News: Whats New

Students excel in volunteering efforts

Study commissioned by leading insurer Zurich finds that more students volunteered last year than any other group

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Former interns 'take a third of graduate jobs'

More than a third of graduate jobs are given to graduates who have previously worked for that employer

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Brand new card, brand new look…the launch of NUS extra 2011-2012!

For just £11 students all over the UK can enjoy more exclusive discounts than ever before from top brands like Amazon and ASOS, Animal and the AA, Accessorize and Adobe…and that’s a few of the ‘A’s for a start!

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• A Day in the Life of Alex James, radio presenter of Bauer’s In:Demand
• Microsoft to create 4,000 it jobs
• KPMG to pay school leavers' uni tuition fees
• VISUAL SUSPECTS ARE ROUNDED UP FOR ART EXHIBITION
• 500 Free NUS Extra Discount Cards Up For Grabs On Blue Monday
• Gap year 2011
• Money tips for students going to university
• Outside experts should teach sex education
• Jenny Jones -The Bristol Snowboarder
• Could you make The Cut?

News: Student News

Plymouth uni student wins Italian boat design competition

A student from Plymouth University has won a prestigious Italian boat design competition.

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• FEBRUARY OPEN DAY AT KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA COLLEGE
• Apprenticeships an alternative to university.
• Students need to be aware of fraudsters
• University entries in record fall
• Lack of jobs and higher tuition fees fuelling surge in young “Generation Y Not
• Students work for free to secure city jobs
• CBI resonds to this year's GCSE results
• National helpline gets geared up for students receiving GCSE results
• A-Level results day students scramble for places
• Gap years are equally as important than degrees

News: University News

Gap year students shunning Australia for South East Asia as pound plummets

Record numbers of students are shunning Australia as a gap year destination in favour of South East Asia and Africa, according to research out today from Travelex.

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• Massive errors and queuing robbers
• Young people most optimistic about EU
• Debate science
• Iraqi jailed over shoe attack on Bush
• Massive errors and queuing robbers
• Lazy dogs and monkey business