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National Student News

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Rangers owner honoured with degree »

David Murray ceremony

Scottish businessman and entrepreneur David Murray is among noted figures to receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh this year. Sir David, who received a knighthood in 2007, received his honorary degree of Doctor Honoris Causa at th...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »

Fraud investigation into student loans »

SLC Building

The government have ordered the Student Loans Company (SLC) to launch an investigation amid growing fears that some students have submitted fraudulent applications. The announcement comes as the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Edinburgh student leads Stansted protest »

Plane

VIDEO: Lily Kember talks to ITN News An Edinburgh student was at the centre of Monday’s Plane Stupid protest at Stansted Airport in London, which saw 57 people arrested for cutting through the perimiter fence and obstructing the ru...

Mon 08 Dec 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

"We can't handle these numbers" says cash-strapped Maths department »

Kings Buildings

Funding for the Mathematics department at the University of Edinburgh fails to correlate with the ever-increasing enrollment figures that the University currently enjoys according to figures obtained by The Journal. The mathematics department has seen...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Students give economy £28 billion boost »

College students have boosted the UK economy by £28 billion in the past 15 years, according to a report commissioned by the Association of Colleges. The analysis, carried out by Economic Modelling Specialist Inc, found that the economic impact o...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Fears over 2009 graduate jobs crunch overstated, say experts »

A host of experts have suggested that students who graduate in 2009 are likely to experience difficulty finding a graduate job as Britain's economy enters recession. However, noises from recruiters themselves seem to suggest any such employment crunch ...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Laura Robertson | Read more »

Lecturers asked to spy on foreign students – again »

The government has outlined plans for surveillance units to keep an eye on international students in a bid to cut down on illegal immigration and falsified university applications. The new system, to be implemented in March next year, will require uni...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »

Government advocates "pick & mix" degrees »

A series of government reports have called for an overhaul of university degrees in order to make them more flexible for the current crop of students. John Denham, the skills secretary, commissioned the nine reports carried out by academic authorities...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

Newcastle expels 50 bogus students »

Newcastle University logo

Newcastle University has expelled 50 overseas students after discovering they had used fake qualifications to apply. The students—49 from China and one from Taiwan—enrolled in September and most were studying business courses. A spokesper...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Amy Grant | Read more »

Lecturers demand "inflation busting" 8% gross pay rise »

UCU

The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced that it plans to push ahead with its demand for an eight per cent increase in lecturers' pay. A UCU spokesperson said that the union: “will press ahead with demands for a rise equivalent to...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Obama could draw students away from UK »

Obama

The election of Barack Obama as US president could threaten British universities' intake of foreign students, education experts claim. Leading analysts have said that as the negative perceptions of America diminish and US visa restrictions are relaxed...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Activist cleared as Oxford opens animal testing facility »

Oxford

As Oxford's controversial testing centre opened this month, an animal rights activist accused of carrying out arson attacks against an animal research laboratory, as it was being constructed, has been acquitted. Mel Broughton, 48, a leading figure of ...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

10th anniversary for Edinburgh bursaries »

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The Access Bursary Scheme at the University of Edinburgh is celebrating its ten year anniversary this month. This year the scheme granted awards to 182 undergraduate students compared with a similar scheme in 1989 which handed out only 52 bursaries A...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

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