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Students getting dumber, degrees getting easier, research getting weirder

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Grim findings from a series of studies on falling standards in higher education

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Students take to the streets in support of fees cap »

Thousands of students from English universities took to the streets last Wednesday to protest against the removal of a cap on university tuition fees costs. Students from across various universities joined the campaign which sought to brand the higher...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »

Skye 'leopard' hermit rejoins society »

After 20 years as a hermit, the "Leopard Man of Skye" has swapped his isolated island bothy for the less savage conditions of a sheltered housing apartment on the mainland. Known until two years ago as the most tattooed man in the world, Tom Leppard s...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Scant progress on dodgy landlords »

Students in Edinburgh have once again fallen victim to scams by online fraudsters posing as legitimate landlords on a popular flat-finding website. A number of Napier University students were conned out of hundreds of pounds when they arrived in the c...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Jodi Mullen | Read more »

Gutenberg's Endgame »

Google Books

On the sixth day, God created man and he saw that it was good. On the eighth day, God created the internet and students everywhere rejoiced. They can order food, alcohol, organise their social lives and even read lectures online. Until now, however, on...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Alice French | Read more »

Edinburgh shoppers given early Christmas treat »

Cars in Edinburgh

Since 1 November, Edinburgh's Christmas shoppers have been taking advantage of the free parking in and around the city centre, as Edinburgh City Council introduce free on street parking in the evenings and Saturday afternoons. Following annual traditi...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Dutch get crime reduction tips from Edinburgh »

Edinburgh City Council has touted international approval of its steps to reduce crime after it was confirmed that officials from The Hague are to visit the capital to pick up tips on how to reduce criminal offences. The visit comes following a 20 per ...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Durham reinstates suspended 'whistleblower' »

Durham

Professor Robert Watson was reinstated last week at the University of Durham following a landmark ruling by the Court of Appeals. The professor of financial management was originally suspended in 2007 following allegations of racism and harassment mad...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Council faces shortfall as credit crunch hits home »

Edinburgh Council Building

The effects of the global financial crisis hit Edinburgh last week, as it was confirmed that the council faces growing financial pressures. Until recently it was expected that Edinburgh City Council would bring in around £43 million from the sal...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »

Cambridge cheats dob themselves in »

One in two Cambridge students admit to having committed some form of plagiarism in their university career. Of the 1000 students who responded to the online survey carried out by Cambridge‘s student newspaper, Varsity, 49 per cent admitted to p...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Surprise Labour win in Glenrothes »

Gordon Brown

In a shock victory, Labour held onto their seat in the Glenrothes by-election with 55.1 per cent of the total votes last week. With the odds stacked firmly on the SNP’s side, nobody could have expected the 6,737 majority in what was expected to ...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Rebecca Sibbett | Read more »

Lammy calls for more black students »

"Too many UK universities"

The minister of state for higher education has called for more black school pupils to continue their education at university. At an Oxford University conference on Monday 27 October 2008 David Lammy told his audience that the number of black students ...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Abi Buglass | Read more »

Government slashes financial aid for middle-income students »

John Denham

The government have outlined plans to restructure the student grants award system, resulting in a £100 million cut in spending and a cap on the number of new students in 2009. John Denham, the cabinet minister for innovation, universities and sk...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

No Obama for Britain, says Phillips »

Barack Obama

The historic election of Senator Obama to the Oval Office last Tuesday overturned 250 years of racial injustice and inequality in the United States. In Britain it has sparked debate across party lines about when Britain will follow suit and elect a bla...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Ross Melton | Read more »

The Journal celebrates successful first year with flood of award nominations »

The Journal

The Journal celebrated its first birthday last week while collecting a brace of award nominations from the Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) of Scotland – representing its seventh and eighth national award nominations for 2008. The PPA Sco...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Benjamin Edwards | Read more »

£500,000 - it's what's in a name »

Napier University

Buried deep within the proposal to change the name of Napier University are the facts which have provoked curious consternation amongst its student fraternity. Go beyond the introduction page, which outlines the reasoning for the minor alteration&mdash...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Spotlight on education in the Middle East »

Right to Education

Edinburgh University will Monday launch the annual "Right to Education Week," the product of a campaign set up by Edinburgh's twin institution in Palestine, Birzeit University. According to the Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) the campai...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Guy Robertson | Read more »

Council defends insulation pledge »

Edinburgh Council Building

A recent Edinburgh council meeting acknowledged the benefit of free home insulation and has agreed to push the motion forward by requesting a feasibility report. The motion was proposed by Green councillor for Leith Walk, Maggie Chapman, after she was...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Magnus Huntly-Grant | Read more »

EUSA maintains pressure on Edinburgh First over VAT »

EUSA Outlet

After threats by Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) to boycott Edinburgh First catering outlets across campus last week, the company is looking into suggestions proposed by EUSA to stop students being charged VAT. EUSA proposed that Edi...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Guy Robertson | Read more »

Students benefit local communities, claims report »

Edinburgh flats

Students are highly beneficial to the local economy and an unjustly punished for anti-social behaviour, claims new report. The report claims that students are highly valued by the local communities, stating that as a result, "the government is seeking...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Katie Oakes | Read more »

Animal rights "terrorist" in court »

Animal terrorist in court

An animal rights activist was behind the 'terrorist campaign' that destroyed two Oxford University buildings with home made pipe bombs to stop the building of research facilities, a court has heard. Mel Broughton, 48, is accused of planning and carryi...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

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