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Student sentenced for flat brothel »

3/1 Castle Terrace, the site of the student's illegal brothel

A Thai student allowing his flat in the west end of Edinburgh to be used as a brothel was sentenced to nine months in prison on 31 October. Tanasak Sopatai, 27, who was staying in the UK on a student visa, let Thai prostitutes operate a brothel from h...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by William Culver | Read more »

Met haunted by memory of Millbank as students march in London »

Police officers outnumber protesters in London

Thousands of students once again flocked to central London last week, in a day of protest which saw the Metropolitan Police criticised for what was widely seen as an excessive policing effort. Around 3,000 students joined the National Campaign Against...

Sun 13 Nov 2011 by Marcus Kernohan, Emma Elliott-Walker | Read more »

Student attacker sentenced to prison »

Edinburgh High Court

The armed intruder who tied up and threatened two students from Edinburgh University in their own flat has been jailed for six years. In April of this year, Olufemi Olumide broke into the flat of Christina Robbie, 24, and Brett Dorrans, 23, at Gardene...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

NUS launches survey on hate crimes »

NUS have launched a survey in order to gain a better understanding and insight into student's knowledge of prejudiced or bias motivated incidents, most commonly known as hate crimes.  The survey, which is the first of its kind in the UK, will see...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Red Bull binge may have helped kill Hull student »

Red Bull

An inquest has heard that a student with a heart condition died last year after drinking four cans of Red Bull, the popular energy drink. Chloe Leach, 21, reported feeling ill at the Sugar Mill Club in Hull on 30 September last year. The inquest ...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Hiran Balasuriya | Read more »

Overseas universities battling for funding in 'global marketplace' »

 Universities in Britain and across the world are facing fresh concerns over funding due to globalisation, a survey has revealed this month.A study by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) found that traditional financial problems hav...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Michael Fern | Read more »

Wage rise blamed for wave of university redundancies »

Cost increases and budget insufficiencies are to result in staff redundancies at Queen Margaret University according to an announcement last week. Escalating pensions and skyrocketing energy expenditure have been blamed for the estimated 35 job cuts, d...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by , Robyn Keystone | Read more »

How hairy armpits can get you a job at The Guardian »

Helen Pidd

I am pretty sure I have my armpit hair to thank for my journalism career. If I hadn’t decided to let it all hang out during my second year at Edinburgh – and write about it in a double page spread in Student, complete with photos – ...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Helen Pidd | Read more »

Fresher drank himself to death, inquest rules »

An inquest has ruled that a University of Exeter fresher found dead in November 2006 died of alcohol abuse. Gavin Britton drank himself to death at a university golf society initiation ceremony in which about 20 members of the group took part in a nigh...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 | Read more »

Student protests paralyse universities in France  »

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Moves by the French government to privatise universities has seen mass protest from students all over the country. The protests began at the end of last month and last Friday 41 universities were disturbed, with more protests expected to follow....

Mon 19 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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