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January 28, 2012

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Holocaust Memorial Day 27.01.12

On 27 January 2012, we are asking you to consider what you see and hear around you, and to use your voices to Speak Up against hatred and discrimination.


College cash for bursaries running out in Scotland

New analysis by NUS Scotland and Scotland's Colleges has shown that the current student support budget is not enough to meet demand.


Durham uni students' charity 'sleepout'

The Durham University students staged a 24-hour sleepout in Durham Market Place from Friday to Saturday evening to raise awareness of the plight of street children in Uganda.


Sober warning over students in Oxford

All 200 students at an Oxford college have been forced to attend an alcohol awareness course after a string of booze-fuelled incidents.


Students ‘believe they have necessary skills’ for job market

Majority are optimistic about careers despite economy Most final-year students are optimistic about their long-term career prospects but are realistic about the problems they face making their first steps in the jobs market, research has shown


University student victim of racist abuse in Bangor

A Banger university second year student, called a “golliwog” by drunken yobs in a racist attack in a Bangor street.


Swansea University to study student prostitution in Wales

A study is to be carried out over concerns that students in Wales are being forced into prostitution to pay for their education and ease the financial pressures of getting a degree


Sheffield Hallam University student dies of suspected meningitis

Sheffield Hallam University student dies of suspected meningitis


Funeral Held In India for Anuj Bidve

Thousands of people gathered in the Indian city of Pune the with the family and relatives of Anuj Bidve, the Indian student shot in Salford


Student finance struggles forces students to study abroad

With tuition fees set to increase for academic year 2012-2013, the student money specialists student money saver tells of the realisation that many students are now considering studying abroad in order to escape the rising fees and find a greater scope of courses.


Students to pay nearly half the bill for university funding by 2014

Students will have to pay nearly half the bill for university funding by 2014, taking their contribution to the highest level since the 1890s, a report has warned.


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Visa blacklisted banks major problem for foreign students.

Close to 3,000 banks worldwide cannot be trusted to verify documents for student visa applications, officials have said. The banks have been put on a Government blacklist of financial institutions.

 

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Graduate News

Graduate salaries predicted to rise in 2012 after three year stagnation

The average starting salary for a graduate is predicted to increase by 4% to £26,000 this year.


Graduates don't have right skills to fill vacancies says top employers

Third of top employers failed to meet graduate recruitment targets last year, citing university-leavers’ skills as a problem, a AGR report warns.


"Global Graduates" needed

Are UK graduates equipped to compete in a global marketplace?


Graduates turn down cash in favour of benefits

A survey of more than 4,000 graduates carried out by PwC has found that university leavers are more likely to accept a job offering employee benefits than a higher wage.


Rail industry unites to launch 18-month graduate work placement scheme

One in four (26%) people who graduated from university in the last two years have turned down a job offer because they felt they were overqualified or the role wasn’t appropriate for them.


News Columns

Oxbridge Labour is too elitist says Miliband aide Lord Glasman

Lord Glasman a close ally of Labour Leader, Ed Miliband who has attacked the Labour’s leadership for being too elitist is right when he says the Labour party is failing to connect with working-class people.


2012 Tuition fees

When the new tuition fees sets in next year, money is likely to become an even more important concern for students as universities in England will be able to charge undergraduates up to £9000 per year in tuition fees.


Students need to be aware of fraudsters

Student accommodation offers fraudsters the perfect opportunity to steal valuable personal information, often by picking up post in communal hallways, therefore re-directing your post every time you move accommodation is vital.


Culture

News

Bruno Mars tops 2011 worldwide digital music chart

Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars was the biggest-selling digital single of 2011, it has been revealed.


Travel

Travel News

UK youth travel to soar by 20% in 2012

Student travel specialist STA Travel is predicting an unprecedented boom in student travel in 2012 as youth unemployment soars and the reality of university fees bite.


Lifestyle

Student Finance Health

Student Finance

Every students worst concern at the moment is how to pay back the huge debt they will face going to University from next year.


General Study Advice

General Study Advice Overseas Study

Top tips for postgraduate studies overseas

Studying overseas presents exciting opportunities for many prospective postgraduate students , but there are plenty of factors to weigh up before you get your passport out.


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