League tables do not oncentrate on issues important for students
LEAGUE TABLES “strongly influence” English Universities, despite doubts about the way they are compiled.
ick to add that the focus on an institutions, research output does not help prospective undergraduates, as they “are not going to be taking research degrees”.
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Posted: 01/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams |
“Studentification” of town centres to be fought
GOVERNMENT LAST month announced plans to combat the concentration of students living in one area, as it often means mass departures over summer. Under the proposal, so-called Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), often used by students as well as new immigrants and young professionals, would not be allowed to concentrate in the one area as currently is the case.
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Posted: 01/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams |
Union bar now almost
a year late reopening
EIGHT MONTHS after the proposed deadline, a London University is yet to reopen its Union bar following a multimillion – pound refurbishment. Work is currently underway at Queen Mary, University of London’s Student Union, redeveloping the student union bar Drapers, converting what was once offices into a brand new health and fitness centre as well as creating
additional prayer rooms
for students.
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Posted: 17/04/08 | By Victoria Bischoff
RBS trialled for
environmental crimes
THE ROYAL Bank of Scotland was recently found guilty of environmental crimes in a mock trial conducted by protest group People & Planet.
Over 50 students gathered on the day of the bank’s annual general meeting to bring attention to the loans they granted to environmentally unfriendly projects. A disputed loan was granted to energy giant E.ON to build a coal power plant in Kent. This would be the first such plant constructed in the UK in 30 years.
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Posted: 17/04/08 | By Victoria Bischoff
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Minister ignores rise in student complaints
MINISTER FOR Higher Education Bill Rammell has dismissed recent figures showing growing dissatisfaction amoung University students.
Complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education have gone up significantly – by almost 25%. The complaints were made by students unhappy with their final
exam results.
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Posted: 01/05/08 |
Behaviour contracts for students proposed
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS may have to sign new contracts laying down the way they are allowed to dress and behave. The contracts are being branded as “charters” and could be non-negotiable, leaving students with little choice if they want to attend the University
in question.
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Posted: 01/05/08 | By Jonathan Williams |
New colleges to cut carbon emissions to zero
The government has announced plans to equip all new colleges with renewable energy sources, skills secretary John Denham told BBC radio.
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Posted: 17/04/08
A Coffee a day keeps Alzheimer’s at bay?
A regular dose of caffeine is suspected of cutting the risk of dementia, new research from the US suggests.
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Students party for charity
What is one thing students do best (besides excel academically of course)? Obviously it is throwing parties, partying hard any anything to do with parties.
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Posted: 19/03/08 |
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