3 h. ago Poll reveals high levels of anxiety among university students

A poll of 1,000 students has revealed how many are affected by stress and anxiety during their studies - and how it can lead to them dropping out of their courses

Politics

9 h. ago One in 10 students ‘constantly anxious’, due to exam stress and money worries

One in 10 university students feel ‘constantly anxious’, with exam stress, money worries and balancing their studies with their social life among the biggest concerns.

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24 h. ago Liverpool extend lead at top to 11 points with statement win at Manchester City

There has been talk in recent weeks about the rising levels of anxiety at Liverpool, a drop-off in their performance levels. Look at the number of draws, people have said. Is this a wobble? The club have won one league title since 1990 so a few nerves ought to come as standard.And yet at the home of the soon-to-be-deposed champions, when Liverpool had to win to clamp one hand firmly on the Premier League trophy, to take advantage of Arsenal’s shock home loss to West Ham on Saturday, there was only assurance; a never-in-doubt result. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Police find body in River Thames in search for missing Oxford student who vanished more than three weeks ago

Police have found a body in the River Thames nearly a month after a University of Oxford student vanished in the early hours of the morning.

Events

61 h. ago ‘I do feel we can be too prudish’: one woman’s experience as a life model

Life drawing hit the headlines when a north London class, which had been running for more than 30 years, was told to cover up its naked models or find a new location. Ellie Heney, 32, from Lancaster, has been a life model for 13 years and hopes to be one for the rest of her life. She explains whyIt was my first year of university in Liverpool and it was a typical broke student situation. I saw a poster saying £20 for life modelling and when you’re living on beans on toast you think: ‘Well, I can do that.’ So I gave it a go.It’s the strangest thing in the world when you do it for the first time. I remember my heart was pounding and the adrenaline was rushing and the back of my head was prickly because I was thinking: ‘What on earth am I doing? This is crazy!’ Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Gen Z believe internet access is a human right and 'can't imagine life without it'

A recent poll reveals that most 18- to 28-year-olds believe constant internet access is as vital as clean running water

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3 d. ago Germany's AfD sees late surge in support ahead of Sunday's election

A poll published by German broadcaster ZDF revealed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party had increased by one point to 21 per cent.

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3 d. ago Rise of Farage’s Reform fuelled by voters aged over 45, new poll reveals

Support from Generation X and Baby Boomers has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the top of the Techne UK tracker poll for the first time

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3 d. ago Farage’s dash to the top fuelled by voters aged over 45, new poll reveals

Support from Generation X and Baby Boomers has put Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at the top of the Techne UK tracker poll for the first time ever this week

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3 d. ago Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know

A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago

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4 d. ago Idaho judge declines to throw out genetic evidence in University of Idaho killings

An Idaho judge has declined to throw out key evidence in a case against a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students

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4 d. ago Bryan Kohberger judge rules on DNA evidence in Idaho quadruple murder case

An Idaho judge finally made a ruling on the DNA technique prosecutors used to identify Bryan Kohberger as the prime suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students.

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4 d. ago Small firms to cut jobs amid cost woes and new worker rights, finds poll

A poll by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealed that 33% of companies expect to reduce their workforce.

Economics

4 d. ago Is Zelensky more of a 'dictator' than Putin? Poll reveals whether Americans agree with Trump's blistering swipe

Some 1009 registered voters were asked for their one-word descriptions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

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5 d. ago Popular coffee chain bans university students from studying in one of its shops after complaints their marathon revision sessions take up too much space

Black Sheep Coffee, on Broad Street in Reading, say customers have complained about there being not seats on weekends due to university students taking them up.

Society

6 d. ago With half of all school leavers going to university, Scotland simply may have too many students

With universities in financial trouble, Scotland may have to start thinking about previously unthinkable measures to help them, such as reducing the student population or cutting the length of degree courses

Culture

6 d. ago University students are studying Donkey from Shrek as part of new course

The course is now offered to film studies undergraduates

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6 d. ago Police search for Oxford student who went missing three weeks ago in the early hours of the morning

Police are searching for a University of Oxford student, who went missing over three weeks ago in the early hours of the morning.

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6 d. ago Universities in Wales given £18.5m government handout amid 'significant financial challenges'

The Welsh Government has announced an extra £18.5m for universities and £500,000 to encourage higher-paying international students as institutions warn of huge deficits and cuts

Economics

6 d. ago University Challenge fans seriously distracted by contestant's 'nonsensical' habit

Viewers of the BBC Two show saw eight students from Queen's University Belfast and Warwick University students battle it out for a place in the semi-finals.

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