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20 articles, sorted by name / date

Talented student dies »

A promising young student tragically died after a hillwalking accident in the Highlands. Craig Cathie, 19, was part of a group of 16 people walking in Gairloch, near Westerloch, a fortnight ago when he fell 30 feet and suffered severe injuries to hi...

Mon 06 Feb 2012 by Stephen Walsh | Read more »

ECA Facebook forum to deal with student grievances »

Edinburgh College of Art students are organising action through Facebook to address concerns following the merger with the University of Edinburgh. A Facebook event page, entitled “ECA Student Forum”, has been created by ECA student presid...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

Protests, text talk, and the undeniable power of social media »

We are a generation associated with apathy, obesity and an inability to communicate effectively without the intermediary of an electronic device. We stand accused of degenerating the English language, breaking down conventional concepts of privacy, and...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Emma Elliott-Walker, Daniel Keller | Read more »

QMU denies monitoring students' Facebook activities »

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Following the dismissal of Queen Margaret University Students' Union president Blain Murphy, students have expressed concerns regarding whether what they post online is logged by the university. A confidential email, sent by accident to the entire QMU...

Wed 04 May 2011 by James Johnstone | Read more »

Students warned of smartphone security threat »

The number of cyber-attacks on smartphones, particularly Google’s Android system, and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have increased over the past year, leaving users at risk of malicious software infecting their devices. So...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Facebook friends cause real-life stress »

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A high number of Facebook friends increases the likelihood of negative Facebook-related psychological effects, an Edinburgh Napier University study has revealed. A team of psychologists found that of 175 participants surveyed, 12 per cent reported tha...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

Social networks must smarten up »

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Every day we put more and more of ourselves online. It's the undeniable state of affairs. You can try and fight it, but it's clearly a losing battle. Everything is moving to the internet: our bank accounts, jobs, shopping, entertainment, and most trans...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Andy Ollove | Read more »

Tahrir Tweeting: A revolutionary force? »

On the 6 June 2010, Khaled Said was dragged from an internet cafe in Alexandria and beaten to death by Egyptian police. An anonymous Facebook group was set up to spread the news of Said's murder and was ‘liked’ by nearly 600,000 people. Man...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Kate Beioley | Read more »

New wristband monitors sun exposure »

An Edinburgh Napier University graduate has created a UV light-monitoring wristband that can help ensure people receive enough sunlight. After conducting a survey revealing that 50 per cent of children surveyed spent less than two hours per day outsid...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

EUSA makes second pass at constitutional reform »

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Motions for Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) General Meeting have been submitted, with the Enabling motion being resubmitted under a new name after its controversial failure last November.  Despite passing unanimously throu...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Melanie Archer | Read more »

Former Lehman Brothers graduate trainees snapped up by Nomura »

A global investment bank has rehired around 60 per cent of graduate trainees let go by Lehman Brothers following the bank's collapse in September last year, with claims that they used a social networking site to contact the individuals. A front-page a...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Alice Stanes | Read more »

Facebook slammed over perpetual ownership of information »

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On 15 February, 2009, The Consumerist, a consumer affairs blog, brought to public attention a change in the terms of use for the popular social networking website, Facebook, made on 4 February, 2009. The site, which has over 175 million active users wo...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Chris Grainger | Read more »

Police use facebook to identify weapon carriers »

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As part of a new strategy, "Operation Access," Strathclyde police are using social networking sites such as Facebook to uncover violent criminal activity by identifying weapon carriers. Police officers search through Facebook to find users who have po...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Bumpy start for semesterisation at Heriot-Watt »

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  Heriot-Watt University has come in for criticism from its students after the recent decision to switch to a two semester system. The process, whose benefits were expected to include more time devoted to teaching, fewer exams, and a longer sum...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Geneva Burleigh | Read more »

Facebook tallies Gaza's grisly toll »

When Dan Peguine came up with the idea for QassamCount on December 21, he was fairly clear about what was going to come next. “I knew that was going to happen – it was created with that in mind,” he says, speaking to The Journal. He ...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Parents using Facebook to "spy" on children at university, says government »

Parents on Facebook

A government survey has shown that parents are increasingly embracing the world of modern technology in order to stay connected with their undergraduate offspring. Facebook has become one of the most popular means of keeping in touch, with parents ope...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

British students being recruited to jihadist Facebook groups »

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Radical British Jihadist groups are actively operating and recruiting students on the social networking site Facebook and other forums, an investigation by The Journal can reveal. A private Facebook group called ‘Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah&rsquo...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 | Read more »

Facebook: the darker side of social networking »

Hollywood has spent the best part of a decade convincing us that the main danger posed by the internet comes from bank-robbing computer hackers. The tabloid press believes that paedophiles pose an exponentially greater threat than they did fifteen year...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 | Read more »

University shuts down Facebook group »

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A Facebook appreciation group dedicated to a popular lecturer has been shut down by the University of Bristol. The school of Policy Studies at the university sent warning letters to the group members, as reported in Bristol University student ne...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 | Read more »

The devilish spin on a social networking phenomenon »

Hatebook, a new web fad

A satirical social networking website whose users collect "enemies" rather than "friends" has accrued over 12,000 members since its launch three weeks ago. Hatebook, a well-executed spoof of the online giant Facebook, claims...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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