps and push for tests. Ellie Graham, from Liverpool, discovered a pea-sized lump after experiencing shooting pains in her right side last summer. Despite initially being told that it was most likely just a cyst and nothing … Read more
Emmerdale’s Liam Fox marries his former university friend Jo Hudson in a star-studded winter wedding… and the bride and groom partied until 3am! By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 08:49 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 08:50 GMT, 24 February 2020 Emmerdale actor Liam Fox has married his former university friend Jo Hudson in front … Read more
Nation is losing faith in universities due to their ‘sneering’ attitude to patriotism, grade inflation and fat cat pay, report warns Universities urged to ‘restore confidence in the value of the honours degree’ New report encourages them to ensure students feel able to express Tory views Universities’ sneering attitudes on patriotism ‘has broken down public trust’ … Read more