Student News

A Vote of No Confidence: An Open Letter to ULU

Joe Lennard | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Joe Lennard

The four-hour meeting left me drained, outraged and embarrassed. From start to finish it was an absolute farce. The meeting had barely started before Izaakson and her solicitor were questioning the very legitimacy of the meeting itself.

My Story - The University Paper

Chris Moss | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Chris Moss

After seeing the success of Groupon, I decided that bringing this business model to the student market would be an excellent idea. I decided that I would produce a newspaper that had discount vouchers in for places around Nottingham, giving myself the front page premium advert space.

University Hiker Dies After 'Night In Hell'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

UPDATE: The hiker has been named by police as Graham Connell, 31, from Castleford, West Yorkshire. A member of a university hiking society has died...

Snow Shark Appears In Derbyshire

Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK

Snow has been falling all over the UK: it's been impossible to avoid it. Not only has it been blocking our drives and pavements, but also blanketi...

Snow Forces School Closures As Travellers Hit Again

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK

Schools are closed, airport runways are frozen over and many train services have either been delayed or cancelled after sub zero temperatures and snow...

More Snow Set To Blanket Britain

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK

Snow is expected to blanket the UK for the next week, with no end of the big freeze in immediate sight. The prediction of prolonged cold weather wi...

GCSE Re-Sit Results To Be Released

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 19.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Thousands of pupils across the UK will be experiencing a sickening sense of déjà vu as they prepare to receive their GCSE results for a second time ...

Graduate Employment vs Youth Unemployment

Andy Newnham | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Andy Newnham

In my experience, the graduate labour market is not as bad as many fear, and I really want this blog to help any students or graduates out there, who are concerned by the headlines, to feel a little bit better.

A 'Good Internship' - Setting New Standards

Andrew Scherer | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK Travel
Andrew Scherer

As a company, we join those criticising the 'bad internships'. Our aim is to set a new standard for 'good internships' and help get more graduates bridge the gap between university and their dream first job.

Our Response to Poverty Needs to be More Personal

Faisal Hanif | Posted 04.11.2012 | UK
Faisal Hanif

For many of us living in the West the word poverty normally conjures up images of far flung lands in sub-Saharan Africa or Asia. Often it is images of malnourished children with naked torsos and indented ribcages in drought-ridden surroundings.

London Pupils Affected By Riots 'Beat Stereotype'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

There was joy on Thursday for pupils who secured high grades in a school affected by last year's London riots, with one declaring: "We've beaten the s...

Lucy Sherriff

You've Got Your Place At Uni - So Why Are You Disappointed?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 21.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

For many of the students who have their hopes set on university, their A-levels are a mere ticket to get there; they are the key to unlock the door to...

Daily Mail Backtracks Over Suggestion Graduates Adopt Nazi Work Ethic

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 13.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

An article published in the Daily Mail has suggested unemployed graduates adopt the Nazi's infamous 'Work will set you free' slogan which appeared abo...