This is the RSS feed for The National Student, the voice of UK students! http://www.thenationalstudent.com Friday, 18 May 2012 11:05:31 +0000 Hugely unfunny, massively offensive and really rather boring, 'Piranha 3DD' is a strong contender for worst film of the year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-18/film_review_piranha_3DD.html article4607 Friday, 18 May 2012 11:05:31 +0000 To think about an inspirational speech in a film, would on first thought be an easy task. But looking through an extensive collection of modern Hollywood blockbusters, there wasn’t much to work with. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-18/are_we_being_inspired_or_brainwashed.html article4609 Friday, 18 May 2012 10:53:00 +0000 With increased tuition fees, greater financial pressures and a tidal wave of advertising, it is perhaps no surprise that more and more students are finding themselves involved in the perilous world of online gambling. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-18/money_for_nothing_students_turning_to_online_gambling.html article4610 Friday, 18 May 2012 10:27:00 +0000 We might have a reputation for gorging on such delights as meat feast pizza, pre-packaged pasta and the odd midnight kebab, but new research is dispelling a few myths when it comes to students and food. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-18/shock_survey_results_reveal_students_can_actually_cook.html article4611 Friday, 18 May 2012 09:23:54 +0000 The subtly named product is “here to help you rise to the occasion”, according to Epic Meal Time’s website. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-17/whiskey_dick_bourbon_flavoured_personal_lubricant_launched.html article4605 Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:12:20 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time a disco master class, iPod accessories and toast art. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-16/tns_web_dump.html article4604 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:30:00 +0000 Students at the University of the Arts London are calling for Rebekah Brooks to be stripped of the honorary fellowship that she was awarded in 2010 for her ‘contribution to journalism’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-16/students_call_for_rebekah_brooks_honour_to_be_revoked.html article4603 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:06:04 +0000 Man vs. Booze allegedly faked being admitted to hospital last week- so that he could bring his YouTube series to an end. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-16/man_vs_Booze_fakes_hospital_visit.html article4602 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 10:57:15 +0000 TNS talks festivals and touring with vocalist and bassist Tom Araya from legendary thrash metal band; Slayer. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-15/interview_slayer.html article4601 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:09:28 +0000 Oxford University’s traditions of sweeping gowns and formal dressing are well known – but now it seems like some students are flouting the strict conventions of their 900-year-old institution. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-15/oxford_students_warned_over_pyjamas.html article4600 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 16:38:32 +0000 In the UK there are a few things we can get fined for that might seem the tiniest bit petty. Spare a thought, though, for the residents of Fort Lee, New Jersey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-15/fines_for_texting_whilst_walking_in_new_jersey.html article4599 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 11:23:26 +0000 Ahead of space-Nazi comedy finally being released in the UK on 23rd May, TNS spoke to Timo Vuorensola about C-class comedies, Transformers and Russians from Mars... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-15/Interview__Timo_Vuorensola_Iron_Sky.html article4598 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:35:33 +0000 On the day of his new film release Jonah Hill talks comedy, creativity and why he thinks Borat is the funniest film of the 20th Century. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-14/interview_jonah_hill.html article4597 Monday, 14 May 2012 12:08:45 +0000 Sexualised images used for promotion are causing a storm of debate at Leeds University as a motion questioning whether they should be banned goes to campus-wide vote. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-14/referendum_begins_at_leeds_university.html article4596 Monday, 14 May 2012 10:57:28 +0000 In a career now spanning 15 years, it is only now that Jack White has decided to release a solo album. And what an album it is... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-14/album_review_jack_white_blunderbuss.html article4595 Monday, 14 May 2012 09:16:49 +0000 A student has discovered a novel way to revolutionise the happiness of pigs: playing them music. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-11/Student_research_proves_pig_welfare_can_be_improved_by_music.html article4590 Friday, 11 May 2012 14:37:57 +0000 The announcement of July's fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora has sparked controversy throughout the boxing world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-05-11/right_to_fight.html article4585 Friday, 11 May 2012 11:24:29 +0000 With the Queen's Diamond Jubilee fast approaching, Joshua Resoun looks at the true value of the Royals, and whether their burden on the public purse can be sustained in today's austerity climate. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-11/the_true_value_of_the_royals.html article4582 Friday, 11 May 2012 10:26:00 +0000 In the past a degree was a sure fire way of guaranteeing employment. But nowadays with the levels of undergraduates rising, are our degrees really worth the money? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-11/is_your_degree_value_for_money.html article4587 Friday, 11 May 2012 10:04:12 +0000 A Japanese bra company has created a new 'ice bra'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-10/How_cool_is_your_bosom.html article4584 Thursday, 10 May 2012 17:22:12 +0000 Everyone’s favourite high street sex toy and knicker emporium Ann Summers has teamed up with relationship councillors Relate for some much needed sex talk. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-10/18_21_year_olds_most_adventurous_in_bed_says_survey.html article4583 Thursday, 10 May 2012 16:37:12 +0000 Yet another 'celebrity shoe designer': Chloe Green tries to conquer the high street with her new collection. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2012-05-10/chloe_green_launches_shoe_collection.html article4579 Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:23:12 +0000 Harvard professor says we can get drunk without having to drink alcohol. TNS doesn't think it'll catch on. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-10/Getting_drunk_...without_the_alcohol.html article4580 Thursday, 10 May 2012 12:56:38 +0000 As we know, the media (mainly Rupert Murdoch’s media) is on trial for numerous misdemeanours. But there is another aspect into the sorry state of the British and US mainstream media. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-10/what_the_media_should_be_in_the_dock_for.html article4575 Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:26:11 +0000 Pinterest is prohibiting the use of thinspiration, moderating what it acceptable and healthy behaviour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-10/pinterest_says_no_to_thinspiration.html article4577 Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:05:01 +0000 TNS was surprised to hear that a penguin scored more votes in Edinburgh’s city council elections last week than the Liberal Democrats... kind of. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-09/rhino_satanist_and_dustin_the_turkey.html article4571 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 16:45:57 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time prom dresses, sing-a-longs and stranger danger. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-09/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4570 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Many things have a habit of coming in threes. Whether it's visually-impaired rodents, points on your brand new driving license or the number of deadlines you've got coming up tomorrow, you can't beat a good old threesome. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-09/top_film_trilogies.html article4566 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 09:12:00 +0000 A Nebraskan man has legally changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex. But compared to other names that TNS has tracked down, that's pretty standard. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-08/tyrannosaurus_rex_appears_in_us_court.html article4565 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 16:26:06 +0000 Never mind your Barcelonas and your Real Madrids, recently there has only been one Spanish team catching my eye: Athletic Club, or as they are more commonly known Athletic Bilbao. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-05-08/the_real_spanish_club_to_be_excited_about.html article4564 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 14:30:14 +0000 US boy band Mindless Behavior play a sold-out London show at Indigo2, but the event does not go according to plan. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-08/gig_review_mindless_behavior.html article4561 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 11:45:19 +0000 Leon Gaisli lost his family, his home, his job and the use of his legs in the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Now he is a Paralympic hopeful for London 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-08/darthquake_victim_to_paralympic_hopeful.html article4559 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 11:25:41 +0000 Man Vs. Booze talks to TNS in an exclusive interview about his drinking habits, bionic liver and threesome propositions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-08/man_vs_booze.html article4558 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 11:05:56 +0000 With second years getting details of their teaching abroad placements, I was taken back to my year working as a language assistant in Germany. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-05-08/talking_years_abroad.html article4563 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 10:23:20 +0000 There are various ideas, techniques and tips that you may find useful when creating your first iPhone application. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-05-08/want_to_design_an_iphone_app.html article4555 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 10:15:50 +0000 Yorkshire’s ground staff have barely pulled off the covers for the new cricket season, and already the White Rose county team has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-05-08/second_chance_shahzad.html article4553 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:50:10 +0000 Ever considered getting a tattoo? Why not? After all, they're wonderful to look at, and a real badge of honour. However, a lot of thought needs to be invested, otherwise things can go drastically wrong..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-08/tattoo_are_you.html article4552 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:41:11 +0000 The Cosmopolitan editor came in to talk to PR and journalism students about the media industry with some promising advice and guidance. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2012-05-08/cosmo_editor_makes_appearance_at_leeds_met.html article4551 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:15:29 +0000 AIDS. It’s a word we all know; the name of a pandemic that has affected adults and children all over the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-08/spotlight_world_aids_orphans_day.html article4550 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:04:17 +0000 New folk heroes Dry The River are one of the most talked about new bands of 2012. TNS caught up with them to find out why. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-07/Interview_Dry_The_River.html article4560 Monday, 07 May 2012 08:25:22 +0000 In New Zealand, students have a very different way to pre-lash. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-04/possum_tree_drinking_game_causes_anger.html article4549 Friday, 04 May 2012 16:15:16 +0000 A man is claiming damages from the company after alleging it has given him a permanent erection since 2010. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-04/man_suing_bmw_after_two_year_erection.html article4548 Friday, 04 May 2012 14:33:09 +0000 A senior Lecturer at Roehampton University has done a study which looks at the science behind the 'beer goggles' myth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-04/Beer_Goggles__Fact_or_Fiction.html article4546 Friday, 04 May 2012 12:20:54 +0000 Don’t let the idea of queuing put you off. It doesn’t have to be quite so soul-destroying. There are plenty of ways to speed the process along, earning you more to enjoy the rest of your night. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-04/A_student_bartenders_guide_to_swifter_service.html article4545 Friday, 04 May 2012 11:58:02 +0000 A Chinese zoo keeper went far beyond the requirements of his job when he noticed that one of his charges was in pain. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-04/zoo_keeper_saves_monkeys_life_by_licking_its_bottom.html article4544 Friday, 04 May 2012 11:54:43 +0000 Urban bag brand Eastpak has launched a competition that will see the design dreams of one lucky student become a reality. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-04/urban_design_competition.html article4543 Friday, 04 May 2012 10:28:37 +0000 Marks and Spencer has recently implemented a new shopping experience in conjunction with Oxfam - will ‘shwopping’ take off? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-03/shwopping_the_next_big_thing.html article4539 Thursday, 03 May 2012 19:30:44 +0000 A Danish gay bar has caused controversy by evicting a straight couple for kissing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-03/a_case_of_heterophobia.html article4538 Thursday, 03 May 2012 15:13:50 +0000 Relentless is offering ‘the ultimate summer internship’ – the chance to visit this year’s top music and sport festivals for free, whilst working as the energy drink’s official film crew. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-03/want_to_visit_this_summers_top_festivals_for_free.html article4537 Thursday, 03 May 2012 12:34:13 +0000 The hangover just isn’t ending for the British men who two weeks ago were charged with stealing a penguin – they’ve now each been hit with a £600 fine. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-03/penguin_thieves_fined.html article4536 Thursday, 03 May 2012 10:56:34 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time keeping fit with Wally the Walrus, blood-powered lighting and Japanese foot acrobatics. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-05-02/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4534 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000 Sometimes a food invention comes along that TNS wishes we’d thought of ourselves (hello, chocolate Philadelphia). Unfortunately though, we often just aren’t imaginative enough. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-05-02/foods_we_wish_we_invented.html article4535 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 17:19:37 +0000 With massive special effects, entertaining action and six superheroes for the price of one ticket, Marvel's Avengers Assemble is a mad and crazy spectacle, but all the better for it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-05-02/Film_Review__Marvel_Avengers_Assemble.html article4533 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:30:00 +0000 Three out of five black students expect to be unemployed after university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-02/Black_students_dont_expect_to_find_work_after_uni.html article4532 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 10:20:20 +0000 It has been confirmed that British pupils who hold Irish passports are eligible for free tuition in Scotland, including students from Northern Ireland. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-02/the_luck_of_the_irish_student.html article4529 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:38:30 +0000 Today is a momentous day in music history, as fans finally get a glimpse at one of the most important record collections on the planet. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-02/John_Peels_record_collection_online_today.html article4530 Wednesday, 02 May 2012 09:27:32 +0000 Exam season leaving you feeling stressed-out? Dissatisfied, perhaps? You’re in luck – intrepid male students at the University of East Anglia are on hand to give you, erm, a hand. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-05-01/uea_lads_offer_sex_service.html article4527 Tuesday, 01 May 2012 17:18:33 +0000 They're from the Land of the Rising Sun but they're sound is much closer to home. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-05-01/New_Band_of_the_Day__Taffy.html article4526 Tuesday, 01 May 2012 11:17:06 +0000 Are you attractive, talented, smart and a pleasure to be around? Want to travel the world for free? Yasmin Jaunbocus investigates a new kind of dating site and wonders if there's a catch. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-30/comment_beautiful_and_skint.html article4523 Monday, 30 Apr 2012 10:16:48 +0000 As the sun blazes outside (hopefully), darkness will be descending inside Alexandra Palace as metal-titans Slayer perform their classic metal album in its entirety at the second instalment of All Tomorrow’s Parties’ I’ll Be Your Mirror festival (IBYM). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-30/Festivals_2012__Ill_Be_Your_Mirror.html article4524 Monday, 30 Apr 2012 10:05:00 +0000 Andrew Davis examines what impact recent revelations at the Levenson Enquiry will have on Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-30/alex_salmond_levenson.html article4518 Monday, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:08 +0000 So, a week ago you made the big decision to Eat Healthily, probably in line with your big decision to Do More Revision. How's that going? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-04-30/how_to_stomach_past_it_veg.html article4522 Monday, 30 Apr 2012 09:20:49 +0000 Café owners in Amsterdam have expressed concerns following a ruling that will see three southern Dutch provinces refuse foreigners entry into cannabis cafés, with the ban set to encompass the whole of the Netherlands by the end of the year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-29/No_Smoke_Without_Weed.html article4521 Sunday, 29 Apr 2012 16:15:40 +0000 Lauren Cope argues that technological developments have had a positive impact on travel http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-04-28/Comment__The_impact_of_technology_on_travel.html article4519 Saturday, 28 Apr 2012 09:00:00 +0000 It might have depicted it as a nation of moustache-touting, anti-Semitic chicken obsessives and incest-friendly prostitutes, but it looks like Borat has done amazing things for Kazakhstan’s tourist industry. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-04-27/kazakhstan_you_like.html article4517 Friday, 27 Apr 2012 15:43:21 +0000 A woman, who kindly donated a kidney so that her boss could receive one, felt “betrayed and heartbroken” after being fired afterwards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-27/Woman_fired_after_donating_kidney_to_her_boss.html article4516 Friday, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Trawling through YouTube clicking on video after video can often send you into strange places. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-27/fallujah_syria_and_question_time.html article4515 Friday, 27 Apr 2012 09:35:00 +0000 Nothing! In light of new surgery statistics, TNS suggests you keep the neurotoxins away from your face. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2012-04-26/comment_women_whats_wrong_with_you.html article4514 Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 11:54:44 +0000 Hauntings at Abbey Road and support with Martha Wainwright - TNS Chats to Auction for the Promise Club http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-26/Interview__Auction_For_the_Promise_Club.html article4513 Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 09:33:51 +0000 Ched Evans is the latest in a string of footballers accused of rape. Not only does the case cast another shadow over the frequently revisited discussion about crimes in football, but seems to have divided the masses on the crime itself. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-26/the_wrong_kind_of_rape.html article4512 Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:47 +0000 Lucy Miller’s first few days working as an au pair were idyllic – think sunbathing, chocolate orange icecream and more pizza than is generally acceptable. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-04-25/a_room_in_rome_2.html article4511 Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 16:30:38 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time spiritualism, butter dancing and television for dogs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-25/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4509 Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 15:00:00 +0000 A country divided by history, language and politics may not be everyone's favourite travel destination. Yet Joshua Resoun makes the case for Belgium as an underrated land of diverse beers, varied culture and stunning architecture. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-04-25/a_week_in_belgium.html article4510 Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Street Dance 2 reviewed from a dancer's perspective http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-25/Film_review__Street_Dance_2.html article4508 Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 09:41:18 +0000 If you’ve heard anything about it at all, you probably won’t be expecting much from indie horror flick and Sundance alumnus Silent House. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-25/film_review_silent_house.html article4507 Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 09:40:21 +0000 From a city with no scene, friends with no interest in hip hop and no links to the industry the Liverpudlian MC has been left to forge his own sound. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-24/Interview__Bang_On.html article4506 Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012 15:37:43 +0000 Taylor Schilling introduces her new movie The Lucky One (also starring Zac Efron) out on Wednesday 2nd May. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-24/Taylor_Schilling_says_hi_to_TNS.html article4504 Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012 08:50:15 +0000 Kate and Wills fell in love at university - as did one third of Britain's married graduates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-23/students_marry_their_uni_sweetheart.html article4497 Monday, 23 Apr 2012 15:18:36 +0000 With nearly a hundred million results and over 2000 news articles in the last week alone, Google proves that Marilyn Monroe continues to capture the attention of audiences worldwide. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-23/50_years_with_marilyn.html article4492 Monday, 23 Apr 2012 14:29:03 +0000 This weekend was supposed to be the next stage of the Kony 2012 campaign by the group Invisible Children...The plan did not work. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-23/The_Kony_Washout.html article4503 Monday, 23 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000 In an attempt to support their defence, two British men and an Australian released drunken video antics of them stealing a penguin from a theme-park on Australia's Gold Coast. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-20/British_Men_Charged_With_Theft_of_Penguin.html article4490 Friday, 20 Apr 2012 20:53:19 +0000 The small Fucking population has been denied the right to alter the name of their town. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-20/no_fuggin_change_for_austrian_fuckers.html article4484 Friday, 20 Apr 2012 12:10:39 +0000 It seems that TV created for household pets is becoming a reality. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-20/tv_going_to_the_dogs.html article4483 Friday, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:10 +0000 A Sunday league football referee criticises the justice system as a player who nearly blinded him escapes a prison sentence. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-20/football_player_avoids_jail_after_viciously_attacking_referee.html article4482 Friday, 20 Apr 2012 09:15:21 +0000 With their soulful take on garage and UK underground, Bondax are one act that lives up to the hype. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-19/New_Band_of_The_Day_Bondax.html article4480 Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 11:45:48 +0000 TNS has been thinking about which jobs could be called 'the best' in the world. Spa tester, icecream taster, tropical island caretaker ...do you agree with our top 10? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-19/worlds_best_job_up_for_grabs_.html article4481 Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 11:35:30 +0000 You can apply the terms worthy and unworthy victim throughout history. Jack Unwin considers their significance. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-19/worthy_and_unworthy_victims.html article4479 Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 09:40:50 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time in-flight entertainment, resurrected rodents and television for cats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-18/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4478 Wednesday, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000 Lucy Miller likes to get away. October 2011's destination was Italy - land of tiny coffees, mind-numbing gelato and more art history than it is ever possible to see. When in Rome, this is what happened. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-04-17/idiots_are_british.html article4477 Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012 10:53:55 +0000 When we think of crimes that should receive the highest punishment, murder and rape are the two that spring to mind. But should taking away someone's birth given right such as sight be considered too? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-16/comment_is_blinding_someone_a_worse_crime_than_taking_away_their_life.html article4476 Monday, 16 Apr 2012 13:50:47 +0000 Prime Minister David Cameron and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak met for a prestigious event held at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in Semenyih last Thursday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-16/david_cameron_denys_british_students_discussion_on_tuition_fees.html article4475 Monday, 16 Apr 2012 12:24:57 +0000 The creation of ‘alcohol-free zones’ and increased caution over students’ sex lives are being considered by London Metropolitan University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-16/sex_and_boozing_immoral_at_london_met.html article4474 Monday, 16 Apr 2012 12:20:15 +0000 Is striking like a hangover? Journalism student Sara Malm says it is, but one TNS writer disagrees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-16/sara_malms_article_on_strikes_is_disgraceful.html article4472 Monday, 16 Apr 2012 10:15:03 +0000 I was born in the 80s. December ’89 - I skimmed in just under the wire. I’ve always felt absurdly proud of myself for being born in the 80s, considering I didn’t have much to do with it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-16/loving_the_80s.html article4473 Monday, 16 Apr 2012 09:19:12 +0000 Oxford and Cambridge Universities are among a growing list of establishments to publically criticise new plans to cap tax breaks on charitable donations. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-13/universities_add_to_mounting_criticism_of_charity_tax.html article4471 Friday, 13 Apr 2012 16:50:46 +0000 A second year English student at Lancaster University is currently on course to win an international e-books competition. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-13/british_student_leads_the_way_in_international_writing_competition.html article4470 Friday, 13 Apr 2012 12:10:38 +0000 Today is the International Day for Street Children, hosted by the International Network Consortium for Street Children. Events are taking place all over the world, across 32 countries, to raise awareness of the issue. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-12/spotlight__the_international_day_for_street_children.html article4464 Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 16:32:03 +0000 Based, rather oddly, on the board game, 'Battleship' seems to have it all: big-budget special effects, a star-studded cast and alien battles galore. But all this couldn't save an uneven film which sank before it even floated. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-12/film_review_battleship.html article4469 Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 14:52:19 +0000 For one night only, the Bullring is hosting what is promised to be ‘The Ultimate Student Event’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-12/Bullring_Hosts_the_Ultimate_Student_Event.html article4468 Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 12:25:00 +0000 Andrew W.K is back, and unlike the lightweights in LMFAO, he is not sorry for party rocking. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-12/interview_andrew_wk1.html article4467 Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 12:20:57 +0000 Shoe company TOMS' worldwide ‘One Day Without Shoes’ campaign saw the 5th annual barefoot festival come to London's Southbank on Tuesday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-12/one_day_without_shoes_hits_london.html article4465 Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 09:27:15 +0000 So it is that time of the year again where exams are just round the corner - and you're starting to worry. However, do not fret! Follow the tips in this article and you are (almost) guaranteed success. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2012-04-11/top_study_tips.html article4463 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 14:22:20 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time iPhone accessories, the secret of invisibility and binocular football. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-11/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4461 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000 After last year’s claims that ‘rock is dead’, Don Broco are right behind the likes of You Me At Six and Young Guns in proving just how wrong people were. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-11/New_Band_of_The_Day_Don_Broco.html article4462 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 11:36:06 +0000 Saturday 14th April is the 100th anniversary the Titanic disaster. The tragic fate of the 'unsinkable' ship sent shockwaves through the world in 1912 - now, the name Titanic has become legendary. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-04-11/the_legacy_of_titanic.html article4460 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:10 +0000 Saturday 14th April is the 100th anniversary the Titanic disaster. The tragic fate of the 'unsinkable' ship sent shockwaves through the world in 1912 - now, the name Titanic has become legendary. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-04-11/the_legacy_of_titanic.html article4460 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 09:51:10 +0000 From sexting to drunken tattoos, Lauren Cope considers the risks involved in mixing technology with your sex life. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2012-04-11/lights_camera_action_no.html article4459 Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 09:05:00 +0000 Plan B is back and angrier than ever. The rapper/ soul singer released ‘Ill Manors’ this month, a track that attacks a frequently overlooked prejudice in society. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-10/plan_b_the_voice_of_the_disaffected_youth.html article4458 Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012 11:04:23 +0000 When one thinks of population relocation the most obvious example would be Stalinist Russia, but another population relocation was announced this Sunday. This relocation has been approved by the Israeli government. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-09/Relocation,_Relocation,_Relocation.html article4456 Monday, 09 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0000 German politician thinks bunny barbecue is 'cool' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-05/hoennings_bunny_scandal.html article4454 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 16:20:10 +0000 A student sportsman from Staffordshire has set his sights on breaking a badminton world record to raise money for testicular cancer in memory of his father. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-05/badminton_world_record_attempt_in_memory_of_father.html article4452 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 15:28:31 +0000 Schools are increasingly divided along class lines, it is being claimed – and poorest children are suffering most http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-05/toxic_effects__of_class_divide_in_education.html article4450 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 14:27:55 +0000 It was the generation that embraced drugs as a lifestyle choice and made them a part of popular culture. Now the children of the 60s are the middle-aged of the noughties, and drug use is reflecting it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-05/parents_going_to_pot__middle_age_drug_use_on_the_rise.html article4453 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 12:10:24 +0000 Two versions of the fairytale are about to hit cinemas. But will the dark drama or the light-hearted comedy rule supreme? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-04-05/snow_white__virtuous_beauty_or_dark_heroine.html article4449 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 11:31:54 +0000 Bos Angeles are causing a buzz at the moment, with many tipping the Boscome five piece for big things in 2012. They play gloomy surf pop that rightly draws comparisons to the Drums and early New Order. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-05/New_Band_of_The_Day__Bos_Angeles.html article4451 Thursday, 05 Apr 2012 11:23:33 +0000 It might be tempting to accept a free drink of that attractive stranger. Before you do, read Lauren Cope's cautionary tale. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2012-04-04/whos_buying_your_drinks.html article4448 Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012 21:23:03 +0000 Dutch inventors have created a three-wheeled flying car that can reach up to 110mph. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-04/dutch_inventors_build_flying_car.html article4447 Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012 16:55:50 +0000 TNS sat down with the man behind Download and picked his brain on all things festival-based. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-04/interview_andy_copping_download_festival.html article4446 Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012 16:40:47 +0000 35% of teachers would cheat to help their pupils pass, a survey has found. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-04/teachers_consider_cheating_to_boost_exam_results.html article4444 Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012 16:27:56 +0000 The price of vanilla ice cream may soar by up to 10% as worldwide production of vanilla pods falters. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-04/ice_creams_bad_dream.html article4445 Wednesday, 04 Apr 2012 16:15:14 +0000 Two Rotterdam-based designers have taken ‘poking’ to a whole new level with the invention of their Facebook ‘poking machine’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-03/taking_poking__to_a_whole_new_level.html article4443 Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012 15:52:47 +0000 “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”: a phrase that could not be more suitable for a certain Mario Balotelli - a man who can produce brilliance one minute and yet be scorned upon moments later. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-04-03/balotelli__bonkers_or_brilliant.html article4442 Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012 13:00:00 +0000 RSPCA dispatched to deal with draught excluder http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-03/Woman_Finds_Snake_in_Home__Actually_Draught_Excluder.html article4441 Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012 12:24:33 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time holiday fun, conspiracy theories and potatoes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-04-03/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4432 Tuesday, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Identity theft is a real threat, and students are not adequately protecting themselves against it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-04-02/Who_Are_You__How_To_Protect_Yourself_Against_Identity_Theft.html article4439 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 16:25:23 +0000 Identity theft is a real threat, and students are not adequately protecting themselves against it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-04-02/Who_Are_You__How_To_Protect_Yourself_Against_Identity_Theft.html article4439 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 16:25:23 +0000 Big Sixes play moody indie music packed with hooks and the maturity of industry veterans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-02/New_Band_of_The_Day__Big_Sixes.html article4440 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 16:13:00 +0000 The Correspondents are probably one of the catchiest, most interesting and downright weird live acts you could see right now – and you probably should. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-02/Review_The_Correspondents_at_229_the_venue,_London.html article4438 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 15:59:31 +0000 This weekend the first major event in the Olympic Stadium took place for charity. ‘Gold Challenge’ saw members of the public compete alongside celebrities and sporting stars. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-04-02/Olympic_charity_event_sees_thousands_going_for_Gold_Challenge.html article4436 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 13:40:41 +0000 This weekend the first major event in the Olympic Stadium took place for charity. ‘Gold Challenge’ saw members of the public compete alongside celebrities and sporting stars. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-04-02/Olympic_charity_event_sees_thousands_going_for_Gold_Challenge.html article4436 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 13:40:41 +0000 TNS tried to talk festivals with Steel Panther’s sex-crazed and spandex-fuelled, lead guitarist Satchel about vaginas, Canada, grocery stores and his upcoming Prime Ministerial campaign... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-02/Interview__Steel_Panther.html article4435 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 12:48:38 +0000 You Slut! is a band that write technical, convoluted music layered with intricacies and surprises at every turn. Their music is certainly experimental, but it smashes all conventions expected in the genre, with songs that grab you by the throat and drag you into a world of pure anarchy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-04-02/Review__You_Slut___Medium_Bastard.html article4437 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 11:46:03 +0000 A Hong-Kong non-profit is claiming that Foxconn I-phone assembly plants in China are violating labour regulations in their treatment of student employees – some of whom are working against their will. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-04-02/I_phone_Factories_in_China_Using_Interns_for_Forced_Labour.html article4434 Monday, 02 Apr 2012 11:36:01 +0000 The 30th Anniversary since the Falklands War highlights a re-emerging colonial debate that has added tensions to the dispute over the islands. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-01/Whos_calling_who_colonial.html article4433 Sunday, 01 Apr 2012 11:21:48 +0000 The 30th Anniversary since the Falklands War highlights a re-emerging colonial debate that has added tensions to the dispute over the islands. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-04-01/Whos_calling_who_colonial.html article4433 Sunday, 01 Apr 2012 11:21:48 +0000 Ten minutes into The Voice, I wasn’t impressed. Being a loyal X Factor follower, it had a lot to live up to and it was falling short. Nevertheless, nearing the end of the episode my stubborn attitude was melting away to reluctant approval. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-30/Review__The_Voice.html article4430 Friday, 30 Mar 2012 23:03:04 +0000 With more swashbuckling clichés than you could shake a cutlass at, 'The Pirates!' is crazy, witty and shows just how good Aardman are at playing with plasticine. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-30/Film_Review__The_Pirates__In_an_Adventure_With_Scientists.html article4429 Friday, 30 Mar 2012 13:09:35 +0000 Ever wanted to be a part of an international film? Well The Upload Project are giving you the opportunity to do just that, with the chance to contribute a short video of yourself to their global filmmaking project. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-29/Global_Film_Project_Calls_For_Contributions.html article4407 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Ever wanted to be a part of an international film? Well The Upload Project are giving you the opportunity to do just that, with the chance to contribute a short video of yourself to their global filmmaking project. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-29/Global_Film_Project_Calls_For_Contributions.html article4407 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Ever wanted to be a part of an international film? Well The Upload Project are giving you the opportunity to do just that, with the chance to contribute a short video of yourself to their global filmmaking project. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-29/Global_Film_Project_Calls_For_Contributions.html article4407 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Ever wanted to be a part of an international film? Well The Upload Project are giving you the opportunity to do just that, with the chance to contribute a short video of yourself to their global filmmaking project. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-29/Global_Film_Project_Calls_For_Contributions.html article4407 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Always wanted to be a photographer? Want to take your photography to the next level? Learn the tricks of the trade at a free and exclusive photography seminar in London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-29/sony_celebrates_world_photography_awards_with_free_student_seminar.html article4428 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 15:26:02 +0000 A French mountain that has attracted New Agers since the 1960s has been revealed to be home to an alien space craft. When the world ends in less than 9 months, the aliens waiting inside the ship will save all the humans nearby and transport them to a new age. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-03-29/French_Mountain_Offers_Doomsday_Salvation.html article4426 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 11:43:03 +0000 An increasing number of young people are heading to Australia to work in a bid to escape rising university fees and sky-high levels of youth unemployment in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-03-29/Want_to_travel_and_earn_when_you_graduate__Head_to_Australia.html article4427 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 11:41:53 +0000 34 universities are expected to see drops in new student numbers of up to 12.6% http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-29/34_Universities_Expected_to_Lose_Students_in_2012.html article4425 Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 10:08:03 +0000 Plans, hailed as ‘the biggest shake - up in the admissions system for half a century’ have beenscrapped. The plans, suggested by Ucas last autumn, were designed to push back application deadlines for university back until after A-level grades were received. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-28/Plans_for_post_application_qualification_system_scrapped.html article4423 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 17:03:39 +0000 Owen Shipton gives you a dose of web weirdness. This time underwater dogs, not-so-fine art and snap divas. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-03-28/TNS_Web_Dump.html article4413 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000 The Happy Gun consisting of brothers Brett and Tony Benka, play electro-acoustic music that brings inevitable comparisons to the likes of The Postal Service and Owl City, yet they show a greater maturity and ability to break free from such restrictive labels. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-28/New_Band_of_The_Day__The_Happy_Guns.html article4424 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 16:54:21 +0000 A student has been sentenced to 56 days in prison after posting offensive remarks about footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter whilst drunk. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-28/Student_Sentenced_For_Racist_Tweets.html article4422 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 16:32:13 +0000 In a bid to find what it actually takes to make life that little bit easier, Pot Noodle have been working alongside academics to identify the vital elements that we need in order to guarantee an easy life. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-28/Pot_Noodle_Finds_the_Every_Day_Ingredients_That_Guarantee_an_Easy_Life..html article4421 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:07 +0000 Chancellor's decision to link pension age and longevity means young people will have to work longer until they can retire http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-28/Graduates_will_have_to_work_until_71_before_qualifying_for_state_pension.html article4420 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 12:27:48 +0000 The only infallible person on earth is in Central America right now, paying a visit to his flock in Mexico and Cuba. The right wing press fawned all over it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-28/image_and_reality_on_the_popes_visit_to_mexico.html article4416 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000 This stew is bursting with flavour, protein and antioxidants, and will really fill you up. It’s a great option for group meals, or make up the full amount and freeze individual portions for your own ready meals that are actually healthy! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-03-28/Healthy_Student_Recipes_Chunky_Chicken_and_Butternut_Squash_Stew.html article4417 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 10:50:20 +0000 Why has the world become obsessed with these kinds of films? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-28/children_killing_children.html article4414 Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 09:27:00 +0000 It's a subject that most people don't even think about, don't even imagine happening to them. And why should they? After all, this is university. But losing a loved one can happen at any time. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2012-03-27/Coping_With_Loss_at_University.html article4415 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 20:58:36 +0000 We all know of the risks associated with smoking these days. Lung cancer, teeth yellowing- the list goes on. To add to the extensive list of smoking drawbacks, scientists are now claiming that they have found sound evidence that smoking can encourage schizophrenic behaviour in people. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-03-27/New_Medical_Concern__Smoking_Causes_Schizophrenia..html article4412 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 16:12:22 +0000 For better or worse, Glasgow folk group Two Wings' debut is difficult to ignore. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-27/Review__Two_Wings___Love\_s_Spring.html article4411 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 12:19:48 +0000 Ashleigh-Ann Park at prioritising relationships on Facebook http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-03-27/Facebook_New_Move_To_Stop_Unfriending.html article4410 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 11:33:34 +0000 Visionary Australian band announce break-up to fans http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-27/JET_announce_break_up.html article4408 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 10:43:47 +0000 Alfie Meadows, 21, of Middlesex University was struck by a police baton during the anti-fees protest in London, the victim of a police assault. Because of his involvement in the protests however, he now faces trial on Monday for his apparent ‘violent disorder.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-27/Student_Protester_Faces_Trial_After_He_Is_Attacked_By_The_Police..html article4409 Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012 09:30:47 +0000 A woman who accidentally walked off a pier whilst sending a text is hoping her experience will raise awareness of the dangers of walking and texting. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-03-26/Woman_Falls_Off_Pier_Finds__New_Lease_On_Life.html article4405 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 15:51:55 +0000 Frankie Rose's first proper solo album proves she's capable of going it alone. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-26/Review__Frankie_Rose___Interstellar.html article4404 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 15:05:58 +0000 The Anti-Social Network on the BBC, presented by Richard Bacon, showed exactly the current extent of violent trolling on the web and how the Government and social networking sites fail to tackle the problem. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-26/The_Anti_Social_Network.html article4400 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000 TNS caught up with Kim Shaw, from new series I Just Want My Pants Back, about stealing ‘pants’, sex, romance and her new show.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-26/Interview__Kim_Shaw_I_Just_Want_My_Pants_Back.html article4403 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 14:51:14 +0000 The Morning Benders have just announced a name change. As POP ETC take their place in terrible band name history, TNS looks at the mistakes bands make time and again when naming themselves. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-26/What_Not_To_Name_Your_Band.html article4402 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 11:54:21 +0000 Placard-waving Syrian protestors gathered in Leeds city centre on Friday to call on the British Government for immediate humanitarian intervention in the conflicted country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-26/syrians_of_leeds_fight_government.html article4396 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 11:26:08 +0000 With symptoms of panic, nausea and regret, a large proportion of the British population are suffering from student life withdrawals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-26/The_Quarterlife_Crisis_Hits_Graduates_Hardest.html article4401 Monday, 26 Mar 2012 10:25:18 +0000 Does the BBC's answer to X Factor change anything in the world of TV talent shows? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-25/The_Voice__a_new_era_for_talent_shows.html article4399 Sunday, 25 Mar 2012 18:25:39 +0000 Simon Tietze asks if English dominance in Europe is on the wane.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-03-24/English_club_dominance_in_Europe_on_the_wane.html article4397 Saturday, 24 Mar 2012 20:57:37 +0000 This April will see Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater returning to our silver screens in their roles as class-crossed lovers aboard the most famously ill-fated ocean liner in the world. This time, though, their doomed romance has been given the 3D treatment. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-22/titanic_3D__another_cash_cow_for_cameron.html article4393 Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 12:40:11 +0000 The University of Cardiff is spending £18,000 immortalising the image of Vice Chancellor, David Grant. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-22/An_embarrassment_to_the_higher_education_sector.html article4394 Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 12:30:21 +0000 Clip from new MTV comedy I Just Want My Pants back which airs Tuesday 27th March. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-22/Video__I_Just_Want_My_Pants_Back.html article4392 Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 10:22:12 +0000 ‘Racist’ and ‘sexist’ are the accusations being thrown at the University of East Anglia’s rugby team as an 18 month playing ban is imposed after a ‘bad taste’ party. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-22/university_rugby_team_disbanded_due_to_controversial_costumes.html article4390 Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 09:45:08 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-21/Recipe__Bacon,_Onion__amp_amp__Mushroom_Hash_browns.html article4391 Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012 21:53:01 +0000 Win a week long holiday to Magaluf for four, with return flights, all inclusive accommodation and Republic clothes vouchers http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-21/Win_an_all_inclusive_holiday_to_Magaluf.html article4389 Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012 11:43:01 +0000 Peterr Sharland examines what to expect from the Champions League quarter finals http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-03-20/The_Champions_League_Quarter_Finals.html article4387 Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 17:10:21 +0000 Suzanne Collins' best-selling triolgy has been adapted for the big screen and delivers an intense mix of action and emotion. Move over Bella Swan...Katniss Everdeen has arrived. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-20/Film_Review__The_Hunger_Games.html article4386 Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 16:38:23 +0000 Lucy Miller once backpacked in Africa. But she wouldn't call herself a nomad. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-03-20/comment__magaluf_to_tanzania_does_not_a_pioneering_traveller_make.html article4385 Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 14:12:15 +0000 Having created a massive fan following, 'The Hunger Games' is due to be released in cinemas on 23rd March. But just what can we expect from the film and could it possibly beat 'Twilight' in the box office race? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-20/Will_The_Hunger_Games_Be_The_New_Twilight.html article4384 Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000 Scroobius Pip talks to TNS about illegal file sharing, his experience with festivals and how his drummer got his face smashed in whilst in France. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-20/Interview__Scroobius_Pip.html article4383 Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 10:04:50 +0000 A lot of university students seem to think gap years are solely for the year between school and university, this is totally untrue, gap travel can happen anytime. In fact, for me and many others, it happens every summer... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-03-19/From_Magaluf_to_Tanzania.html article4381 Monday, 19 Mar 2012 17:47:24 +0000 With a sound as antagonistic as their name Derby math-rock noiseniks You Slut! have just unleashed their second aural, sucker-punch of an album Medium Bastard. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-19/New_Band_Of_The_Day__You_Slut.html article4380 Monday, 19 Mar 2012 16:35:20 +0000 TNS is offering one of its contributors a job for 12-months as Assistant Editor. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-19/TNS_offers___14k_for_Assistant_Editor_intern.html article4376 Monday, 19 Mar 2012 15:01:54 +0000 In the last year more than 100,000 Chilean students along with their parents and teachers have taken to the streets to protest against the two-tier system of education within the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-18/Can_we_learn_from_the_Chilean_student_protests.html article4373 Sunday, 18 Mar 2012 14:21:31 +0000 Thomas Mitchell interviews 'Skins' star Alexander Arnold http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-03-17/Interview__Alexander_Arnold.html article4371 Saturday, 17 Mar 2012 17:39:47 +0000 A story full of dwarves, wizards and dragons, The Hobbit is one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, and not without good reason. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-16/The_Hobbit__what_can_we_expect.html article4368 Friday, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000 It's arguably the biggest musical genre on the planet. Check out the TNS introduction to hip hop.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-16/An_Introduction_to_hip_hop.html article4369 Friday, 16 Mar 2012 11:52:06 +0000 Twenty one year-old Mohammed Shafi is a student at the University of Bedfordshire who took part in a recent television programme called Stop My Stutter which featured pop star Gareth Gates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-15/interview_Bedfordshire_student_Mohammed_Shafi_talks__amp_quot_Stop_My_Stutter_amp_quot__and_how_it_helped_him_find_his_voice..html article4367 Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 15:45:33 +0000 12 weeks in a summer camp has its real ups and downs. I spent my 2011 summer in Easter Seals Camp Merry Heart in New Jersey through the ever-more popular Camp America Programme. In three parts, This is my account of what an American summer camp is really like. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-03-15/New_Jersey_Summer_Camp_Experience_Part_3.html article4364 Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 09:59:13 +0000 Campuses all over the country are teeming with campaigners for various Students Union Executive positions and society committee places for next year. Here are some of the reasons why you should take an interest and vote and / or run in an election at your university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-15/Calling_All_Students_to_Vote_in_their_SU_Elections.html article4360 Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000 TNS caught up with NUS President Liam Burns to ask him to explain what the campaign is all about and what the NUS hope to achieve with it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-14/Liam_Burns_explains_the_Come_Clean_campaign.html article4363 Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 14:41:39 +0000 Taliban capture, naked bloggers and the Middle East: TNS talks to journalist and Islamic convert Yvonne Ridley. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-14/ive_met_some_very_aggressive_Christian_evangelicals.html article4362 Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 14:23:25 +0000 Students across the country have launched a national day of action in protest at the Government’s higher education plans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-14/Students_fight_back_over_hidden_costs.html article4361 Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 10:50:05 +0000 Impressed by the line up? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-13/Leeds_and_Reading_Mini_Preview.html article4358 Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012 17:12:29 +0000 For a few talented students the road to the commentary box could be about to begin. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-03-13/Search_begins_for_Student_Olympic_Stadium_commentator.html article4354 Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012 14:26:23 +0000 A nineteen year old student from Brunel University has pledged to raise £12,500 this year for charities that helped his mum before she died of cancer. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-12/Brunel_student_pledges_12k_for_charities_that_helped_his_mother.html article4346 Monday, 12 Mar 2012 14:39:48 +0000 On the anniversary of last March’s magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami, which killed almost 16,00 people, TNS spoke to a Lancaster University graduate and clean-up volunteer about the situation in Japan now. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-12/i_spent_christmas_day_clearing_a_rice_field_of_rubble_I_ate_noodles_for_dinner.html article4345 Monday, 12 Mar 2012 13:29:42 +0000 3D in film has been widely criticised, beaten down and branded as unnecessary and pointless. So, why do directors still insist on using it? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-12/3D__Is_it_worth_it.html article4344 Monday, 12 Mar 2012 13:22:47 +0000 A leading Harley Street plastic surgeon is claiming that his industry significantly improves the self-esteem and body image of women. TNS takes issue. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-09/comment__the_cosmetic_surgery_lie.html article4343 Friday, 09 Mar 2012 15:47:28 +0000 Plastic surgery is a means to ‘dramatically improve self-esteem’, a leading Harley Street surgeon is claiming. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-09/going_under_the_knife_improves_self_esteem.html article4342 Friday, 09 Mar 2012 11:30:43 +0000 Scottish fashion student Nicola Kirkbride is taking on supermarket giant Tesco after discovering that the company has used her face on a new sweater design without her permission. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-09/Scottish_student_shocked_to_find_face_on_Tesco_top.html article4341 Friday, 09 Mar 2012 10:48:03 +0000 If there was a US political version of the Ten Commandments the most important of them would be thus: thou shalt kiss the behind of AIPAC. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-08/Obamas_tongue_meets_AIPACs_bottom..html article4340 Thursday, 08 Mar 2012 00:56:47 +0000 TNS reporter Stephanie Linning reflects on the bizarre series of events that followed an otherwise normal press junket. WARNING: contains tales of shrunken photographers, chains, and a fancy London hotel room. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-07/John_Carter_Comment__What_just_happened.html article4339 Wednesday, 07 Mar 2012 14:50:52 +0000 Gibson has traits Florence Welch would die for. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-07/New_Band_of_the_Day__Laura_Gibson.html article4337 Wednesday, 07 Mar 2012 12:29:01 +0000 New figures published by the Office for National Statistics reveal that more than 1 in 3 recent graduates are currently employed in low skilled jobs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-06/Over_a_third_of_graduates_in_non_degree_jobs.html article4336 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 15:46:00 +0000 Taylor Kitsch chatted to TNS about his latest role as war-torn Civil War veteran John Carter in Disney’s newest multi-million dollar blockbuster. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-06/John_Carter_Interview__Taylor_Kitsch.html article4334 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 13:37:24 +0000 Ahead of the release of his latest film John Carter, TNS caught up with acting legend Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Finding Nemo, The English Patient) to chat about acting, aliens, and the power of a bad film. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-06/John_Carter_Interview__Willem_Dafoe.html article4335 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 13:32:29 +0000 An electronic artist with a whole lot of soul. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-06/New_Band_of_the_Day__NZCA_Lines.html article4333 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 11:08:00 +0000 An Oxford University student has been criticised for using her “great rack” to try to win votes in union election. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-06/Scandal_over_Oxford_students_great_rack_claims.html article4332 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 09:46:40 +0000 It’s hard enough keeping on top of the Uni workload, never mind finding the time and money to keep on top of those love handles. You don’t necessarily have to spend a fortune slaving away at the gym amongst protein shake addicts and Sweaty Betties, though. Read on for some alternative ideas to boost your fitness the student way. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-03-06/Healthy_Student_Tips__Keep_fit_on_a_student_budget.html article4331 Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012 00:12:00 +0000 The latest offering from the guy behind The Hangover (Todd Phillips) is billed as ‘the ultimate party movie’, and if considered in those terms Project X certainly delivers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-05/Film_review__Project_X.html article4330 Monday, 05 Mar 2012 16:43:55 +0000 An American student in Boston, Massachusetts, is suing her Roman Catholic college, claiming that she was driven into a suicidal depression as a result of her roommate “having too much sex.” http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-05/amp_quot_Too_much_sex_amp_quot__leads_college_student_to_sue.html article4329 Monday, 05 Mar 2012 15:51:50 +0000 A Cambridge University student was suspended yesterday until 2014 for his role in a protest speech against Higher Education Minister, David Willetts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-05/cambridge_student_ban.html article4292 Monday, 05 Mar 2012 11:36:36 +0000 Tesco's and RSPB have teamed up to support sustainable palm oil. But Tesco’s have more palm oil products on their shelves than I dare to count. Am I the only one who sees reason to be sceptical? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-04/dont_get_too_excited_the_jungle_isnt_saved_yet.html article4328 Sunday, 04 Mar 2012 19:22:09 +0000 With graduate unemployment at an all time high, a government-commissioned report suggests that all undergraduate students should be offered the opportunity to undertake 10 to 12 week internships in order to improve their chances of employability. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-03-04/New_government_review_urges_all_students_should_be_offered_internships..html article4327 Sunday, 04 Mar 2012 15:57:56 +0000 Exclusive video interview with the director and producer of the ultimate party movie Project X http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-02/Project_X_interview_exclusive__Nima_Nourizadeh_and_Todd_Phillips.html article4326 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 14:58:30 +0000 Exclusive video interview with the cast of the ultimate party movie Project X http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-02/Project_X_interview_exclusive__Kirby_Bliss_Banton__amp_amp__Alexis_Knapp.html article4325 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 14:39:07 +0000 Exclusive video interview with the cast of the ultimate party movie Project X http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-02/Project_X_interview_exclusive__Thomas_Mann,_Oliver_Cooper__amp_amp__Jonathan_Daniel_Brown.html article4324 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 13:57:12 +0000 Sean Durkin's directorial debut offers a disconcerting but hypnotic portrayal of a young woman's escape from a cult. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-02/Film_Review__Martha_Marcy_May_Marlene.html article4320 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 12:54:23 +0000 A Bedfordshire student responds to the Daily Mail's portrayal of her university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-02/Comment__A_Bedfordshire_University_students_response_to_the_Daily_Mail.html article4323 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 10:29:19 +0000 TNS checks out the latest blockbuster from Disney, 'John Carter' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-03-02/Review_John_Carter.html article4322 Friday, 02 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Atari Teenage Riot are back and more vital than ever – in the live arena there is nothing quite like them. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-03-01/Live_review_Atari_Teenage_Riot_The_Garage.html article4316 Thursday, 01 Mar 2012 14:37:02 +0000 University of Warwick student Natasha Clark explains why students need to make sure that they are getting their mental 5-a-day, every day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-03-01/Mental_health_for_students___why_you_need_your_5_a_day,_everyday.html article4314 Thursday, 01 Mar 2012 09:33:33 +0000 University of Nottingham's STAR society held a sleep-out to raise awareness for restrictive asylum policies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-29/Sleeping_Under_the_Stars_for_Humanity.html article4311 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 21:45:01 +0000 The Skints are a four piece reggae band from London, with a sound so varied you’d hardly believe it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-29/Keep_an_eye_out_for_The_Skints.html article4310 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 18:31:30 +0000 Cheap Jazz are a band that can never be accused of being unoriginal. Their brand of post rock fuses elements of math rock and garage rock providing an enjoyable yet unpredictable listen. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-29/New_Band_of_The_Day__Cheap_Jazz.html article4309 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 14:52:17 +0000 Rebekah Palmer questions whether tipping should be something you do regardless of service, or reserved for an quality dining experience? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-29/To_tip_or_not_to_tip.html article4308 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 12:30:52 +0000 12 weeks in a summer camp has its real ups and downs. I spent my 2011 summer in Easter Seals Camp Merry Heart in New Jersey through the ever-more popular Camp America Programme. In three parts, This is my account of what an American summer camp is really like. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-02-29/New_Jersey_Summer_Camp_Experience_Part_2.html article4307 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 10:46:25 +0000 After the excitement and unpredictability of the group games, the mood surrounding the African Cup of Nations changed as the tournament entered the latter stages. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-29/Ivory_Coasts_golden_generation_running_out_of_time_after_loss_in_the_African_Nations_Cup_Final_Part_Two.html article4297 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 10:37:23 +0000 The African Nations Cup is often looked at with derision by many top-flight managers. In England especially - where there is no winter break - teams can be missing their African stars for upwards of a month right in the middle of the busiest period of the season. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-29/Ivory_Coasts_golden_generation_running_out_of_time_after_loss_in_the_African_Nations_Cup_Final_Part_One.html article4296 Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 10:12:35 +0000 In a world where cynicism and innuendos are prevalent, The Muppets succeeds in creating a fantastic and charming comedy without the sleazy or gaudy script that has become so mainstream. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-28/Film_Review__The_Muppets.html article4300 Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 Joined by celebrity ambassador Jude Law, Peace One Day founder Jeremy Gilley and NUS President Liam Burns today launched a historic partnership for Peace One Day’s Global Truce 2012 campaign. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-28/Jude-Law-Attends-Global-Truce-2012-Campaign-Launch.html article4306 Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 10:19:14 +0000 Following the launch of an historic partnership between Peace One Day and the National Union of Students (NUS), The National Students talks to NUS National President Liam Burns on student coalitions, sustainability, and the possibility of world peace. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-28/Peace_Day_Interview_with_NUS_National_President_Liam_Burns.html article4302 Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 09:43:32 +0000 Nick Clegg and Constitutional and Political Reform Minister Mark Harper faced the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill to face questions on the bill. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-28/Nick_Clegg_and_House_of_Lords_Reform.html article4301 Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 07:00:49 +0000 With National Self-Harm Awareness Day taking place on 1 March, information gathered from collaborating charities has brought to light the increasing tendency amongst British adolescents of turning to self-harm as a coping mechanism. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-27/Research_reveals_significant_increase_in_self_harm_cases_among_the_nations_youths.html article4299 Monday, 27 Feb 2012 15:44:26 +0000 The number of full-time undergraduate courses on offer at UK universities has plunged by 27% since 2006, according to a recent report by the University and College Union (UCU). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-26/UK_axes_one_quarter_of_university_courses.html article4298 Sunday, 26 Feb 2012 23:37:33 +0000 With an ever widening range of technological and scientific advances available to us, it was only ever going to be a matter of time until being able to influence the gender of our babies was introduced. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-24/million_dollar_baby.html article4203 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 15:30:24 +0000 Previously considered one of the geekiest pastimes of 2010 by Nerdfx magazine, Fox News recently reported Geocaching as one of the most popular crazes to hit the U.S. this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-24/technologys_new_craze_the_quest_for_the_geocache.html article4116 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000 In 2010, the high street store GAME created an April fool's joke that would increase their public awareness. But the highly controversial stunt actually highlighted public worries about over what we actually sign ourselves up for online. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Gaming/2012-02-24/the_terms_and_conditions_con.html article4117 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 In 2010, the high street store GAME created an April fool's joke that would increase their public awareness. But the highly controversial stunt actually highlighted public worries about over what we actually sign ourselves up for online. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Gaming/2012-02-24/the_terms_and_conditions_con.html article4117 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Can't focus? Revising for exams? Or just trying to get some piece and quiet? In student houses, in any house in fact, noise can be something of a pain and a stressful distraction. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-02-24/How_to_Block_Out_The_Sound_of_the_Hoover.html article4291 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 11:24:57 +0000 Can't focus? Revising for exams? Or just trying to get some piece and quiet? In student houses, in any house in fact, noise can be something of a pain and a stressful distraction. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-02-24/How_to_Block_Out_The_Sound_of_the_Hoover.html article4291 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 11:24:57 +0000 Can't focus? Revising for exams? Or just trying to get some piece and quiet? In student houses, in any house in fact, noise can be something of a pain and a stressful distraction. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-02-24/How_to_Block_Out_The_Sound_of_the_Hoover.html article4291 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 11:24:57 +0000 Can't focus? Revising for exams? Or just trying to get some piece and quiet? In student houses, in any house in fact, noise can be something of a pain and a stressful distraction. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-02-24/How_to_Block_Out_The_Sound_of_the_Hoover.html article4291 Friday, 24 Feb 2012 11:24:57 +0000 If you choose wisely, buying from the fish counter in Tesco can push up your omega-3 levels for mere pennies. Whole sardines, which are much larger than the tinned variety, cost about 30p each. You even get the chance to go back to your hunter-gatherer roots, as they will require a good gutting… Go on, earn that meal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-02-23/Healthy_Student_Recipes___Chilli_Sardines_with_Super_Greens_Side_Dish.html article4290 Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 23:44:19 +0000 Barack Obama has one last chance to redeem his disastrous presidency, by stopping Israel from attacking Iran. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-23/How_Barack_Obama_Could_Do_Something_Right_For_Once.html article4289 Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 20:11:25 +0000 Jobseekers are becoming increasingly at risk from cybercriminals looking to take advantage of individuals who are searching for work. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-23/Online_Scams_On_The_Rise.html article4288 Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 20:09:00 +0000 From the director of 'Billy Elliot' comes a post-9/11 drama about a young boy dealing with grief and trying to solve a mystery left by his father. A good premise but Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close ultimately loses its way in sentimentality... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-23/Film_Review__Extremely_Loud_and_Incredibly_Close.html article4287 Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 17:37:33 +0000 So much could be written about the impact Blur have had on popular music, but instead why not give our introduction playlist a listen to hear for yourself..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-23/An_Introduction_to_Blur.html article4286 Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 10:18:14 +0000 It would seem that dirty dishes is your pet student-accommodation peeve http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-22/dirty_dishes_students_topp_accommodation_gripe.html article4284 Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 14:29:59 +0000 Robert Mugabe… What happened? is a fascinating and haunting documentation of a man who has got away with murder, many times over. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-22/Robert_Mugabe_What_happened.html article4282 Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 12:09:29 +0000 Getting into journalism isn’t easy, so how can you make sure you stand out from the crowd? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-22/So_you_want_to_be_a_journalist...html article4283 Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 11:59:41 +0000 TNS spoke with controversial American stand-up Doug Stanhope before his a UK-wide tour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2012-02-22/Interview_Doug_Stanhope.html article4268 Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 11:30:03 +0000 Sian Goldby discusses her personal gripes with unpaid arts internships, in response to Labour MP Luciana Berger’s call for arts interns to at least be paid minimum wage. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2012-02-22/Arts_internships_from_an_insider.html article4280 Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 11:18:06 +0000 In the world of trance there is no argument that Above & Beyond are in the big leagues. Need proof, the group were placed number five in the world in DJ magazine’s Top 100 DJ Poll in 2011. TNS caught up with the group before their UK tour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-21/Interview__Above__Beyond.html article4276 Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012 14:31:23 +0000 Having regularly featured on Hollyoaks and played at the houses of parliament, Daytona lights already have more than a few feathers in their cap. Their cheery indie pop has earned plaudits all-round, and has led to regular radio play, with Huw Stephens championing the band. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-21/New_Band_of_The_Day__Daytona_Lights.html article4275 Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012 13:03:53 +0000 Having read a reply to my original article I thought it merited a reply http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-21/RE__The_Monarchy..html article4274 Tuesday, 21 Feb 2012 12:05:51 +0000 Shove Tuesday (or Pancake Day) is on 21st February. We all love pancakes, right? But this year why not try something a little different? Give these scrumptious, different takes on the classic pancake a try... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-20/Perfect_Pancakes.html article4272 Monday, 20 Feb 2012 16:24:52 +0000 Morwenna Evans argues for the merits of the monarchy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-20/A_Reply_To_The_Republicans.html article4271 Monday, 20 Feb 2012 16:24:42 +0000 The name sounds like something Belle & Sebastian would use but this Irish four-piece are far from twee. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-20/New_Band_of_the_Day__The_Cast_of_Cheers.html article4270 Monday, 20 Feb 2012 13:28:00 +0000 While it isn’t a groundbreaker, it is an entertaining light-hearted film that many will enjoy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-20/Review__The_Best_Exotic_Marigold_Hotel.html article4269 Monday, 20 Feb 2012 04:16:36 +0000 A main role in Skins, the face of Pringle of Scotland, Fashion Icon of the Year 2011 and A –levels; Freya Mavor has clearly achieved a lot in her 18 years. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-02-19/Interview__Freya_Mavor.html article4267 Sunday, 19 Feb 2012 16:59:35 +0000 How is it then, that the actions of a handful of misogynist male students can make the nation lose faith that we have made any progress since the ‘olden days’? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-18/Lads_and_their_Banter.html article4262 Saturday, 18 Feb 2012 13:10:15 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-17/Recipe__Rosemary_Roasted_Sweet_Potato__amp_amp__Courgettes_Served_with_Salmon__amp_amp__Watercress_Oil.html article4259 Friday, 17 Feb 2012 16:10:35 +0000 Two students have lost their High Court battle against the tuition fees rise by universities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-17/Students_lose_High_Court_battle_over_tuition_fees_rise.html article4257 Friday, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 The Big Pink are making a bid for mass-market with the release of second album, Future This. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-17/Review_TheBigPink_FutureThis.html article4256 Friday, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Jack Unwin argues that we would be better off without a royal family and that 2012 is a bad year for republicans http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-16/Nauseating_times_for_Republicans..html article4255 Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000 In Daughter the beautifully elegant vocals of Elena Tonra with the complimenting sounds of Igor Haefeli, on guitar, and Remi Aguilella, on drums, make up this aural breath of fresh air. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-16/New_Music__Daughter.html article4253 Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 14:48:00 +0000 A recent study has revealed that 66% of the UK population suffer from nomophobia, the official term used to describe the fear of being unreachable via mobile phone. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-16/First_world_phobia_dominates_the_era_of_technology.html article4252 Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 14:10:21 +0000 New research shows today’s students are more career-driven than ever. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-16/Career_prospects_trump_nightlife_for_career_driven_students.html article4251 Thursday, 16 Feb 2012 13:35:09 +0000 Vying for space in an already crowded Blockbuster battle for 2012 is Black Gold, a cinematic epic in the classic sense of the word that harks back to the Golden Age of Cinema. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-15/Film_review_Black_Gold.html article4249 Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012 16:39:31 +0000 Python’s Michael Palin and Terry Jones are looking for people to hop with them! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-14/Get_hopping_for_charity.html article4247 Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 11:23:35 +0000 The early history of Sci-Fi films is vibrant, colourful and revolutionary. It is generally believed to be the pioneering genre in special effects and has offered a wide range of innovations that have been used across the film world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-13/The_early_history_of_Sci_Fi_films.html article4234 Monday, 13 Feb 2012 15:23:41 +0000 James Harle suggests some easy listening for the hardest year of his degree. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-13/The_Third_Year_Playlist.html article4245 Monday, 13 Feb 2012 14:33:30 +0000 The 65th Bafta Film Awards was always going to be dominated by a certain black-and-white French film. Here we have a look at some of the highlights from the ceremony which took place last night at The Royal Opera House in London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-13/BAFTA_Highlights_2012.html article4242 Monday, 13 Feb 2012 12:31:38 +0000 Slacker rock with a sombre touch. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-13/New_Band_of_the_Day__Lets_Wrestle.html article4241 Monday, 13 Feb 2012 10:54:01 +0000 With 30 million condoms used around the world each day one man is looking to pioneer a ‘revolution’ in sexual comfort. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-13/Big_medium_or_small_a_size_for_all.html article4240 Monday, 13 Feb 2012 10:27:46 +0000 Around a thousand athletes braved the cold in various events at the BUCS Cross Country Championships held at Blackweir Fields, Cardiff. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-12/Snowy_Cardiff_hosts_the_University_Cross_Country_Championships.html article4239 Sunday, 12 Feb 2012 22:57:49 +0000 For over 20 years London label Ninja Tune has been releasing ground-breaking tunes on an unsuspecting world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-10/An_introduction_to_Ninja_Tune.html article4238 Friday, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:08 +0000 The Kidwell-e Festival and TNS are looking for the best new writing talent to walk away with a £1,000 prize. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-10/Literary_festival_on_the_hunt_for_new_writing_talent.html article4237 Friday, 10 Feb 2012 13:34:32 +0000 A film review of superhero science fiction thriller Chronicle http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-09/Film_Review__Chronicle.html article4236 Thursday, 09 Feb 2012 21:53:09 +0000 Alt-J are among the UK’s freshest new bands, with their mesmerising blend of soulful, heartfelt vocals, skittish beats and future bass taking indie into new realms. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-09/Interview__Alt_J.html article4235 Thursday, 09 Feb 2012 20:12:01 +0000 Maria Drummond hopes for some real Valentine's romance away from the digital world... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-09/Valentines_day_courtly_love__Think_again_Chaucer,_hello_Zuckerberg..html article4231 Thursday, 09 Feb 2012 16:23:11 +0000 With their cheery Indie pop, the Musgraves are one to watch this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-09/New_Band_of_The_Day__The_Musgraves.html article4233 Thursday, 09 Feb 2012 13:22:39 +0000 TNS caught up with charismatic Kaiser Chiefs lead-singer Ricky Wilson during their current tour of the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-09/Interview__Kaiser_Chiefs.html article4232 Thursday, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:19 +0000 And so the transfer merry-go-round draws to a close for another few months. With the window finally slamming shut last Tuesday evening, the endless stream of rumors and gossip from the press goes with it - and for that I am thankful! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-08/Is_the_worldwide_economic_crisis_beginning_to_hit_football.html article4230 Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 23:40:01 +0000 Last month two contrasting decisions from the English Football Association(FA) and Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) sparked furious debate over retrospective decision making. Both incidents - in high profile encounters - were similar, yet the punishments couldn’t have been more different. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-08/Lack_of_clarity_between_football_associations_decisions_is_a_major_worry.html article4229 Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 23:30:29 +0000 January exams, the time of stress and last minute revision, wasn’t the only worry Leeds Met students had on the cold morning of 16th January. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-08/Forced_to_wrap_up_in_Exams.html article4228 Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 15:12:30 +0000 Norwegian singer songwriter Uno Moller has proven less can be more with his stripped down folk jam packed with passion and grace. His music is refined but by no means basic, with a delicate mellow guitar harmonizing with a haunting, emotional voice to create tracks that are dark, but enticing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-08/New_Band_of_The_Day_Uno_Moller.html article4227 Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:43 +0000 A Doncaster man appeals criminal conviction over Twitter comment. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-08/Twitter_joke_case_goes_to_high_court.html article4223 Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012 13:47:11 +0000 With student tuition fees set to rise, it is likely that student debt will also rise, and the way in which students pay off this debt may have devastating repercussions on their finances. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2012-02-07/Quick_fix_or_Quick_disaster.html article4220 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 17:20:06 +0000 He is our best ever player, a meticulously hardworking and talented professional on the cusp of emulating the games' greats. Yet for some reason Andy Murray is still doubted and despised by much of the British public. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-07/What_is_it_about_Andy_Murray.html article4217 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 17:10:35 +0000 See the latest trailer of this year's Marvel blockbuster, The Amazing Spider-Man http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2012-02-07/Film_Trailer__The_Amazing_Spider_Man.html article4216 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:15 +0000 See the latest trailer of this year's Marvel blockbuster, The Amazing Spider-Man http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2012-02-07/Film_Trailer__The_Amazing_Spider_Man.html article4216 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:15 +0000 Picture the scene; I am alone in my student house with nothing better to do than to look unattractive while stalking my boyfriend on a social networking site. Sad isn’t it? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2012-02-07/Long_Distance_Relationship_Tips.html article4194 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 12:30:01 +0000 Picture the scene; I am alone in my student house with nothing better to do than to look unattractive while stalking my boyfriend on a social networking site. Sad isn’t it? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2012-02-07/Long_Distance_Relationship_Tips.html article4194 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 12:30:01 +0000 Showcasing the very best of student film-makinBannerg talent, the first International Student Film Festival took place in London between 3rd-5th February 2012. TNS went along to check out the films and the festival experience... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-07/Festival_Review__International_Student_Film_Festival.html article4215 Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000 No matter how frequently England flounder, attention will always turn to the credentials of the man in charge: a convenient scapegoat, a trite but ready-made target. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2012-02-06/England_Manager_the_Impossible_Job.html article4213 Monday, 06 Feb 2012 17:47:18 +0000 Various Cruelties are a band with an idiosyncratic sound that shouldn’t work, but their combination of indie rock and soul is delightfully original and toe tappingly catchy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-06/New_Band_of_The_Day__Various_Cruelties.html article4212 Monday, 06 Feb 2012 12:45:50 +0000 Following the controversy surrounding UniLad the sites owner Jamie Street is facing discipinary action from his university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-06/Jamie_Street_CEO_Of_UNILAD_Faces_Disciplinary_Action.html article4211 Monday, 06 Feb 2012 12:14:50 +0000 Profile of new acting, directing and writing talent Will Sharpe http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-06/The_one_to_watch__Will_Sharpe.html article4210 Monday, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:02 +0000 The classic American Road Trip is about to make a revival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-02-06/The_mystery_of_the_open_road_beckons.html article4209 Monday, 06 Feb 2012 10:50:07 +0000 Jeremy O’Grady, writing in an editorial for The Week magazine last week, argued that, ‘to rescue political seriousness we need a more local kind of democracy.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-05/The_Problem_with_our_Democracy.html article4208 Sunday, 05 Feb 2012 17:42:06 +0000 Having been charged with perverting the course of justice, Chris Huhne resigned as Energy and Climate Change Minister in order to focus upon his legal defence. In the resulting mini reshuffle Ed Davey has been promoted to take his place, from his post as an Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-05/The_Political_Implications_of_the_Huhne_Resignation.html article4206 Sunday, 05 Feb 2012 13:32:02 +0000 PaperPlane are a Halifax based unsigned three piece band that have been together since the start of 2008. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-05/PaperPlane_Soaring_to_Success.html article4205 Sunday, 05 Feb 2012 11:27:00 +0000 Is a 'Happy Pill' the answer to depression, Kyra Hanson thinks not... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-03/You_do_look_glum__What_you_need_is_a_gramme_of_soma.html article4202 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 22:54:24 +0000 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is the new adventure film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Josh Hutcherson (Peeta from upcoming film The Hunger Games) Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Caine. TNS grabbed a chat with Hutcherson and Hudgens ahead of the release… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-03/Interview__Josh_Hutcherson_and_Vanessa_Hudgens.html article4201 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:49 +0000 TNS' Eno Enefiok spoke to actor Dexter Fletcher about his first feature-length film behind the lens, Wild Bill... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-03/Five_Minutes_with_Dexter_Fletcher.html article4199 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 12:18:24 +0000 Ever found yourself making excuses for your Haribo addiction, claiming that it’s textbook ‘Rainbow Food Diet’? Or do you pass off nipping down the road for fish and chips as the perfect way to get your fuller-for-longer carbs? Then you should probably read on for the myths that we all wish were true, but really, really aren’t… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-02-03/Healthy_Student_Tips__Stop_Kidding_Yourself.html article4198 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 10:52:34 +0000 On the 29th February Atari Teenage Riot will lay waste to the Garage stage like no other band can, and tickets are only £5. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-03/Atari_Teenage_Riot_to_destroy_the_Energy_Sessions.html article4197 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 10:49:52 +0000 Review of Daniel Radcliffe's latest cinematic offering, horror The Woman In Black http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-02-03/Film_Review_The_Woman_in_Black.html article4196 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 01:18:14 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-03/Coriander_Burgers_with_Caramelised_Red_Onion_Chutney.html article4195 Friday, 03 Feb 2012 00:09:35 +0000 North East new heads Lets Buy Happiness are ones to watch in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-02/Interview_Lets_Buy_Happiness.html article4193 Thursday, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:05 +0000 Ed Lester, the head of the Student Loans Company, receives a salary of £182,000 without tax reductions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-02-02/Comment_Student_Loans_Company_Manager_avoids_Taxes.html article4192 Thursday, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:07 +0000 A recent survey has found that staff aged between 16 24 are those most likely to go into work when ill. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-02/16_24_Year_Olds_Most_Likely_To_Work_When_Ill.html article4191 Thursday, 02 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000 Online student lads magazine UniLad has shut down amidst a furore caused by an article that appears to be supporting rape. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-02-02/UniLad_Magazines_Surprise_Rape_Article_Unsurprisingly_Causes_Shut_Down.html article4189 Thursday, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Within the next few weeks, Facebook Timeline will be forced on every one of its 800million users. However this clever ploy by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg could leave many users red-faced. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2012-02-01/Introducing_Timeline_A_New_Kind_Of_Problem.html article4190 Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012 21:25:09 +0000 Today the Chemical Brothers are one of the biggest acts on the planet, and this is largely due to the epic brilliance of this debut album. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-02-01/Albums_you_need_to_hear_Chemical_Brothers_Exit_Planet_Dust.html article4187 Wednesday, 01 Feb 2012 14:25:12 +0000 In order to examine the impact of next year’s rise in tuition fees, an independent commission has been set up to work closely with the university admissions body Ucas. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-31/Independent_panel_to_analyse_Ucas_data.html article4183 Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:11 +0000 Choosing a direction may allow for a more streamlined sound, but Islet’s refusal to tie themselves down to a genre makes them one of the most interesting new bands around. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-31/Review_Islet_Illuminated_People.html article4182 Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 14:37:12 +0000 Silent devices are a band that effortlessly deliver an intensity of emotion complimented by serene and atmospheric instrumentals. Their refined brand of ambient rock is captivating yet delicate, with each melody carefully crafted to create dreamy, heartfelt tracks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-31/New_Band_of_The_Day__Silent_Devices.html article4181 Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 13:09:57 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time light dinosaurs, light-sabres and lightbulb men..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-01-31/Web_Dump.html article3718 Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 If you are a fan of the Chemical Brothers or dance music in general Don’t Think is an absolute must-see, and even if you are not it will still be a completely unique attack on your senses. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-31/Film_review_Dont_Think.html article4180 Tuesday, 31 Jan 2012 10:08:55 +0000 An Oxford College professor has declared that student’s have been scared off by the sharp rise in tuition fees which will come into force this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-30/Would_be_students_deterred_by_rise_in_fees.html article4179 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 22:40:06 +0000 Now that LOL is recognised as an actual word, does this signal the start of the degradation of the English Language? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-30/To_LOL_or_not_to_LOL.html article4178 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 17:54:02 +0000 Charlotte Corner spoke to Rodrigo y Gabriela about their new album, Rodrigo's dreams and their sold out tours. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-30/Interview_Rodrigo_y_Gabriela.html article4177 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:23 +0000 Amnesty international UK are calling all budding human rights journalists for the chance to win the Student Human Rights Reporter Of The Year Award. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-30/Calling_all_budding_human_rights_journalists.html article4175 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 16:59:36 +0000 We have 10 pairs of tickets to the brilliant new Chemical Brothers movie at a cinema near you. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-30/See_the_Chemical_Brothers_Dont_Think_movie_for_free_this_week.html article4171 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 15:59:27 +0000 Exit Festival is already one of our favourite festivals, and with the first announcements for this year’s shindig it doesn’t look set to disappoint us in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-30/New_Order_announced_for_Exit.html article4170 Monday, 30 Jan 2012 10:54:14 +0000 Despite the fact that in 2010, there were more university graduates with media related degrees, than there were jobs in the entire British media, every year, different surveys funded by different organisations reveal that a career in journalism is an option that university graduates desire. Perhaps this fact is due to the lie our television screens have told us about journalism. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-29/the__thring_about_food__advice_and_tips_for_aspiring_journalists.html article4155 Sunday, 29 Jan 2012 16:50:59 +0000 Fashion Internationale, a new program exploring fashion across the globe, has come to its finale in Nigeria; a place where homosexuality is illegal but yet the fashionistas still claim that to get to the top in Nigerian society you have to be gay. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-27/Nigerias_controversial_fashion_industry.html article4169 Friday, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:22 +0000 Anthony Matthews shares his experiences of a Socialist Worker's Party meeting http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-26/A_night_with_the_Socialist_Workers_Party..html article4168 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 18:37:35 +0000 Having just been nominated for no fewer than ten Academy Awards, 'The Artist' has certainly created a stir amongst both critics and audiences alike. But is it actually any good? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-26/Film_Review_The_Artist.html article4163 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000 Lily McKenzie has a number of collaborations under her belt in a variety of genres, including funkyhouse, grime and 2-step, but the West Londoner’s debut solo EP ‘Breathe’ demonstrates her eclectic ability even further by emphasising the singer’s effortlessly soulful vocals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-26/Breathe_and_enjoy_Lily_McKenzie.html article4166 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 16:36:36 +0000 When the pressure build and you're starting to feel stressed, anxious or depressed, use these simple tips to combat the January Blues. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-01-26/How_to_Beat_the_January_Blues.html article4164 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:59 +0000 Students have been warned to steer clear of a the latest chemical high to make its way on the web, after the previously legal high M-Cat caused the deaths of six people in England and Wales in 2010. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-26/Students_urged_to_avoid_new_legal_high_Roflcoptr.html article4165 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 16:03:01 +0000 Boats have been getting a bad press of late; on the centennial of the Titanic’s incomplete final voyage: an Italian captain learned that cruise liners don’t float on land and a Tory MP discovered that Royal yachts sink in times of recession. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-26/Comment__Royal_Yacht__One_Thinks_Not.html article4162 Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 15:21:25 +0000 The universities minister David Willets has suggested that England may be in store for a new breed of University - one dominated by postgraduates and dedicated to science. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-24/A_new_breed_of_university.html article4161 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 15:48:11 +0000 Thousands of students and staff will be mobilised to take action on climate change at the beginning of February in conjunction with NUS’s Go Green Week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-24/Go_Green_with_the_NUS.html article4160 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 14:47:05 +0000 Women, Islam and the media are the sole topics of a new course which has become the first of its kind in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-24/Women,_Islam_and_the_media_is_the_first_module_of_its_kind.html article4159 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 13:30:28 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time a look at some musical weirdness on the web... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-01-24/web_dump.html article3691 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 A state-school pupil has broken with tradition by sending Oxford University a rejection letter due to its “bizarre prestige and pretentiousness”. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-24/Oxford_rejected_for_its_bizarre_prestige.html article4158 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 10:05:03 +0000 From the scenes of distraught North Koreans sobbing at the news of the death of Kim Jong-il came the media reports questioning whether the grief was orchestrated, for it could not possibly be genuine emotion, in their understanding, for how could such emotion be felt for an abhorrent dictator? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-24/Why_did_North_Koreans_cry.html article4157 Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 00:40:33 +0000 University chiefs are being indulged with generous expenses to cover worldwide travel and lavish entertaining on top of an average £213,000 salary despite higher education’s current spending crisis. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-23/University_chiefs_lavish_expenses.html article4154 Monday, 23 Jan 2012 16:07:02 +0000 Alex Yau chats to upcoming artist Josh Kumra about his collaborations with Wretch 32 and his upcoming album. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-23/Interview__Josh_Kumra.html article4153 Monday, 23 Jan 2012 13:01:43 +0000 Crash of Rhinos are a band seething with a raw energy and aggression that grabs your attention and draws you into a world of spiky guitar riffs supported and driven by concordant bass lines and in your face drum beats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-23/crash_of_rhinos.html article4152 Monday, 23 Jan 2012 12:35:36 +0000 It is an absolute myth that decent salads are expensive; this will cost you about £1.50 per portion, is packed with flavour and positively overflowing with nutrients. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-23/Healthy_Student_Recipes___Rustic_Greek_Super_Salad.html article4149 Monday, 23 Jan 2012 08:31:43 +0000 It is an absolute myth that decent salads are expensive; this will cost you about £1.50 per portion, is packed with flavour and positively overflowing with nutrients. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-23/Healthy_Student_Recipes___Rustic_Greek_Super_Salad.html article4149 Monday, 23 Jan 2012 08:31:43 +0000 With the sixth series of Skins launching tonight on Channel 4, TNS talks to actress Laya Lewis, otherwise known as man-mad Liv. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-01-22/Interview__Laya_Lewis_Skins.html article4147 Sunday, 22 Jan 2012 23:37:37 +0000 During one of my rare moments away from Facebook, I stumbled across an ABC news article entitled “Feeling Sad? Facebook Could Be The Cause”. This intrigued me, of course. I wanted to know how this popular online networking site was affecting my psyche on a daily basis – but boy, did this article get me thinking... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-22/That_other_world_called_Facebook.html article4146 Sunday, 22 Jan 2012 17:21:56 +0000 Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated that ‘the English people is free only during election of members of parliament; as soon as the members are elected, the people is enslaved’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-21/parliament_debates_european_union_referendum.html article4119 Saturday, 21 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000 TNS caught up with Bowling for Soup bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Erik Chandler, ahead of his solo performances on the 'Bowling for Soup: Jaret and Erik Acoustic UK Tour.' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-21/Bowling_for_Soups_Erik_Chandler.html article4140 Saturday, 21 Jan 2012 17:37:51 +0000 America's Presidency nominations are well under way, with Mitt Romney storming to victory in New Hampshire. Jack Unwin asks what the future holds for the Republicans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-21/romney_wins_again.html article4120 Saturday, 21 Jan 2012 10:26:50 +0000 TNS caught up with Bowling for Soup's Jaret Reddick's side-project, 'People on Vacation' ahead of the third annual ‘Bowling for Soup: Jaret and Erik Acoustic UK Tour.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-20/Bowling_for_Soup_side_project_People_on_Vacation_to_Carry_On_releasing_more_music.html article4139 Friday, 20 Jan 2012 16:29:11 +0000 TNS caught up with Jaret Reddick ahead of the third annual ‘Bowling for Soup: Jaret and Erik Acoustic UK Tour.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-19/Bowling_for_Soup___amp_quot_We_are_just_going_to_keep_plugging_away_amp_quot.html article4138 Thursday, 19 Jan 2012 14:09:39 +0000 Britain may not be a world leader in many things but one thing is for certain: we produce some very fine actors. Here we take a look at a few names to keep your eye on over the next couple of years. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-18/Brit_Talent_The_Actors_to_Watch.html article4137 Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 19:52:24 +0000 A Chinese man's deformed mouth means it hasn't been shut for 21 years http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-01-18/Abnormality_causes_alarmingly_large_tongue.html article4136 Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 18:08:08 +0000 23 year old Mercedes Cunrow died of cervical cancer because she was denied a smear test for being ‘too young,’ her family claim. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-18/Being_too_young_killed_her..html article4135 Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:08 +0000 It’s January, it’s exam time, and you’ve basically moved into the library. And we’re expecting you to think about vegetables?! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2012-01-18/TNS_tips_for_staying_healthy_while_studying.html article4134 Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 14:38:39 +0000 Cardiff University is launching an Ultimate Scholarship competition for 2012 applicants http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-18/Cardiff_University_offering_free_tuition_for_life.html article4133 Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 13:09:32 +0000 A competition to find Britain’s funniest student has been launched today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-16/Chortle_Student_Comedy_Award_2012_launches.html article4132 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 19:09:56 +0000 A competition to find Britain’s funniest student has been launched today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-16/Chortle_Student_Comedy_Award_2012_launches.html article4132 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 19:09:56 +0000 After a year branded as a triumph for boredom,what is the world of popular music going to bring us in 2012? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-16/2012_in_Music.html article4131 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 18:40:47 +0000 In the summer between my second and third year of university, I travelled alone to Costa Rica. It was there that I learnt that travelling alone can be the best and most exciting way to experience a country and overcome your fears. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-01-16/Solo_in_Costa_Rica_Part_1.html article4129 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 18:10:53 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-16/Thai_Green_Chicken_Curry_with_Coriander_Rice.html article4127 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 16:16:12 +0000 With Alex Salmond and David Cameron bickering over a referendum on Scottish independence, Ollie Barnes looks at the debate and its implications for the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-16/Scottish_independence__Is_it_good_or_bad.html article4125 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 12:49:19 +0000 It's hard to pin Islet down, but the word electrifying does the job. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-16/New_Band_of_the_Day_Islet.html article4126 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 12:47:01 +0000 A Nazi variation of the popular drinking game “ring of fire” resulted in a Jewish student receiving a broken nose, having objected to the game. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-16/amp_quot_Nazi_ring_of_fire_sparks_concern_over_antisemitism_on_LSE_University_ski_tip.html article4124 Monday, 16 Jan 2012 11:05:54 +0000 Statistics have revealed a 4% increase in the number of students receiving a first or upper second class degree since 2006/2007. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-13/Increase_in_the_Number_of_First_and_Upper_Second_Class_Degrees..html article4118 Friday, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:12 +0000 Some things in life are just unnecessary. Jumpers for pet dogs. Wearing sunglasses indoors. And 3D films. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-13/Want_to_enjoy_a_3D_film__See_it_in_2D..html article4114 Friday, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:47 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time Cliff Richard in pain, Accidental Chinese Hipsters and knitted Spock ears... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-01-13/web_dump.html article4092 Friday, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 If Charles Dickens was here today he would be 200, and following the anniversary of his death, BBC has hosted an array of programmes in his dedication, the latest show being The Mystery of Edwin Drood. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-01-13/TV_Review__The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood.html article4113 Friday, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000 An MA Broadcast Journalism graduate from Staffordshire University has created a stand-up documentary with the help of some big names. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2012-01-12/Student_creates_star_studded_stand_up_documentary.html article4112 Thursday, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000 An MA Broadcast Journalism graduate from Staffordshire University has created a stand-up documentary with the help of some big names. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2012-01-12/Student_creates_star_studded_stand_up_documentary.html article4112 Thursday, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0000 The Government has announced that it is to go ahead with plans to build High Speed 2 (HS2), a high speed train line linking London to the North of England at a cost of £32.7bn, but is it worth it? This article looks at the various arguments. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-12/High_Speed_2.html article3861 Thursday, 12 Jan 2012 14:11:49 +0000 Generally, when somebody tells you that a club once voted the second-worst in Europe (that is, before the worst one burned down...) is getting a facelift, you'd take it as a positive. Well, not the students of Durham University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-11/klute-refurb-durham.html article4111 Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 23:29:57 +0000 Recent reports suggests that despite the rise in vacancies, graduates without any work experience stand a very slim chance of securing a job this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-11/Graduates_without_work_experience_will_struggle_in_2012s_job_market.html article4110 Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 12:13:51 +0000 A mother accompanying her son to an application day at the University of Johannesburg was killed in a brutal stampede that left three others seriously injured. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-11/University_of_Johannesburg_stampede_kills_a_mother.html article4109 Wednesday, 11 Jan 2012 12:05:24 +0000 Advice for working aboard for the summer http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2012-01-10/working_abroad_in_ibiza.html article4108 Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 19:48:57 +0000 The start of 2012 has for many of brought with it a new burst of enthusiasm for starting our lives afresh. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-10/New_Year_New_You.html article4106 Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 12:14:47 +0000 Review of new Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-10/film_review_The_Iron_Lady.html article4107 Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:09 +0000 Haywire is a cinematic placebo. You can watch it, you might even think it was good, but in the end it will do nothing for you. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-10/film_review_Haywire.html article4104 Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 10:43:06 +0000 Earlier this month careers site UKSP, which offers help and support for those seeking a future in all fields of hospitality, launched a competition which will see one lucky winner receive a ‘money can’t buy’ opportunity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-09/Opportunity_is_knocking_at_The_Dorchester.html article4103 Monday, 09 Jan 2012 13:47:16 +0000 In a massive surprise to all in 2nd place came Rick Santorum with 24.54% of the vote falling just 8 votes short of Romney and overshadowing Romney’s weak victory with his late surge. Just who is this Rick Santorum fellow then? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-09/Who_is_Rick_Santorum.html article4099 Monday, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000 By 2015 students will be responsible for nearly half the costs for funding universities, according to a new report by UCAS. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-08/Government_cuts_mean_students_pay_nearly_half_the_cost_for_University_funding.html article4102 Sunday, 08 Jan 2012 13:14:11 +0000 Amnesty International is calling for a fresh investigation into the death of a Ukrainian student who died in police custody. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-06/Amnesty_International_calls_for_fresh_investigation_into_students_death.html article4098 Friday, 06 Jan 2012 17:30:29 +0000 2012 is set to be a cracker, here are a few examples why this year will be a treat for cinema-goers... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-06/Why_2012_Is_Going_To_Be_A_Great_Year_For_Film.html article4097 Friday, 06 Jan 2012 16:26:50 +0000 Emma Walker tells of her experience at the Job Centre as a graduate job seeker http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-06/Job_Centre_Plus_Misery_its_just_not_working.html article4096 Friday, 06 Jan 2012 14:08:56 +0000 Amnesty International is appealing on behalf of a Bahraini student who has allegedly been subjected to tortured and other ill-treatment while in police custody. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-06/Amensty_International_urges_for_appeals_after_18_year_old_student_is_detained_and_allegedly_tortured_in_Bahrain.html article4094 Friday, 06 Jan 2012 12:57:59 +0000 Hannah Hudman sets her sights on the goggle-box. For her Christmas telly was rubbish and the 2012 isn't getting any better. Happy New Year! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2012-01-05/TV_Dump.html article4093 Thursday, 05 Jan 2012 22:03:08 +0000 Police evacuated residents of the Shelton area in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday after responding to reports of a 60 year old man in distress. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2012-01-05/Staffordshire_University_students_evacuated_from_their_homes_by_armed_police.html article4077 Thursday, 05 Jan 2012 15:45:43 +0000 Manic beats from a captivating, yet sometimes unconventional act. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2012-01-05/New_Band_of_the_Day_Young_Fathers.html article4091 Thursday, 05 Jan 2012 11:10:24 +0000 After spending three months in the Italian capital, Lucy Miller recommends you leave your guidebook where it belongs... in the suitcase. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2012-01-04/rome_hidden_delights.html article4089 Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 16:47:55 +0000 Before the release of Shame on 13th January award-winning actress Carey Mulligan chats to TNS.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2012-01-04/interview_Carey_Mulligan.html article4090 Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 16:41:53 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time Korean festive pop, goths in trees and the past... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2012-01-04/web_dump.html article4084 Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 12:35:36 +0000 Unable to resist the latest gadget I may purchase an E-reader. Leaving my inviting, fall-into-me hard-covers behind may be sad, but at least my eyes can stop digressing to a state of total blindness before I even reach thirty. Hail the Kindle! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2012-01-03/saving_students_eyes_since_project_gutenberg.html article4083 Tuesday, 03 Jan 2012 14:26:35 +0000 Election fever is hotting up in America. The Republicans have been conducting a series of debates in the past few months from which we have learned a number of things. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-30/the_curious_case_of_ron_paul.html article4080 Friday, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-28/Apple_Cinnamon_Bread_Butter_Pudding_with_Butterscotch_Sauce.html article4078 Wednesday, 28 Dec 2011 13:12:15 +0000 Butlins in Somerset once again lent itself out to a fine and eclectic array of bands to usher the indie scene into the holidays. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-23/Review__ATP_Nightmare_Before_Christmas.html article4075 Friday, 23 Dec 2011 10:25:58 +0000 The Weeknd has finally released Echoes of Silence, his third mixtape of 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-22/Review_The_Weeknd_Echoes_of_Silence.html article4074 Thursday, 22 Dec 2011 16:04:12 +0000 2011 was a year of small-screen gems. Here Chris Marks picks his highlights from 12-months of television http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-21/Best_Telly_of_2011.html article4072 Wednesday, 21 Dec 2011 09:44:38 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time she gets festive with some sperm-wale gloop filled mince-pies and Christmas destruction..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-12-20/Web_Dump_Festive_Edition.html article4071 Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000 It’s the news students have been waiting for… A newly launched website is offering a competition to win a £27,000 degree! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-20/Want_your_degree_for_free_Course_you_do.html article4070 Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 09:31:02 +0000 It has been an on-going problem for many years, and now the Student Loans Company is contacting customers by telephone about another potential fraud attack. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-19/Fraud_threatens_student_loans_again.html article4069 Monday, 19 Dec 2011 10:39:19 +0000 With the release of her new book 'The power in softness,' bouncer Charly Flower highlights the dangers that surround us in our everyday lives. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-12-17/The_Power_In_Softness.html article4067 Saturday, 17 Dec 2011 12:49:30 +0000 An adapted extract from my book 'On the Mind and Freedom' concerning the philosophy of language. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-16/reflections_on_language_and_mind.html article4055 Friday, 16 Dec 2011 21:52:05 +0000 The life of controversial and prolific author and journalist Christopher Hitchens came to an end this morning as he died from pneumonia as a complication from the oesophageal cancer he had been diagnosed with in June 2010. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-16/Christopher_Hitchens_1949_2011..html article4066 Friday, 16 Dec 2011 09:37:47 +0000 In this week's column The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow offers his advice about what to do about that housemate from hell... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-16/Thurlows_Thoughts__Housemates_from_Hell.html article4065 Friday, 16 Dec 2011 09:30:04 +0000 In this week's column The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow offers his advice about what to do about that housemate from hell... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-16/Thurlows_Thoughts__Housemates_from_Hell.html article4065 Friday, 16 Dec 2011 09:30:04 +0000 If you are looking for a city with unique and, sometimes, bizarre experiences - St Petersburg is the destination for you. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-12-15/Destination_Unusual_St_Petersburg.html article4062 Thursday, 15 Dec 2011 10:37:02 +0000 Not everyone is full of festive cheer and good-will towards all men. Hannah Lendrum looks at the Christmas songs that depress her the most...Bah Humbug http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-15/The_Most_Depressing_Christmas_Songs_Ever.html article4061 Thursday, 15 Dec 2011 01:41:27 +0000 Pulled Apart By Horses are back with their second album, Tough Love. Expect more of the same, but better. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-15/Review__Pulled_Apart_By_Horses_Album_Launch.html article4060 Thursday, 15 Dec 2011 00:35:55 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-14/Cream_of_Chestnut_Mushroom__amp_amp__White_Wine_Soup.html article4058 Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 18:12:23 +0000 Hannah Hudman sets her sights on the goggle-box. Apparently a big Karaoke contest ended last week, many loved it Hannah didn't, really didn't.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-14/TV_Dump.html article4052 Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0000 Soaring costs and lack of cash is forcing more students into the sex industry, claims NUS women's officer Estelle Hart. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-14/Students_turning_to_prostitution,_NUS_warns.html article4057 Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 13:49:24 +0000 This New York via Australia and Indonesia three-piece combine glimmering melodies, ethereal vocals and African percussions to create an otherworldly experience. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-14/New_Band_of_the_Day__Young_Magic.html article4056 Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 11:27:50 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time moody cities, pointless Pop Tarts and drama in Ikea... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-12-13/Web_Dump.html article4054 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 18:14:55 +0000 Leeds student Amy Hewitt is celebrating winning £3,375, to cover the cost of a year’s university fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-13/Leeds_student_wins_her_fees_for_free.html article4050 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 14:24:36 +0000 A large number of male students have been released from a religious school in Pakistan, where they had allegedly been kept in chains and pressured to join the Taliban. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-13/pakistani_students_freed_from__torture_chamber.html article4049 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 13:30:28 +0000 BMXer and filmmaker Richard Forne, who won the 2011 Short Stories film competition sponsored by Relentless Energy Drink, and the £10,000 prize for ‘Good Morning Gravity.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-12-13/short_stories_winner_announced.html article4048 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 11:18:53 +0000 BMXer and filmmaker Richard Forne, who won the 2011 Short Stories film competition sponsored by Relentless Energy Drink, and the £10,000 prize for ‘Good Morning Gravity.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-12-13/short_stories_winner_announced.html article4048 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 11:18:53 +0000 The benefits of social networking appeal to many. After all, five hundred million people use Facebook and Twitter for a reason right? However, like anything that is beneficial, social networking is beginning to reveal its sinister side. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-12-13/The_dark_side_of_the_cloud.html article3930 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Sodium Laurel Sulphate is used in all high street shampoos, but how bad is it really for our planet? Rose Bewick investigates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-13/making_bubbles.html article4019 Tuesday, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000 A new bank has been launched in the City of London - in the same month that has seen worldwide protests against the established banks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-12/Kissbank_trying_to_change_the_world_one_kiss_at_a_time.html article4046 Monday, 12 Dec 2011 11:41:44 +0000 Leading student travel provider STA Travel has released a list of recommended locations for 2012 travel. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-12-12/STA_Travel_s_Ten_Top_Travel_Tips_for_2012.html article4044 Monday, 12 Dec 2011 10:50:49 +0000 Another sign of Nottingham's emerging musical strength http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-12/New_Band_of_the_Day___Escapologists.html article4043 Monday, 12 Dec 2011 09:30:15 +0000 It is safe to say that some people have really bizarre jobs - ten of which are listed here and most of which you probably didn’t know existed. If you thought your job was dull then some of this list might just make you thankful for that. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-12-08/Top_ten_bizarre_jobs.html article4038 Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 16:07:00 +0000 It is safe to say that some people have really bizarre jobs - ten of which are listed here and most of which you probably didn’t know existed. If you thought your job was dull then some of this list might just make you thankful for that. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-12-08/Top_ten_bizarre_jobs.html article4038 Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 16:07:00 +0000 In this week's column The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow points out a truly disgusting new drinking craze..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-08/Thurlows_Thoughts_Students_are_doing_the_VomBomb.html article4037 Thursday, 08 Dec 2011 13:53:37 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-07/Recipe_Pan_fried_Salmon_with_Pumpkin_Seed_Red_Pepper_Mash_Courgette_Ribbons..html article4035 Wednesday, 07 Dec 2011 18:05:43 +0000 One of the worst things you could possibly do at university is leave your door unlocked when you leave your flat. Read this and find out why! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-07/Student_pranks_Reasons_to_keep_your_door_locked.html article4036 Wednesday, 07 Dec 2011 08:13:00 +0000 Hannah Lendrum comments on the Occupy movement being labelled 'domestic terrorists' and the reality of the movement... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-06/Occupy__Pro_democracy,_not_anti_capitalism.html article4033 Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011 21:09:25 +0000 Hannah Hudman sets her sights on the goggle-box. This week she begrudgingly watches Desperate Scousewives and enjoys Black Mirror... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-06/TV_Dump.html article4030 Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time a scary octopus, a moss man and food fashion.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-12-06/Web_Dump.html article4032 Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000 How to survive the festive period without spending what's needed to keep you alive until the next loan installment.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-12-05/The_ultimate_student_christmas_gift_guide.html article4031 Monday, 05 Dec 2011 21:14:04 +0000 How to survive the festive period without spending what's needed to keep you alive until the next loan installment.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-12-05/The_ultimate_student_christmas_gift_guide.html article4031 Monday, 05 Dec 2011 21:14:04 +0000 How to survive the festive period without spending what's needed to keep you alive until the next loan installment.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-12-05/The_ultimate_student_christmas_gift_guide.html article4031 Monday, 05 Dec 2011 21:14:04 +0000 The man responsible for the Screenwipe series and Dead Set, Charlie Brooker, is back on our screens with a new, much darker series called Black Mirror. The three part series takes a satirical look at our modern world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-05/tv_review_black_mirror.html article4029 Monday, 05 Dec 2011 14:21:55 +0000 The frosty relations between the supposed allies Pakistan and the United States have now reached absolute zero. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-05/Never_Mind_Iran,_What_About_Pakistan.html article4028 Monday, 05 Dec 2011 02:27:41 +0000 The recent death of Gary Speed has stunned the world of football http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-12-04/Gary_Speed__A_Tribute.html article4027 Sunday, 04 Dec 2011 13:50:36 +0000 There is a video which is starting to go viral. It is a video of a boy, in tears and not speaking. His headphones are in, and he is trying to call for help. He is a poignant picture of bullying. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-04/youtube_message_tackles_bullying.html article4025 Sunday, 04 Dec 2011 13:30:00 +0000 2015, the year by which all 193 UN member states agreed they would have achieved their eight ambitious Millenium Development Goals, is getting closer. Child marriage is key to the MDGs, and often overlooked. Rose Bewick explores the issue in the Zambian context. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-04/child_marriage_in_zambia.html article4018 Sunday, 04 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000 It is an absolute disgrace that sky newsreader Colin Brazier has attacked the University Charity Calendars, slandering them because of their nudity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-03/Students_Charity_Calendar_Shoot_Slandered.html article4023 Saturday, 03 Dec 2011 17:17:25 +0000 Ellie Lawrie reveals why Bulgaria, quite unexpectedly, was the perfect summer break for students on a budget. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-12-03/A_Perfect_Student_Trip__Bulgaria.html article4022 Saturday, 03 Dec 2011 13:23:57 +0000 Cocos Lovers are one of the UK's most exciting independent bands, set to release their second album in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-03/New_Band_of_the_Day___Cocos_Lovers.html article4021 Saturday, 03 Dec 2011 13:08:48 +0000 In little over nine months, A C Grayling’s bastard lovechild – new college of the Humanities – will open its doors for the first cohort of open-minded glaze eyed students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-03/grayling_college_cambrige.html article4079 Saturday, 03 Dec 2011 12:15:16 +0000 A glimpse at the culinary mishaps of the average student - from raw bacon dinners, to Rice Crispy & Ketchup sandwiches. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-12-03/Love_Heart_Bolognese.html article4020 Saturday, 03 Dec 2011 00:42:53 +0000 Serena Wilcock reviews Jess Morgan's recent performance at The Bicycle Shop in Norwich. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-02/Live_Review__Jess_Morgan_at_The_Bicycle_Shop.html article4015 Friday, 02 Dec 2011 15:46:46 +0000 The fundraising activities of the Equestrian society at Leeds University has caused controversy around the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-12-02/Student_nude_calendar_cause_controversy.html article4014 Friday, 02 Dec 2011 13:24:42 +0000 There’s no two ways about it, skiing is an expensive pastime. Flights, accommodation, lift passes, equipment hire…it all adds up. Our friends at Lonely Planet fill us on the best ways to ski on a budget... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-12-02/Skiing_on_a_budget_a_guide.html article4013 Friday, 02 Dec 2011 10:28:43 +0000 After a decade on the scene Stylus Rex is ready to drop his best album to date http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-12-02/New_Band_of_the_Day_Stylus_Rex.html article4012 Friday, 02 Dec 2011 09:58:17 +0000 As the new series kicks off MTV The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow kicks off his new weekly column for TNS..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-01/Thurlows_Thoughts.html article4011 Thursday, 01 Dec 2011 17:15:57 +0000 As the new series kicks off MTV The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow kicks off his new weekly column for TNS..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-12-01/Thurlows_Thoughts.html article4011 Thursday, 01 Dec 2011 17:15:57 +0000 You may have noticed that there is a new Twilight movie out! We chatted to star Robert Pattison about the film, the fans and the end of the Twilight Saga… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-12-01/Interview_Robert_Pattinson.html article4010 Thursday, 01 Dec 2011 12:50:56 +0000 The Hull University career advice service gives some top tips for elbowing your way into work experience placements... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-11-30/tips_for_getting_work_experience.html article4008 Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 14:04:35 +0000 A festive take on New Band of the Day http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-30/New_Band_of_the_Day___Sunturns.html article4007 Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 12:59:47 +0000 For some, the hustle and bustle of this developing city may be too much for a first time visit, but for others the idea of a ‘city that never sleeps’ is an exciting one. I fall into the latter category. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-11-30/Dubai__A_beautiful_city_or_holiday_hell.html article4003 Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 02:54:23 +0000 Through reality shows like TOWIE and the new Desperate Scousewives fame is lowering in quality, argues Rebecca Fielding. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-30/Is_fame_losing_quality.html article4002 Wednesday, 30 Nov 2011 02:18:44 +0000 Is the idea of a theocratic and hostile regime holding nuclear weapons worth the risk? And is military action worth the human cost? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-29/Axis_of_Evil,_one_down_and_two_to_go.html article4001 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 23:30:58 +0000 University admissions body UCAS has seen a drop in applications of nearly 13%, in the first cycle of applications since the tuition fee rise was announced by the government last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-29/Drop_in_UCAS_applications_for_2012.html article3999 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 19:26:16 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-29/Chestnut_mushroom__amp_amp__Garlic_Cheese_Carbonara.html article3998 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 15:51:53 +0000 So, yes, I do hate Criminals. I think they are Evil and deserving of Punishment. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-29/Crime_and_Retribution__There_is_one_less_bicycle_in_Beijing..html article3997 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 14:45:46 +0000 You want to dazzle people with your interesting facts on music, film, art (whatever). You don’t have to really know what you are talking about, just make it look like you do. Take the TNS guide to sounding like an expert in things you know nothing about.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-29/The_Blaggers_Guide_to_Banned_Films.html article3994 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 12:27:13 +0000 You want to dazzle people with your interesting facts on music, film, art (whatever). You don’t have to really know what you are talking about, just make it look like you do. Take the TNS guide to sounding like an expert in things you know nothing about.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-29/The_Blaggers_Guide_to_Banned_Films.html article3994 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 12:27:13 +0000 Just because you are a student it doesn’t mean you have to hold back on buying Christmas presents or going to parties. All you have to do is bit a little bit savvy; here’s our guide stretching your student budget further this Chrimbo.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-11-29/Christmas_on_a_budget.html article3993 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 12:20:09 +0000 Hannah Hudman sets her sights on the goggle-box. This week she talks about watching kids TV in her pants.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-29/TV_Dump.html article3837 Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000 With the UK launch of the new iPhone 4s on the 16th October this year, Apple found themselves gloating at record sales. Rave reviews followed, labeling the phone's new voice recording device, known as 'Siri,' a feature of the future. Although it seems not everyone is feeling the magic. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-11-28/The_iPhone_4s._Super_Smart_Phone._Shame_For_The_Glaswegians..html article3992 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 23:55:01 +0000 Reginald D Hunter’s show revolves around race, gender and sexuality...in a very laidback style. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-11-28/Review_Reginald_D_Hunter_Live.html article3991 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 15:30:26 +0000 The University of Leeds has the best-looking students according to a new student survey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-28/Leeds_is_hottest_university.html article3990 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 14:28:07 +0000 The entire management structure in England must change if coaches continue to be given little time in the job. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-11-28/Why_Managers_Should_Be_Backed,_Not_Sacked.html article3989 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 12:02:28 +0000 Rotterdam often gets unfairly side-lined in consideration of Dutch city breaks in favour of the more touristy (and expensive) Amsterdam, but this could soon change. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-11-28/A_Student_Guide_to_Rotterdam.html article3988 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 10:44:10 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time shaving with horrific food, bins with eyes and zombie safe houses... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-11-28/Web_Dump.html article3882 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000 Dealing with the pressure of planning the rest of your life at eighteen. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-28/What_comes_next.html article3987 Monday, 28 Nov 2011 00:12:43 +0000 Nottingham’s team Carbon Neutrals have made it to the final stage of Npower’s Future Leaders Challenge and plan to take action against climate change. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-27/Nottingham_University_students_aim_to_reduce_carbon_emissions.html article3986 Sunday, 27 Nov 2011 17:37:32 +0000 The Scottish government has urged the ancient universities to fast-track students from further education colleges, saying that the current system is creating barriers for students with such qualifications. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-25/Scottish_government_and_NUS_say_ancient_universities_must_fast_track_students.html article3985 Friday, 25 Nov 2011 19:39:36 +0000 Future of the Left are back with a six-track teaser EP for their forthcoming album http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-25/Review_Future_of_the_Left_Polymers_Are_Forever.html article3982 Friday, 25 Nov 2011 15:31:32 +0000 Two Leeds University students were left hospitalised after a gang of masked muggers attacked them on Wednesday night. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-25/Gang_attack_on_two_students_leaves_Leeds_University_Students_in_fear.html article3981 Friday, 25 Nov 2011 13:30:50 +0000 If Isam: Live is not recorded in history as one of the greatest ever live performances there is seriously something wrong with the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-25/Live_review_Amon_Tobin_Isam.html article3980 Friday, 25 Nov 2011 10:13:48 +0000 After a five-year break from recording music, Red Hot Chili Peppers made a welcome return to the radio waves with new album ‘I’m With You.’ With a new album comes a new sell-out tour, met with much anticipation by fans across the UK for 9 dates in November. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-25/Review__Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers_Im_With_You_tour.html article3979 Friday, 25 Nov 2011 00:13:26 +0000 Derby student Danielle Morgan has shown that clothes horses are not as harmless as they look after getting herself trapped in one for an hour, and the fire services being called to cut her free. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-24/Derby_student_rescued_by_fire_service_after_clothes_horse_accident.html article3978 Thursday, 24 Nov 2011 13:41:51 +0000 Kashka Georgeson explains why the Occupy movement is a 'constructive' and worthwhile protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-24/The_Occupation.html article3884 Thursday, 24 Nov 2011 10:40:28 +0000 On the history behind the recent round of economic sanctions against Iran http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-23/is_this_a_dagger.html article3976 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 20:07:23 +0000 How can you prevent mould from spreading in your student home? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-11-23/Mould_is_costing_students_money_and_health..html article3975 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 17:12:19 +0000 St. Andrews University says it will meet the president of its Conservative Party society after reports that the society burned an effigy of United States president Barack Obama at the weekend. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-23/Student_Tory_group_in_trouble_over_Obama_effigy.html article3973 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 15:59:39 +0000 A new music initiative was launched this week by the charity ActionAid aiming to help victims of natural disasters worldwide. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-23/ActionAid_Live_The_worlds_first_emergency_music_network.html article3971 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 14:30:03 +0000 Responsible drinking standards is perhaps not always the first that comes to mind when you think of a student union bar. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-23/Union_bar_wins_award_for_responsible_standards.html article3970 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 12:50:23 +0000 Battling against cancer was not something that nineteen year old, Chris Parkes, expected to face when he started university this September as an excited and sociable fresher. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-23/fresher_fights_cancer.html article3969 Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 09:07:11 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-22/Lemon_Herb_Marinated_Chicken_Breast_with_Coriander_Butter_Potatoes__amp_amp__Green_Beans.html article3968 Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 15:44:23 +0000 If there were any band certain to make it in 2012, Breton might be them. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-22/New_Band_of_the_Day__Breton.html article3965 Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 13:05:31 +0000 Television: So many channels and nothing on! After her Web Dump Hannah Hudman now turns her attention to the goggle-box, and she doesn't like what she sees. This week daytime television gets a kicking... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-22/TV_Dump.html article3881 Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time shaving with Orangina, creepy dolls, New York shots and dead dinosaurs.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-11-22/Web_Dump.html article3943 Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Lauren Razavi reviews emerging talent Kyla La Grange during her tour supporting Guillemots. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-21/live_review_Kyla_La_Grange_at_Norwich_Waterfront.html article3964 Monday, 21 Nov 2011 22:43:06 +0000 If there were sibling rivalry, Eleanor would be a formidable opponent. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-21/New_Band_of_the_Day___Eleanor_Friedberger.html article3963 Monday, 21 Nov 2011 13:27:56 +0000 Snowtown's best and worst features are the same thing - the terrible nature of human behaviour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-21/Film_Review__Snowtown.html article3961 Monday, 21 Nov 2011 11:15:10 +0000 A landmark ruling forcing Newcastle University to reveal details of research involving animal testing could mean that universities will have to be more open about studies involving animals in the future. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-18/University_Forced_to_Reveal_Details_of_Animal_Testing_in_Research.html article3958 Friday, 18 Nov 2011 11:17:38 +0000 Described as the “world’s greatest show on snow,” Snowbombing returns in 2012 with “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Sweat” singer, Snoop Dogg, as the headliner for the festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-17/Snoop_Dogg_to_headline_Snowbombing_2012.html article3956 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 18:02:19 +0000 Described as the “world’s greatest show on snow,” Snowbombing returns in 2012 with “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Sweat” singer, Snoop Dogg, as the headliner for the festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-17/Snoop_Dogg_to_headline_Snowbombing_2012.html article3956 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 18:02:19 +0000 Although it is not terrible it does not succeed in any of its aims and just ends up being both unintelligent and confusing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-17/anonymous_review.html article3955 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 17:40:07 +0000 British Universities benefit from the greatest freedom from Europe, according to a report by the European University Association (EUA). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-17/UK_Universities_Most_Autonomous_in_Europe,_According_to_Report.html article3952 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 12:40:26 +0000 Ex Passmore pupil Connor Whelan again comes face-to-face with his old form tutor, Educating Essex's Mr Drew http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-17/Educating_Essex_interview.html article3950 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 12:33:55 +0000 Ex Passmore pupil Connor Whelan again comes face-to-face with his old form tutor, Educating Essex's Mr Drew http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-17/Educating_Essex_interview.html article3950 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 12:33:55 +0000 New Chairman of the 1994 Group Michael Farthing has hit out against the government’s White Paper, suggesting it promotes universities as ‘warehouses that sell off the shelf qualifications’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-17/Students_are_more_than_just_consumers_,_according_to_new_university_group_chair.html article3949 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 11:30:36 +0000 Youth unemployment has reached a record high with recently released statistics revealing that over 1 million 16 to 24 year-olds are now out of education or employment. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-17/Youth_Unemployment_Reaches_1_Million.html article3948 Thursday, 17 Nov 2011 00:16:02 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time baconlube, ketchup fountains and jellybeans.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-11-16/Web_Dump.html article3944 Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011 16:03:47 +0000 Though you may have thought the curtains were drawn on 2011’s festival season months ago, there is still the Nightmare Before Christmas to contend with next month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-16/Festival_preview_ATP_the_Nightmare_Before_Christmas.html article3942 Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011 10:26:46 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-15/Recipe__Garlic_Prawns_with_Marie_Rose_Salad.html article3940 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 17:33:47 +0000 Normally when a film ends in the cinema the credits start rolling, the lights go up and people start talking. At the end of We Need To Talk About Kevin the room was uncomfortably silent. It’s unsurprising - this is an intensely disturbing film. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-15/Film_Review__We_Need_To_Talk_About_Kevin.html article3941 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 17:26:02 +0000 So you think of a stereotypical student... Party goers, messy, and above all, penniless. Marriot hotel's statistics for this year's custom beg to differ. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-15/Students_Responsible_For_The_Boom_In_Hotel_Custom.html article3892 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 10:49:09 +0000 Ahead of the launch of Skins’ sixth series, again TNS caught up with Sean Teale, one of the “third generation” stars of the BAFTA award-winning show. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-11-15/TNS_Meets_the_Cast_of_Skins.html article3939 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 10:48:44 +0000 Charlie Gilmour has been released from prison today after serving four of his 16 month sentence for violent disorder during last year’s student protests. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-15/Charlie_Gilmour_Released_After_Serving_Quarter_of_Sentence.html article3938 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 10:36:44 +0000 Over the coming weeks in November, the University of Liverpool will be hosting The Winter’s Tale festival, a month long series of music, poetry, and drama events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s late play, 'The Winter’s Tale'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-15/University_of_Liverpool_hosts_The_Winters_Tale_festival.html article3937 Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 10:10:26 +0000 Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, In Time is set in the year 2161, a future where time has taken over as the world’s currency. At the age of 25 a person stops ageing... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-14/Film_Review__In_Time.html article3936 Monday, 14 Nov 2011 17:40:03 +0000 The London Library is working with The Times and FreshMinds to offer The London Library Student Prize, a writing competition open to all final year undergraduates studying at higher education institutions in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Offers/2011-11-14/Calling_All_Budding_Writers.html article3935 Monday, 14 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0000 The London Library is working with The Times and FreshMinds to offer The London Library Student Prize, a writing competition open to all final year undergraduates studying at higher education institutions in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Offers/2011-11-14/Calling_All_Budding_Writers.html article3935 Monday, 14 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0000 Male university students are mostly all Mummy Boys at heart it seems, as a survey by National Express has revealed that 70% of them miss home whilst at university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-14/Boys_Miss_Home_More_Than_Girls,_According_to_Student_Survey.html article3934 Monday, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:15 +0000 Aa acoustic artist who wears his heart firmly on his sleeve. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-14/New_Band_of_the_Day__Benjamin_Shaw.html article3933 Monday, 14 Nov 2011 10:36:14 +0000 Edward Saul recalls the experience of following an elephant through the streets of Kathmandu during a brief visit to Nepal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-11-13/Nepal__a_truly_enlightening_experience.html article3932 Sunday, 13 Nov 2011 11:26:20 +0000 TNS chats to the real-life inspiration behind the new blockbuster movie. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-11/I_didn_t_care_at_all_that_I_killed_someone___Interview_with_Real_Life__Machine_Gun_Preacher__Sam_Childers.html article3927 Friday, 11 Nov 2011 17:21:50 +0000 You’d be forgiven for thinking that Premier League football is exciting, enthralling and unpredictable. Invest £40 of your student loan in a ticket to see Manchester United against Chelsea and this is exactly what you might see. However, for less money, you could be watching high quality football with a unique and British feel and truly capricious results. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-11-11/Why_the_Championship_is_better_than_the_Premier_League..html article3926 Friday, 11 Nov 2011 16:11:49 +0000 ‘Act your age, not your shoe size.’ It seems, for women, this saying no longer bears relevance as female shoe sizes soar. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-11-11/Sole_Sisters.html article3923 Friday, 11 Nov 2011 14:14:24 +0000 You might remember geek-chic poster-boy Jeremy Warmsley from his brief time in the indie spotlight circa 2006, as one of the artists that made up the ‘thamesbeat’ scene. Well, he’s back - and this time he’s brought his girlfriend along. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-11/Review__Summer_Camp___Welcome_to_Condale.html article3924 Friday, 11 Nov 2011 11:11:11 +0000 TNS's Jessica Fuhl was on the ground throughout yesterday's protest. She reports on the demonstration - and expectations, cliches and stereotypes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-10/Conforming_to_and_Challenging_Expectations__Was_Yesterday_s_Protest_a_Success.html article3922 Thursday, 10 Nov 2011 16:59:17 +0000 As we took to the streets again in opposition of the coalitions education policies, VICE premiered the latest in their Teenage Riot series, this time looking at what recently kicked off in Athens, Greece. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-10/Teenage_Riot__Athens.html article3921 Thursday, 10 Nov 2011 13:40:51 +0000 TNS chats with legendary dubstep producer DJ Fresh http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-10/DJ_Fresh_interview.html article3920 Thursday, 10 Nov 2011 13:23:28 +0000 Travel Editor Lauren Razavi gets inspired at this year's TNT Sun and Snow Travel Show. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-11-09/London_hosts_annual_TNT_Sun_and_Snow_Travel_Show.html article3917 Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011 20:55:08 +0000 TNS brings you a carefully selected collection of tweets, facebook updates, images, articles and media from today’s fees protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-09/November_9th_protest_as_it_happens.html article3912 Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011 09:54:20 +0000 Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's son, has lost his appeal against a 16 month sentence for violent disorder at the student fees protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-08/Son_of_Pink_Floyd_guitarist_loses_appeal_against_16_month_sentence.html article3906 Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011 18:31:06 +0000 TNS has a variety of ways you can stay updated throughout tomorrow's National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts (NCAFC) protest. Read more to find out how... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-08/TNS_Coverage_of_Tomorrows_Protest.html article3903 Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011 15:31:39 +0000 Project X, is the brand new film produced by Todd Phillips, the director of The Hangover! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-08/Film_trailer__Project_X.html article3902 Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011 15:16:23 +0000 For this year's BBC Children In Need, several of Britain's best-loved fashion designers have lent their famous needles to charity and created all-new, super-chic incarnations of Pudsey Bear. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-11-08/Pudsey_The_Designers__Darling.html article3900 Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011 13:44:36 +0000 The Metropolitan Police have announced that they have authorised the use of plastic bullets to be used by their officers if needed in tomorrow’s protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-08/Police_Authorise_Plastic_Bullets_for_Tomorrow_s_Student_Protest.html article3898 Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011 09:31:33 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-07/Tomato_Mascarpone_and_Chorizo_Tagliatelle.html article3897 Monday, 07 Nov 2011 23:42:49 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time time-lapse light, insane sandwiches and Yukigassen... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-11-07/Web_Dump.html article3883 Monday, 07 Nov 2011 14:33:01 +0000 Universities Minister David Willetts has called for students to avoid violence at the protest planned to march against Higher Education cuts and fees on Wednesday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-07/Students_Warned_Not_to_be_Violent_Ahead_of_Wednesday_s_Protest.html article3895 Monday, 07 Nov 2011 12:07:06 +0000 Thousands of students may find that the fees they are expecting to pay for the next academic year could dramatically change, after they have already applied to their university places. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-07/Universities_Could_Still_Change_Fees_Last_minute.html article3894 Monday, 07 Nov 2011 11:22:40 +0000 Teddy bear suits and Takeshi's Castle is only part of Hey Sholay's game. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-07/New_Band_of_the_Day__Hey_Sholay.html article3893 Monday, 07 Nov 2011 09:23:18 +0000 So it was around this time last year, in fact technically it will be on Tuesday that I fell apart. I finally admitted what I had been scared to admit to myself, let alone anyone else that I genuinely hated University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-06/the_university_experience.html article3890 Sunday, 06 Nov 2011 21:17:59 +0000 So it was around this time last year, in fact technically it will be on Tuesday that I fell apart. I finally admitted what I had been scared to admit to myself, let alone anyone else that I genuinely hated University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-06/the_university_experience.html article3890 Sunday, 06 Nov 2011 21:17:59 +0000 You may know a relative who could benefit from the NHS Continuing Healthcare initiative, which offers NHS-funded care to those in severe need. In which case, we urge you to take a look at National Pro Bono Week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-06/ItsAllAbouttheNHS.html article3888 Sunday, 06 Nov 2011 20:48:07 +0000 'Hacktivist' group known only as 'Anonymous' were embroiled in claims following the release of a 'Kill Facebook' campaign in their name. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-11-06/Hoax_alert.html article3886 Sunday, 06 Nov 2011 20:00:13 +0000 The long awaited Tamil film 7aum Arivu, starring Surya Sivakumar released on 26th October (Diwali) everywhere in the world. However with hit releases such as Ayan (2009) Aadhavan and Singam (2010) has this film a quadruple home run for Kollywood’s favourite hunk? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-05/film_review_7aum_Arivu.html article3880 Saturday, 05 Nov 2011 17:11:35 +0000 In light of his recent visit to Myanmar and meeting with opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi, TNS talks to Emma Thompson’s adopted son and Exeter Politics graduate Tindyebewa Agaba about the future for this developing nation... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-05/could_change_be_afoot_in_myanmar.html article3879 Saturday, 05 Nov 2011 14:10:33 +0000 A little while ago, I found myself faced with a rather alarming realisation: people actually want to date nerds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2011-11-05/Dating_Nerds__A_Tale_of_Caution.html article3878 Saturday, 05 Nov 2011 12:52:00 +0000 For anyone thinking about taking an NCTJ short course I would definitely recommend it, just be prepared to work hard and learn shorthand in 14 weeks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-11-04/Getting_to_grips_with_a_14_week_NCTJ_Diploma.html article3876 Friday, 04 Nov 2011 20:48:56 +0000 With the National Football League at the halfway point of its season, the divide between the good and the bad is starting to become evident. In a league that preaches a level playing field and a mantra of "any given Sunday", however, upsets are always possible. Let's take a closer look at Week 9's main contests. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-11-04/NFL___Week_9_Preview.html article3873 Friday, 04 Nov 2011 20:07:01 +0000 A report from the Work Foundation reveals where the worst places for youngsters not in employment, education or training are. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-04/Report_reveals_cities_with_highest_NEET_levels.html article3871 Friday, 04 Nov 2011 13:04:04 +0000 Two students mount a legal campaign against the tuition fees, claiming the rise is “unlawful and should be quashed.” http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-03/Students_launch_a_legal_campaign_against_tuition_fees.html article3864 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 14:46:42 +0000 Does Steven Spielberg's CGI-heavy, big screen reimagining of this children's classic live up to the hype? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-03/film_review_The_adventures_of_Tin_tin__The_secret_of_the_unicorn.html article3863 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 14:34:36 +0000 Review of Pinkunoizu's trippy, debut EP. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-11-03/Review__Pinkunoizu___Pink_EP.html article3860 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 11:58:22 +0000 Every time I travel abroad, my life seems to unfold before me in vivid colour and this was no more apparent than during a trip to Thailand. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-11-03/The_Colours_of_Thailand.html article3859 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 10:04:15 +0000 Solving indecent chanting in football is a difficult job. Whilst recent chanting about Emmanuel Adebayor was widely condemned as unacceptable, what can really be done to tackle the issue? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-11-03/Solving_Indecent_Chanting_Is_An_Impossible_Job.html article3857 Thursday, 03 Nov 2011 00:25:42 +0000 Here some of the most bemusing Britishisms are busted in an attempt to clarify any lingering confusion on what it means to be a 'lad' on the 'lash'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-02/Lost_in_Translation_Lads_on_the_Lash.html article3855 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011 20:55:00 +0000 Machine Gun Preacher is a movie well worth watching and one that tells a story that is perfect for the cinema. The problem is in this case it would appear that the life of Sam Childers is just too massive for the big screen. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-02/film_review_Machine_Gun_Preacher.html article3854 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011 16:35:31 +0000 English football must challenge this issue or accept continuous failure on the national stage. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-11-02/tackling_the_issue.html article3852 Wednesday, 02 Nov 2011 13:52:34 +0000 Over 10,000 students are expected to take to the streets next Wednesday to protest once again against higher university fees and cuts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-11-01/Over_10,000_Students_Expected_at_NUS_Protest_Next_Week.html article3850 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 17:29:18 +0000 Is Tom Six a crazed maniac with a perverse love for gore, or just a film-maker breaking boundaries? TNS met him to find out.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-11-01/Interview_Tom_Six,_director_of_The_Human_Centipede_2.html article3849 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 14:44:56 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-01/Pesto_Roasted_vegetables_with_wrapped_chicken.html article3848 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 13:58:26 +0000 The internet has elevated many brands from obsurity to worldwide recognition. But only one of these has in the process tried to make the world a better place. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-11-01/wikipedia.html article3846 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 13:07:02 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time boob clamps, beard beanies, genital heads and periodic swearing..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-11-01/Web_Dump.html article3838 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000 The possibilities of what to do during a gap year are endless...but there are some tried and tested activities which appeal to all potential gappers – and there’s no need to pick up any semi-automatic weapons just yet. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-01/top_gap_year_activities,_that_dont_involve_a_machine_gun.html article3845 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 11:46:52 +0000 In Delhi, the streets are littered with stray dogs. Walking in a poor part of the city, you may pass a dog that is apparently sleeping on the pavement – at second glance you will notice that its legs are positioned oddly; realisation will be quick and sickening. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-11-01/the_plight_of_stray_dogs_in_india.html article3843 Tuesday, 01 Nov 2011 09:15:59 +0000 Cables from Kabul offers rare insight into how bad it is in Afghanistan, told by the people who live there. Co-producer Henry Langston, tells us how it is so much more than just a war zone... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-30/Whats_the_Plan_Afghanistan.html article3836 Sunday, 30 Oct 2011 23:53:55 +0000 This husband and wife duo are far from sweet. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-28/new_band_of_the_day_Mint_Julep.html article3835 Friday, 28 Oct 2011 11:53:09 +0000 Creating a claustrophobic sensation of no escape, Steven Soderbergh has managed to conjure up a new kind of fear and dread just in time for Halloween. Hand sanitizer anyone? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-27/film_review_Contagion.html article3833 Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 17:07:43 +0000 Disappointment in politicians, an early stage of the American presidential elections, the it-man of the season in the lead: The Ides of March could hardly be more topical. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-27/film_review_The_Ides_of_March.html article3832 Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 13:20:57 +0000 Two Medical students at the University of Southampton have been caught on CCTV performing a sex act in a hospital. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-27/Frisky__Medical_Students_Caught_in_Sex_Act_at_Hospital.html article3831 Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 12:28:43 +0000 TNS chats to the President of the UK's number one SIFE team about the organisation's world cup, the experience gained in business during University, and the role of students in the future of global social entrepreneurship... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-26/Students__the_Future_of_Global_Social_Entrepreneurship.html article3830 Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011 17:27:09 +0000 The opening round of the Super 8 Student Rugby League competition saw a number of high-scoring matches. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-10-25/Super_8_Student_Rugby_League___Round_One_Results.html article3829 Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 17:52:10 +0000 The recent international Occupy movements have displayed elements of human nature and solidarity which find their greatest historical expression in the libertarian socialist societies set up by the Spanish working class in the revolution of the 1930s. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-25/occupy_membrilla.html article3828 Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 11:32:39 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time correct door opening, Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses, and Lego crime.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-25/Web_Dump.html article3798 Tuesday, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0000 The BUCS Barefoot Wine Surf Championships in Newquay enjoyed a record number of competitors at this years event. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-10-24/Hundreds_Compete_at_BUCS_Barefoot_Wine_Surf_Championships_2011.html article3827 Monday, 24 Oct 2011 23:08:47 +0000 Nominations for England Students Rugby team are now being accepted by BUCS and the RFU. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-10-24/England_Students_Rugby_Nominations_open_for_2011_12_Season.html article3826 Monday, 24 Oct 2011 22:54:45 +0000 Despite the fact that the London Olympics have yet to be held, the British Handball Association is already looking ahead towards the 2016 Olympics hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-10-24/Want_to_play_at_Rio_Olympics_2016__No_Experience_Required.html article3825 Monday, 24 Oct 2011 22:26:30 +0000 Review of new documentary Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-24/Film_review_Black_Power_Mixtape_1967_1975.html article3824 Monday, 24 Oct 2011 14:41:56 +0000 Three members of the public were removed from a debate, hosted by the University of Exeter’s Debating Society. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-24/Disruptive_audience_members_ejected_from_University_debate.html article3823 Monday, 24 Oct 2011 14:16:41 +0000 TNS' resident foody (and chef) Seb Holmes gives you cheap and delicious recipes in three easy steps. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-23/Salmon_trout_fishcakes_with_dill_Hollandaise.html article3822 Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 21:48:43 +0000 To celebrate Bob Dylan's birthday, Cardiff University are throwing a series of talks and discussions about the legendary musician. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-23/Dylansbirthday.html article3819 Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 18:23:00 +0000 Lauren Razavi reports on the UK's inaugural TNT Golden Backpack Awards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-10-23/Winners_of_the_TNT_Golden_Backpack_Awards_revealed.html article3818 Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 11:12:17 +0000 Lauren Razavi reports on the UK's inaugural TNT Golden Backpack Awards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-10-23/Winners_of_the_TNT_Golden_Backpack_Awards_revealed.html article3818 Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 11:12:17 +0000 More than one-fifth of universities in England are considering lowering their tuition fees, according to a government watchdog. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-23/Universities_seek_to_lower_tuition_fees.html article3817 Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 00:08:53 +0000 Lytro, the brainchild of Ren Ng, is set to revolutionise the world of photography with its new light field capabilities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-22/Thefuturehasarrived.html article3816 Saturday, 22 Oct 2011 23:47:46 +0000 Temporary accommodation at the University of Lincoln will soon be dismantled as first year students begin the move into permanent residences. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-22/University_of_Lincoln_accommodation_crisis_coming_to_an_end.html article3815 Saturday, 22 Oct 2011 19:19:55 +0000 With greater demand than ever before, Cardiff University has countered problems like lacking PCs and lost students by way of their new mobile app, Stay Connected http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-21/Appoftheday-stayconnected.html article3811 Friday, 21 Oct 2011 16:01:39 +0000 Ahead of the release his debut single ‘No Regrets’, what could a chap called Dappy possibly bring to the already overcrowded male solo artist arena? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-21/Interview_Dappy.html article3812 Friday, 21 Oct 2011 15:44:43 +0000 Punk and the Islamic faith were never meant to collide, but the fictional work of white Muslim convert Michael Muhammed Knight has combined them, and spawned a ‘scene’ which could voice a new kind of angry Muslim youth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-21/Taqwacore_The_birth_of_alternative_Islam.html article3807 Friday, 21 Oct 2011 15:16:52 +0000 Gloucestershire council spend thousands of pounds of taxpayers money to fix one lamppost and takes six weeks to do so http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-21/How_many_council_idiots_does_it_take_to_change_a_light_bulb.html article3806 Friday, 21 Oct 2011 14:22:59 +0000 With art funding being cut, Beck's are commissioning new works to take to the streets of cities across the globe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-20/GetInvolvedBecksGreenBoxProject.html article3799 Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 23:35:31 +0000 Johnny English Reborn, the sequel to the 2003 original joins English (Rowan Atkinson) a few years later with the hapless MI7 agent on a vital mission to save the Chinese premier from a group of international assassins while being framed as a mole. How will he complete his mission? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-20/Film_Review_Johnny_English_Reborn.html article3797 Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 17:11:00 +0000 Woody Allen's latest effort is an enjoyable but self-indulgent ode to the past http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-20/REVIEW__Midnight_in_Paris.html article3796 Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 14:14:31 +0000 Being a student can be tough on the pocket. So this summer The National Student partnered with Pouring Pounds to bring you TNS Cashback. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-20/Save_money_with_TNS_Cashback.html article3794 Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 09:42:56 +0000 In terms of reunions, this is the biggie. No, I am not talking about pop-dregs Steps, but probably the most legendary of all British indie bands (bar the Smiths), The Stone Roses, announced last night they are reforming, not just for a cash-in but for good! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-19/They_are_the_Resurrected_The_Stone_Roses_return.html article3792 Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011 12:00:53 +0000 After the saddening death of Steve Jobs, Apple have released their net profits for the 2011 year. With weak sales and the CEO's death share prices have fallen, but all hope is far from lost. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-19/Applesalestakeahit.html article3793 Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011 11:57:47 +0000 Be the first to see The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn for FREE on Thursday 20th October at your local cinema! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-19/Be_the_first_to_see_The_Adventures_of_Tintin__The_Secret_of_the_Unicorn.html article3791 Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011 10:11:53 +0000 TNS meets MTV's new fashion Guest Editor of Playground - Faye Dinsmore. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-10-18/TNS_Meets_MTVs_New_Fashion_Guest_Editor_of_Playground_Faye_Dinsmore.html article3790 Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 13:43:40 +0000 TNS meets MTV's new fashion Guest Editor of Playground - Faye Dinsmore. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-10-18/TNS_Meets_MTVs_New_Fashion_Guest_Editor_of_Playground_Faye_Dinsmore.html article3790 Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 13:43:40 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time doggy sex, mad moustaches, edible pianos and leaf art. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-18/Web_Dump.html article3780 Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000 TNS spoke to activists and students camped outside St Paul's Cathedral last night... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-18/Students__Role_at_Occupy_the_London_Stock_Exchange.html article3789 Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 10:22:34 +0000 Review of new war film The Somnambulists http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-18/Review_The_Somnambulists.html article3788 Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011 02:09:16 +0000 Another example of the fantastic talent coming out of Scandinavia. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-17/New_Band_of_the_Day___Oh_Land.html article3785 Monday, 17 Oct 2011 10:36:16 +0000 Lord Sainsbury has been elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, beating the likes of Brian Blessed, lawyer Michael Mansfield, and local grocery shop owner Abdul Arain for the role. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-17/Lord_Sainsbury_Elected_Chancellor_of_Cambridge_Uni.html article3784 Monday, 17 Oct 2011 09:57:08 +0000 Laura Holroyd shares her experience of teaching children in Malawi, and explores the value of volunteering trips abroad. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-10-16/voluntourism.html article3783 Sunday, 16 Oct 2011 23:29:47 +0000 Laura Holroyd shares her experience of teaching children in Malawi, and explores the value of volunteering trips abroad. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-10-16/voluntourism.html article3783 Sunday, 16 Oct 2011 23:29:47 +0000 Software-generated monkeys typing the works of Shakespeare. Will work for virtual peanuts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-16/Ifyoupaypeanutsyoullgetmonkeys.html article3781 Sunday, 16 Oct 2011 13:31:59 +0000 The new government proposals for the NHS have lurked only in the shadows of the news throughout the majority of this year – surprising since if implemented these would be the most extensive reorganisation of the service since it was established. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-14/Is_the_Government_Privatising_the_NHS.html article3779 Friday, 14 Oct 2011 16:13:13 +0000 Machine Gun Preacher is based on the true story of Sam Childers (Gerard Butler in a tour de force performance), a violent, drug-dealing biker whose faith leads him on a path to East Africa, where he finds his true calling as a machine gun-wielding protector of hundreds of refugee children. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-14/Film_trailer__Machine_Gun_Preacher.html article3778 Friday, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:28 +0000 Racial Equality Officer at York University Lawrence Binitie has now resigned after remarks that he made on the messaging service Facebook chat about the Palestinian Prime Minister. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-14/Racial_Equality_Officer_Resigns.html article3776 Friday, 14 Oct 2011 14:59:23 +0000 Watch two Japenese men dress up as Mario and Luigi before taking to the streets of Tokyo in go-carts http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-14/Real_life_Mario_Kart.html article3777 Friday, 14 Oct 2011 14:40:19 +0000 Award-winning film producer Allan Niblo talks to TNS about the Relentless Short Stories competition, his career and how young film-makers can get noticed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-14/interview_Allan_Niblo.html article3775 Friday, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:08 +0000 A University of York Racial Equality Officer is facing calls for his resignation after stating that he ‘would be ashamed if [he were] from Israel, or even Jewish’... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-13/Pressure_Grows_for_York_s_Racial_Equality_Officer_to_Resign_after__Anti_Semitic__Remarks.html article3774 Thursday, 13 Oct 2011 17:15:03 +0000 Pigeon Detectives guitarist Ryan Wilson speaks to TNS about recording in New York, touring in Japan and playing on the main stage at Leeds Festival http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-13/Interview_The_Pigeon_Detectives.html article3773 Thursday, 13 Oct 2011 14:35:54 +0000 We found normal graduates who got good jobs - there is hope still out there! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-12/Grad_Jobs__There_is_Hope_Out_There.html article3772 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 16:08:23 +0000 Emma Wisher looks at the devastating effect plastic bags have on our environment and offers some bag-beating tips. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-12/curse_of_the_plastic_bag.html article3771 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 15:28:28 +0000 NUS president Liam Burns has slammed the government for leaving ‘few alternatives to the dole queue’ in light of record-breaking levels of unemployment revealed today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-12/NUS___Government_slamming_a_door_in_the_face_of_an_entire_generation_.html article3770 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 15:15:16 +0000 We've got the secrets to get you out of that hangover... (Kind of) http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-12/How_to_Beat_that_Hangover.html article3769 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 14:03:00 +0000 The UK’s first litter bins are launched today, as part of a campaign by Keep Britain Tidy. The song is provided by Paul McCartney's brother, famous for hits as part of the 1960s hit band 'Scaffold'... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-12/UK_Launches_Singing_Litter_Bins.html article3768 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 10:24:54 +0000 Glamour model Katie Price, also known as Jordan, is to address Oxford Union this afternoon. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-12/Katie_Price_to_Address_Oxford_Students.html article3766 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 09:45:49 +0000 A review of Nicolas Winding Refen's latest thriller 'Drive' starring Ryan Gosling, Brian Cranston and Carey Mulligan. Sit back and brace yourself for an 80s induced orgy of explosive action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-12/review_Drive.html article3765 Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011 04:38:58 +0000 Tomorrow the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release the latest unemployment figures from the last three months, and they are not expected to look good. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-11/Comment__The_heart_breaking_daily_realities_of_living_as_a__NEET_.html article3762 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 16:05:36 +0000 It Takes Two To Tango (ITTTT) is 20-year-old producer and University of Derby student Marc Sadler who dabbles in a fun mix of progressive house, funk and dubstep. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-11/new_band_of_the_day_It_Takes_Two_To_Tango.html article3761 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 15:05:28 +0000 Exeter University's new barcode system results in chaos during the activities fair and fewer sign ups for societies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-11/Exeter_society_struggle.html article3760 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 15:03:02 +0000 Here are a few tips from a recent graduate, to start your year off on a good note. I wish someone had imparted this knowledge to me when I rolled up the A6 with my duvet, box of rosé and literature anthology three years ago. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-10-11/18_tips_for_lancaster_freshers.html article3759 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 13:22:03 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time distorted pets, bad 80s fashion and big ears http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-11/Web_Dump.html article3754 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000 A Braille writer app for tablets has been developed by students at Stanford University http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-10-11/Students_Develop_Braille_App.html article3758 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 11:56:41 +0000 Today’s students are 25% poorer than their parents’ generation, new research by accountancy firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has shown. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-11/Students_25_Poorer_than_Parents.html article3757 Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011 09:55:49 +0000 How do you handle that awkward moment of bumping into someone you made friends with during Freshers Week but have no interest in maintaining a BFF relationship with? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-10/10_ways_to_avoid_Post_Fresher_Friend_Failure.html article3755 Monday, 10 Oct 2011 11:42:17 +0000 The first bamboo mountain bike to be grown and built in the UK has been announced at the 2011 Cycle Show at the NEC in Birmingham http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-07/Bamboo_Bike_Unveiled_at_2011_Cycle_Show.html article3753 Friday, 07 Oct 2011 16:01:53 +0000 A museum dedicated to former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has had its official inaugratrion in the movie-cum-politician’s childhood home in Thal, Austria http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-07/Arnie_museum_opens_in_childhood_home.html article3752 Friday, 07 Oct 2011 14:39:41 +0000 Microsoft were forced to block all mail from Oxford University email accounts to Hotmail and Windows Live services for several days, after a glitch in the mail system led to nearly a million emails being sent http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-07/Oxford_University_mailing_list_slip_up.html article3751 Friday, 07 Oct 2011 11:45:34 +0000 Lions: coming to a warehouse near you... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-06/New_music_Lions.html article3750 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 21:18:24 +0000 Lions: coming to a warehouse near you... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-06/New_music_Lions.html article3750 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 21:18:24 +0000 Waste disposal units, being lazy and Hong Kong: TNS chats with Johnny English: Reborn star Rowan Atkinson and director Oliver Parker on the release of their new film. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-06/TNS_Meets_Rowan_Atkinson.html article3749 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 20:44:04 +0000 The Times Higher Education magazine has published its 2011 list of the world’s top 200 universities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-06/Times_Higher_Education_World_Top_200_Universities_announced.html article3748 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 17:17:33 +0000 Lancaster University student and TNS writer Rhian Jones has won a one year apprenticeship with award winning freelance education journalist Janet Murray. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-06/TNS_journalist_wins_apprenticeship.html article3747 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 16:36:24 +0000 Real Steel features giant fighting robots leathering seven shades of 'steel' out of each other. If that doesn't whet your appetite, maybe our exclusive chat with Hugh Jackman will.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-06/EXCLUSIVE__Q_amp_amp_A_with_Real_Steel_star,_Hugh_Jackman.html article3746 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 15:06:57 +0000 Trailer for new film Snowtown http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-10-06/Film_trailer__Snowtown.html article3745 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 11:01:26 +0000 Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of tech giant Apple, has died in California at the age of 56. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-06/Steve_Jobs,_Apple_co_founder,_dies_at_56.html article3744 Thursday, 06 Oct 2011 10:32:19 +0000 Apple’s new CEO, Tim Cook, unveiled the company’s latest incarnation of their iPhone last night, dubbed the “iPhone 4S” http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-05/Apple_announces_iPhone_4S.html article3743 Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011 16:53:30 +0000 Illusionist Damien O’Brien highlights the tricks to student survival http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-10-05/Ensuring_students_are_under_no_illusions_when_it_comes_to_gas_safety.html article3742 Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011 12:04:09 +0000 Whether you agree with Amanda Knox's release or not, the US justice system appears as backwards as ever in the face of Italy's fairer approach. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-05/In_Justice_We_Trust.html article3741 Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011 11:40:25 +0000 The 2011 Ig Nobel prize winners were awarded last week for ten achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think.” http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-05/Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners_announced.html article3740 Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011 09:16:00 +0000 A student survey revealed that first time university freshers are lacking financial know-how in light of the rising economic pressures. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-04/students_lack_basic_life_skills.html article3739 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 17:25:34 +0000 TNS chatted with Emika on the release of her brilliant self-titled debut discussing Berlin, Delia Derbyshire and her ‘subvox’ sound. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-04/interview_Emika.html article3738 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 15:18:23 +0000 Key dates in the trial of Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito, who were cleared of the muder of Meredith Kercher this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-04/Amanda_Knox__Timeline.html article3736 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 12:42:01 +0000 24-year-old Amanda Knox and 27-year-old Rafaelle Sollecito have been cleared of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher by a courtroom in Perugia, Italy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-10-04/Amanda_Knox_cleared_of_murder_of_Meredith_Kercher.html article3735 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 12:34:53 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time food and drink condoms, gay warnings and Jerry Springer.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-10-04/Web_Dump.html article3719 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Witch house just got more positive. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-10-04/new_band_of_the_day_Balam_Acab.html article3734 Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 10:08:36 +0000 As university students settle into term time again campuses are seeing a mass invasion of students, overflowing buses, rushing staff...and bicycles. We all know their benefits but the question is can there ever be too many bicycles? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-03/bicycleinvasion.html article3731 Monday, 03 Oct 2011 17:01:56 +0000 How much work do Film Students really do? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-10-02/comment_studying_film_does_NOT_just_consist_of_watching_movies_all_day.html article3729 Sunday, 02 Oct 2011 20:58:13 +0000 Guardian environmental columnist George Monbiot has revealed a ‘registry of interests’ including his sources of income, hospitality, and any corporate gifts he has received. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-29/George_Monbiot_reveals_income_and_financial_details.html article3727 Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 16:42:09 +0000 The Student Loan Company (SLC) is being forced to refund an increasing number of graduates who have been overcharged by the loan repayment system, the BBC hears. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-29/Money_in_the_Bank__Student_Loan_Refunding_on_the_Rise.html article3728 Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 16:37:27 +0000 Trailer for new film Tyrannosaur http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-29/film_trailer_Tyrannosaur.html article3726 Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 13:50:08 +0000 TNS caught up with Canadian comedy superstar Russell Peters and Bollywood newcomer Vinay Virmani at the release of new film Speedy Singhs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-29/A_Journalist,_A_Heartthrob_and_A_Funnyman_TNS_chats_to_the_stars_of_Speedy_Singhs.html article3725 Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 10:56:47 +0000 Amazon's new tablet - the Fire - was announced later today. But are expectations justified or will they be incinerated in seconds once the product is revealed? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-09-28/Amazon_Fire___will_expectations_go_up_in_flames.html article3724 Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 14:29:04 +0000 NUS has voted to back demands from student activist groups for a national demonstration in defense of Higher Education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-28/NUS_Gives_Go_Ahead_to_National_Day_of_Demonstration.html article3723 Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 12:39:35 +0000 University housing shortage continues as Welsh university’s decision to offer a record number of places leaves 600 first-year students sleeping in bunk-beds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-28/Aberystwyth_University_Students_Forced_to_Bunk_Up.html article3722 Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 11:01:32 +0000 A-level students from weaker schools should be made lower entry offers from universities than their contemporaries who are from “more favourable circumstances,” says a report being handed out at the party conferences by a UK exam board. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-28/Proposal_for_lower_university_offers_for_students_from_weaker_schools.html article3721 Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 10:53:35 +0000 With Palestine's recent bid for statehood at the UN, the mainstream British media have continued to downplay US-British military and diplomatic support for Israeli action in the occupied territories. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-27/eyeless_in_gaza.html article3720 Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011 21:50:14 +0000 16-year-old Rory Weal impresses the Labour party conference audience after delivering an impassioned speech defending the welfare state and attacking the "vicious" Tory government http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-27/Labour_Boy_steals_the_show.html article3717 Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011 10:26:45 +0000 Results of a recent survey conducted by the NUS reveal that two thirds of female students worry about the prospect of getting pregnant at university, and that one in ten do not use contraception. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-27/60_per_cent_students_worried_by_possiblity_of_Pregnancy,_Survey_Reveals.html article3716 Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011 10:19:15 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time superhero foetuses, star wars meets tuna, and airport sleeping... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-27/Web_Dump.html article3694 Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011 10:15:00 +0000 When you study a specific subject, you are on a clear cut route to your trade. You know what you’re going to do when you leave university. Study dentistry, become a dentist. Study teaching, become a teacher. Study English, become a...uh...what do you become? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-26/English_Literature_A_pointless_degree.html article3715 Monday, 26 Sep 2011 21:47:53 +0000 As I write this, on the streets of New York in the heart of the financial district, protesters line the streets in opposition to the financial tycoons that have stolen their futures. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-26/Occupy_Wall_Street.html article3714 Monday, 26 Sep 2011 16:23:38 +0000 Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband says that university students in England would see their fees cut by a third if his party was in power. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-26/Labour_Pledges_Cap_of_6k_on_Tuition_Fees.html article3699 Monday, 26 Sep 2011 10:59:53 +0000 TNS chatted to stars, Myleene Klass and Jamal Edwards at the London IMAX cinema ahead of The Lion King premiere http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-25/tns_at_the_lion_king_3d_premiere.html article3698 Sunday, 25 Sep 2011 16:10:55 +0000 TNS chatted to stars, Myleene Klass and Jamal Edwards at the London IMAX cinema ahead of The Lion King premiere http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-25/tns_at_the_lion_king_3d_premiere.html article3698 Sunday, 25 Sep 2011 16:10:55 +0000 Poor distribution and rising food prices blamed as shock Red Cross figures reveal that more people are obese than malnourished. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-23/Red_Cross_More_People_Dangerously_Overweight_than_Underfed.html article3696 Friday, 23 Sep 2011 10:32:31 +0000 ‘Delph Gardens’ marks second site for temporary residences, as Lincoln University continues to tackle housing shortage. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-22/Housing_Crisis_Continues_at_University_of_Lincoln.html article3693 Thursday, 22 Sep 2011 14:13:46 +0000 Trailer for hilarious new gross-out comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evil http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-22/Film_trailer_Tucker_and_Dale_versus_Evil.html article3692 Thursday, 22 Sep 2011 10:37:00 +0000 Students warned of potential Measles outbreak as number of cases soars past 2010 total. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-21/Measles_Coming_to_a_Campus_Near_You.html article3690 Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 16:38:23 +0000 Polarsets strive for a sound far from reality. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-21/New_Band_of_the_Day_Polarsets.html article3688 Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 13:59:41 +0000 A recent Times Educational Survey suggests that nearly half of parents in Britain would support the reintroduction of corporal punishment into the British school system. Here Stephanie Linning consider the merits of the argument. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-21/Spare_the_Rod_Spoil_the_Child.html article3687 Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011 11:34:58 +0000 Documentary filmmaker Rob Spence gave new meaning to the phrase “eye of the camera” when he replaced his lost eye with a bionic substitute. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-20/In_the_Eye_of_the_Camera.html article3686 Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 22:39:27 +0000 For a student getaway with a difference, visit Oman. Very few students have heard of this small Middle Eastern country that borders Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the UAE. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-09-20/The_Best_Kept_Secret_of_the_Middle_East.html article3685 Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 19:31:53 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time she gets all cultural and takes a look at some of the most mental 'art' on the web... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-20/web_dump.html article3678 Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 11:10:00 +0000 Nestlé have given sweet-tooth sufferers everywhere cause for celebration as they announce that Fruit Gums can count for one of your five-a-day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-20/195_a_day.html article3684 Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 10:23:37 +0000 Students at the University of Edinburgh stand-up to planned increase in Rest-of-UK tuition fees by sitting-in and speaking out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-19/Edinburgh_Students_Protest_RestofUK_Tuition_Fees.html article3683 Monday, 19 Sep 2011 16:21:15 +0000 Over-subscribed accommodation leaves Freshers at University of Lincoln camping out in temporary "Festival Gardens". http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-19/lincoln_university_students_face_housing_shortage.html article3681 Monday, 19 Sep 2011 15:18:04 +0000 TNS was at the premiere of Hugh Jackman’s latest film REAL STEEL, to talk to the stars and get the low-down on what to expect from the described as ‘Rocky meets Transformers’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-09-19/Real_Steel_Premiere.html article3680 Monday, 19 Sep 2011 12:19:26 +0000 JEFF the Brotherhood's brand of punk and metal evokes tongue in cheek nostalgia. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-19/new_band_of_the_day_JEFF_the_Brotherhood.html article3679 Monday, 19 Sep 2011 12:07:40 +0000 A quick guide in British vocabulary for foreigners moving to Britain. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-16/Comment_10_Expressions_I_Learned_in_My_First_Week_of_Living_in_England.html article3677 Friday, 16 Sep 2011 20:47:51 +0000 Conde Nast, the publisher of famous fashion magazine Vogue, has announced plans to open a fashion and design college in London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-15/Vogue_publisher_open_London_college.html article3676 Thursday, 15 Sep 2011 18:05:48 +0000 Talking T in the Park, musical aspirations and X Factor with the stars of summer, festival flick You Instead http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-15/interview_Natalia_Tena_and_Luke_Treadaway.html article3675 Thursday, 15 Sep 2011 14:49:33 +0000 Their fuzzy indie will no doubt satisfy all the 90s addicts out there. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-14/new_band_of_the_day_Being_There.html article3674 Wednesday, 14 Sep 2011 13:49:12 +0000 According to a study of 42 countries conducted by the OECD, the UK has the third highest tuition fees in the developed world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-14/UK_has_the_third_highest_tuition_fee_.html article3673 Wednesday, 14 Sep 2011 02:45:01 +0000 Universities have been given an incentive to charge less than £9,000 per year in autumn 2012... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-13/Universities_to_revise_9K_fees.html article3671 Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 20:14:06 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time STD dating, blind person porn, evil dolls and Kim Jong Ill looking at stuff... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-13/Weird_Web.html article3585 Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000 Glasgow Caledonian University has announced that it will charge £7,000 per year in tuition fees for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-12/Glasgow_Caledonian_announce_fees.html article3669 Monday, 12 Sep 2011 16:03:19 +0000 TNS chats to up-and-coming indie band Morning Parade http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-12/morning_parade_interview.html article3667 Monday, 12 Sep 2011 14:01:38 +0000 Sweden's musical legacy includes the Radio Dept, the Knife and Robyn. Add Pallers to that list. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-12/new_band_of_the_day_Pallers.html article3666 Monday, 12 Sep 2011 13:39:32 +0000 The summer months signal the time that students are able to fully let loose. But what happens when your funds run out? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-12/studentsummerjobs.html article3644 Monday, 12 Sep 2011 03:51:20 +0000 There are many different kinds of trips: you can go to the big city, go trekking, interrailling on a road trip or perhaps camping.If you're looking for a good party, says R.T Lohse, you should look at Alanya... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-09-11/Living_it_Up_in_Alanya_Turkey.html article3665 Sunday, 11 Sep 2011 19:41:00 +0000 When it comes to rhetoric, throughout its history Britain has enjoyed a passionate love affair with democracy and human rights. But in reality, there exists an unusual British viciousness towards the global South. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-09/britain_and_the_gulf.html article3663 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 21:42:39 +0000 TNS caught up with Ryan Richards from Funeral For A Friend to chat about music, football and being Welsh http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-09/Funeral_for_a_Friend_Interview.html article3664 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 18:13:00 +0000 Gap year options are vast and greatly varied but their value depends on what you are hoping to get out of it. Read on to find out how to make the most of your year out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-09/make_the_most_of_your_gap_year.html article3662 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 16:35:28 +0000 Gap year options are vast and greatly varied but their value depends on what you are hoping to get out of it. Read on to find out how to make the most of your year out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-09/make_the_most_of_your_gap_year.html article3662 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 16:35:28 +0000 Gap year options are vast and greatly varied but their value depends on what you are hoping to get out of it. Read on to find out how to make the most of your year out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-09/make_the_most_of_your_gap_year.html article3662 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 16:35:28 +0000 Gap year options are vast and greatly varied but their value depends on what you are hoping to get out of it. Read on to find out how to make the most of your year out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-09/make_the_most_of_your_gap_year.html article3662 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 16:35:28 +0000 TNS looks at cute indie-pop duo The Narcoleptic Dancers - prepare for twee overload! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-09/New_Band_of_the_Day_The_Narcoleptic_Dancers.html article3661 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 12:41:54 +0000 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a coup for British cinema. Stylish and sophisticated it is a top contender for film of the year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-09/film_review_Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy.html article3660 Friday, 09 Sep 2011 11:58:45 +0000 The controversial debate over animals in circus acts raises one defining question: when will the government finally put an end to this suffering? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-08/Condemn_the_Circus_Cruelty.html article3657 Thursday, 08 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Yesterday Lana Del Rey provided a particularly bright sound. Emika is the polar opposite. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-08/New_Band_of_the_Day_Emika.html article3658 Thursday, 08 Sep 2011 13:30:16 +0000 After a mid-series break, Doctor Who made an explosive return to Saturday night TV on the 27th August with the intriguingly titled episode “Let’s Kill Hitler.” Within minutes, the show’s successful recipe of action packed plots and captivating dialogue became overwhelmed by the reappearance of an unwelcome ingredient: confusing storylines. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-09-08/Doctor_Who_swallowed_by_a_Black_Hole_of_Confusion.html article3653 Thursday, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000 NUS respond to report by London School of Economics which predicts how 2012 applicants will drop... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-07/NUS_warn_government_to_revise_fees.html article3656 Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011 20:45:31 +0000 The use of podcasts to replace lectures and online workshops could impact achievement... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-07/Online_learning_could_lower_grades.html article3655 Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011 14:40:59 +0000 Lana Del Rey's music is some of the sexiest you'll hear in a while. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-07/New_Band_of_the_Day_Lana_Del_Rey.html article3654 Wednesday, 07 Sep 2011 12:10:54 +0000 There’s a new job that you’re after and you need to hand in a CV. Whether that involves shuffling through the files on your computer to find the one you made at school or writing a new one from scratch the chances are you’ll want be confident that a potential employer will want to employ you on the basis of a page or two of your life in a list. Don't just be another Google CV. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-06/attentiongrabbing_cv.html article3652 Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011 14:09:14 +0000 There’s a new job that you’re after and you need to hand in a CV. Whether that involves shuffling through the files on your computer to find the one you made at school or writing a new one from scratch the chances are you’ll want be confident that a potential employer will want to employ you on the basis of a page or two of your life in a list. Don't just be another Google CV. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-09-06/attentiongrabbing_cv.html article3652 Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011 14:09:14 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have to. This time wrong song lyrics, tattooed pigs, feuding chatbots and bum-wipe cartoons..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-06/Weird_Web.html article3586 Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000 One of the most entrancing bands you'll hear for a long time. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-06/New_Band_of_the_Day_Letting_Up_Despite_Great_Faults.html article3650 Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011 10:30:44 +0000 The horrendous impact of the attacks on September 11th 2001 and the resulting wars is not in doubt. But beneath the devastated ruins of Ground Zero, Iraq and the increasing fragility of Pakistan thanks to the bombardment of Afghanistan, lies the different memories of Latin Americans, for whom state-sponsored terrorism is nothing new. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-06/the_other_9-11.html article3649 Tuesday, 06 Sep 2011 00:49:39 +0000 TNS review of Creamfields 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-05/Festival_review_Creamfields_2011.html article3648 Monday, 05 Sep 2011 16:35:38 +0000 Review of the new horror from comic book talent Troy Nixey... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-05/Film_review_Dont_Be_Afraid_of_the_Dark.html article3647 Monday, 05 Sep 2011 13:53:18 +0000 Review of the new horror from comic book talent Troy Nixey... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-09-05/Film_review_Dont_Be_Afraid_of_the_Dark.html article3647 Monday, 05 Sep 2011 13:53:18 +0000 Originally started solo by Dan Smith, the four piece's electro is compelling and warm. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-05/New_Band_of_the_Day_Bastille.html article3646 Monday, 05 Sep 2011 10:54:41 +0000 With the return to university looming large, what is the best way to utilise your time? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-09-04/So_how_do_you_study.html article3643 Sunday, 04 Sep 2011 11:47:22 +0000 A man pretending to be ill managed to steal £150,000 on a short-haul flight. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-04/The_Great_Plane_Robbery.html article3642 Sunday, 04 Sep 2011 11:31:07 +0000 Two workers sacked for attaching an electronic tag to a prosthetic leg... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-04/Legless_criminal_misses_curfew.html article3641 Sunday, 04 Sep 2011 11:08:07 +0000 With new plans from pizza makers Domino’s, future astronauts need not to worry about going hungry in space. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-02/Space_pizza.html article3640 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 17:14:55 +0000 When the last series of friends was aired in 2004 many disappointed fans mourned its death... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-09-02/E4_waves_goodbye_to_Friends.html article3639 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 16:59:09 +0000 When the last series of friends was aired in 2004 many disappointed fans mourned its death... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-09-02/E4_waves_goodbye_to_Friends.html article3639 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 16:59:09 +0000 New figures shows that one in four graduates still haven’t found full time employment three years after leaving university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-02/Graduates_struggle_to_find_work.html article3638 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 16:37:01 +0000 Gap years have been popular among students for a long time. Education is fantastic, but let’s face it – sometimes we all need a break. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-02/Volunteering_abroad_how_not_to_do_it.html article3637 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 15:30:36 +0000 An American publishing company have produced a 9/11 children’s colouring book... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-02/9_11_colouring_book.html article3636 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 14:49:15 +0000 An American publishing company have produced a 9/11 children’s colouring book... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-02/9_11_colouring_book.html article3636 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 14:49:15 +0000 Parents no longer have to fear the moment their little darlings learn to drive... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-02/Car_key_limits_boy_racers.html article3635 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 13:42:37 +0000 The first survey results of how the rise in fees will affect university numbers have surfaced.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-02/80_percent_of_students_change_plans_due_to_fees.html article3634 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 09:56:55 +0000 21-year-old Chris Jeon, who studies math at University of California-Los Angeles, found himself bored at home at the end of his summer holidays. He wanted something more out of his time off, something exciting, a revolutionary, life changing experience... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-02/UCL_student_join_revolution.html article3633 Friday, 02 Sep 2011 09:40:35 +0000 TNS braved the rain and mud at Leeds Festival 2011, but was it worth the damp? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-09-01/festival_review_Leeds_Festival_2011.html article3632 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 17:20:42 +0000 Ernst & Young have recently launched a programme aimed at A Level students, offering an alternative to university courses and the fees that education incurs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-01/Ernst_andamp_Young_alternative_Degree_at_Lancaster_Management_School.html article3630 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 16:30:10 +0000 Money Saving Expert has pledged £35,000 to help get compulsory financial education in schools... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-01/Epetition_for_financial_education.html article3629 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 16:28:56 +0000 Heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Worried about the mountains of rubbish emerging out of every bin down your road? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-09-01/For_the_future_Freecycle.html article3631 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 15:53:52 +0000 A brothel owner now regrets what he thought was a clever business idea. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-01/Brothel_barbeque_gone_wrong.html article3627 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 15:21:09 +0000 In his song “Black Jesus” late rapper Tupac Shakur is known to have said “last wishes, niggas smoke my ashes”. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-09-01/Tupacs_crew_smoke_his_ashes.html article3626 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 14:19:02 +0000 Essex high school teacher, Benedict Garrett has been leading a double life as a porn star... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-01/Teacher_outed_as_porn_star.html article3625 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 10:56:08 +0000 New figures show that the college student drop-out rate in Scotland has now reached 28%. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-01/More_Scots_leave_college.html article3624 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 10:40:28 +0000 Stirling University is fighting against a Freedom of Information request from tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI), the makers of Marlboro cigarettes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-09-01/Tobacco_company_request_access_to_university_research.html article3622 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 09:39:16 +0000 On the 25th of August Notting Hill was host to the unveiling of Johan Andersson's portrait of Amy Winehouse... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-09-01/Johan_Andersson_Amy_Club_27_series.html article3623 Thursday, 01 Sep 2011 09:31:29 +0000 German police were surprised when they stumbled across what is believed to be the biggest-ever art forgery scandal in the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-31/Art_experts_fooled_by_forgeries.html article3618 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 16:42:03 +0000 An 11-year-old boy has become the youngest person to be sentenced following the riots in London earlier this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-31/Youngest_rioter_sentenced.html article3617 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 14:53:19 +0000 Singer Beyonce Knowles choose an interesting way to announce her pregnancy news. In front of millions of viewers at the MTV video music awards Beyonce smilingly showed off her bump and also managed to break a Twitter record. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-31/Beyonce_breaks_Twitter_record.html article3616 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 14:07:27 +0000 Aberdeen has announced it will charge the full amount of £9,000 a year in tuition fees to students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-31/Aberdeen_announce_fees.html article3615 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 12:33:42 +0000 One woman from South Carolina has found herself at the mercy of two con artists... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-31/Woman_gets_great_deal_on_ipad.html article3614 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 10:49:52 +0000 Recent research suggests that it might take up to 98 years before female managers in the UK earn the same as their male counterparts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-31/Long_wait_for_equal_pay.html article3613 Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 10:03:46 +0000 TNS looks at some of the colonel's weirdest moments.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-30/Gaddafi_weirdest_moments.html article3612 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 15:55:01 +0000 Google chairman Dr Schmidt believes UK education lags behind our digital age... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-30/Google_slates_UK_education.html article3611 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 15:29:28 +0000 Independent think tank Demo has conducted a study to determine the effects of parenting techniques.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-30/Tough_Love_parenting_combats_binge_drinkers.html article3610 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 14:34:07 +0000 Hannah Hudman sifts through the bottom of the internet so you don't have too. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-30/Weird_Web.html article3587 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Last week The National Student reported on the student movement of Chile, where students demand better conditions for their education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-30/Violence_as_Chile_protests_continue.html article3609 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 11:51:26 +0000 This bank holiday weekend the 2011 edition of the Notting Hill Carnival took place in West London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-30/Review_Notting_Hill_Carnival_2011.html article3607 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 10:59:55 +0000 Scotland's NUS makes an appeal to try and stop students from other parts of the UK having to pay maximum fees.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-30/NUS_appeal_for_review_of_Scottish_tuition_fees.html article3605 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 10:17:56 +0000 What technology is essential and what could you do without? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Technology and Gadgets/2011-08-30/gadgets_whats_essential_and_whats_not.html article3606 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 10:16:39 +0000 University staff asked to report ‘depressed’ Muslim students in an attempt to counter Islamist radicalism... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-30/Withdrawn_Muslim_students_investigated.html article3604 Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 09:27:45 +0000 TNS review of Glenn Wool: No Man's Land at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-29/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Glenn_Wool.html article3603 Monday, 29 Aug 2011 13:16:19 +0000 TNS catches up with We Were Promised Jetpacks before they head off to take on America... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-26/Interview_We_Were_Promised_Jetpacks.html article3602 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 17:05:25 +0000 TNS makes a long distance call to Hong Kong to find out what the controversy is all about... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-26/interview_christopher_sun.html article3601 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 16:56:02 +0000 Katie Kourellias rates Dizzee Rascal at V Festival http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-26/GIG_REVIEW_Dizzee_Rascal.html article3599 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 13:14:53 +0000 TNS review Ed Byrne: Crowd Pleaser at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-26/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Ed_Byrne.html article3598 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 12:26:27 +0000 TNS review of Tom Allen's chat show: Afternoon Tea at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-08-26/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Tom_Allens_Afternoon_Tea.html article3597 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 12:24:06 +0000 Ancient records show that parents in the 18th and 19th centuries had to pay equivalent of 2012 tuitions fees... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-26/Parents_of_the_past_paid_equivalent_of_tuition_fees_today.html article3594 Friday, 26 Aug 2011 10:11:19 +0000 The animal rights campaigners PETA have purchased an XXX domain to launch a porn website... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-25/PETA_to_launch_porn_site.html article3593 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 16:20:13 +0000 Theresa May, senior police officers and social networking site executives will meet to discuss the riots. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-25/Social_networking_sites_role_in_riots_up_for_discussion.html article3591 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 15:39:39 +0000 We have toiled through the mass of weirdness that is online dating and found 10 of the best... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-25/Niche_online_dating.html article3592 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 15:21:14 +0000 We have toiled through the mass of weirdness that is online dating and found 10 of the best... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-25/Niche_online_dating.html article3592 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 15:21:14 +0000 The higher education reforms implemented by the government could mean that England’s top universities lose hundreds of places, Labour claims. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-25/Top_universities_to_lose_places.html article3590 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 14:05:13 +0000 A recent survey of 4,000 people in the UK has shown what words are most associated with university... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-25/words_associated_with_university.html article3596 Thursday, 25 Aug 2011 11:03:57 +0000 Edge Hill University is offering students accommodation at a holiday camp on Merseyside... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-24/The_University_holiday_experience.html article3588 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 16:12:34 +0000 If you are easily offended or don't like scenes of graphic sexual violence DON'T click 'read more'... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-24/3D_Sex_and_Zen_Extreme_Ecstasy.html article3581 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 15:09:29 +0000 New figures released by UCAS show that a third of Welsh students risk missing out on a place at university... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-24/A_third_of_Welsh_students_may_miss_out_on_university_place.html article3584 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 12:12:05 +0000 Review of London-based band Chips for the Poor's performance at The Monarch http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-24/live_review_chips_for_the_poor.html article3582 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 11:09:08 +0000 The ONS has reported that 20% of graduates earn less than someone who has completed A-levels only... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-24/1_in_5_graduates_earn_less_than_school_leavers.html article3583 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 11:07:36 +0000 Fans of gross-out teen comedy The Inbetweeners have been waiting with baited breath for the lads big-screen outing. One final hurrah for the four awkward ‘losers’ as they leave college and go on a coming-of-age lads holiday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-24/film_review_the_inbetweeners.html article3580 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 10:04:56 +0000 After many attempts to improve how members share their personal information, Facebook will redesign privacy options. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-08-24/Facebook_changes_privacy_settings.html article3579 Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011 02:05:48 +0000 Essential student guide to buying the right mobile phone http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Technology and Gadgets/2011-08-23/mobile_phone_buyers_guide.html article3578 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 16:46:04 +0000 Following the death of singer Amy Winehouse many assumed that she had died of an overdose, due to her well-publicised substance abuse. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-23/No_illegal_substances_found_after_Amy_Winehouse_toxicology.html article3577 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 16:05:15 +0000 The past few weeks have seen large student protests and gatherings in Chile as students demand better conditions for their education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-23/the_struggle_for_free_education_in_Chile.html article3575 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 15:31:46 +0000 Review of The Weeknd's new mixtape Thursday was released for free download last week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-23/Review_The_Weeknd_Thursday.html article3576 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 15:30:48 +0000 As the BBC reports a significant drop in the crime rates of festivals held in Britain this year, the new worry appears to be the rising rates abroad. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-23/Crime_in_Benicassim..html article3538 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 14:15:27 +0000 With the increase in tuition fees from next year, students will be charged higher rates of interest on their student loans. This has created a problem for some Muslims, who say that the interest due to be charged conflicts with the rules of Sharia law. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-23/Muslim_groups_call_for_a_separate_loan_system.html article3574 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 12:08:21 +0000 It’s summer. So you pack up all your worldly belongings and head over the big watery thing that lets boats float in the quest for some sunshine. You go to the hotel, plonk yourself on the bed, and being British, turn on the tv straight away. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-23/TNS_Web_Dump.html article3569 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 12:00:00 +0000 A student has joined the desent over the tuition fees imposed on English students at Scottish universities by founding a lobby group. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-23/Student_start_lobby_group_against_Scottish_fees.html article3573 Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011 11:04:44 +0000 Help with choosing the right laptop for you. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Technology and Gadgets/2011-08-22/choosing_the_right_laptop.html article3572 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 17:01:23 +0000 Heavy fighting is taking place around Col Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, but rebels claim they do not know where the challenged Libyan leader is. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-22/Fighting_in_Libya_as_rebel_forces_advance.html article3571 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 15:41:52 +0000 Experience the ultimate American road trip with North America’s leading small group adventure specialist since 1972. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-08-22/Trek_America.html article3568 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 14:38:55 +0000 With the United States 2012 Presidental Election drawing closer, the candidates for presidental nomination are travelling the country, giving speeches and appearing on various television and radio shows to tell the people why they deserve their vote. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-22/Republican_candidate_Michele_Bachmann_facts_proved_to_be_false.html article3566 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 14:27:58 +0000 Drinkaware has created a “Good Times” app for it's ‘Why let good times go bad?’ campaign... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-08-22/Drinkaware_launches_mobile_phone_app.html article3564 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 14:06:05 +0000 A 48 year old rioter who stole a box of Krispy Kreme donuts has been jailed... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-22/Jailed_for_16_months_for_stealing_donuts.html article3563 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 11:54:23 +0000 Scotland’s university funding system is being challenged by a human rights lawyer, who claims that the system breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. The reason behind the claim is the fact that Scottish universities charge students from other parts of the UK to study in Scotland. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-22/Scottish_university_funding_system_challenged_by_lawyer.html article3561 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 11:15:28 +0000 Around 100,000 students wanting a place at University this autumn will be left disappointed... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-22/100000_hopeful_applicants_to_be_left_without_a_university_place.html article3560 Monday, 22 Aug 2011 10:10:59 +0000 Sexualised photos of child models have caused quite a stir in the fashion industry. Rikke Lohse discusses whether this is "Edgy" or "Creepy?" http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-20/Sexualised_Photos_of_10yearold_Model_Causes_Controversy.html article3556 Saturday, 20 Aug 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Sexualised photos of child models have caused quite a stir in the fashion industry. Rikke Lohse discusses whether this is "Edgy" or "Creepy?" http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-20/Sexualised_Photos_of_10yearold_Model_Causes_Controversy.html article3556 Saturday, 20 Aug 2011 23:30:00 +0000 After a drab first week in the English Premier League football fans across the country will be hoping for a marked improvement this weekend with a number of mouth-watering ties sure to cause a stir. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-08-20/Premier_League_Predictions.html article3558 Saturday, 20 Aug 2011 12:47:50 +0000 Google will be expanding its photographic aspect of Google Maps, 'Street View' to the Amazon rainforest... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-19/google_maps_go_to_amazon_rainforest.html article3557 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 22:58:01 +0000 TNS review of Broadway Swings: The Razz Big Band at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-19/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Broadway_Swings.html article3555 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 19:59:49 +0000 All you need to know about smartphones http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Technology and Gadgets/2011-08-19/smartphones_the_essential_guide.html article3554 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 15:04:02 +0000 We teach you how to avoid a gut that only fits into your drawstring pants... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-08-19/Guys_how_to_avoid_moobs_and_drawstring_pants.html article3552 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 13:58:21 +0000 Noticing and dealing with depression whilst at university http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-08-19/depression.html article3550 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 12:08:02 +0000 Despite its public reputation Cocaine is still a Class A drug. Possession can get you up to seven years in jail, supplying can get you life behind bars and unlimited fines. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2011-08-19/cocaine.html article3549 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 11:59:33 +0000 Review of new odd-ball romantic comedy You Instead http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-19/Film_review_You_Instead.html article3548 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 10:12:16 +0000 Thousands of students race for places in this year’s clearing... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-19/Record_number_of_applicants_for_University_clearing.html article3547 Friday, 19 Aug 2011 05:40:07 +0000 If, like me, you are one of those dimwitted idiots who can't be bothered to go through applications or file browsers for really short documents then fear not. Fear not because, as they say, there is an App for that. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-08-18/lazy_text_editor.html article3546 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 16:44:51 +0000 University life is commonly referred to as an easy three years but academic work is not stress free... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-08-18/Dont_let_stress.html article3545 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 16:11:45 +0000 University life is commonly referred to as an easy three years but academic work is not stress free... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-08-18/Dont_let_stress.html article3545 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 16:11:45 +0000 Review of Kevin Smith's new religious-action-thriller Red State http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-18/film_review_red_state.html article3543 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 14:23:11 +0000 Easy and cheap ways of getting that sacred 5 into your life... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-08-18/5aday_the_student_way.html article3544 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 14:11:53 +0000 The newspapers still think only attractive girls who wear minimal clothing do A levels... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-18/Its_sexy_A_levels_time.html article3542 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 12:24:28 +0000 Liam Burns says government has created the 'perfect storm' for a generation of young people... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-18/NUS_warns_of_challenges_for_students.html article3541 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:59 +0000 UCAS has been inundated with so much traffic that the website had to be shut down... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-18/UCAS_site_crashes_on_results_day.html article3540 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:46 +0000 Abercrombie and Fitch has offered money to the cast of MTV’s reality show Jersey Shore not to wear its clothes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-18/Jersey_Shore_banned_from_wearing_Abercrombie.html article3539 Thursday, 18 Aug 2011 00:35:49 +0000 New findings show that text speak has been around for hundreds of years... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-17/Text_language_found_in_1890_texts.html article3537 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 13:56:42 +0000 TNS review of Which One's Fergal? at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-17/Edinburgh_Fringe_Which_Ones_Fergal.html article3536 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 13:21:47 +0000 TNS review of Jim Smallman: Tattooligan at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-17/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Jim_Smallman.html article3535 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 13:17:39 +0000 TNS review of Rayguns Look Real Enough: Balls Deep at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-17/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Rayguns_Look_Real_Enough.html article3534 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 13:03:18 +0000 What to do if you think you might be pregnant http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2011-08-17/am_I_pregnant.html article3533 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 12:03:47 +0000 Everyday essentials are getting more costly new figures from the Office for National Statistics show... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-17/Cost_of_UK_living_ever_increasing.html article3532 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 11:45:10 +0000 By keeping these ten tips in mind, it is easy to maintain your digital identity and have safe online shopping. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Technology and Gadgets/2011-08-17/top_tips_for_protecting_your_digital_identity_when_shopping_online.html article3529 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 11:07:26 +0000 The National student survey has released the results of their satisfaction survey for 2011.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-17/National_Student_Survey_results_.html article3528 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 10:37:29 +0000 TNS quizzed some previous gap-year takers about what it did for them..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-08-17/student_view_why_take_a_gap_year.html article3527 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 09:54:56 +0000 Twenty nine year old David Golding has been jailed for 14 months for giving his former girlfriend genital herpes.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-17/Jailed_for_passing_on_herpes.html article3526 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 09:23:37 +0000 In an effort to revive sales the Japanese firm has cut the price of its PlayStation 3 by 17%. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-08-17/sony_announces_playStation_3_price_cuts.html article3525 Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011 06:20:11 +0000 What you can do on your gap year http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-08-16/Types_of_gap_year.html article3521 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 14:30:10 +0000 Need some ideas for a mini-break with your mates? Get some inspiration from our list of top destinations where you’ll find not just amazing things to do, but plenty of student discounts http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-08-16/top_student_holiday_ideas.html article3520 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 14:21:16 +0000 TNS caught up with drummer Ulrich Lenffer from Australian alt-rock band Cloud Control http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-16/Interview_Cloud_Control.html article3519 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 13:58:32 +0000 Short documentary The Pit looks at the world of the mosh-pit http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-16/video_the_pit.html article3517 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 12:04:40 +0000 Google signs deal with Motorola mobility to take ownership of their 17,000 phone technology patents... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-08-16/Google_signs_7billion_deal_with_Motorola_mobility_.html article3514 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 11:29:55 +0000 Amy Nickell rates Dominic Cooper's latest cinematic offering http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-16/FILM_REVIEW_The_Devils_Double.html article3513 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 11:28:46 +0000 Clampdown on student visa rules have been met with a legal challenge from private colleges.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-16/Sham_student_visa_clampdown_under_review.html article3511 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011 10:24:17 +0000 Research concludes that almost one in every five UK youngsters have been subject to cyber bullying. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-15/Cyber_bullying_attacks_one_in_every_five_children.html article3510 Monday, 15 Aug 2011 19:30:00 +0000 The former coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers sells Mercedes to team cafeteria worker for $20. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-15/Mercedes_sold_for_20_dollars.html article3509 Monday, 15 Aug 2011 19:20:34 +0000 The Press association has conducted a poll of which Universities are likely to have places in clearing... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-15/Universities_likely_to_have_places_in_clearing.html article3508 Monday, 15 Aug 2011 16:21:51 +0000 Sian Goldby asks: could creative thinking stop riots? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-15/The_London_Rioters_.html article3506 Monday, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Glasgow University students have ended their 6 month sit-in protest against cuts... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-15/Glasgow_University_sitin_protest_ends_after_6_months.html article3507 Monday, 15 Aug 2011 11:36:44 +0000 A review of James Sherwood's show - I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_James_Sherwood.html article3505 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 15:31:56 +0000 A review of Piff the Magic Dragon: Last of the Magic Dragons http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Piff_the_Magic_Dragon.html article3504 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 14:55:58 +0000 A review of Dave Gibson and Charlie Talbot - Battle of Britain: North vs. South http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Dave_Gibson_and_Charlie_Talbot.html article3503 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 14:26:57 +0000 A review of Scott Capurro's show: position. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Scott_Capurro.html article3502 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 14:24:39 +0000 A review of Kitty Cointreau's show: BraHaHa http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Kitty_Cointreau.html article3500 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 14:00:22 +0000 A review of Jay Foreman's comedy Show: We're living in the Future http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-14/Edinburgh_Fringe_2011_Jay_Foreman.html article3499 Sunday, 14 Aug 2011 13:46:17 +0000 Two different sports, but what does the England Cricket team got that the England football team seem to lack? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-08-13/English_Cricket_vs_English_Football.html article3494 Saturday, 13 Aug 2011 18:20:00 +0000 It’s back and it’s bigger than ever. The Premier League kicks off this weekend and after a summer of intense speculation and big money transfers it’s finally down to business. The opening day of the season sees a wealth of intriguing fixtures with newly promoted QPR and Norwich City both in action as well as top four hopefuls Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to make early inroads. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-08-13/Premier_League_Saturdays_Predictions.html article3498 Saturday, 13 Aug 2011 14:08:48 +0000 Rosie Millard says; "Rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah"... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-12/Tips_For_The_Little_Darlings_Heading_Off_To_University.html article3497 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 23:41:57 +0000 Should Sesame Street teach children about marriage equality? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-12/Bert_andamp_Ernie_Not_Gay.html article3496 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 22:08:19 +0000 For most of us the months before university consist of stocking up on Wilkinsons' kitchen supplies, extending our overdrafts and printing off mountains of reading lists. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-12/student_has_tongue_extended_to_assist_studies.html article3492 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 14:45:06 +0000 Of course not! Rhian Jones explains why... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-12/Is_Cher_Lloyd_your_No1.html article3493 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 14:37:30 +0000 Emma Powell interviews Emmy the Great for TNS... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-12/Emmy_the_Great_Interview.html article3491 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 13:15:47 +0000 Katie Kourellias on why a sense of community needs to be restored... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-12/COMMENT_The_Riots_Respect_has_been_lost.html article3490 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 11:42:09 +0000 How does the sentencing of rioters compare with Charlie Gilmours 16 months... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-12/Soft_sentences_for_rioters.html article3489 Friday, 12 Aug 2011 10:59:16 +0000 A website designed to arrrange 'Mutually Beneficial Relationships' has found a niche market with students... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-11/How_far_would_you_go_to_pay_off_student_debt.html article3488 Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 15:06:22 +0000 Liam Burns speaks to The Guardian in his first interview since his election in July... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-11/NUS_president_speaks_out_about_fees.html article3487 Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 14:40:24 +0000 A review of Barry and Stuart's Magic Show - Show and Tell: The Show http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-08-11/Fringe_Review_Barry_and_Stuart.html article3486 Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 14:05:11 +0000 A Review of Out Of The Blue's acapella show http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-11/Fringe_Review_Out_Of_The_Blue.html article3485 Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 14:02:32 +0000 A review of Fiona O'Loughlin's fringe show - 'Sprited (Tales from an Angel in a Bottle) http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-08-11/Fringe_Reviews_Fiona_OLoughlin.html article3484 Thursday, 11 Aug 2011 13:58:45 +0000 The secrets you need to know to successfully pass first year.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-08-10/How_To_Pass_First_Year.html article3483 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 16:18:25 +0000 Racists at a music festival were tricked into spreading an anti-racist message with stealth t-shirts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-10/NeoNazis_duped_by_stealth_tshirts.html article3481 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 16:05:24 +0000 Last night saw the riots spreading further throughout the country.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-10/The_riots_go_viral.html article3480 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 10:47:26 +0000 Police in Southampton have dismissed rumours of unrest in the city as exaggerated and irresponsible comments on social network sites ‘which are simply untrue.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-10/Southampton_Police_Denounce_Irresponsible_Mischief_Makers_on_Social_Networking_Sites.html article3479 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 09:58:13 +0000 A French baker has come up with a unique way of getting freshly baked bread 24/7... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-10/Vending_machines_The_bakery_of_tomorrow.html article3478 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 09:42:07 +0000 Emily Nuttall explains why the female game is no longer deemed inferior... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-08-10/The_Feat_of_Females_The_Recent_Rise_in_Womens_Football.html article3482 Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011 05:00:00 +0000 Hannah Hudman shares weirdest stuff on the web: this time Pokemon, Hard Gay and fish in genitals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-09/web_dump01.html article3398 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 20:53:00 +0000 Miss Selfridge in the centre of Manchester attacked by rioters as disturbances reach the North West. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-09/manchester_set_alight_by_rioters.html article3477 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 19:25:58 +0000 TNS grabs the wellies and heads down to Ledbury http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-09/The_Big_Chill_2011.html article3476 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 16:44:18 +0000 Will cities like Southampton be next up? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-09/What_Will_Happen_Next_and_Where_The_Role_of_Facebook_and_Twitter_in_the_London_Riots.html article3472 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 13:52:34 +0000 Members of the community are gathering to clean the streets of London... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-09/Twitter_starts_help_clean_London_campaign.html article3471 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 12:26:54 +0000 It’s not every day you pop out to the corner shop to be confronted by shops and pubs shut, bins on fire, crowds attacking police cars and smashing up the local Halifax. But for many Londoners (and people in other communities) this was the frightening reality last night. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-09/comment_the_reason_for_riots.html article3470 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 11:56:24 +0000 The havoc that started in London following the death of Mark Duggan.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-09/Breakdown_of_Englands_riots_.html article3469 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 10:58:31 +0000 Over £400,000 was spent by the University refurbishing the Vice-Chancellor’s office reception area last year, The National Student has learnt. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-09/428k_Spent_on_Redeveloping_ViceChancellors_Office_Reception_Area.html article3468 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 09:25:00 +0000 It may probably be one of the most bizarre fads we have ever seen but what is planking really saying about us? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-08-09/A_Nation_of_Planks.html article3456 Tuesday, 09 Aug 2011 00:45:00 +0000 Fed up with over-commercialised, wallet-haemorrhaging festivals? Tired of watching methedrone-induced teenagers brawling with security guards? If so, Fieldview Festival may be for you. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-08-08/Fieldview_Festival_Simple_pleasures.html article3467 Monday, 08 Aug 2011 18:48:05 +0000 The Nottingham students who work as an extra on the new Bollywood movie shooting in town get a very close look of the action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-08/Hair_lights_action_on_the_Nottingham_set_of_new_Bollywood_film.html article3465 Monday, 08 Aug 2011 12:08:30 +0000 Calculations show many student loans will be wiped out http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-08/New_fees_are_irrelevant.html article3462 Monday, 08 Aug 2011 09:43:43 +0000 Some helpful tips to saving some money on your inter-rail trip http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-08-08/The_Guide_to_Interrailing_on_a_Budget.html article3461 Monday, 08 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000 Some helpful tips to saving some money on your inter-rail trip http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-08-08/The_Guide_to_Interrailing_on_a_Budget.html article3461 Monday, 08 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000 Ritual Union, released in July 2011, is the third album by Swedish electronic band Little Dragon. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-07/Album_Review_Ritual_Union_Little_Dragon.html article3460 Sunday, 07 Aug 2011 18:47:18 +0000 Have you ever wandered into a vintage store to shop around only to be taken aback and turned off by the price tags? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-06/How_to_Be_an_Effective_SecondHand_Shopper_and_Never_Pay_Vintage_Store_Prices_Again.html article3458 Saturday, 06 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Have you ever wandered into a vintage store to shop around only to be taken aback and turned off by the price tags? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-06/How_to_Be_an_Effective_SecondHand_Shopper_and_Never_Pay_Vintage_Store_Prices_Again.html article3458 Saturday, 06 Aug 2011 18:00:00 +0000 A powerful yet a confused and muddled message from music’s biggest Diva? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-06/Album_Review_Beyonce_4.html article3459 Saturday, 06 Aug 2011 14:10:00 +0000 Paul Websell gives his review of the American comedy.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-05/horrible_bosses.html article3457 Friday, 05 Aug 2011 23:25:00 +0000 Trailer for the new film about Muslim Punks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-05/Film_Trailer_The_Taqwacores_.html article3453 Friday, 05 Aug 2011 11:59:14 +0000 Get £120 cashback on Three, 8.5% cashback on iPads & more great deals on 2,300 top brands! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-05/launching_TNS_cashback.html article3452 Friday, 05 Aug 2011 09:13:20 +0000 Directgov service to publish online petitions for parliamentary discussion http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-04/Online_petitions_to_be_published.html article3451 Thursday, 04 Aug 2011 14:44:47 +0000 Government may cut University places due to high fees... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-04/Government_fear_new_University_fees_are_unsustainable_.html article3446 Thursday, 04 Aug 2011 11:40:29 +0000 We know that the House of Saddam wasn't, well, very nice! The Devil's Double tells the story of Latif who is forced to become the body double of Uday (the eldest son of Saddam Hussein). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-08-04/film_trailer_the_devils_double.html article3445 Thursday, 04 Aug 2011 09:21:26 +0000 Unless your head has been buried in the sand for the past week or so, chances are that you have heard about the terrible tragedy that was the July 22nd massacre in Norway. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-03/homophobic_media_conspiracy_or_just_a_tiny_story.html article3444 Wednesday, 03 Aug 2011 18:31:28 +0000 Rhian Jones gives her views on the bashing of ‘junkie scum’... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-08-02/Who_a.html article3439 Tuesday, 02 Aug 2011 19:08:09 +0000 TNS stepped into the wonderland that is Secret Garden Party http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-02/Festival_review_Secret_Garden_Party.html article3438 Tuesday, 02 Aug 2011 17:05:45 +0000 TNS headed to sun-kissed Croatia for this year's Soundwave Festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-08-02/festival_review_soundwave_croatia_2011.html article3437 Tuesday, 02 Aug 2011 15:32:54 +0000 With the world in the financial crisis it’s in, it’s easy to get caught up and dragged down by the drab and depressing state of things. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-01/5_Inexpensive_Ways_to_Give_Life_to_Your_Wardrobe_Right_Now.html article3421 Monday, 01 Aug 2011 12:40:00 +0000 With the world in the financial crisis it’s in, it’s easy to get caught up and dragged down by the drab and depressing state of things. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-08-01/5_Inexpensive_Ways_to_Give_Life_to_Your_Wardrobe_Right_Now.html article3421 Monday, 01 Aug 2011 12:40:00 +0000 Students with top A-level grades may become like ‘gold dust’ to middle-ranking universities willing to ‘buy’ them with scholarships, outgoing president of vice-chancellors' group Universities UK has warned. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-08-01/Middleranking_Universities_May_Buy_Top_Students.html article3433 Monday, 01 Aug 2011 11:38:33 +0000 Not content with being a muse for the likes of Gucci and Karl Lagerfeld, Florence Welch is reportedly in talks with Topshop about securing her own fashion range with the brand. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-07-31/Florence_Set_to_be_Top_of_the_Shops.html article3432 Sunday, 31 Jul 2011 22:00:00 +0000 Google+; will it go the distance or end up on the social scrapheap? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-31/Google_plus_everything.html article3430 Sunday, 31 Jul 2011 19:30:00 +0000 Google+; will it go the distance or end up on the social scrapheap? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-31/Google_plus_everything.html article3430 Sunday, 31 Jul 2011 19:30:00 +0000 Amy Winehouse. Genius, Addict or Tortured Soul? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-30/The_Death_of_a_True_Musician.html article3429 Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 16:10:10 +0000 Amy Winehouse. Genius, Addict or Tortured Soul? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-30/The_Death_of_a_True_Musician.html article3429 Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 16:10:10 +0000 With the News of the World scandal on the front page of every single national newspaper, it would take something historic and monumental to take its place as headline news. Political scandal? Royal weddings? No. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-30/Harry_Potter_The_End_of_my_Childhood.html article3423 Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 15:30:00 +0000 With the News of the World scandal on the front page of every single national newspaper, it would take something historic and monumental to take its place as headline news. Political scandal? Royal weddings? No. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-30/Harry_Potter_The_End_of_my_Childhood.html article3423 Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 15:30:00 +0000 With the News of the World scandal on the front page of every single national newspaper, it would take something historic and monumental to take its place as headline news. Political scandal? Royal weddings? No. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-30/Harry_Potter_The_End_of_my_Childhood.html article3423 Saturday, 30 Jul 2011 15:30:00 +0000 Can you be too pretty for the media? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-29/The_Ordinary_People_Principle.html article3419 Friday, 29 Jul 2011 14:38:11 +0000 Colin Weir and wife, Chris became the winners of Euro-millions biggest giveaway - £161 million. However, no less than a week after claiming the money, the couple have gone into hiding. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-29/A_Couple_of_Million_too_Many.html article3418 Friday, 29 Jul 2011 12:45:18 +0000 The filming of a Bollywood movie is causing a sensation on campus http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-29/Bollywood_comes_to_Hallward.html article3415 Friday, 29 Jul 2011 12:25:03 +0000 US website recieves high number of UK responses for useless signs.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-28/Website_has_high_response_from_UK_for_useless_signs.html article3413 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 16:50:46 +0000 Worlds first purely touchscreen phone due out later this year.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-28/Nokia_launches_first_pure_touchscreen_phone.html article3412 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 15:53:17 +0000 Now in its fourth year Indietracks is indie-pop's mecca, its Nirvana - a festival borne from all things C86 it is the place to be for indie music with heart. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-28/Review__Indietracks_2010.html article2032 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 13:08:11 +0000 Wedding ceremony in Indonesia stopped when groom was discovered to be a woman. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-28/Groom_found_to_be_a_woman_during_wedding.html article3411 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 11:38:52 +0000 Muslim extremists, Islamic-terror attacks, Al qaeda? Ever since 9/11 and the London 7/7 terrorist attacks, when we think ‘terror’, we think ‘muslim’. It’s an easy conclusion to draw - even the horrific killings in Norway could not escape our media’s assumptions on terrorists, them initially attributing the killings to The Helpers of the Global Jihad. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-28/comment_I_say_BOMB_you_say.html article3410 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 11:31:52 +0000 Tegon is the worlds first glow in the dark dog.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-28/Cloning_used_to_create_fluorecent_dogs.html article3407 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 10:50:24 +0000 New sports centre opening on campus on the 1st of August.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-28/Lancaster_University_open_20m_sports_centre.html article3406 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 09:25:27 +0000 Over a thousand currently funded PhD and Masters places could be cut next academic year.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-28/Hundreds_of_funded_PhDs_and_Masters_to_be_Cut.html article3405 Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 09:13:11 +0000 Recent graduates’ annual salaries could be up to £8,500 more then they expect, new research has found. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-27/Starting_Salaries_up_to_85k_Higher_than_Graduates_Expect_.html article3404 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 18:41:49 +0000 ‘What is 'Real'? Does it hurt?’ Beginners, Mike Mills’ new production, is in essence a happy film, despite its heavy themes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-27/film_review_beginners.html article3403 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 18:26:45 +0000 The University of Reading campus has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag having been recognised as one of the best open spaces in the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-27/Uni_campus_a_beautiful_green_oasis.html article3402 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 18:06:53 +0000 The possibility of creating a ‘Designer Baby’ may be closer to reality than originally thought.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-27/Creating_superhumans_logical_or_irresponsible.html article3401 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 15:29:08 +0000 Replacing the eeriness of out-of-season British holiday camps for the grandeur of Alexandra Palace, All Tomorrow’s Parties launched its inaugural sister event in epic style. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-27/festival_review_ill_be_your_mirror.html article3399 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011 14:22:30 +0000 Cambridge University graduates are thoroughly supporting his candidature.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-26/Brian_Blessed_approached_to_stand_for_university_Chancellor.html article3397 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 15:57:36 +0000 A collection of golf buggies replicate the world’s most expensive cars.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-26/Race_around_the_golf_course_in_Ferrari.html article3396 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 14:43:44 +0000 Students divided into seperate play-areas due to academic achievement... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-26/Gifted_students_play_in_fenced_off_areas.html article3395 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 13:52:57 +0000 Honey could help create drugs that fight off MRSA http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-26/Researchers_use_honey_to_develop_anti_bacterial_drugs.html article3394 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 12:05:12 +0000 Government's consultation paper on student immigration provokes 31,000 responses.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-26/Student_visa_restrictions_estimated_to_cost_economy_3.6billion.html article3393 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 11:10:02 +0000 The scene at Camden Square last night was chillingly sombre... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-26/The_tributes_at_Camden_Square.html article3392 Tuesday, 26 Jul 2011 09:17:31 +0000 "I don't ever want to do anything mediocre.." http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-25/Amy_Winehouse_Frankly_extraordinary.html article3391 Monday, 25 Jul 2011 16:17:31 +0000 For those of you who value clean living here are the best student lodgings.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-25/The_best_student_accommodation_as_voted_for_by_you.html article3390 Monday, 25 Jul 2011 13:21:11 +0000 All you need to know about the new tuition fees... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-07-25/New_tuition_fees_in_simple_terms.html article3389 Monday, 25 Jul 2011 11:07:51 +0000 Tired of the same old mud in Glastonbury? Feel a strong need to leave the country when summer comes? There is plenty of continental festival fun to enjoy. Your reporter braved German orderliness and drugs rumours to try out Melt!, an increasingly popular German festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-25/Melt_2011.html article3388 Monday, 25 Jul 2011 10:49:29 +0000 One can meander through Harrods taking in all of the new things the fashion world has to offer and it won’t take long to notice a trend: floor after floor of shelves and racks positively overflowing with frothy, hyper-feminine and sparkle-drenched merchandise. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-07-24/all_that_glitters.html article3294 Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0000 One can meander through Harrods taking in all of the new things the fashion world has to offer and it won’t take long to notice a trend: floor after floor of shelves and racks positively overflowing with frothy, hyper-feminine and sparkle-drenched merchandise. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-07-24/all_that_glitters.html article3294 Sunday, 24 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0000 The latest news buzzing in the education sector is that of the impossible questions which emerged in AS and GCSE exams http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-07-22/When_the_Impossible_Happens.html article3386 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 19:22:35 +0000 The latest news buzzing in the education sector is that of the impossible questions which emerged in AS and GCSE exams http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-07-22/When_the_Impossible_Happens.html article3386 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 19:22:35 +0000 The latest news buzzing in the education sector is that of the impossible questions which emerged in AS and GCSE exams http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-07-22/When_the_Impossible_Happens.html article3386 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 19:22:35 +0000 Dragon Warrior panda, ‘Po’ and the gang are back! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-22/Review_Kung_Fu_Panda.html article3385 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 19:16:20 +0000 On May 22 2011, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas played host to the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-22/beyonce_reveals_revolutionary_performance.html article3384 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 19:12:22 +0000 Magneto and Professor X are back. This time in the forms of Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, respectively, in Matthew Vaughn’s prequel to the films of the popular comic book franchise. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-22/Review_Xmen_First_Class.html article3382 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 18:41:37 +0000 Hangover Part 1 had everything a good comedy should have. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-22/The_Hangover_Part_Two.html article3381 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 18:27:31 +0000 On Tuesday 14th June, the University of Surrey student’s union witnessed an event like no other. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-22/Say_Something_Live_Night_Sleeping_Robots_Kid_Adrift_Mr_B_and_Subsource.html article3380 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 18:18:17 +0000 Not long ago the water of the smartphone market was dominated by Apple and its shiny iPhones. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-22/HTC_Not_so_quietly_brilliant.html article3379 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 17:26:41 +0000 The University of Reading has announced its best graduate employability results for a decade. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-22/Graduate_employability_best_for_a_decade.html article3378 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 15:22:10 +0000 Thought wrestling was only for men? Meet Kelly Kelly... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-22/Fighting_females.html article3377 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 14:57:29 +0000 Bizarre treatment restores animals agility.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-22/Tortoises_on_wheels_and_giraffes_in_heels.html article3376 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 13:59:20 +0000 Online shoppers are warned following traps invented by street robbers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-22/Online_scam_leads_to_street_robberies.html article3375 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 11:44:42 +0000 Peter Kellner dispels the belief that newspapers have political influence http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-22/Its_not_The_Sun_wot_won_it.html article3371 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 10:57:17 +0000 Had I been born into one of the oppressive, autocratic regimes that have dominated the Middle East for decades it is feasible to suggest that my current right to an identity could be perceived as sacrificing some sort of national identity, that my current rights to Freedom of Speech could be perceived as a threat to some sort of tyrannical leader and his tyrannical followers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-22/War_What_is_it_good_for.html article3370 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 10:51:46 +0000 Had I been born into one of the oppressive, autocratic regimes that have dominated the Middle East for decades it is feasible to suggest that my current right to an identity could be perceived as sacrificing some sort of national identity, that my current rights to Freedom of Speech could be perceived as a threat to some sort of tyrannical leader and his tyrannical followers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-22/War_What_is_it_good_for.html article3370 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 10:51:46 +0000 BBC three’s series of ‘Extraordinary Me’ has returned for a new season http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-22/Jamie_ideal_at_sixteen.html article3368 Friday, 22 Jul 2011 09:43:20 +0000 You’ve just graduated and it’s time to start looking for that career making job http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-21/Top_interview_tips_for_graduates.html article3365 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 15:47:22 +0000 A woman has come under fire for advertising her children for sale.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-21/Woman_grows_out_of_children_lists_on_ebay.html article3364 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 14:42:53 +0000 The South London press encourage businesses to create work experience opportunities.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-21/Newspaper_launches_work_experience_campaign.html article3363 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 14:12:19 +0000 A study reveals that one in twenty people make foolish online purchases after drinking.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-21/Top_five_drunken_purchases_made_online.html article3362 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 13:32:33 +0000 What the travel agents don’t tell you… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-21/Bagged_a_cheap_holiday_Read_this...html article3361 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 10:25:20 +0000 Charges against 109 UK Uncut protesters who occupied the luxury food store Fortnum & Masons during the anti-cuts protest in London on 26 March have been dropped. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-21/Charges_dropped_against_109_Fortnum_andamp_Mason_protesters_as_police_admit_they_were_deceived_into_arrest.html article3360 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 10:02:14 +0000 Toshiba are launching the world’s first glasses-free 3D laptop in August. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-21/Worlds_first_glasses_free_3D_laptop.html article3359 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 09:12:51 +0000 Scholarships should be offered to teenagers from low-income backgrounds at every school and college in the country, the government's adviser on access to higher education has said. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-21/Deputy_Lib_Dem_Leader_Calls_for_Uni_Scholarships_at_Every_School_in_the_Country.html article3358 Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 08:15:11 +0000 The co-director of Nottingham University's Human Rights Law Centre, Professor Michael O'Flaherty, has recently been appointed as the new Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-20/New_appointment_for_Human_Rights_Professor.html article3357 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 15:17:54 +0000 Rhian Jones comments on the fame industry... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-20/Is_it_time_for_the_celebrity_era_to_die_No._.html article3356 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 14:42:29 +0000 HMRC are reminding students in employment to ensure they do not pay tax on their earnings http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-20/Students_reminded_to_reclaim_tax_on_summer_jobs.html article3355 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 11:55:35 +0000 On the 12th of July a twitter user tweeted a link which led to the discovery of £1million worth of stolen jewellery http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-20/Twitter_recovers_1million_worth_of_stolen_Osbourne_jewellery.html article3354 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 11:25:32 +0000 More than a quarter of students are returning home after finishing University, new research has found. Jessica Fuhl argues why returning to the nest isn't so bad after all... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-20/Returning_Home_After_Uni_Youre_Not_Alone.html article3353 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 10:38:55 +0000 Thought weird baby names were only fashionable among the rich and famous? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-20/The_shame_in_a_name....html article3352 Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011 09:54:46 +0000 Four reasons why your grandad is right to sit in his chair all day and watch men in white pyjamas potter around a field in the rain. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-19/What_we_can_learn_from_cricket.html article3350 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 18:17:37 +0000 A summary of the Parliamentary questioning of the phone-hacking scandal so far... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-19/Rupert_and_James_Murdoch_are_questionned_in_parliament.html article3349 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 16:56:18 +0000 Rhian Jones gives her verdict on the American comedy http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-19/Review_Bridesmaids.html article3348 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 11:46:00 +0000 Southampton University only awarded four out of ten for its support for LGB students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-19/Stonewall_Only_Four_Universities_Receive_Top_Marks_for_Being_GayFriendly.html article3347 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 11:01:29 +0000 Salford University’s student union has been awarded £149K from a National Lottery fund to try and get more students playing sport. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-19/Salford_Universities_149K_sports_lottery_fund.html article3346 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 10:31:16 +0000 A creative food design company in London has pioneered a controversial way of serving asparagus. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-19/Glamorous_asparagus.html article3342 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 09:48:26 +0000 Revolutionary therapies to treat conditions such as Arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’ disease could be soon created thanks to recent research from scientists from the universities of Southampton and Glasgow uncovering a new method for culturing adult stem cells. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-19/Southampton_Scientists_Breakthrough_in_Stem_Cell_Research.html article3341 Tuesday, 19 Jul 2011 08:44:47 +0000 Jessica Fuhl looks at why Judge Price should not have sentenced son of Pink Floyd guitarist Charlie Gilmour for 16 months, after he was pictured swinging from the Cenotaph last year during the demonstrations last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-18/Poor_Charlie_Reasons_Why_Charlie_Gilmour_Shouldnt_Have_Been_Given_Months_.html article3340 Monday, 18 Jul 2011 22:13:52 +0000 Rhian Jones puts some perspective on the phone-hacking scandal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-18/comment_our_beacons_of_hope_the_phone_hacking_scandal_put_in_perspective.html article3339 Monday, 18 Jul 2011 16:11:58 +0000 The University of Reading’s Deputy Vice Chancellor has suggested that the University’s plans to charge £9,000 fees for courses next year would have prevented him from entering higher education in his youth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-18/chancellorfees.html article3338 Monday, 18 Jul 2011 14:02:26 +0000 Over 100,000 students could miss out on a University place this September, official figures reveal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-18/100000_Students_Look_Set_to_Miss_Out_on_a_University_Place_This_September.html article3337 Monday, 18 Jul 2011 13:29:14 +0000 The long-awaited new series of Russel T Davies' 'Torchwood' kicked off in the UK this week, ready to cater for and top the audience gained in the 2009 series, titled 'Children of Earth.' This year Torchwood has returned with another bang, and this time there's a few changes in store for us... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-07-16/torchwood_miracle_day_1.html article3336 Saturday, 16 Jul 2011 13:30:11 +0000 The long-awaited new series of Russel T Davies' 'Torchwood' kicked off in the UK this week, ready to cater for and top the audience gained in the 2009 series, titled 'Children of Earth.' This year Torchwood has returned with another bang, and this time there's a few changes in store for us... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-07-16/torchwood_miracle_day_1.html article3336 Saturday, 16 Jul 2011 13:30:11 +0000 Tom Felton announces a surprising career change. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-15/draco_malfoy_makes_the_move_into_hip_hop.html article3335 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 13:36:32 +0000 Tom Felton announces a surprising career change. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-15/draco_malfoy_makes_the_move_into_hip_hop.html article3335 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 13:36:32 +0000 Tom Felton announces a surprising career change. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-15/draco_malfoy_makes_the_move_into_hip_hop.html article3335 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 13:36:32 +0000 Ping pong is coming home - so why aren't students more excited? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-15/why_dont_we_care_about_the_olympics.html article3334 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 12:44:57 +0000 Ping pong is coming home - so why aren't students more excited? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-15/why_dont_we_care_about_the_olympics.html article3334 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 12:44:57 +0000 It’s back and it’s bigger than ever! Torchwood is back with its highly anticipated series of Torchwood – Miracle Day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-07-15/john_barrowman_introduces_torchwood_miracle_day.html article3333 Friday, 15 Jul 2011 11:52:52 +0000 Millions of pounds are being lost in online business as a result of poor spelling, an online entrepreneur has said. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-14/Online_Companies_Struggle_to_Find_Staff_Who_Can_Spell_Properly_.html article3331 Thursday, 14 Jul 2011 10:24:52 +0000 Jessica Fuhl debates what poses the greater risk to young people - the recently discovered antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrea, or a Catholic education after hearing an account of a 15 year-old's recent Sex Ed class. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-14/Comment_Whats_Worse_for_the_Future_of_Students_Safe_Sex_the_STI_Superbug_or_a_Catholic_Education.html article3330 Thursday, 14 Jul 2011 08:23:47 +0000 With just a month till Summer Sundae a few of the acts playing offered their top festival tips. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-13/summer_sundae_interview_blood_red_shoes.html article3327 Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 14:36:46 +0000 Southampton University’s Vice Chancellor Professor Don Nutbeam has expressed concern that the government’s White Paper detailing Higher Education reforms could favour the Humanities and deduct places from higher costing courses. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-13/Vice_Chancellor_Prof_Nutbeam_White_Paper_may_Favour_the_Humanities.html article3326 Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 14:17:33 +0000 Trailer for the long-awaited TinTin movie http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-07-13/film_trailer_the_adventures_of_tintin_the_secret_of_the_unicorn.html article3325 Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 10:32:11 +0000 A local shopkeeper has put himself in the running to become the University of Cambridge’s new Chancellor. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-12/Local_Shopkeeper_to_Run_Against_Lord_Sainsbury_for_Cambridge_Uni_Chancellor.html article3324 Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 19:23:49 +0000 The University of Reading Boat Club (RUBC) stole the show at the Henley Royal Regatta this past month with magnificent results in both the men’s and women’s competitions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-12/Uni_Boat_Club_in_Oarsome_display.html article3323 Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 16:12:37 +0000 A new tenure of office of the 2011/2012 Sabbatical Officers at The University of Southampton has begun. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-12/New_Sabbatical_Team_Take_Over_at_SUSU.html article3322 Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 13:25:10 +0000 The Office for Fair Access (Offa) has revealed that some 58% of UK universities will be able to charge £9,000 for at least some of their courses in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-12/Maximum_fees_at_a_third_of_universities.html article3321 Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 12:37:11 +0000 The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel was the venue for Warwick’s annual Sports Ball on Tuesday 28th June. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-11/warwick_sporting_triumphant_year.html article3320 Monday, 11 Jul 2011 17:08:39 +0000 The Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel was the venue for Warwick’s annual Sports Ball on Tuesday 28th June. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-07-11/warwick_sporting_triumphant_year.html article3320 Monday, 11 Jul 2011 17:08:39 +0000 Following the controversial Running of the Bulls festival in Spain, Lucy Miller looks at the country's changing attitudes to animal rights and the ‘sport’ of bullfighting. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-11/the_death_of_a_tradition.html article3318 Monday, 11 Jul 2011 09:54:17 +0000 This weekend saw Lancaster University’s Graduate College hold its annual ‘Gradstock’ event, a chance for postgraduate students to relax and reward themselves for all of their hard work this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-11/graduate_college_celebrates_end_of_term.html article3317 Monday, 11 Jul 2011 00:32:07 +0000 The University of Nottingham, along with others in the Russell Group, has announced full support for charging the upper limit of £9,000 for tuition fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-10/Nottingham_University_cuts.html article3316 Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 22:30:21 +0000 An assessment of the education cuts and their effect on Nottingham University http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-10/Nottingham_University_cuts.html article3315 Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 22:14:58 +0000 Nottingham trio attempt to get from Nottingham to India in a tuk-tuk called Rani to raise money for a local hospital and multiple charities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-10/Nottingham_trios_charitable_challenge.html article3309 Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 13:48:54 +0000 Nottingham trio attempt to get from Nottingham to India in a tuk-tuk called Rani to raise money for a local hospital and multiple charities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-10/Nottingham_trios_charitable_challenge.html article3309 Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 13:48:54 +0000 Nottingham trio attempt to get from Nottingham to India in a tuk-tuk called Rani to raise money for a local hospital and multiple charities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-10/Nottingham_trios_charitable_challenge.html article3309 Sunday, 10 Jul 2011 13:48:54 +0000 This weekend Highstreet fashion store Topshop – targeted by students and UK Uncut earlier this after accusations of tax avoidance – brings out a new slogan T-shirt. What does it say? The Students are Revolting. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-09/Topshop_The_Students_are_Revolting.html article3314 Saturday, 09 Jul 2011 14:16:09 +0000 Plans to build new student housing in Southampton will give 1350 freshers the chance to stay in halls of residence. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-09/New_Student_Accommodation_for_1350_Southampton_Freshers.html article3313 Saturday, 09 Jul 2011 13:01:30 +0000 Fledgling Arts Collective, a platform where those with addiction or mental health problems can create art, is hoping to recruit volunteers to help it with the building of its online community. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-08/fledgling_arts_collective_.html article3312 Friday, 08 Jul 2011 17:33:01 +0000 TNS looks back over the history of this once giant of the newspaper industry. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-08/news_of_the_world_an_obituary.html article3310 Friday, 08 Jul 2011 15:27:21 +0000 A BBC report today suggested that it might be geographical location, rather than wealth or class, that stops bright students from getting into some of the country’s best universities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-08/bbc_suggests_location_is_key_to_university_acceptance_.html article3307 Friday, 08 Jul 2011 11:20:49 +0000 News of the World is to be dissolved in the light of public disgust over the recent phone hacking scandal, Sky News has reported. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-07/news_of_the_World_will_publish_last_issue_this_sunday.html article3306 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 17:06:41 +0000 Sometimes getting a break is all that separates you the job of your dreams, something Burberry chief creative officer Christopher Bailey knows only too well. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-07-07/burberry_boss_keeps_an_eye_on_student_design_talent.html article3305 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 15:56:16 +0000 Why Music Matters is a campaign that started to remind digital consumers of the value in music which is so readily available at the click of a button. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-07/why_music_matters.html article3304 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 15:26:00 +0000 Great local gigs, a growing folk following... we present Nottingham's Manière des Bohémiens! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-07/Nottingham_Band_Showcase_Maniere_des_Bohemiens.html article3302 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 12:20:45 +0000 Graduation ceremonies at the University of Reading are gearing up to go global this year with celebrations set to be streamed live online. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-07/Graduation_goes_online.html article3301 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 11:19:39 +0000 James Caan is one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs and star of Dragon’s Den. He has just launched a new smart phone app ‘Business Secrets’. TNS quizzed the entrepreneur on the best ways to kick start a successful business venture..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-07-07/starting_a_business_where_to_start.html article3300 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 11:00:57 +0000 A teenager has been banned from driving for 17 months after being found drunk on a lawnmower in a south Wales village. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-07/boy_racer.html article3299 Thursday, 07 Jul 2011 09:35:32 +0000 Students at Lancaster University Graduation ball had the privilege of experiencing The Noisettes performing fresh from the muddy fields of Glastonbury. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-06/fresh_from_glastonbury_the_noisettes_play_lancaster.html article3297 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 16:27:46 +0000 Do you lack inspiration when it comes to picking your holiday? If you're someone who also enjoys city breaks, maybe you have already done Paris, Rome and Madrid and want to experience something out of the ordinary? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-06/weird_cities_and_more.html article3298 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 16:17:44 +0000 This morning, The Huffington Post asked viewers of its Facebook page whether Rebekah Brooks should stand down as Chief Executive of News International. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-07-06/insulting_her_hair_really.html article3296 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 15:48:47 +0000 When most people think of a holiday it's sun, sea and sand all the way. The gentle lapping of the waves, the bare feet on hot sand and….the fat, lobster-red, fifty-something man with a huge beer belly, sweating profusely and breathing heavily on a neighbouring sunbed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-07-06/italy_off_the_beaten_track.html article3218 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 14:02:31 +0000 Inhabitants of the Twittersphere made their anger over the News of the World phone hacking allegations clear, with calls for retailers to stop stocking the newspaper and advertisers to pull their contracts with controversial tabloid. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-06/twitter_rises_up_against_news_of_the_world.html article3292 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 13:47:02 +0000 A new IPhone App has been launched in an attempt to boost small business and boutiques in central London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-07-06/london_shopping_app_launched.html article3291 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 12:05:55 +0000 A music and literature festival will take place in Lancashire this weekend, the 9th and 10th of July. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-06/music_festival_this_weeked.html article3290 Wednesday, 06 Jul 2011 11:28:28 +0000 An MP has warned that less established universities will be the ones that are most negatively affected by new government rules on higher education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-05/government_rules_will_name_and_shame_smaller_universities.html article3286 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 15:49:20 +0000 This weekend brought a surreal sight to the small southern Austrian town of Poertschach, when the World Body Painting Festival landed on its shores. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-05/fluoro_and_feathers_for_world_body_painting_festival.html article3285 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 14:54:01 +0000 English students are saying that having to pay fees to attend Scottish universities equates to a breach of their human rights and displays racial discrimination against them. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-05/students_claim_fees.html article3284 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 12:33:49 +0000 The latest survey of the destination of the University of Reading's 2010 graduates shows its best result for a decade in graduates who reported they were in graduate level work or study. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-05/Graduate_employability_best_for_a_decade.html article3283 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 11:56:18 +0000 A Liverpool University lecturer has won an award from the BBC. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-05/liverpool_academic_wins_award.html article3282 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 11:35:43 +0000 Levels of employment for former students of Manchester University suggest that the graduate job market is recovering from its recent economic troubles. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-05/high_salaries_for_manchester_graduates.html article3281 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 10:57:04 +0000 A shop in New York is creating perfumes that have very different aromas to those that are usually found on the high street. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-07-05/a_whiff_of_roast_beef_anyone.html article3280 Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011 10:26:45 +0000 A new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology is suggesting that homosexual professors are facing discrimination from students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-04/homophobic_bias_suggested_in_students.html article3279 Monday, 04 Jul 2011 15:56:58 +0000 Lancaster University’s student radio, Bailrigg FM, has hosted its first ever festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-04/lancaster_student_radio_hosts_is_first_ever_festival.html article3278 Monday, 04 Jul 2011 13:59:52 +0000 Two English universities are considering the possibility of going private in order to avoid lowered standards in the light of cutbacks in higher education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-04/universities_consider_privatisation.html article3277 Monday, 04 Jul 2011 12:32:21 +0000 The film crew of next Batman movie, ‘Batman Rises’, has taken over Wollaton Park for filming. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-04/Batman_has_landed_in_Nottingham.html article3276 Monday, 04 Jul 2011 11:53:45 +0000 The case of suspended Nottingham lecturer Rod Thornton is one of the first cases to be featured on Wikileaks spin-off Unileaks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-04/Hundreds_of_university_documents_leaked_in_support_of_suspended_Nottingham_whistleblower.html article3275 Monday, 04 Jul 2011 10:24:22 +0000 University of Nottingham's response to controversial government higher education bill http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-07-03/Higher_Education_White_Paper_Published.html article3273 Sunday, 03 Jul 2011 13:14:50 +0000 TNS reviewer Alice White braved the apocalyptic mud at the legendeary festival. Here are her thoughts on this year's Glastonbury... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-07-01/Review_Glastonbury_2011.html article3272 Friday, 01 Jul 2011 09:26:51 +0000 Warwick University's largest society, the student cinema, yesterday hosted the final film showing and event of the term, an outdoor screening of Disney and Pixar's 'UP'. The event took place on the same day as the last 'POP' of the term, meaning that those wanting to drink with sports clubs attended the student union instead, whilst many of them drifted onto the field with drunken antics, winning some laughs from spectators. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-30/hundreds-gather-on-warwick-field-to-watch-film.html article3269 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Europe’s largest student-run arts festival brought teddy bear judges, giant walking noses, and existential tramps to Warwick University campus, for four days of theatre, music, comedy, dance and, above all, sunshine. Anna Jackson reviews this years festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-06-30/wsaf2011.html article3270 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 10:26:50 +0000 Europe’s largest student-run arts festival brought teddy bear judges, giant walking noses, and existential tramps to Warwick University campus, for four days of theatre, music, comedy, dance and, above all, sunshine. Anna Jackson reviews this years festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-06-30/wsaf2011.html article3270 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 10:26:50 +0000 Europe’s largest student-run arts festival brought teddy bear judges, giant walking noses, and existential tramps to Warwick University campus, for four days of theatre, music, comedy, dance and, above all, sunshine. Anna Jackson reviews this years festival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-06-30/wsaf2011.html article3270 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 10:26:50 +0000 Sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens hits our screens at the end of this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-30/trailer_cowboys_and_aliens.html article3268 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 09:11:26 +0000 The National Student asked students across the country what they thought of the Government’s White Paper and Higher Education reforms… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-30/Students_React_to_Governments_White_Paper_on_Higher_Education.html article3267 Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 00:17:31 +0000 A friend of mine who had been to Glastonbury before imparted some words of wisdom: ‘the key to Glastonbury is not caring’. How right he was. Worrying about the mud, personal hygiene and being able to actually see the bands you want to see is useless. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-29/Glastonbury_Festival_2011_Review.html article3266 Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011 23:32:33 +0000 Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in another romantic comedy this summer. Hanks plays Larry Crowne, a much loved employee at a supermarket who was unexpectedly fired because he never went to college. Crowne decides to enrol and befriends his classmates through his charm and awkwardness, whilst also receiving affection from his teacher, Mercedes Tainot (Julia Roberts). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-29/trailer_larry_crowne.html article3263 Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011 10:11:09 +0000 We bloody love Star Wars! That VW ad of a mini Darth Vader trying to us the force all around his house made use smile. Greenpeace weren’t quite as happy with it! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-06-29/jedis_take_on_vw_death_star_in_video_spoof.html article3261 Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011 09:26:40 +0000 The Government plans to review the use of the name ‘University’ it was revealed in the Higher Education White Paper yesterday alongside other plans to put ‘students at the heart of the system’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-29/Government_White_Paper_calls_to_review_calling_Universities_Universities.html article3260 Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011 03:55:13 +0000 Ever since its inception in 1970 Glastonbury has been unique amongst UK festivals. Aside from showcasing the very best in contemporary music and performing arts from around the globe, the festival remains dedicated to helping those less fortunate than its guests and every year donates over £2 million to charity. One such charity is Oxfam with whom the festival has been working with since 1993, and in my first year at Glastonbury it was from behind the fluorescent orange tabard of steward E599 that I came to witness the biggest and best festival on the planet. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-28/Glastonbury_2011_From_behind_the_tabard.html article3259 Tuesday, 28 Jun 2011 17:30:26 +0000 What types of tenancy can you get when renting for the first time? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Accommodation/2011-06-28/types_of_tenancy.html article3258 Tuesday, 28 Jun 2011 14:27:16 +0000 With the final week of term hitting Warwick University, first year and third year halls have been celebrating in both typical and unusual styles, with everything from barbecues to organised events consisting of sports-day type competitions and inflatable fun. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-27/warwick_halls_take_to_the_inflatables.html article3257 Monday, 27 Jun 2011 21:18:03 +0000 Portswood Police Station will close as part of a £50 million cut in the budget of Hampshire’s Police Authority. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-27/Portswood_Police_Station_to_Close.html article3253 Monday, 27 Jun 2011 18:15:22 +0000 Amy Hall on reports that David Willetts is in secret talks with banks to give student loans in the wake of increases in fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-27/comment_leave_the_banks_out_of_student_loans.html article3252 Monday, 27 Jun 2011 10:00:00 +0000 Lancaster University RUFC has been banned from playing Rugby in the 2011/2012 season after being told that it has ‘consistently let the university down’ on a number of occasions throughout the year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-26/ban_for_lancaster_rugby_teams.html article3251 Sunday, 26 Jun 2011 10:14:32 +0000 Lancaster University will be host to Race for Life on the 3rd of July. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-26/lancaster_gears_up_for_race_for_life.html article3250 Sunday, 26 Jun 2011 09:33:41 +0000 Earlier this month, Warwick University dance society ‘EQHO’ held a krumping masterclass, taught by Warren ‘Wild G’ Gordon-Scott, one of the UK’s best krumpers. Claire Norman gives the basics on what this unusual style of dance consists of. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-26/krumping_masterclass.html article3249 Sunday, 26 Jun 2011 01:23:14 +0000 With the final week of term hitting Warwick University, first year and third year halls have been celebrating in both typical and unusual styles, with everything from barbecues to organised events consisting of sports-day type competitions and inflatable fun. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-25/Warwick_Halls_Take_to_the_Inflatables.html article3254 Saturday, 25 Jun 2011 13:44:47 +0000 Southampton students hit local and national news this time last year as they moved out of student housing leaving ‘litter, rubbish and old furniture discarded in Southampton streets’. This year’s moving out period will see tensions rise even higher between students and local residents as Council Bin Men enter their sixth week of strikes next week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-24/Rubbish_Piles_Up_As_Students_Move_Out_during_Fifth_Week_of_Bin_Men_Strikes_in_Southampton.html article3247 Friday, 24 Jun 2011 16:06:39 +0000 While the easiest time to have a gap year is before or after uni, having a break after your first or second year could really help both your degree and career prospects. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-06-24/study_breaks.html article3246 Friday, 24 Jun 2011 10:25:22 +0000 Make a student budget to make your money go further http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-24/student_budgeting.html article3245 Friday, 24 Jun 2011 10:11:40 +0000 What to look for when getting your student bank account http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-24/student_bank_accounts.html article3244 Friday, 24 Jun 2011 09:30:51 +0000 Checklist to make sure you get the best out of your student home. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Accommodation/2011-06-24/renting_checklist.html article3243 Friday, 24 Jun 2011 09:06:51 +0000 Whilst at Beach Break we caught up with two thirds American band We Are Scientists who are now one third British with the inclusion of ex-Razorlight member Andy Burrows. We had a little sing-song and talked about seagulls.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-23/beach_break_interview_we_are_scientists.html article3242 Thursday, 23 Jun 2011 13:39:57 +0000 Lord Ken Macdonald QC will give a lecture at Southampton this evening titled ‘Some Reflections on the War on Terror’ in the first of a series of human rights talks sponsored by Amnesty International at the University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-23/Amnesty_Sponsored_Lecture_on_Responses_to_the_War_on_Terror_to_Take_Place_This_Evening.html article3241 Thursday, 23 Jun 2011 13:07:33 +0000 Southampton University was named by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) after breaking official rules for how to deal with student complaints. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-23/Southampton_University_Named_and_Shamed_in_Student_Complaints_Report.html article3239 Thursday, 23 Jun 2011 11:47:35 +0000 TNS was at the summer's biggest student shindig. Alex Yau shares his thoughts on Beach Break Live. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-23/festival_review_beach_break_live_2011.html article3238 Thursday, 23 Jun 2011 08:40:14 +0000 Hailing from LA, Funeral Party are that idea of aspiration. The four piece formed as a means of getting out of their home town and of course they've met bigger things. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-22/interview_funeral_party.html article3237 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 13:54:16 +0000 The University of Southampton has fallen from 18th to 28th in this year’s 2012 Guardian University League Table. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-22/Southampton_Falls_Ten_Places_in_University_League_Table.html article3232 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 11:13:34 +0000 Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl has taken his native land by storm and is now turning his sights on the UK. The acoustic musician talked to TNS about his forthcoming album Songs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-22/interview_thomas_dybdahl_.html article3231 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 10:41:54 +0000 Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-22/trailer_captain_america.html article3230 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 10:00:41 +0000 When it comes to travel it is best to Know Before You Go. TNS chatted to Khalida Cox from the Foreign Office about their work and campaigns to make sure you are safe on your travels.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-06-22/know_before_You_go.html article3229 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 09:26:43 +0000 When it comes to travel it is best to Know Before You Go. TNS chatted to Khalida Cox from the Foreign Office about their work and campaigns to make sure you are safe on your travels.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-06-22/know_before_You_go.html article3229 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 09:26:43 +0000 TNS offers a few of the best next-step career options for after you graduate... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-06-22/graduation_what_next.html article3228 Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 09:03:34 +0000 The University of Southampton’s Life Sciences building has been awarded a top architectural prize. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-21/University_of_Southampton_Building_Wins_Prestigious_Award.html article3227 Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 16:04:56 +0000 If the cost of going to university has you looking at your bank account and thinking “yeah, right...” don’t toss aside your course application just yet. Most people supplement the price tag with student loans, and the place to go for those is called the Student Loans Company. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-21/student_loans_company.html article3226 Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 15:53:41 +0000 If you’re going travelling, with the Trace Me Luggage Tracker Tag there is no need to ever lose your luggage again!! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-06-21/no_more_lost_luggage.html article3225 Tuesday, 21 Jun 2011 10:20:14 +0000 Inspired by underground and street art graduate Gabriel Maselino is stepping out into the world of fashion with his new line Archangel. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-06-20/the_coming_of_archangel.html article3224 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 16:11:28 +0000 Inspired by underground and street art graduate Gabriel Maselino is stepping out into the world of fashion with his new line Archangel. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-06-20/the_coming_of_archangel.html article3224 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 16:11:28 +0000 Advice on getting insurance http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-20/insurance_student.html article3223 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 14:45:04 +0000 When you’re really struggling financially while you’re at university, you may be able tap into a couple of support services available for students – hardship funds and hardship loans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-20/hardship_support_services.html article3222 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 13:55:44 +0000 So, you’ve got your place at uni. You now know where you need to be for the next few years, so now you have to find student accommodation to live in. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Accommodation/2011-06-20/student_accommodation.html article3221 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 13:42:50 +0000 Demonisation of students can be said to have occurred for generations across the media. In response Warwick University student and writer Ollie Charles has penned a script, titled 'CONNECTED', a radio serial which he promises will combine entertainment and a political message and which bridges the divide between young adults and what I shall call 'ordinary' adults. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-06-20/the_year_the_students_fought_back_with_a_radio_script.html article3220 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 11:51:02 +0000 Demonisation of students can be said to have occurred for generations across the media. In response Warwick University student and writer Ollie Charles has penned a script, titled 'CONNECTED', a radio serial which he promises will combine entertainment and a political message and which bridges the divide between young adults and what I shall call 'ordinary' adults. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-06-20/the_year_the_students_fought_back_with_a_radio_script.html article3220 Monday, 20 Jun 2011 11:51:02 +0000 The myth that women and science don’t mix is rendered ridiculous in recent light of Professor Farideh Honary’s place on the shortlist of the 2011 First Women Awards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-18/award_success_for_lancaster_physicist.html article3219 Saturday, 18 Jun 2011 19:55:43 +0000 On Thursday 16th June, the decade-old dance society ‘Street Vibe’ held a charity dance lesson with the organisation ‘Dance for Justice’, to raise money for the Japanese Earthquake Appeal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-18/warwick_university_students_dance_for_justice.html article3248 Saturday, 18 Jun 2011 13:13:07 +0000 Advice on budgeting after you graduate http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2011-06-15/graduate_budgeting.html article3217 Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 15:55:18 +0000 Designers attempt to break a World record with huge T-shirt http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-06-15/Huge_Tshirt_hopes_to_set_a_new_World_Record.html article3216 Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 13:38:48 +0000 Moving out of student halls and into your own rented flat or house gives you a huge sense of freedom, but can also leave you with a huge pile of bills. You may need to find another flatmate or two to fill up those empty bedrooms and help out with the household costs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Accommodation/2011-06-15/finding_flatmates.html article3215 Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 13:16:00 +0000 A dinosaur from around 250 million years ago has been found in a fossil http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-06-15/250_millionyearold_dinosaur_found_in_a_fossil.html article3214 Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 13:12:06 +0000 Let's face it, the second Transformers film was rubbish! The third looks to be quite a bit better........ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-15/trailer_transformers_dark_of_the_moon.html article3213 Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011 10:54:49 +0000 With the latest release of Jackass 3.5 hitting the shelves, TNS caught up with Party Boy, Chris Pontius to chat about the hit film, the crazy stunts and the injuries. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-14/interview_chris_pontius_from_jackass.html article3211 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 14:48:39 +0000 Student complaints against universities have risen by record proportions according to the higher education ombudsman’s annual report. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-14/University_complaints_rise_by_a_third.html article3210 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 12:54:34 +0000 With arts degrees under-threat from funding–cuts and the Government’s rise in fees a new charity aims to help people fulfil their potential in the arts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-14/arts_emergency.html article3209 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 11:32:38 +0000 TNS chats to indie-band Veronica Falls http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-14/interview_veronica_falls.html article3208 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 10:03:17 +0000 TNS looks at the new brand, Heavy Eco, making threads really worth doing time for. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-06-14/made_in_prison.html article3205 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 09:37:19 +0000 TNS looks at the real-life, lycra-clad, super heroes trying to save the world http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-14/real_life_super_heroes.html article3204 Tuesday, 14 Jun 2011 09:09:41 +0000 Tickets for Lancaster Extravs have almost sold out –just a matter of hours after going on sale. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-11/extrav_tickets_sell_out_within_hours.html article3203 Saturday, 11 Jun 2011 18:10:54 +0000 Warwick students and academics have united in declaring they have “no confidence” in universities’ minister David Willetts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-10/warwick_says_no_to_willetts.html article3202 Friday, 10 Jun 2011 22:35:29 +0000 A third of students at the University of Reading live in unsafe and poorly maintained accommodation according to a new borough-wide survey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-10/UNITE_Student_housing_unsafe.html article3201 Friday, 10 Jun 2011 16:00:12 +0000 Congratulations are in order as Southampton University's ice hockey team has swept to victory in the 2011 Championships. The Southampton Spitfires have now claimed the title of best university ice hockey team in the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-10/Southampton_Ice_Hockey_Team_Win_At_Nationals.html article3200 Friday, 10 Jun 2011 13:09:21 +0000 Southampton University's student newspaper, the Wessex Scene, has recently become involved in a debate which is at the forefront of discussions in media on a national level. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-10/Students_Speak_Out_Against_SUSUs_Power_Over_Media.html article3199 Friday, 10 Jun 2011 13:03:28 +0000 The University of Reading has been awarded the Silver EcoCampus award in recognition of its increasingly impressive green credentials. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-09/Reading_reaps_rewards_for_green_commitment.html article3198 Thursday, 09 Jun 2011 15:17:43 +0000 The People & Planet Green League 2011 has revealed the environmental and ethical performance of 142 universities in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-07/greenleague.html article3196 Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011 19:13:21 +0000 On Thursday 26th May, Warwick Tedx became the first undergraduate Tedx event to feature on TED.com, when Mustafa Akyol’s talk “Faith versus Tradition in Islam” was uploaded to the ideas-spreading website. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-07/warwick_tedx_given_ted_talks_vote_of_confidence.html article3190 Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011 18:58:35 +0000 The election for next year’s Academic Presidents held on the 10th May 2011, ended with only 12 of the 36 positions available being filled. The by-election, which will be held on Monday 13th June, aims to fill the remaining positions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-07/Academic_President_ByElection_Coming_Up.html article3193 Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011 17:54:40 +0000 Last Thursday (2nd June) saw Lancaster University Film Society host its annual showcase of student work at the Dukes Cinema in the city centre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-07/lancaster_university_film_society_showcases_talent.html article3192 Tuesday, 07 Jun 2011 11:22:24 +0000 A PhD student from the University of Southampton has developed a new software system designed to aid humanity in responding to asteroid collisions with the Earth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-06/Southampton_Student_Designs_Asteroid_Response_System.html article3191 Monday, 06 Jun 2011 19:48:32 +0000 As she enters her final weeks at Lancaster University, Kate Macdonald weighs up the pros and cons of the college system. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-05/our_last_hurrah_not_unless_were_lucky.html article3188 Sunday, 05 Jun 2011 12:43:26 +0000 Crowds of England fans from Warwick University gathered in the Student Union yesterday evening to watch England’s fifth Group G match against Switzerland, aiming to leave fellow joint-leader Montenegro behind and take first position in order to qualify for Euro 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-06-05/england_shock_switzerland.html article3187 Sunday, 05 Jun 2011 11:35:13 +0000 Estate agent’s signs in streets near the University of Reading could lead to a higher number of burglaries for student lets http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-04/Student_houses_under_threat_from_agents.html article3186 Saturday, 04 Jun 2011 13:17:51 +0000 A University of Warwick student group, Warwick Volunteers, has been given the UK Investing in Volunteers accreditation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-04/warwick_volunteers_receives_national_accreditation.html article3183 Saturday, 04 Jun 2011 10:22:43 +0000 Figures released this week by the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) have revealed that nearly a third of prospective students will miss out on university places. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-03/Thousands_to_miss_out_on_university_places.html article3185 Friday, 03 Jun 2011 22:57:12 +0000 Walling’s Ice Cream Parlour has just opened in Alexander Square on Lancaster University campus and students are flooding in their masses for a creamy treat to chill their exam stress. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-03/get_the_scoop.html article3184 Friday, 03 Jun 2011 20:13:19 +0000 Lancaster University's running club have announced the amount raised from their charity run that took place on the 6th of March. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-03/lancaster_universitys_running_club_raises_556pounds_for_charity.html article3182 Friday, 03 Jun 2011 10:42:41 +0000 Andy Baber reviews Miles Kane's new venture as a solo artist live at The Joiners, Southampton.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-03/Miles_Kane_Live_The_Joiners.html article3181 Friday, 03 Jun 2011 10:00:00 +0000 Welsh students may lose privalge of current system because of rising tuition fees http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-02/Senior_academic_doubts_Welsh_Government_with_rising_costs_of_tuition_fees.html article3180 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 23:20:41 +0000 A lorry and two men get swallowed up by a collapsing road http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-06-02/Lorry_swallowed_by_road.html article3178 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 22:21:47 +0000 For many of us in our final year of university, we are coming to accept the reality that we will soon be entering the real world - a place which expects us to be mature, sophisticated and intelligent graduates. Although graduation is fast approaching, there is some time left to do the things that we never got round to doing during the last three years. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-06-02/10_Things_To_Do_Before_You_Graduate.html article3177 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 13:38:37 +0000 Students from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) Universities Network headed to Downing Street on Tuesday 31st May to present a petition calling for financial cuts to be made in military spending rather than in education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-02/student_antiarms_campaigners_petition_10_downing_street.html article3176 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 11:10:12 +0000 What are students most worried about when it comes down to the nitty-gritty? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-02/student_sex_worries_revealed.html article3174 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 09:23:28 +0000 No one really knows Jaguar Skills, the masked master of the mash-up. Slicing up tunes like an audio ninja Mr Skills never fails to lay waste to a crowd. TNS parlayed with the DJ ninja... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-02/interview_jaguar_skills.html article3173 Thursday, 02 Jun 2011 09:03:46 +0000 New trailer for forthcoming super-hero movie Green Lantern http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-06-01/trailer_Green_Lantern.html article3171 Wednesday, 01 Jun 2011 11:50:21 +0000 Brummie Brit Award nominees The Guillemots are certainly far from the more conventional of bands. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-06-01/interview_guillemots.html article3170 Wednesday, 01 Jun 2011 09:08:14 +0000 The NUS has expressed anger over the possibility that 18 to 21 year olds in Scotland may be prevented from buying alcohol at off-licences later this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-06-01/NUS_attacks_Scotlands_backdoor_18_to_24_booze_ban.html article3169 Wednesday, 01 Jun 2011 08:42:42 +0000 Jesters or as it’s otherwise known as ‘The Palace of Dreams’, celebrates its 25th birthday this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-31/An_Ode_to_Jesters_25_Years_On.html article3168 Tuesday, 31 May 2011 18:14:15 +0000 I have often heard it said that people are at their most progressive when they are students. But for years the NUS, as the representative union of the student body has seemed reluctant to be seen as fitting that stereotype. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-30/Comment_New_NUS_Palestine_Policy_a_Step_Forward.html article3167 Monday, 30 May 2011 18:48:43 +0000 Rhian Jones offers her view on the sexual politics behind the 'slutwalk'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-30/if_someone_robbed_a_jewellery_shop_would_they_be_let_off_lightly_because_the_goods_were_advertised_in_the_window.html article3166 Monday, 30 May 2011 14:14:21 +0000 Over 100 protestors took to the streets of Lancaster on Saturday to take part in the growing phenomenon of 'slut walking'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-30/crowds_out_in_force_for_lancaster_slutwalk.html article3165 Monday, 30 May 2011 14:09:01 +0000 The Excellence in Volunteering Awards celebrate the best in volunteering at SUSU. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-30/Southampton_Celebrates_Students_Volunteering_Achievements.html article3164 Monday, 30 May 2011 12:35:11 +0000 The University of Reading has won a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show for its exhibition on ground-breaking cocoa research undertaken by the School of Biological Sciences. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-29/University_wins_gold_at_Chelsea_Flower_Show.html article3163 Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:59:39 +0000 The Institute of Education at the University of Reading has been ranked in the top three education institutions in the Guardian higher education rankings. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-29/University_teaching_training_in_UK_top_3.html article3162 Sunday, 29 May 2011 12:35:18 +0000 As end-of-year exams loom upon the students at Warwick University, the final-year undergraduates take on the final push as they prepare for their last exams before entering the Big Wide World. Claire Norman asks some final-year students what their thoughts are on the times that lie ahead for them after graduation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2011-05-28/final_push.html article3159 Saturday, 28 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Nottingham-born actress Vicky McClure wins a leading actress BAFTA, beating some famous faces including Juliet Stevenson. Born and trained in Nottingham, she unwittingly has provided inspiration to many of young aspiring actors in the area, showing that they can reach the top with a little dedication and hard work. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-05-28/bafta_win.html article3161 Saturday, 28 May 2011 08:55:05 +0000 This summer, Warwick University will host thousands of interviews to select volunteers for the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as providing training facilities for Olympic football teams playing at nearby Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-27/warwick_helps_host_olympics.html article3158 Friday, 27 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Conflicts arise as editors slam sabbaticals for censoring work http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-27/Independence_threatened_at_University_newspaper.html article3157 Friday, 27 May 2011 11:33:18 +0000 One in three intern placements on a government website this year have been unpaid http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-27/Government_website_exploits_graduates_to_work_for_free.html article3156 Friday, 27 May 2011 09:36:25 +0000 Under new plans put forward by Southampton City Council, Houses of Multiple Occupancy (or HMOs) will require planning permission to convert them from a family home. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-26/City_Council_to_Impose_New_Housing_Conditions_Affecting_Students_.html article3155 Thursday, 26 May 2011 14:18:45 +0000 A student's guide to Nottingham's most famous football club http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-26/Where_do_forest_gonow.html article3153 Thursday, 26 May 2011 14:06:24 +0000 A student's guide to Nottingham's most famous football club http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-26/Where_do_forest_gonow.html article3153 Thursday, 26 May 2011 14:06:24 +0000 London School of Economics sets its fees at £8,500 for 2012 academic year http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-26/LSE_opts_for_500_pounds_less_than_top_fee.html article3152 Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:53:47 +0000 It has confirmed that Cheryl Cole has been dropped from the judging panel of the American version of The X Factor. Cheryl Cole in the US http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-05-26/Cheryl_Cole_dropped_from_US_X_Factor_too_geordie_for_the_states.html article3150 Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:47:17 +0000 “I think we’ve done it again,” exclaims a shaven-headed Alan (played by Zach Galifianakis). The Wolfpack are back, and in many ways the team behind the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time HAVE done it again. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-05-26/film_review_the_hangover_part_2.html article3149 Thursday, 26 May 2011 09:49:34 +0000 Forget Formula One a new racing season has begun for the fastest grass cutters in Britain http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-05-26/Ready_steady_mow.html article3148 Thursday, 26 May 2011 09:35:05 +0000 Thyroid disease is characterised by the thyroid gland in the neck over or under producing thyroid hormones which are responsible for the body's metabolism and are used by every cell in the body for vital tasks. Thyroid diseases affect 1 in 20 in the UK but they are frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Could you be one of the millions waiting for a diagnosis you might not even know you are looking for? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-05-25/do_you_have_thyroid_disease.html article3145 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Thyroid disease is characterised by the thyroid gland in the neck over or under producing thyroid hormones which are responsible for the body's metabolism and are used by every cell in the body for vital tasks. Thyroid diseases affect 1 in 20 in the UK but they are frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Could you be one of the millions waiting for a diagnosis you might not even know you are looking for? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-05-25/do_you_have_thyroid_disease.html article3145 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Thyroid disease is characterised by the thyroid gland in the neck over or under producing thyroid hormones which are responsible for the body's metabolism and are used by every cell in the body for vital tasks. Thyroid diseases affect 1 in 20 in the UK but they are frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Could you be one of the millions waiting for a diagnosis you might not even know you are looking for? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-05-25/do_you_have_thyroid_disease.html article3145 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Hiatt Baker bar in Stoke Bishop was packed out for the launch night after its recent refurbishment. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-25/Hiatt_Baker_Bar_relaunch.html article3143 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 20:35:58 +0000 This August, the University of Bristol will once again be represented at the world’s largest arts festival, with seven student productions being taken to the Edinburgh Fringe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-25/Bristol_Students_Set_to_Shine_at_Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe.html article3142 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 20:33:03 +0000 Evangelical priest sets new date for end of the world http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-05-25/US_priest_predicts_the_end_of_the_world..._again_.html article3141 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 17:01:34 +0000 Hostels are likely to be your homes away from home a little research beforehand can guarantee you get what you need http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-05-25/Staying_in_hostels.html article3140 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 16:21:34 +0000 Just how much sex are people at your university having? A new survey reveals all. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-25/glamorgan_has_the_most_sex.html article3138 Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:20:54 +0000 A police hunt for an escaped white tiger stopped play at the Rose Bowl cricket ground on Saturday, evacuating the golf course at County Golf Club and sending members of the public fearing for their lives. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-24/Escaped_Tiger_in_Southampton_Story_Ends_in_Twist.html article3134 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 15:04:38 +0000 Idris Elba makes a welcome return to BBC One to reprise his role as Luther and reveals what lies in store for the dedicated copper. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-05-24/Interview_Idris_Elba_Luther.html article3133 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 09:34:35 +0000 Idris Elba makes a welcome return to BBC One to reprise his role as Luther and reveals what lies in store for the dedicated copper. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-05-24/Interview_Idris_Elba_Luther.html article3133 Tuesday, 24 May 2011 09:34:35 +0000 Nottingham Trent University gains top architecture nomination http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-23/From_Rome_to_Nottingham.html article3129 Monday, 23 May 2011 17:23:11 +0000 Students are racking up fines for bad behaviour and are being left out of pocket to pay them http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-23/Students_fined_for_bad_behaviour.html article3128 Monday, 23 May 2011 16:14:36 +0000 New research from the NUS shows racism on UK campuses is a bigger problem than first thought http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-23/racism_a_problem_on_UK_campuses.html article3127 Monday, 23 May 2011 14:43:06 +0000 A new poll shows dieters are pilling on the pounds by being unaware of the calories in alcoholic drink http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-23/Boozers_pile_on_the_pounds.html article3126 Monday, 23 May 2011 11:01:28 +0000 Laura Beatty weights up the pros and cons of 'tour' after returning from this year's Saloufest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-23/tour_the_Essential_life_experience.html article3125 Monday, 23 May 2011 09:31:24 +0000 Professor Mark Stoyle of Southampton University has recently exposed the power of propaganda in historical enquiry. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-23/Southampton_Professor_Discovers_Power_of_Propaganda_after_Researching_Devil_Dog_.html article3124 Monday, 23 May 2011 09:21:29 +0000 Two Nottingham University students are going to be dusting off their rackets in order to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-23/Greg_Rusedski_backs_recordbreaking_Tennis_Match.html article3123 Monday, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Five undergraduates from Warwick Business School and the University's Economics Department have beaten nine other leading UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, in a fundraising challenge held by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-21/first_prize__for_warwick_fundraising_team.html article3120 Saturday, 21 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Leeds Met has recognized the sporting achievements of both its teams and students over the past year in the annual Carnegie Sports Awards. The ceremony, which took place at the institution's Headingley campus, marked a celebration of the sporting year and recognized the achievements and participation of all of those who have contributed to the successes achieved by Met students in 2010/2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-21/leeds_met_celebrate_sporting_achievement.html article3122 Saturday, 21 May 2011 12:46:04 +0000 Survival Sunday is once again upon us and never before has the foot of table looked so intriguing. Five teams still remain in contention to plummet into the Championship, and with only a point separating them the clubs this year’s drop is likely to be more painful than ever. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-21/Premier_League_Weekend_predictions.html article3121 Saturday, 21 May 2011 11:49:28 +0000 Having recently received criticism over accepting a donation from Libyan leader Col Gaddafi’s son, Saif Gaddafi, the London School of Economics again spark controversy. This time one of its lecturers, Satoshi Kanazawa, has in a blog post on the Psychology Today website cited survey findings from the University of Carolina, claiming that black women are less attractive than women of other races. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-20/LSE_controversy_after_lecturer_claim_black_women_are_less_attractive.html article3119 Friday, 20 May 2011 14:18:30 +0000 With less than four weeks to go till the biggest student party of the year, now is the time to get your tickets to Beach Break Live! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-20/featured_festival_Beach_Break_Live.html article3118 Friday, 20 May 2011 10:22:11 +0000 Rhian Jones reviews the latest art installation to set up home at Lancaster University's LICA building. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-05-20/untouched_imagination.html article3117 Friday, 20 May 2011 08:37:52 +0000 Students living on campus have today had their internet speeds doubled from a sluggish and highly unstable 2-5Mpbs to 10/5Mbps. These changes were promised by ResNet, the university's internet provider and have come in light of ongoing complaints about internet speeds in halls of residence. However, while they are improved, the actual speeds of the network will also be dependent on the amount of users and the type of data being downloaded or uploaded at any one time. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-05-19/warwick_internet_catches_up.html article3116 Thursday, 19 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Students living on campus have today had their internet speeds doubled from a sluggish and highly unstable 2-5Mpbs to 10/5Mbps. These changes were promised by ResNet, the university's internet provider and have come in light of ongoing complaints about internet speeds in halls of residence. However, while they are improved, the actual speeds of the network will also be dependent on the amount of users and the type of data being downloaded or uploaded at any one time. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-05-19/warwick_internet_catches_up.html article3116 Thursday, 19 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Forget having your timbers shivered, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides barely makes a ripple in the water. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-19/film_review_pirates_of_the_caribbean_on_stranger_tides.html article3115 Thursday, 19 May 2011 18:00:39 +0000 The University of Reading has been ranked 32 in the 2012 Guardian University Guide an improvement of 13 places on last year’s survey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-18/Reading_scales_league_table.html article3114 Wednesday, 18 May 2011 18:39:04 +0000 Southampton University Student Union held its Annual General Meeting yesterday evening, but failed to attract enough students to attend, meaning that none of the motions were constitutionally passed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-18/AGM_Fails_to_Reach_Quorum.html article3113 Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:55:24 +0000 The popularity of festivals has rocketed since the first two-day Glastonbury Festival was held in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died. There were 1,500 visitors, each paying the princely sum of £1 – although this did include free milk from the local farm. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-18/festival_tickets_for_a_pound.html article3111 Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:44:06 +0000 The popularity of festivals has rocketed since the first two-day Glastonbury Festival was held in 1970, the day after Jimi Hendrix died. There were 1,500 visitors, each paying the princely sum of £1 – although this did include free milk from the local farm. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-18/festival_tickets_for_a_pound.html article3111 Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:44:06 +0000 One American man really is ‘Lovin’ It’ after eating 25,000th Big Macs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-05-18/man_eats_25k_big_macs.html article3110 Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:37:16 +0000 Confusion is reining amongst Lancaster students after an event claiming to promote Graduate College Extrav appeared on Facebook. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-17/confusion_over_harry_potter_themed_extrav.html article3109 Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:15:58 +0000 There isn’t much that’s more exciting than the moment you’ve booked yourself on a holiday with your mates. While finding an amazing deal on plane tickets and cheap beds in a hostel are important, here are a few travel safety tips to make your travels as enjoyable as possible: http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Travel/2011-05-17/travel_safety_tips.html article3106 Tuesday, 17 May 2011 15:13:28 +0000 Southampton General Hospital’s children’s cardiac ward, known as ‘Ocean Ward’, may be set to close under new NHS plans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-17/Southampton_Childrens_Ward_Under_Threat.html article3104 Tuesday, 17 May 2011 08:37:53 +0000 Leeds were bested by varsity rivals Loughborough Lightning 65-47 on Saturday, before losing the netball version of the Roses rivalry 47-34 at home against Bury-based Northern Thunder on Sunday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-16/torrid_season_comes_to_an_end.html article3103 Monday, 16 May 2011 16:16:10 +0000 Leeds Met women’s football team have suffered heartbreak for the second successive year in the BUCS Championships, as they lost out to Northumbria on penalties. It was a cruel case of history repeating itself as Leeds lost to the Tyneside institution on penalties in the previous year’s final. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-16/second_successive_final_heartbreak_for_met_women.html article3102 Monday, 16 May 2011 16:09:12 +0000 Chase & Status have made it big. Last year their critically acclaimed album No More Idols reached number 2 in the album charts, going gold in the first week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-05-16/interview_chase_and_status.html article3101 Monday, 16 May 2011 13:10:08 +0000 The University of Reading is joining forces with a Chinese university to teach a new undergraduate degree in chemistry beginning in the autumn term. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-16/East_meets_West_for_new_chemistry_degree.html article3100 Monday, 16 May 2011 11:08:57 +0000 The team will be moving on the the world cup after winning Nationals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-16/SIFE_Southampton_to_represent_UK_in_SIFE_World_Cup.html article3098 Monday, 16 May 2011 08:48:22 +0000 The annual Roses Tournament has hit York this year with a battle between long standing rivals, Lancaster and York University. But do the universities know how to play their strengths? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-14/Roses_Tournament_in_Full_Swing.html article3097 Saturday, 14 May 2011 17:34:25 +0000 It will have escaped nobody’s attention that recently the Middle East and North Africa have seen an eruption of uprisings and protests such as have never been seen before in the region. From the Egyptian Revolution, the civil war in Libya, and the latest violence in Syria the so called "Arab Spring" has ousted dictators, caused massive political changes and will undoubtedly have some very significant repercussions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-14/warwick_students_debate_arab_spring.html article3095 Saturday, 14 May 2011 11:14:24 +0000 This year's AGM will take place on Tuesday in The Cube and the Union is pulling out all the stops to encourage students to attend. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-13/SUSU_promotes_AGM_with_a_GOAT_day.html article3096 Friday, 13 May 2011 17:52:31 +0000 Stephen K Amos, the star of his very own comical BBC2 series ‘The Stephen K Amos Show’, performed at Warwick Arts Centre to an audience of a few hundred on May 13th. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-13/the_perfect_remedy_for_a_friday_night.html article3099 Friday, 13 May 2011 11:30:22 +0000 Stephen K Amos, the star of his very own comical BBC2 series ‘The Stephen K Amos Show’, performed at Warwick Arts Centre to an audience of a few hundred on May 13th. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-13/the_perfect_remedy_for_a_friday_night.html article3099 Friday, 13 May 2011 11:30:22 +0000 Stephen K Amos, the star of his very own comical BBC2 series ‘The Stephen K Amos Show’, performed at Warwick Arts Centre to an audience of a few hundred on May 13th. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-13/the_perfect_remedy_for_a_friday_night.html article3099 Friday, 13 May 2011 11:30:22 +0000 The news was leaked several days before SUSU planned to make the announcement at next week's AGM. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-13/Tinchy_Stryder_to_Perform_at_Soton_Grad_Ball.html article3094 Friday, 13 May 2011 11:13:52 +0000 TNS looks at the adaptation of Sara Gruen's novel http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-05-12/FILM_REVIEW_Water_for_Elephants.html article3093 Thursday, 12 May 2011 16:50:31 +0000 Universities Minster David Willets has been forced to back-peddle over his comments on a controversial White Paper that would create a number of ‘off-quota’ university places for wealthy British students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-11/debate_rages_over_off_quota_university_places.html article3092 Wednesday, 11 May 2011 14:13:18 +0000 Reading University Students’ Union’s (RUSU) Student Officers have declared their outrage at the recent news that the government would allow wealthy parents to buy their children a place at university if they do not achieve the required grades at A-Level. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-11/RUSU_outraged_at_University_for_the_rich_.html article3091 Wednesday, 11 May 2011 12:33:14 +0000 Ye Olde Oak is on a mission to spread some happiness. Check out their competition on Facebook to be in with a chance of winning six Odeon cinema tickets for you and your mates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-10/spread_some_happiness_with_Ye_Olde_Oak_and_win_Odeon_tickets.html article3090 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 15:24:21 +0000 Voting opened this morning for students to choose next year’s Academic Presidents, but 24 of the 36 positions have failed to attract any candidates to run. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-10/Voting_for_Academic_Presidents_Opens_as_Two_Thirds_of_the_Positions_Remain_Without_Nomination.html article3089 Tuesday, 10 May 2011 12:52:35 +0000 Grizedale student Rob Lucas is preparing to set off on a round-the-world cycling adventure –all in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-09/lancaster_student_set_for_20000_mile_cycle_challenge.html article3088 Monday, 09 May 2011 18:24:52 +0000 Susanne Clausen, a Reader in Fine Art at the University of Reading, has teamed up with Pavlo Kerestey of the Szuper Gallery for a distinctive exhibition entitled ‘Ballet’ at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Canada. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-09/University_scholar_pioneers_rock_opera.html article3086 Monday, 09 May 2011 14:37:33 +0000 Organiser of the event, Equality and Diversity Officer Frankie Fry hopes it will raise awareness of disability in sport. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-09/Hampshire_Harriers_to_Hit_Uni_for_Wheelchair_Basketball_Demo.html article3085 Monday, 09 May 2011 10:04:43 +0000 Leeds Carnegie’s woeful season went from bad to worse on Saturday thanks to a 51-38 loss away to Team Northumbria. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-08/another_game_another_loss.html article3084 Sunday, 08 May 2011 19:55:41 +0000 TNS looks at the return of the Scream franchise http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-05-08/FILM_REVIEW_Scre4m.html article3083 Sunday, 08 May 2011 19:24:07 +0000 Most students of the Humanities or Social Sciences will be familiar with Edward Said in some manner, whether it is his theories, his political views, or even just his name that they have encountered. A dominant figure in numerous academic circles, widely renowned for his book Orientalism, Said died in 2003. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-07/remembering_what_said_said_the_annual_edward_said_memorial_lecture.html article3080 Saturday, 07 May 2011 11:32:26 +0000 Most students of the Humanities or Social Sciences will be familiar with Edward Said in some manner, whether it is his theories, his political views, or even just his name that they have encountered. A dominant figure in numerous academic circles, widely renowned for his book Orientalism, Said died in 2003. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-07/remembering_what_said_said_the_annual_edward_said_memorial_lecture.html article3080 Saturday, 07 May 2011 11:32:26 +0000 It’s almost crunch time in the greatest football league in the world with all twenty teams looking to make advances this weekend. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-06/Premier_League_Weekend_predictions_.html article3082 Friday, 06 May 2011 17:43:29 +0000 The exhibition presents over 200 images of street photography from 1860 up to today’s digital phenomenon. This sort of project is great for a new Londoner as you feel much closer its past and what happened historically in areas that you now frequent on night’s out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-05-06/review_of_london_street_photography_exhibition_Museum_of_London.html article3077 Friday, 06 May 2011 09:00:00 +0000 Warwick University students have been flocking to the polling stations located around campus throughout the day. They join others as the UK votes in a referendum on whether or not to keep the current voting system which determines which parties enter the House of Commons. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-05/warwick_university_students_cast_their_vote.html article3079 Thursday, 05 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Ever wondered how fit you are? How you stack up against the rest of the lads? Or whether your girlfriend is more attractive than your sister? Now you can courtesy of fitsort.com, the new phenomenon sweeping the Facebook community. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-05/Fitsort_Harmless_fun.html article3078 Thursday, 05 May 2011 17:11:28 +0000 First year Geography student Olivia Vaughan is standing as the Labour candidate in the Portswood ward. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-05/Southampton_Student_Runs_for_Local_Council.html article3076 Thursday, 05 May 2011 11:48:05 +0000 TNS spoke to businesses in Portswood who are worrying about the effects of higher fees in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-04/Local_Portswood_Businesses_Fear_Effects_of_Higher_Uni_Fees.html article3074 Wednesday, 04 May 2011 11:56:58 +0000 Helen Alexander CBE has extensive experience after having held positions with The Economist, BT and the Tate Gallery. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-04/First_Female_Chancellor_for_University_of_Southampton_.html article3073 Wednesday, 04 May 2011 11:35:01 +0000 What do students at one of the world's most highly respected unis get together to do on a summer's day? A nice civilised picnic in the park? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-04/cambridge_toffs_drunken_rampage_causes_scandal.html article3072 Wednesday, 04 May 2011 09:05:24 +0000 A charity organisation set up to help youngsters aged 16-24 across the Northeast is still showing fantastic potential. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-03/Street_League_still_going_strong.html article3071 Tuesday, 03 May 2011 15:52:58 +0000 The opening of a Tesco store in the Stokes Croft area of Bristol sparked riots against police http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-03/violent_riots_in_stokes_croft_.html article3070 Tuesday, 03 May 2011 14:39:17 +0000 TNS talks to Skinny Popcorn creator Julian Metcalfe http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-05-03/Once_you_pop.html article3069 Tuesday, 03 May 2011 11:33:01 +0000 The University of Reading held its 5th Annual Donor Day recently, to help thank those who generously donate to the University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-03/University_thanks_donors.html article3068 Tuesday, 03 May 2011 10:36:01 +0000 Students returned to Lancaster this weekend to find Alexandra Square fully open and functional for the first time this academic year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-02/alexandra_square_refurbishment_complete.html article3067 Monday, 02 May 2011 22:14:11 +0000 It was announced during the Easter vacation that Lancaster’s Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings will resign from his role at the University at the end of 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-02/lancaster_vice_chancellor_to_leave_for_australia.html article3066 Monday, 02 May 2011 21:05:52 +0000 TNS reviews James Wan's paranormal thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-05-02/FILM_REVIEW_Insidious.html article3065 Monday, 02 May 2011 18:50:32 +0000 Leeds Carnegie suffered their ninth defeat of the season, losing 52-49 away to play-off hopefuls Team Bath. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-05-01/early_bath_for_carnegie.html article3064 Sunday, 01 May 2011 18:00:29 +0000 The University of Warwick has a wonderful campus, but also one that is distant enough from the local towns of Coventry and Leamington Spa to make reliance on buses a necessity in most cases. This is not, in itself, too big an issue, but if the services are overly busy during peak times and a little expensive then some questions are to be raised. This is why the University’s introduction of a new bus service is particularly welcome. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-05-01/free_bus_service_for_students.html article3060 Sunday, 01 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000 Bristol Union elects new Sabbatical team on an anti-cuts campaigning ticket http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-30/New_President_Welcomes_AntiCuts_Era.html article3063 Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 18:09:21 +0000 190 years later Bristolian laid to rest http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-30/Real_skeletons_in_the_closet.html article3062 Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 18:05:24 +0000 Dean of the Faculty of Arts called an open meeting to discuss "the future of the Modern Languages" at Bristol http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-30/Open_meeting_called_due_to_language_students\_concerns.html article3061 Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 18:00:28 +0000 Can we actually class the first week of Term Three at Warwick University as a ‘week’? Term didn’t start until Wednesday April 27th and, with the Royal Wedding on the 29th, this week has been almost a dead loss. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-30/week_one_what_week_one.html article3058 Saturday, 30 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0000 It started with a handful of chatting students, crowding around a relatively small screen and sipping morning tea. By eleven o’ clock people had settled to standing on the second floor and hugging the banisters of the steps for a better view; couches had been dragged forwards; all chairs were occupied; and a lucky few snuck in at the front. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-29/a_ticket_to_the_tv_courtesy_of_the_royals.html article3059 Friday, 29 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0000 A recent survey has revealed a rise in the employment rates of recent graduates at the University of Reading. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-28/Graduate_employment_on_the_up.html article3057 Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 11:40:42 +0000 Take a look at the making of the final Harry Potter film..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-04-28/behind_the_scenes_harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_2.html article3056 Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 11:24:24 +0000 The saga is coming to an end. Harry Potter faces his toughest battle yet. Watch the trailer for the most anticpated film release of the year.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-04-28/first_look_harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_2_trailer.html article3055 Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 11:15:08 +0000 If the plans go ahead the supermarket will become the seventh within half a mile. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-28/Controversy_Over_Plans_To_Sell_Portswood_Car_Park_to_Lidl.html article3054 Thursday, 28 Apr 2011 08:55:31 +0000 Anarchists, Muslim extremists, orgy protests, porn tributes and racist ‘knights’ VBS takes an alternative look at the Royal Wedding. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-04-27/video_vbs_royal_wedding_documentary.html article3048 Wednesday, 27 Apr 2011 10:43:20 +0000 Some phrases just don’t go together: ham and pineapple, Conservative-Lib Dem government, Kenneth Branagh and comic books. Yet here it is, Branagh’s interpretation of Thor, the story of the mythical warrior who is cast out of his interstellar realm to Earth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-04-26/FILM_REVIEW_Thor.html article3045 Tuesday, 26 Apr 2011 09:00:22 +0000 How to be finance savvy, without comprimising your lifestyle http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-04-23/Counting_down_the_days_until_your_next_loan.html article3044 Saturday, 23 Apr 2011 19:29:38 +0000 Only five games of the season to go and there is still everything to play for in the world's most competitive football league. With the Gunners dropping vital points to bitter north London rivals Tottenham in midweek it's Chelsea who now pose the greatest threat to Utd's charge for a record breaking nineteenth top flight tital. Last week's results did little to ease the congestion at the bottom of the table too with only eight points separating ninth place Newcastle and tailenders Wolves. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-22/Premier_League_Weekend_predictions_.html article3043 Friday, 22 Apr 2011 23:28:05 +0000 Team 'We'd better make it past the Isle of Wight' made it as far as Germany in a bid to raise money for charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-22/Southampton_Jailbreak_2011_a_Success.html article3042 Friday, 22 Apr 2011 10:50:19 +0000 With the festival season fast-approaching it's time to open that cupboard door, tug that tent out and wipe last year's mud off it. But while you're listing what you haven’t got, this year is the perfect time to add some green supplies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-04-21/green_is_the_next_big_thing.html article3041 Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 20:44:50 +0000 Southampton City Council hopes to beat other cities as they enter a national competition in the fight for the Lord Mayoralty Status http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-21/Will_The_Queen_Back_Southampton_with_Lord_Mayoralty_Status.html article3039 Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 11:12:46 +0000 Sian Hancock investigates relationship patterns at Southampton University and explains that the royal couple's relationship is not all that different to any one of ours. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-21/William_and_Kate_A_Tale_of_the_Typical_Student_Romance.html article3038 Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 10:57:53 +0000 Sian Hancock investigates relationship patterns at Southampton University and explains that the royal couple's relationship is not all that different to any one of ours. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-21/William_and_Kate_A_Tale_of_the_Typical_Student_Romance.html article3038 Thursday, 21 Apr 2011 10:57:53 +0000 The coalitions reckless tuition fees increases could see 36,000 less students go to university says Ed Miliband. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-20/36_thousand_less_uni_places_says_miliband.html article3037 Wednesday, 20 Apr 2011 14:21:48 +0000 After an action-packed weekend that saw the league leaders Manchester United hopes of another treble evaporate, Stoke reach their first ever Cup Final and Liverpool break the hearts of Gunners worldwide TNS’s resident expert Stu Webster is predicting more fireworks in midweek with the league’s top three all in action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-19/Premier_League_Midweek_predictions.html article3036 Tuesday, 19 Apr 2011 16:33:46 +0000 Same place. Same teams. Same result. For the second time this season Reading Rockets prevented Leeds Carnegie from acquiring their first piece of silverware in two years, beating the Yorkshire team 88-63 in the Division One Playoff Final. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-18/final_deja_vu_for_carnegie.html article3035 Monday, 18 Apr 2011 19:01:07 +0000 The O2 Arena in London is filled with girls dressed as angels and there’s a man or two (yes, men) wearing revealing white dresses a la “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head”. There is no question; Kylie Minogue is in town. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-04-15/Review_of_Kylie_Minogues_2011_Tour.html article3034 Friday, 15 Apr 2011 14:57:54 +0000 Over 302,000 people have viewed The Wessex Scene new website since it was created in September and that number shows no sign of slowing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-15/Wessex_Scene_reaches_over_quarter_of_a_million_hits_in_one_year.html article3033 Friday, 15 Apr 2011 13:36:09 +0000 PhD student Andrew Treharne wins recognition for his work on developing tools that could potentially cure retinal diseases. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-15/Southampton_Science_Student_Strikes_Gold_in_House_of_Commons.html article3032 Friday, 15 Apr 2011 13:22:12 +0000 As the Premier League edges ever-closer to what is certain to be a nale-biting climax at both the top and bottom of the table, TNS is inviting a host of specially selected football fanatics to cast an expert eye over the season's remaining fixtures. This week it's the turn of die-hard Baggie Stu Webster, who inbetween explaining the relative merits of Peter Odenwingie's right foot studies for a degree in psychology at The University of Plymouth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-14/Premier_League_predictions.html article3031 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 21:49:51 +0000 Lancaster student band Morain are preparing to release their debut single. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-14/Lancaster_Campus_Band_Set_for_Single_Release.html article3030 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 21:03:52 +0000 Expect five days focussing on 'bringing the activities of the two departments to both the students and the local community.’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-14/New_EnviroRAG_Week_to_Hit_Campus_After_Easter_.html article3029 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 17:25:32 +0000 Southampton Police move thier headquaters from the Civic Centre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-14/Fond_Farewell_to_Southampton_Police_Station.html article3028 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 17:03:37 +0000 Jonathan Boulton comments on why the NUS election process has to change http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-04-14/comment_why_the_NUS_elections_need_to_change.html article3027 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 15:17:01 +0000 Leeds Carnegie could make history this weekend by becoming the first club in English basketball history to have a men and women’s team crowned as Division 1 National Champions. Carnegie are only the second team in EBL history to have both teams qualify for the Division 1 Final Fours, held at the Amaechi Centre in Manchester. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-14/historic_opportunity_for_carnegie.html article3025 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 14:42:30 +0000 Shift Learning want to know your views on how you use and purchase student resources. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-14/share_your_views_and_win_an_iPad_2.html article3026 Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 14:40:05 +0000 Think puppets are for kids? Think again as TNS takes a trip to Avenue Q. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-13/Review_Avenue_Q_Mayflower_Theatre.html article3021 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 19:29:32 +0000 Think puppets are for kids? Think again as TNS takes a trip to Avenue Q. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-13/Review_Avenue_Q_Mayflower_Theatre.html article3021 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 19:29:32 +0000 Boozy nights out can put a serious strain on a relationship. We find out how alcohol has influenced your partnerships. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2011-04-13/video_booze_and_relationships.html article3020 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 16:25:41 +0000 The Doctor reveals what lies in store for the Doctor and his fellow TARDIS travellers in 2011, and why the Fez is no longer his favourite hat. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-04-13/interview_matt_smith_doctor_who.html article3016 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 14:45:08 +0000 Liam Burns has been elected the new NUS president. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-13/Burns_wins_NUS_presidency.html article3015 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 13:40:35 +0000 NUS said that by slashing funding for education and training and not investing properly in job creation and growth, the Government risked alienating a generation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-13/nus_responds_record_youth_unemployment_figures.html article3014 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 10:18:23 +0000 Saloufest has again made headlines for binge-drinking and debauchery. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-13/drinking_sex_and_debauchery_saloufest_causes_more_scandal.html article3013 Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 09:07:10 +0000 New research from the University of Reading has revealed that cannabis could help to reduce the chances of epileptic seizures. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-12/Cannabis_to_help_treat_epilepsy.html article3011 Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 18:37:14 +0000 In his opening remarks to the National Union of Students (NUS) National Conference 2011 in NewcastleGateshead today Aaron Porter, the outgoing NUS National President today told delegates in a year of disappointments and bitter battles. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-12/nus_president_reflects_on_the_year_as_NUS_conference_opens.html article3010 Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 13:45:41 +0000 Premier league strugglers Sunderland are in a worrying position with relegation not far away. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/Black_Cats_in_troublesome_times.html article3009 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 17:27:36 +0000 The University of Sunderland women’s rugby team fell short of the BUCS cup final. They came up against a more experienced Sheffield Hallam side that were particularly ruthless in the backline with five tries coming from their back three. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/Sheffield_Hallam_triumph_over_Sunderland.html article3008 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 17:15:29 +0000 Move aside Golden Generation, the future is here. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/The_new_Golden_Generation_of_English_football.html article3007 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 16:43:14 +0000 Leeds Met’s vice-chancellor, Susan price, is an impressively adept public speaker possessing a friendly tone that seductively debilitates even the most confrontational point, and her employment of rhetoric would not be out of place in Westminster- all these ‘qualities’ were on display in the recent ‘question time’ forum where she defended the impending sports cuts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/The_Price_Is_Not_Right_For_Leeds_Met_Sport.html article3005 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 15:59:23 +0000 Two of the country’s top sporting universities lock horns again in the seventh University of Bath v Loughborough varsity fixture on Wednesday 20th April. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/rec_set_to_host_big_varsity_clash.html article3004 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 14:23:37 +0000 It was a mixed weekend for the Leeds Carnegie netball Superleague team. A 52-44 win on Saturday was tempered by a 63-36 loss to Hertfordshire Mavericks on Sunday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-11/a_broken_ankle_a_win_a_loss_and_en_exasperated_coach.html article3003 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 14:21:00 +0000 Alistair Steward offers his thoughts on the current rebrand of Southampton University's Student Union. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-11/SUSU_Rebrand_Will_It_Work_.html article3002 Monday, 11 Apr 2011 12:20:40 +0000 The plot summary about a giant, man-eating plant would leave any reader dubious about seeing “Little Shop of Horrors” being an unconventional storyline. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-10/little_shop_of_horrors_the_forum_theatre.html article3001 Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 17:51:33 +0000 The plot summary about a giant, man-eating plant would leave any reader dubious about seeing “Little Shop of Horrors” being an unconventional storyline. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-10/little_shop_of_horrors_the_forum_theatre.html article3001 Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 17:51:33 +0000 The plot summary about a giant, man-eating plant would leave any reader dubious about seeing “Little Shop of Horrors” being an unconventional storyline. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-10/little_shop_of_horrors_the_forum_theatre.html article3001 Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 17:51:33 +0000 Shakespeare’s Classic was presented to Chester University by a band of eager drama students desperate to express their talents. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-10/as_you_like_it.html article2999 Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 17:44:23 +0000 Shakespeare’s Classic was presented to Chester University by a band of eager drama students desperate to express their talents. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-10/as_you_like_it.html article2999 Sunday, 10 Apr 2011 17:44:23 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan University’s vice-chancellor, Susan Price, has offered her sympathy to students at all institutions who will be paying the newly increased fee levels come 2012: “I feel for the students, of course I feel for the students,” she told students at Leeds Met. “I don’t want our students to leave this, or any other university, with that level of debt- but that’s the way it is for now.” http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-09/leeds_mets_vc_offers_sympathy_to_students_over_increased_fees.html article2998 Saturday, 09 Apr 2011 10:56:19 +0000 City University London has joined the long list of universities to set tuition fees at £9,000 for 2012 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-08/city_university_becomes_latest_edition_to_charge_9000.html article2997 Friday, 08 Apr 2011 15:38:46 +0000 A further three universities have announced what they plan to charge students from 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-08/more_unis_set_fees.html article2996 Friday, 08 Apr 2011 10:02:20 +0000 Do you like to laugh?? Joe Moor from TNS checks out the monthly comedy night at Talking Heads, including an open mic set. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-04-08/Are_You_Not_Entertained_Stitches_Comedy_at_The_Talking_Heads.html article2995 Friday, 08 Apr 2011 09:23:17 +0000 Do you like to laugh?? Joe Moor from TNS checks out the monthly comedy night at Talking Heads, including an open mic set. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-04-08/Are_You_Not_Entertained_Stitches_Comedy_at_The_Talking_Heads.html article2995 Friday, 08 Apr 2011 09:23:17 +0000 Lyndsey Jones on the show we all love to hate http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-04-07/Why_its_okay_to_watch_The_Only_Way_is_Essex.html article2994 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 23:25:02 +0000 Leeds Met’s Vice Chancellor, Susan Price, has vigorously defended the University’s decision to raise fees to £8,500 a year, speaking at a student forum, she said: “The new fee that has been agreed is a fee that will allow us, on a certain basis, to have stability and the capability to invest in the institution. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-07/leeds_met_not_an_easyjet_university_according_to_vc.html article2993 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 20:17:15 +0000 Dr. Tom Bibby sets out to improve photosynthesis in order to increase food and fuel production http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-07/Southampton_Scientist_Set_to_Improve_Photosynthesis_.html article2988 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 13:32:04 +0000 Meet Brick Vader, London's Lord of the Sith. A pig obsessed, forever angry, foul mouthed cyborg who calls everyone Errol and dishes out dead body disposal tips to anyone who will listen. The world of Guy Ritchie's Snatch and Star Wars collide on the Eastend of the Death Star. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-04-07/video_snatch_wars.html article2989 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 11:57:34 +0000 Bristol's Taekwondo team lose out to Southampton at Nationals http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-07/taekwondo_team_lose_out_.html article2987 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 09:48:30 +0000 Arts and Social sciences secure funding in times of heavy cut backs http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-07/Fighting_back_for_the_Arts.html article2986 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 09:42:17 +0000 Emma Blott and Mary Spender manage to break charity getaway record by blagging their way to the other side of the world http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-07/Jailbreak_record_broken_by_Australian_escape.html article2985 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 09:37:18 +0000 On Saturday the 26th of March, over 200 University of Bristol students travelled to London to join the ‘March for the Alternative’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-07/Bristol_University_March_for_the_Alternative.html article2983 Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 09:24:29 +0000 Literature fans and middle-aged husbands beware – it’s a musical rendition of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, starring housewives’ favourite Marti Pellow… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-06/jekyll_and_hyde_at_the_mayflower_theatre.html article2956 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 19:50:50 +0000 Reel Big Fish turn Southampton University into a ska infested sweat box. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-04-06/reel_big_fish_southampton_university.html article2958 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 19:00:42 +0000 Reel Big Fish turn Southampton University into a ska infested sweat box. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-04-06/reel_big_fish_southampton_university.html article2958 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 19:00:42 +0000 Work on environmentally friendly street lighting has started in Bevois Valley. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-06/Success_of_Street_Lighting_Campaign_Extends_to_Bevois_Strip.html article2980 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 18:32:40 +0000 Kirsty Hough visits Southampton's Nuffield Theatre's latest show. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-04-06/tempest_teams_with_talent.html article2949 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 18:22:24 +0000 Kirsty Hough visits Southampton's Nuffield Theatre's latest show. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-04-06/tempest_teams_with_talent.html article2949 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 18:22:24 +0000 Blustery Lancaster has finally been given the opportunity to make something positive out of its less than brilliant weather –a wind turbine has been given the go-ahead to be built on campus. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-06/lancaster_wind_turbine_given_approval.html article2978 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 14:41:10 +0000 You would expect to get what you pay for, but this might not be the case when it comes to university tuition fees. Britain’s lowest ranked university has announced that it will charge fees of £8,450 a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-06/lowest_ranked_uni_to_charge_8450.html article2977 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 14:10:17 +0000 The University of Reading, Vice-Chancellor Professor Gordon Marshall is to leave the University after nine years in charge. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-05/ViceChancellor_to_step_down_this_autumn.html article2976 Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011 17:07:15 +0000 It has by all accounts been a disappointing Superleague season for the Leeds Carnegie girls, poor finances have robbed them of staging home games in front of the Sky Sports cameras, and injuries have robbed them off crucial players- not to mention the mounting defeats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-05/leeds_fail_to_shock_lightning.html article2975 Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011 16:07:46 +0000 The campaign, timed for Mother's Day, has raised £1.25 million for breast cancer research projects in total. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-05/over_22k_donated_to_southampton_by_hallmarks_cards_for_a_cure_campaign.html article2974 Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011 10:31:39 +0000 Congratulations to all candidates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-04/New_Student_Leader_Positions_Elected.html article2973 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 22:48:30 +0000 Leeds Carnegie reached the Division 1 Final Fours for the first time in the club’s history with a 88-78 over Brixton Topcats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-04-04/carnegie_cruise_to_historic_final_four.html article2972 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 22:33:30 +0000 An international flavour was brought to Lancaster Comedy Club at the Borough on Sunday 27th March, with acts from Canada, Ecuador and Ireland performing in support of headline comedian Steve Gribbin. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-04-04/review_lancaster_comedy_club_at_the_borough.html article2971 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 22:10:38 +0000 Six of the thirteen positions were uncontested. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-04/Low_Turnout_in_Southamptons_Student_Leader_Elections.html article2970 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 21:03:33 +0000 Some people never learn! As if the first Hangover didn't cause them enough bother the boys are back with another set of dilemmas following another night on the sauce. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-04-04/trailer_the_hangover_2.html article2969 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 17:14:34 +0000 It’s been a little while since we have done one of these! Once again we have collected just a few of the awesome new acts we are always hearing at TNS. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-04-04/new_music_incoming_transmissions_volume_3.html article2968 Monday, 04 Apr 2011 16:51:55 +0000 Lancaster Litfest confirmed yesterday that it will lose the money it receives from Arts Council England after 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-01/lancaster_litfest_loses_funding.html article2967 Friday, 01 Apr 2011 10:56:52 +0000 Vocational degrees such as Golf Course Management have oft been labelled ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees and used to scoff at higher education, but a new set of vocational degree courses unveiled today by the UK’s League of Universities have led even those within the sector to start questioning whether Higher Education has finally eaten itself. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-04-01/has_education_eaten_itself.html article2965 Friday, 01 Apr 2011 09:15:47 +0000 The University of Reading Vice-Chancellor is in the top 10 list of university highest earners in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-31/ViceChancellor_in_top_ten_university_rich_list.html article2964 Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 18:22:51 +0000 When I took my seat in the Sugarhouse to see LUTG’s production of “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, it was with a sense of great anticipation. Oscar Wilde’s novel has long been a favourite of mine, and I was keen to witness it being put on the stage. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-31/lancaster_students_present_dorian_gray.html article2961 Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 15:54:39 +0000 A belated male response to SUSU's Women's Day celebration http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-31/a_man_on_womens_day.html article2963 Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 15:50:28 +0000 City University are to demolish the old student accommodation to make way for a larger residence http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-31/Finsbury_Residence_to_get_complete_make_over.html article2962 Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 15:19:34 +0000 Laura Beatty explores the benefits of cycling around University, despite a recent spate of bike thefts recently. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-31/Why_Recent_Bike_Theft_Shouldnt_Put_Students_Off_Cycling.html article2960 Thursday, 31 Mar 2011 10:54:15 +0000 The charity project ‘Movember’ has been a recent success across the country. For the whole month of November we saw the boys growing their moustaches to raise money for the battle against prostate cancer. A great cause, and as much as I think we all enjoyed the boys looking very 70’s suave for a month, I have to say that us ladies for obvious reasons felt a little left out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-30/One_Dress_One_Month.html article2952 Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011 11:28:28 +0000 The University of Reading is set to raise its tuition fees to the maximum threshold of £9,000 for the 2012/13 academic year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-29/reading_to_charge_9000_tuition_fees.html article2957 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 23:06:36 +0000 TNS writer Nicola Stewart delves into the weird and wonderful world of Lily Allen's televisual adventures http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-29/lily_allen_really_riches_to_rags.html article2950 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 21:52:12 +0000 TNS writer Nicola Stewart delves into the weird and wonderful world of Lily Allen's televisual adventures http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-29/lily_allen_really_riches_to_rags.html article2950 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 21:52:12 +0000 Restructuring the NHS will make it more efficient, responsive and successful http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-29/COMMENT_Cut_the_fat_to_improve_NHS.html article2955 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 12:28:17 +0000 Watch a live experiment online, demonstrating how. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-29/Southampton_Scientist_Demonstrates_the_end_of_MRSA.html article2954 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 12:19:41 +0000 Gemma Avery's top telly picks http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-29/TV_What_to_watch_this_week.html article2953 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 11:54:21 +0000 Are we bored with reality TV? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-29/TV_Reality_bites.html article2951 Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 11:42:34 +0000 Mockumentary maestros like Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean have taken aim at 70s glam rock (This is Spinal Tap), dog shows (Best in Show) and country music (A Mighty Wind) over the years. It’s from this spoof tradition that quirky British film, Morris: A Life with Bells On emerges, giving a parodic hug to that very English of pastimes, Morris dancing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-28/FILM_REVIEW_Morris_A_Life_with_Bells_On.html article2877 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 17:58:19 +0000 The Welsh-quintet return with a sterling musical offering, firmly cementing their place at the top of the metal world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-28/Funeral_For_A_Friend_Welcome_Home_Armageddon.html article2948 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 17:28:38 +0000 The Welsh-quintet return with a sterling musical offering, firmly cementing their place at the top of the metal world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-28/Funeral_For_A_Friend_Welcome_Home_Armageddon.html article2948 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 17:28:38 +0000 TNS casts its musical ear over The Vaccines debut album released March 14th, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-28/what_did_you_expect_from_the_vaccines_not_this_I_can_assure_you.html article2947 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 17:21:26 +0000 TNS casts its musical ear over The Vaccines debut album released March 14th, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-28/what_did_you_expect_from_the_vaccines_not_this_I_can_assure_you.html article2947 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 17:21:26 +0000 Leeds Carnegie suffered their sixth defeat of the Fiat Superleague season on Sunday, losing out 61-46 to play-off hopefuls Surrey Storm. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-28/carnegie_fail_to_weather_the_storm.html article2946 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 16:27:35 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan University have announced it will charge all undergraduates £8,500 a year from 2012- a massive £6,500 increase from its present £2,000 fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-28/leeds_met_announce_huge_fee_increase.html article2945 Monday, 28 Mar 2011 16:17:30 +0000 A record crowd of over 400 people witnessed Leeds Carnegie defeat England Basketball Division 1 rivals Reading Rockets 80-78 at Headingley, in what was their final game of the regular season. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-27/record_crowd_witness_leeds_win.html article2942 Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 22:33:47 +0000 Third year English, Film and Theatre student Rhianna Dhillion from the University of Reading has been confirmed as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra's new film critic. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-26/Student_is_new_Radio_1_Film_Critic_.html article2941 Saturday, 26 Mar 2011 19:34:50 +0000 Lancaster University has announced plans to set tuition fees at £9000 from September 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-26/lancaster_plans_9000_fees.html article2940 Saturday, 26 Mar 2011 00:15:07 +0000 TNS looks at the phenomenon of 'sexting' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-25/The_joy_of_sexting.html article2939 Friday, 25 Mar 2011 23:09:53 +0000 TNS looks at Bradley Cooper's sci-fi thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-25/FILM_REVIEW_Limitless.html article2938 Friday, 25 Mar 2011 16:04:57 +0000 Leeds Met put in a controlled performance to register their second derby win in a week over Leeds Uni. The glorious weather helped draw a sizeable crowd to watch the 28-0 victory for the home side at Headingley, not that they needed an excuse to watch these sides’ heated rivalry in action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-25/controlled_met_seal_derby_win.html article2937 Friday, 25 Mar 2011 12:12:58 +0000 Leeds Carnegie women’s basketball team made history last weekend at the BUCS National Finals. Their 80-77 victory over UWIC ensured they secured the Universitie’s first ever women’s basketball National Championship. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-25/rookie_champion.html article2936 Friday, 25 Mar 2011 12:06:38 +0000 The 100ft banner was used to promote the 'Yes! To Fairer Votes' campaign. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-25/Big_Bird_AV_Campaign_Banner_visits_Southampton_.html article2935 Friday, 25 Mar 2011 10:04:40 +0000 Werner Herzog is a visionary. Whether it be dragging a ship over a mountain in Fitzcarraldo or travelling to the furthest reaches of our planet to document its idiosyncratic oddballs in Encounters at The End of The World, Herzog persistently pushes the limits of filmmaking in search of an ‘aesthetic truth’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-24/film_review_cave_of_forgotten_dreams.html article2925 Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 15:10:45 +0000 LUSU vows to support students in the fight for a fairer higher education system. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-24/lancaster_university_student_union_resolution_opposes_fee_increase.html article2932 Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 13:48:33 +0000 In light of the recent news of the closure of Chamberlain Hall, Rebecca Ford explores it's age old rivalry with Connaught, and why she'll always be a Connaught Ranger... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-24/Chamberlain_Halls_to_Close...Is_Connaught_Next.html article2931 Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 13:26:34 +0000 The University of Manchester is the latest university to say it will charge £9,000 tuition fees from 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-24/manchester_to_charge_full_fees.html article2927 Thursday, 24 Mar 2011 11:23:51 +0000 Having been to a couple of the Showstoppers Society’s shows before, I was expecting a good performance of Stephen Schwartz’s musical ‘Children of Eden’ but nothing outstanding. However, I was blown away be the sheer energy of every single member of the cast, who managed to captivate the audience from the beginning, and transform the squashed lecture room of the Annex into, quite literally, a biblical garden. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-23/showstoppers_presents_children_of_eden.html article2902 Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 23:06:33 +0000 Having been to a couple of the Showstoppers Society’s shows before, I was expecting a good performance of Stephen Schwartz’s musical ‘Children of Eden’ but nothing outstanding. However, I was blown away be the sheer energy of every single member of the cast, who managed to captivate the audience from the beginning, and transform the squashed lecture room of the Annex into, quite literally, a biblical garden. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-23/showstoppers_presents_children_of_eden.html article2902 Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 23:06:33 +0000 Romantic interludes and hopeful observations from Southampton band Newsteam Assemble! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-23/review_newsteam_assemble_debut.html article2909 Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 17:29:25 +0000 Plans for the University in response to cuts also include increasing it's student population by 3000. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-23/10_Million_Cut_Leads_to_Restructuring_at_University_of_Southampton_.html article2926 Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 11:53:36 +0000 TNS take a trip to Southampton University's flagship performance space for LOp Soc's 40th Anniversary production. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-22/LOpSocs_The_Mikado_at_The_Nuffield.html article2924 Tuesday, 22 Mar 2011 18:14:05 +0000 Over £500 was raised for Comic Relief by the station last week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-22/Charity_48hour_Marathon_a_Success_Surge_Student_Radio.html article2922 Tuesday, 22 Mar 2011 11:39:55 +0000 TNS Dom Kullander reviews Laughter Lounge, 15th March 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-03-22/laughterloungecontinuestotickle.html article2881 Tuesday, 22 Mar 2011 11:00:00 +0000 TNS meets The Apprentice star Claire Young http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-21/Claire_Young_reveals_her_success_secrets.html article2921 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 23:08:23 +0000 Lynsey Jones questions the reality of work experience http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-21/COMMENT_Not_everyone_can_work_for_free.html article2920 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 22:44:56 +0000 The University of Reading is hoping for minimal disruption from the proposed University and College Union strikes on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-21/University_hopes_for_minimal_disruption_from_strikes.html article2919 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 22:42:23 +0000 TNS looks at the coming-of-age drama http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-21/FILM_REVIEW_Submarine.html article2918 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 22:32:27 +0000 Who has the best chance of taking the title? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-21/F1_Championship_Contenders_2011.html article2916 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 19:52:02 +0000 Leeds Met’s men’s rugby league team made history at the BUCS Finals weekend by retaining their National title for the fifth consecutive year with a 36-18 victory over Loughborough. Their success followed the second team’s 36-30 win over Swansea in the BUCS Trophy Final earlier in the day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-21/historic_fifth_straight_national_championship_for_carnegie.html article2915 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 16:46:00 +0000 Over 28,000 people tried to watch SUSU tv's coverage of this year's SUSU Elections Results Night Live. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-21/Record_Numbers_Tune_in_For_Student_Live_Broadcast.html article2914 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 16:15:15 +0000 A group of City University students have won first place at the Face Off talent dance competition last Saturday at the Barbican Centre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-21/City_and_dance_.html article2913 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 11:29:48 +0000 The shocking state of student debt has been revealed by the BBC, who have shown the largest current student debt owed to the Student Loan Company is £66,150. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-21/66k_largest_student_debt.html article2912 Monday, 21 Mar 2011 10:06:54 +0000 Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner takes on the composer role for Richard Ayoade's debut feature. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-20/submarine_soundtrack_review.html article2911 Sunday, 20 Mar 2011 18:23:54 +0000 Arctic Monkey's Alex Turner takes on the composer role for Richard Ayoade's debut feature. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-20/submarine_soundtrack_review.html article2911 Sunday, 20 Mar 2011 18:23:54 +0000 The University of Reading is helping an Iraqi university restore the teaching expertise within its Chemistry Department after recent conflict in the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/University_help_galvanise_teaching_in_Iraq.html article2908 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 22:47:39 +0000 University Staff who are members of the University and Colleges Union plan a day of stike action for next Thursday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/Lectures_Cancelled_as_Staff_Strike.html article2907 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 19:01:12 +0000 Sian Hancock reports on Southampton University's Science and Engineering Day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/Southampton_Enjoys_Return_of_Science_and_Engineering_Day.html article2906 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 18:53:24 +0000 The Spitfire comes to Southampton. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/The_Return_of_A_WWII_Icon.html article2905 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 18:38:04 +0000 Lancaster University campus came alive yesterday, with a number of events being held in support of Comic Relief. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/lancaster_raises_hundreds_for_comic_relief.html article2904 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 17:32:12 +0000 A Lancaster University student is hoping to raise a substantial amount of money for charity by taking part in a sponsored walk during the Easter holidays. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-19/overnight_walk_for_yorkshire_air_ambulance_.html article2903 Saturday, 19 Mar 2011 16:11:38 +0000 The Leeds Carnegie men’s basketball team relinquished their national championship on Friday evening, losing 85-69 in the quarter-finals to Oxford University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-18/national_champions_no_more.html article2899 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 21:42:45 +0000 A blitzkrieg start by York University second team was not enough to see off Leeds Met thirds in the men’s rugby union Northern conference 2B. Three tries in the opening quarter of the game put York in the driving seat, but the points roll stopped there as Carnegie pulled it back to win 27-17. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-18/carnegie_come_good_in_the_end.html article2898 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 21:13:04 +0000 A fashion show hosted by Lancaster University Fashion Society and Oxfam on Tuesday 8th March raised over £600 for charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-18/fashion_show_success_for_oxfam_and_lufs.html article2897 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 19:12:12 +0000 LUSU is organising a sleepover on campus to raise money for disaster-struck Japan. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-18/lancaster_su_sleepover_for_japan_.html article2896 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 16:23:41 +0000 University staff who are members of the UCU will be staging a walk out over pay and pension disputes after negotiations failed to reach a conclusion. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-18/lusu_offers_advice_over_strike_action.html article2895 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 16:17:41 +0000 The University of Reading celebrates its 85th birthday this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-18/Reading_celebrates_85th_birthday.html article2894 Friday, 18 Mar 2011 11:43:24 +0000 TNS looks at George Nolfi's latest sci-fi romance http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-17/FILM_REVIEW_The_Adjustment_Bureau.html article2893 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 23:27:01 +0000 What is it about relationships? When you’re in when one you can’t wait to get out of it. When you’re single you just want to be in one? Why is there so much pressure for people to ‘couple up?’ http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-17/couple_Culture_I_do_or_do_I.html article2892 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 18:10:52 +0000 Leeds Carnegie relinquished their Kukri BUCS Netball national title in the most submissive of fashions losing 68-37, granting Loughborough their revenge for last year’s final loss. Leeds, missing captain Joanne Walker because of a ruptured ankle ligament, never gave the impression they had anything other on their mind than silver. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-17/submissive_carnegie_hand_national_title_to_loughborough.html article2891 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 18:01:21 +0000 Launched several months before most of us expected it, Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 web browser has made many big promises of improvements over its predesesors as well as the competition. The questions now is whether you should bother downloading it or stick with what you've got. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-03-17/internet_explorer_9_first_impressions.html article2889 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 13:34:53 +0000 Luxury condoms claiming to be from the French town of Condom have been banned by a French court. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-17/condoms_from_condom_banned_by_court.html article2888 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 13:30:40 +0000 Sarah Smyth considers University plans to extend the teaching day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-17/A_Hard_Days_Night_Should_we_extend_University_teaching_hours.html article2887 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 12:41:15 +0000 Nominations for this year's Excellence in Volunteering Awards opened last week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-17/Controversy_Over_New_Student_Award_Categories.html article2886 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 12:31:50 +0000 Obesity is a problem, especially in the US! But one restaurant has made the health problems of over-eating its selling point. The Heart Attack Grill (located in Arizona and Texas) revels in the joys of unhealthy eating. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-17/fatal_food_the_heart_attack_grill.html article2885 Thursday, 17 Mar 2011 10:04:41 +0000 Hexstatic is a genius! This is an amazing mash-up from a master of audio/visual manipulation. HELLO DAVE! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-16/video_League_of_gentlemen_vs_2001.html article2883 Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 16:04:38 +0000 When thinking about repressed groups ‘nudists’ aren’t usually the first group that come to mind! But the rights of this de-clothed minority were brought to the top of the Australian political agenda when a candidate in a state poll stripped off. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-16/candidate_strips_for_nudist_rights.html article2882 Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 15:33:55 +0000 Last month saw the dissolution of The British Film Council and the transferral of responsibilities onto the British Film Institute. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-16/Comment_Remaking_and_repackaging_the_case_for_the_arts.html article2884 Wednesday, 16 Mar 2011 14:52:48 +0000 This year, tickets for the ever-popular V Festival went on sale at 9am on Friday 4th March. By 9.03, tickets became available on eBay for more twice their face value. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-15/its_a_tout_rage.html article2880 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 22:10:52 +0000 Psychology professor defends decision to hold class demonstrating 'motorised phallus'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/Surprise_at_Human_Sexuality_class_for_students_in_Illinois_.html article2879 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 18:56:50 +0000 Professor Gordon Marshall, Vice Chancellor at the University of Reading, has signed a pledge to help the University reduce its carbon emissions by 35% by 2016. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/University_pledge_to_make_environmental_impact.html article2878 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 18:56:27 +0000 Various social events are being planned on Lancaster University campus to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/campus_bars_gear_up_for_st_patricks_day.html article2876 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 17:19:02 +0000 It was a mixed weekend for Leeds Carnegie, a resounding 80-67 victory over the former British Basketball League team, PAWS London Capitals on Saturday, was tempered by a 73-77 loss to Manchester Magic the following day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-15/magic_temper_carnegies_capital_success.html article2875 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 16:59:30 +0000 Lancaster students are rallying around to raise money for Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the north east of the country on Friday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/lusu_begins_earthquake_appeal.html article2874 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 16:59:23 +0000 Fantasic, it’s that time of year again. Pancake day has regrettably been and gone, and we are once again left with the aftermath – Lent, the forty days of the year dreaded by chocoholics, shopaholics and alcoholics alike. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-15/lent_is_it_just_for_quitters.html article2873 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 15:35:22 +0000 Finalists have been announced for the University of Bristol's New Enterprise Competition http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/eight_competing_for_35k_business_prize.html article2872 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 10:19:51 +0000 Bristol medical students took to the stage to strip in aid of CLICSargent http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/CLICendales_sexy_Bristol_strip.html article2871 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 10:12:08 +0000 Bristol City council error calls students to court http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/Council_blunder_lands_students_in_court.html article2870 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 10:06:53 +0000 City University has once again raised awareness of fair-trade with its annual Fair-trade Fortnight, which took place on the University grounds from 28 February – 13 March. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-15/City_Fair_Trade_.html article2869 Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 06:09:01 +0000 George Sargent questions reports of the 'student binge drinking endemic' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-14/comment_unfair_representation.html article2868 Monday, 14 Mar 2011 23:11:16 +0000 George Sargent questions reports of the 'student binge drinking endemic' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-14/comment_unfair_representation.html article2868 Monday, 14 Mar 2011 23:11:16 +0000 TNS gives the lowdown on what's hot on the box http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-14/TV_What_to_watch_this_week.html article2867 Monday, 14 Mar 2011 22:07:36 +0000 Gem Avery asks: has news coverage has gone too far? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-14/tv_its_amazing_its_just_like_2012.html article2866 Monday, 14 Mar 2011 21:54:54 +0000 Documents revealed by the BBC uncover police details on student demonstrations in London last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-14/Met_Police_Failed_in_cunning_plan_during_Student_Protests.html article2865 Monday, 14 Mar 2011 13:50:14 +0000 Carnival Mystique? The only mysterious part of the night was the lack of people and blanket of monochrome darkness that blanketed the otherwise nicely crafted and colorful decorations. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-13/carnival_mystique_at_chester_students_union.html article2864 Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 18:52:21 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-13/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2861 Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 17:12:09 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-13/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2861 Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 17:12:09 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-13/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2861 Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 17:12:09 +0000 The former Guantanamo Bay detainee spoke at the University of Southampton as part of Islamic Awareness Week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-13/Student_Media_reacts_to_visit_from_Moazzam_Begg.html article2860 Sunday, 13 Mar 2011 15:47:24 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-12/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2858 Saturday, 12 Mar 2011 15:39:30 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-12/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2858 Saturday, 12 Mar 2011 15:39:30 +0000 Dressed in their finest, guests paraded their elegant and finely embellished masked faces around the exquisitely decorated room in the name of charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-03-12/the_couture_masquerade_at_the_forest_house.html article2858 Saturday, 12 Mar 2011 15:39:30 +0000 TNS gives its verdict on Jonathan Liebesman's alien thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-12/REVIEW_Battle_Los_Angeles.html article2856 Saturday, 12 Mar 2011 00:32:48 +0000 Resident to now challenge High Court http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-11/Southampton_Fluoride_Debate_Continues_to_Rage_.html article2855 Friday, 11 Mar 2011 18:58:37 +0000 Amy Nickell takes a look at Liam Neeson's latest thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-11/FILM_REVIEW_Unknown.html article2854 Friday, 11 Mar 2011 18:01:18 +0000 US university Harvard has been crowned the institution with the best “reputation” in the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-11/harvards_reputation_best_in_the_world.html article2852 Friday, 11 Mar 2011 10:24:54 +0000 As part of National Science and Engineering Week the University of Reading will be celebrating all things science-related this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-11/Reading_prepare_for_Science_Week.html article2851 Friday, 11 Mar 2011 10:08:02 +0000 Leeds Met men’s fourth team held on to register a 2-2 draw in their penultimate game of the season against local rivals Leeds Trinity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-10/met_draw_with_trinity.html article2849 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 20:24:38 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie Men’s survival hopes were dealt a blow as they lost 3-2 at home to inter-city rivals Leeds University. Carnegie trail their bitter rivals on head to head results, although this was Leeds Uni’s final game of the season, and a point at bottom placed Northumbria will be enough for Met to avoid the drop. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-10/carnegie_defeated_in_leeds_derby.html article2848 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:27 +0000 Gemma Avery asks was TV better back in the day? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-10/TV_Nostalgia_is_best.html article2847 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 16:42:39 +0000 Time is running out for students to sign up for Green Lancaster’s residential volunteer trip to Scotland. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-10/lancaster_students_bound_for_scotland.html article2846 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 13:51:52 +0000 Various opportunities are being offered to students through Green Lancaster. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-10/wealth_of_green_volunteering_opportunities_at_lancaster.html article2844 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 13:33:42 +0000 Actor Wil Johnson talks about the new series of Waking the Dead starting soon on BBC1 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-10/interview_wil_johnson.html article2843 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 12:17:57 +0000 Can Russell Brand make the cut in the remake of comedy classic Arthur? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-10/trailer_arthur.html article2842 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 12:10:48 +0000 You might know Richard Ayoade as Moss from the IT Crowd. He has just directed one of the best British films in a while. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-10/trailer_submarine.html article2841 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 11:57:41 +0000 Scary Mary! Hide your children! Re-cut movie trailers have become a Youtube staple – TNS shares some of the best. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-10/video_movie_recut_mary_poppins.html article2838 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 11:06:32 +0000 Ideas on dealing with colds and flu, when to see a doctor and some top tips on getting better! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2011-03-10/video_dealing_with_colds_and_flu.html article2837 Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 10:43:33 +0000 Lancaster RAG members new and old rise up in response to SCAN’s recent Comment criticising Lancaster’s charity efforts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-09/if_scan_is_negative_about_people_doing_good_things_they_will_never_happen.html article2836 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 20:57:10 +0000 The University of Reading’s Annual Fund telephone campaign broke the record for most donations last month with alumni donating over £177,000 to help current and future students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-09/Reading_alumni_give_generously.html article2835 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 19:07:06 +0000 Crime writer Margaret Murphy opens Pandora's Box. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/pandoras_box_open_mic_night_chester_university.html article2834 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:25:34 +0000 Crime writer Margaret Murphy opens Pandora's Box. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/pandoras_box_open_mic_night_chester_university.html article2834 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:25:34 +0000 Laura Power goes back in a time to the 20's. Nostalgia or a move backwards rather than forwards? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/speakeasy_telfords_warehouse.html article2833 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:24:49 +0000 Laura Power goes back in a time to the 20's. Nostalgia or a move backwards rather than forwards? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/speakeasy_telfords_warehouse.html article2833 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:24:49 +0000 Laura Power goes back in a time to the 20's. Nostalgia or a move backwards rather than forwards? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/speakeasy_telfords_warehouse.html article2833 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:24:49 +0000 Laura Power goes back in a time to the 20's. Nostalgia or a move backwards rather than forwards? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-09/speakeasy_telfords_warehouse.html article2833 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 15:24:49 +0000 Students get into hot water after advertising their own naked calander. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-09/Southampton_Solent_Students_bare_all_to_beat_budgets.html article2831 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 14:58:38 +0000 The journalism department at City University London has launched a new award to boost journalistic excellence and innovation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-09/new_award_at_city.html article2829 Wednesday, 09 Mar 2011 08:46:52 +0000 Gem Avery gives us the lowdown on this week's telly http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-08/TV_What_to_watch_this_week.html article2828 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 20:45:02 +0000 Restless nights, constant panicking and wondering- will you get it, won’t you get it? All this mixed with the urge to jump around and sing (screech?)- Festival season must be approaching. The dreaded moment when it’s time to purchase your ticket and hoping the computer doesn’t crash! So what is up with this festival hype? Why do teens and adults alike jump on the festival bandwagon? At the end of the day you’re essentially paying an absolute fortune for the privilege of jumping around in an over-crowded, sweaty and probably muddy crowd. Or is that the beauty of it? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-08/Festival_Fever.html article2825 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 18:02:19 +0000 This September a team of Leeds Met students will be embarking on a life changing journey to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Situated in Tanzania and standing at 5,850 metres above sea level, Kilimanjaro is the highest freestanding mountain in the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/students_to_climb_to_the_roof_of_africa_for_charity.html article2823 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 14:29:35 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie Women continued their winning streak by beating Liverpool John Moores University 4-0. Hannah Chisholm scored a hat-trick to give Leeds their eighth win in a row, and send them six points clear at the top of the BUCS Premier with just two games to play. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-08/met_women_go_clear_at_the_top.html article2822 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 14:21:30 +0000 The preparation is nearing the end as the University of Sunderland Men's football teams head to Teesside for Varsity 2011 tomorrow, playing against some tough Teesside opponents. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-08/varsity_football_tournament_2011.html article2820 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 13:14:55 +0000 Week ran alongside SUSU Elections 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/Refreshers_Week_a_Success.html article2819 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 13:10:16 +0000 Sarah Smyth explores the disadvantages of scrapping the minimum wage for young people. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/Time_for_a_Pay_Check_Should_we_Scrap_Minimum_Wage_for_Young_People.html article2818 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 13:02:59 +0000 The Reading University Student's Union election results are in and the Student Officers for 2011/12 have been announced. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/RUSU_election_results.html article2817 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 11:48:50 +0000 Two researchers from the University of Reading will present research designed to aid people with disabilities at the House of Commons next month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/Students_to_exhibit_research_at_House_of_Commons.html article2816 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 11:34:58 +0000 In a move to soften the blow that the rise in tuition fees will have on students from low-income families universities in England wanting to charge £9,000 per could have to spend £900 of that income of improving access. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-08/Fees_levy_to_help_poor_students_to_uni.html article2815 Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 10:44:24 +0000 It doesn’t matter how often a debate sparks about stereotypes, it constantly happens. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-07/why_do_all_english_literature_students_wear_berets_discuss_in_1000_words..html article2814 Monday, 07 Mar 2011 20:51:46 +0000 After the disappointment of last weekend’s loss in the National Trophy final Leeds Carnegie could have been in danger of allowing their season to fade into obscurity, instead they chose to record back to back victories against Derby Trailblazers and Division 1 run away leaders Bristol Flyers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-07/double_victory_for_carnegie.html article2813 Monday, 07 Mar 2011 14:21:51 +0000 Leeds Carnegie succumbed to an in-form Celtic Dragons team 55-52 on Saturday in what was a great advert for the Fiat Netball Superleague. The loss means Leeds remain in seventh place, two points ahead of rivals Team Northumbria. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-07/dragons_deny_leeds_a_fairy_tale_ending.html article2812 Monday, 07 Mar 2011 14:13:28 +0000 For SUSU media departments, Elections Week is like Christmas, Easter and Pancake Day all rolled in to one. Forget the Royal Wedding, for a student tv mogul Results Night Live is the most important night of the year, providing the station with a once-a-year increase in viewership whose enjoyment of the coverage is paramount. This year, I was lucky enough to direct all the action from the Cube on live night, with reportedly 28,000 viewers across the globe tuning in to SUSUtv. For a station such as ours, those figures nearly gave me a nosebleed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-07/the_direct_approach_behind_the_scenes_at_SUSU_elections_2011.html article2811 Monday, 07 Mar 2011 13:38:35 +0000 Paul Kelly’s play ‘Sunny Rhyl’ follows the lives of two people, Francis, a deckchair salesman, and Lola, the daughter of a rich businessman, over the course of a few days in the Welsh seaside town of Rhyl. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-06/Sunny_Rhyl_at_Chester_Forum_Theatre.html article2807 Sunday, 06 Mar 2011 17:55:04 +0000 Radiohead’s eighth studio album has sprung out of nowhere, being released a day earlier than announced and available for instant download, leaving us bewildered and ecstatic. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-06/review_radiohead_king_of_Llmbs_.html article2806 Sunday, 06 Mar 2011 17:48:46 +0000 TNS takes a look at the Coen Brothers' remake of the 1969 John Wayne classic http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-06/film_review_true_grit.html article2805 Sunday, 06 Mar 2011 09:26:49 +0000 TNS takes a look at the Coen Brothers' remake of the 1969 John Wayne classic http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-06/film_review_true_grit.html article2805 Sunday, 06 Mar 2011 09:26:49 +0000 Lancaster University Student's Union is offering students the chance to win tickets to see Judge Jules live in Preston. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-05/judge_jules_tickets_up_for_grabs.html article2804 Saturday, 05 Mar 2011 14:07:25 +0000 Melissa Leeks offers some suggestions for celebrating Mother's Day in Lancaster. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-05/treat_your_mum_this_mothers_ay.html article2803 Saturday, 05 Mar 2011 12:07:49 +0000 Ben Folds stunned with an unscripted performance and superlative tinkling of ivories. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-04/live_review_ben_folds_live.html article2802 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 19:30:00 +0000 A new adaptation of the classic American text is bought to the stage of Southampton's Mayflower theatre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-03-04/tkam_at_the_mayflower.html article2784 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Dave Treglown snatched a victory for Leeds Met with the last kick of the game, ensuring a remarkable Loughborough comeback came to nothing in BUCS Rugby Union. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-04/last_minute_leeds_met_edge_loughborough.html article2798 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 13:16:09 +0000 'Support4EdWoollard' has been set up by friends and family of the jailed student. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-04/Website_set_up_in_support_of_jailed_teenage_protestor.html article2797 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 12:58:24 +0000 Marketing students in the East of England are getting ready to prove their business nous as they take on an ‘apprentice-style’ challenge with The Chartered Institute of Marketing for the chance to win a placement at leading Cambridge-based integrated marketing agency, Ware Anthony Rust. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-04/student_marketers_in_the_east_of_england_get_fired_up_for_apprentice_style_challenge.html article2796 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 12:03:40 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union Elections 2011 are set to close at 2pm today as students make their last minute decisions about which Student Officers and Trustees they would like to see represent them next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-04/The_Lowdown_VP_Welfare_and_Representation.html article2795 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 11:25:38 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union Elections 2011 are set to close at 2pm todaty as students make their last minute decisions about which Student Officers and Trustees they would like to see represent them next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-04/The_Lowdown_VP_Democracy_and_Campaigns.html article2794 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 10:59:22 +0000 Phil Dixon gives full marks to the new Australian crime drama http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-04/film_review_animal_kingdom.html article2793 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 10:08:40 +0000 TNS had lunch with Everything Everything, they said things and we listened http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-04/interview_everything_everything.html article2791 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 09:27:56 +0000 Chapel Club prove they're ones to watch in 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-04/Chapel_Club_at_Talking_Heads.html article2790 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 01:05:00 +0000 Amy Nickell catches up with Steve Cradock from Ocean Colour Scene http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-04/Interview_Ocean_Colour_Scene.html article2789 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 01:00:05 +0000 The University of Reading could soon join forces with a leading Indian university in a pioneering teaching and research collaboration. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-04/Reading_builds_bridges_with_india.html article2788 Friday, 04 Mar 2011 00:52:33 +0000 With Student Maintenance Loans being held at the same rate for several years and ever increasing food prices, students now have to be more creative when it comes to food shopping. So is The People’s Supermarket the way forward? Or is the co-operative format destined to fail? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-03/the_rising_of_the_self_aware_student_shopper.html article2787 Thursday, 03 Mar 2011 16:39:29 +0000 TNS discusses this year's winners and losers http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-03/FILM_The_Oscars_2011.html article2783 Thursday, 03 Mar 2011 12:43:21 +0000 An introduction to legal highs and the law. Video from thesite.org http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2011-03-03/video_taking_legal_highs_whats_the_law.html article2782 Thursday, 03 Mar 2011 12:28:37 +0000 A man in the US sent a lot more than his wife’s heart racing when he drove as fast as 100mph with her on the hood of their mini-van. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-03-03/man_drives_100mph_with_wife_on_hood.html article2781 Thursday, 03 Mar 2011 12:21:21 +0000 They say the customer is always right. However the customer is also demanding, sometimes too demanding. We all know how frustrating it can be when the one thing we want in the supermarket has just run out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-02/comment_another_persons_rubbish.html article2775 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 21:30:14 +0000 What's hot on the box? Gem Avery's top telly picks http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-02/tv_what_to_watch_this_week.html article2774 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 20:28:11 +0000 Mark McKay warns: be careful who you agree to live with http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-02/COMMENT_A_living_nightmare.html article2773 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 20:22:35 +0000 TNS picks out some of the best graduate schemes on offer http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-02/Which_employers_really_offer_graduates_the_best_benefits.html article2770 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 19:17:40 +0000 Howl is something of an oddity to classify. Part biopic, part courtroom drama, part experimental animation, it becomes something of its own beast in the mixture of all three, all tied together by Allen Ginsberg’s titular, controversial poem. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-02/FILM_REVIEW_howl.html article2769 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 15:06:35 +0000 Athletes from the University of Reading will be honoured with testing the new Olympic Stadium in East London less than 12 weeks before the Games begin. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-02/Reading_athletes_to_test_Olympic_stadium.html article2768 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 12:03:58 +0000 AU President Teddy Wilkes would like to think so... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-02/Are_the_days_of_elitism_in_University_Sport_numbered.html article2767 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 11:51:34 +0000 Emma Chappell investigates students' reactions to the news of a woman killed in Broadlands Road behind campus last week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-02/students_react_to_broadlands_murder.html article2766 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 11:40:33 +0000 TNS reviews critically acclaimed movie The Fighter http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-02/film_review_the_fighter.html article2765 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 11:11:59 +0000 Exeter has become the latest university to announce it will charge £9,000 fees per year from 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-02/exeter_announces_9k_fees.html article2764 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 11:05:17 +0000 Leeds Carnegie lost 76-59 to Reading Rockets in a one-sided National Trophy final in Manchester on Sunday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-02/no_clean_sweep_for_newby.html article2763 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 10:33:16 +0000 Monday night’s game away to Surrey Storm, a distinguished member of Superleague’s version of the ‘big four’, was never likely to end well for Leeds Carnegie, but their 77-59 loss may have come at a very expensive cost. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-03-02/leeds_blown_away_by_surrey.html article2762 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 10:25:09 +0000 Technological forces may as well rip our traditional printed books to shreds if our society’s technology continues advancing. First the Rocket, now the Kindle, it seems our beloved books are being pushed further and further off their library shelves by E-books. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-03-02/does_technology_spell_the_death_of_the_book.html article2761 Wednesday, 02 Mar 2011 09:59:47 +0000 Promising at first look to be a gritty British thriller, London Boulevard soon dissolves into something of an identity crisis, caught between gangster flick, romantic drama and hints of something far more interesting that never fully materialises. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-01/union_films_review_london_boulevard.html article2757 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Promising at first look to be a gritty British thriller, London Boulevard soon dissolves into something of an identity crisis, caught between gangster flick, romantic drama and hints of something far more interesting that never fully materialises. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-03-01/union_films_review_london_boulevard.html article2757 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Bristol Students get into the fund raising spirit with procession into city centre http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-01/RAG_procession_descends_on_city_centre.html article2760 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 16:49:42 +0000 Bristol University held its first Education fair to showcase how the university is enhancing student education http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-01/Fair_marks_end_of_education_week.html article2759 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 16:44:36 +0000 FUZE England's largest run student fashion show, organised by Bristol University and UWE students stunned audiences. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-01/Englands_largest_run_student_fashion_show_is_a_big_hit.html article2758 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 16:38:27 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union Elections 2011 have been open for four days as students begin to cast their vote on which Student Officers and Trustees they would like to see represent them next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-01/The_Lowdown_VP_Student_Activites.html article2756 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 12:16:35 +0000 Gem Avery asks: should we always be left wanting more? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-03-01/TV_One_strike_and_youe_out.html article2755 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 11:29:41 +0000 Lancaster Running Club are organising a charity fun run in order to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support and AVERT. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-03-01/charity_fun_run_on_lancaster_campus.html article2754 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 10:57:56 +0000 Brighton rockers The Crave peeled the paint off the walls of Joiners with their own personal brand of revved up rock. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-03-01/The_Crave_Joiners_10th_February_2011.html article2630 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2011 00:17:00 +0000 The placards and banners are beginning to appear in force on Lancaster campus, as campaigning opens for LUSU’s Full Time Officers for 2011/2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-28/campaigning_begins_at_lancaster.html article2753 Monday, 28 Feb 2011 16:17:42 +0000 Lancaster students are sharpening their blagging skills in preparation for annual competition. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-28/lancaster_prepares_for_jailbreak.html article2752 Monday, 28 Feb 2011 14:58:17 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union Elections 2011 have been open for three days as students begin to cast their vote on which Student Officers and Trustees they would like to see represent them next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-28/The_Lowdown_VP_Academic_Affairs.html article2751 Monday, 28 Feb 2011 11:06:50 +0000 Although we enjoy the freedom of living away from the ‘rents, we all know that living away from home isn’t easy. Let’s face it; we all thought that complete independence would be a doddle, only to discover that our illusions were shattered within the first week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-28/A_little_bit_of_landlord_lovin.html article2750 Monday, 28 Feb 2011 09:27:17 +0000 DAVID HOWELL provides his illuminating take on a historic SUSU election. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-28/President_Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments.html article2749 Monday, 28 Feb 2011 00:21:35 +0000 Danny Bryant, the blues traveller makes his next stop Chester! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-27/Danny_Bryants_Red_Eye_Band_Telfords_Warehouse.html article2748 Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 19:11:20 +0000 Intrigued events invites you to sample the sounds of local bands such as "Shy and the Fight," an acoustic multi-instrumental band that are rising to fame beyond Chester’s walls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-27/chesters_going_cognito.html article2746 Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 18:45:33 +0000 Intrigued events invites you to sample the sounds of local bands such as "Shy and the Fight," an acoustic multi-instrumental band that are rising to fame beyond Chester’s walls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-27/chesters_going_cognito.html article2746 Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 18:45:33 +0000 Intrigued events invites you to sample the sounds of local bands such as "Shy and the Fight," an acoustic multi-instrumental band that are rising to fame beyond Chester’s walls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-27/chesters_going_cognito.html article2746 Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 18:45:33 +0000 TNS looks at Texan fuzz-pop merchants Ringo Deathstarr http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-26/heads_up_new_music_ringo_deathstarr.html article2745 Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 17:29:27 +0000 Calls for Southampton Student Union to implement a boycott on all Nestlé products were hotly debated during last Monday’s Union Council meeting, but no formal conclusion was reached. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-26/union_council_fails_to_reach_decision_on_nestle_Boycott.html article2744 Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 15:25:04 +0000 DAVID HOWELL provides his illuminating take on a historic SUSU election. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-26/VP_Sports_Development_Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments.html article2743 Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 15:09:07 +0000 DAVID HOWELL provides his illuminating take on a historic SUSU election. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-26/VP_Academic_Affairs_Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments.html article2742 Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 14:59:05 +0000 Kate Mcdonald's view on Lancaster University's annual interpretation of Eve Ensler's play. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-25/review_vagina_monologues.html article2740 Friday, 25 Feb 2011 13:58:06 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union Elections 2011 opened at 10am this morning as students began to cast their vote on which Student Officers and Trustees they would like to see represent them next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-25/the_lowdown_rusu_president.html article2738 Friday, 25 Feb 2011 12:33:56 +0000 If it isn’t broke don’t fix it- a saying that most of us are familiar with, Leeds Met however have an alternative- if it isn’t broke, and in fact is working better than at any point in the school’s history, make wholesale reforms. That is precisely what the university are intending on doing. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-25/carnegie_plan_mass_redundancies_in_university_sport.html article2737 Friday, 25 Feb 2011 11:53:23 +0000 DAVID HOWELL provides his illuminating take on a historic SUSU election. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-25/VP_Winchester_andamp_Sites_Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments.html article2736 Friday, 25 Feb 2011 11:13:16 +0000 DAVID HOWELL provides his illuminating take on a historic SUSU election http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-25/VP_Communications_Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments.html article2735 Friday, 25 Feb 2011 11:12:19 +0000 Fashion on Campus - Volunteering week http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/fashion_on_campus_volunteering_week.html article2729 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 23:25:26 +0000 The University of Northampton's Employability Week http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/The_University_of_Northamptons_Employability_Week.html article2728 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 22:50:12 +0000 A mother got the fright of her life when she walked into her lounge to find her three-year-old son stroking a 1.5 metre long alligator. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-24/alligator_found_in_living_room.html article2725 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 15:43:32 +0000 For the next few days ex-student David Howell will be analysing the manifestos of all candidates running in this year's SUSU sabbatical elections. Today he will be looking at the candidates for the newly created position of VP Student Engagement. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments_VP_Student_Engagement.html article2721 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 15:18:49 +0000 Phwoar! You've been gagging for it all night, but drink too much and you could be heading for a sex accident. Video from the site.org http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2011-02-24/Video_Sex_Accidents.html article2722 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 15:15:53 +0000 For the next few days ex-student David Howell will be analysing the manifestos of all candidates running in this year's SUSU sabbatical elections. Today he will be looking at the candidates for VP Welfare & Communities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/Elections_2011_Manifesto_Comments_VP_Welfare_andamp_Communities.html article2720 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 15:00:25 +0000 With voting for next year’s Athletics Union President set to take place next week, the candidates took to the stage on Wednesday for speeches, and to face questions on their manifestos. Three of the four candidates (Stephen Edwards, Luke White and Lewis Wildridge) were in attendance, striving to get their message heard. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-24/day_of_reckoning_for_leeds_met_au_presidency_candidates.html article2719 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 14:57:47 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie Women are through to the BUCS Championship semi-finals, after defeating Liverpool John Moores University 3-0. Leeds dominated the game, and the score-line could have been higher, had it not been for an outstanding performance from Liverpool goalkeeper Ness James. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-24/carnegie_women_through_to_semifinals_again.html article2718 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 14:50:27 +0000 Fancy owning a racehorse? Well a new students-only competition is giving you the chance to win ownership of one and a share of any of his potential winnings for five months. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/win_a_racehorse.html article2717 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 11:27:17 +0000 Professor Stephen Hawking has been announced as a speaker at Google’s Zeitgeist 2011 event in May. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-24/stephen_hawking_to_speak_at_googles_zeitgeist_2011_event.html article2716 Thursday, 24 Feb 2011 11:02:54 +0000 There is one great advantage of living and working in the fashion capital of the universe..... you discover the little gems of the fashion world before everyone else. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-02-23/love_deby_debo.html article2715 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 15:02:17 +0000 Music + animals + awesome = Tropfest film festival winner 2011. It has monkeys in it! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-23/video_animal_beatbox.html article2714 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 14:47:57 +0000 London School of Economics students are staging a sit-protest against the university’s ties with the regime of Colonel Gaddafi. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-23/sit_in_against_lse_gaddafi_links.html article2708 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 14:11:55 +0000 The University of Reading has been specially selected to help improve the standard of teaching in China. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-23/reading_to_advance_education_in_China.html article2707 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 10:49:06 +0000 The results of this year's Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey reveal our University is tenth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-23/Southampton_in_Top_Ten_for_Student_Experience_.html article2706 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 09:31:50 +0000 Southampton students on quiz show aired last week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-23/A_First_for_Southampton_Uni_Hosts_New_BBC_Radio4_Quiz.html article2705 Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 09:26:20 +0000 Your feet can finally breathe a sigh of relief, no more skyscraper heels , crippling agony and weary toes- Enter the flatform. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-02-22/the_flatform.html article2704 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 20:52:14 +0000 Leeds Met have announced that the Chinese Olympic track and field team will use their facilities as a training base in the run up to the 2012 London Olympics. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-22/leeds_met_announce_major_olympics_deal.html article2702 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 17:23:50 +0000 A Tuesday evening is generally pretty dull for a student; there tends to be nothing to do but sit and cabbage out in front of "Snog, Marry, Avoid". WRONG! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-22/dancing_dmeltin_pot.html article2741 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 17:07:27 +0000 A Tuesday evening is generally pretty dull for a student; there tends to be nothing to do but sit and cabbage out in front of "Snog, Marry, Avoid". WRONG! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-22/dancing_dmeltin_pot.html article2741 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 17:07:27 +0000 A Tuesday evening is generally pretty dull for a student; there tends to be nothing to do but sit and cabbage out in front of "Snog, Marry, Avoid". WRONG! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-22/dancing_dmeltin_pot.html article2741 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 17:07:27 +0000 The University of Reading is lending a helping hand to help find work placements for people who may be disadvantaged or have disabilities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-22/reading_supports_work_placement_scheme.html article2701 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 14:31:07 +0000 Despite winning the first quarter Leeds Carnegie suffered their second loss of the 2011 Fiat Netball Superleague season on Monday night against perennial Grand Finalists TeamBath. The fixture was originally scheduled to be played in Sheffield but had to be reversed because of Carnegie’s lack of finance. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-22/carnegie_crumble.html article2700 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 13:18:11 +0000 Just when things appeared to be looking up for Leeds Carnegie along comes another loss away from home. Last week’s jubilation after Leeds won through to their first ever National Trophy final was eradicated on Sunday, by a 93-82 defeat at the hands of league rivals BA London Leopards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-22/carnegie_travel_sick_again.html article2699 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 12:53:09 +0000 Up to 250 jobs in Southampton at risk. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-22/Cuts_to_Southampton_Council.html article2698 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 12:47:11 +0000 Professors at the University of Southampton have advanced satellite technology. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-22/satellites_programmed_to_thim_for_themselves.html article2697 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 12:42:59 +0000 Vice Chancellor Paul Curran has confirmed that City University will not become a part of the University of London until the time is right. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-22/city_goes_london.html article2696 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 11:43:09 +0000 Combining LGBT history month and the “Love is a human right campaign”, City university's LGBT and Amnesty societies joined forces to hold a party in the student union bar Ten2 the 9th of October. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-22/city_university_celebrates_the_right_to_love_whoever_you_want.html article2695 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 11:38:53 +0000 While we can sometimes be too busy to even finish reading a newspaper or magazine piece; photographs represent a story with no words. The only content to them is what you as an individual conjure up in your mind. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-22/Future_of_Journalism.html article2694 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 11:22:09 +0000 The TNS verdict on Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan's latest offering http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-22/film_review_never_let_me_go.html article2693 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 00:50:19 +0000 Gem Avery talks us through the best on the box this week http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-02-22/what_to_watch_this_week.html article2692 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 00:35:49 +0000 Gem Avery talks awards season http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-02-22/a_bafta_bore.html article2690 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 00:17:12 +0000 Lily Howes takes a look at the Teach First graduate scheme http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-22/Why_students_are_choosing_to_Teach_First.html article2689 Tuesday, 22 Feb 2011 00:03:09 +0000 A former student and poker ace from the University of Reading has recently set up his own unique bidding website. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/Chips_are_up_for_Reading_Alumnus.html article2687 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 19:19:00 +0000 When thinking of classic sport wear brands which companies come to mind? Dunlop? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-02-21/dunlop_true_heritage_brand_alive_and_kicking.html article2686 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 16:49:50 +0000 The star of the 2011 Census TV adverts, the purple origami double-decker bus, will be on a tour of England and Wales from today stopping off and giving people the opportunity to ask any questions they have about the upcoming census. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/census_bus_starts_tour_of_england_and_wales.html article2684 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 16:30:53 +0000 University of Bath-based wheelchair tennis player Louise Hunt has collected the women’s doubles title at her first tournament season on the 2011 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-21/hunt_collects_swiss_doubles_crown.html article2683 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 14:34:54 +0000 NUS president Aaron Porter's email about not standing for re-election sent to members earlier today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/Aaron_Porters_email_to_members.html article2682 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 14:21:50 +0000 NUS President Aaron Porter will not seek re-election he has announced today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/porter_to_step_down.html article2681 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 14:15:13 +0000 Leeds Met secured top spot in the league with a convincing win over Sheffield University. A dominant performance saw the home side score thirteen tries in a 75-0 victory. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-21/leeds_met_ladies_top_of_the_pile.html article2680 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 12:29:18 +0000 Bristol competitors take part in gruelling challenge http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/Tough_guy_contest.html article2679 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 10:42:40 +0000 The University of Bristol student AGM attracted only 1% of student body http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/AGM_fails_to_stir_up_student_interest.html article2678 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 10:31:33 +0000 £1,000,000 refurbishment of library being finalised http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/arts_and_social_sciences_library_set_for_refurbishment.html article2677 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 10:26:12 +0000 Night shelter fundraiser is a great success http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/sca_big_give.html article2676 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 10:20:14 +0000 WSA’s students will now have a stronger link with the University’s Sabbatical team. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-21/Winchester_School_of_Arts_forms_own_Executive_Committee.html article2675 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 08:44:05 +0000 With increasing Radio 1 airplay, recent stints supporting Sleigh Bells and 2010’s hit single “See Spaces” featured on the 10th Kitsuné Maison compilation, TEETH are a band to watch out for. TNS caught up with them as they played the painfully cool Macbeth in Shoreditch, the perfect venue for the edgy trio. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-21/TEETHLondon.html article2674 Monday, 21 Feb 2011 01:45:55 +0000 TNS passes verdict on Radiohead's latest album http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-20/review_radiohead_the_king_of_limbs.html article2673 Sunday, 20 Feb 2011 17:28:36 +0000 An elections news team will be leading the way at SUSU. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-20/Media_Departments_Prepare_for_Elections.html article2672 Sunday, 20 Feb 2011 09:53:11 +0000 A clash of styles for the new single from Panic! at the Disco http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-20/the_ballad_of_mona_lisa_panic_at_the_disco.html article2628 Sunday, 20 Feb 2011 00:58:53 +0000 A clash of styles for the new single from Panic! at the Disco http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-20/the_ballad_of_mona_lisa_panic_at_the_disco.html article2628 Sunday, 20 Feb 2011 00:58:53 +0000 The packed out Blind Date event, held on 15th February at the Chester Student Union bar was a tremendous success. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-19/blind_date_at_chester_university_students_union.html article2671 Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 18:55:58 +0000 The packed out Blind Date event, held on 15th February at the Chester Student Union bar was a tremendous success. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-19/blind_date_at_chester_university_students_union.html article2671 Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 18:55:58 +0000 The packed out Blind Date event, held on 15th February at the Chester Student Union bar was a tremendous success. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-19/blind_date_at_chester_university_students_union.html article2671 Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 18:55:58 +0000 Reading University Student's Union elections are set to open in just five days time as twenty two candidates battle it out to become the next Student Officers and Trustees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-19/Countdown_to_RUSU_elections_begins.html article2668 Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 14:13:07 +0000 Find out who's running this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-19/SUSU_Election_Candidates_Revealed.html article2667 Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 13:06:02 +0000 In from Wales, The Holy Coves promise qualities of said land. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-18/The_Holy_Coves_Telfords_Warehouse.html article2688 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 22:43:40 +0000 Lacey Turner plays Elizabeth Lavenza BBC Three's Frankenstein's Wedding... Live In Leeds a bold re-imagining of Mary Shelley's 1818 gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-18/interview_lacey_turner.html article2666 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 16:20:11 +0000 A report has warned of the potential “dire consequences” of the proposed restrictions on student visas for UK universities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-18/visa_plans_dire_for_universities.html article2665 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 14:48:05 +0000 Bath’s golden girl Amy Williams carved out a slice of history a year ago tomorrow (19th February) by striking skeleton gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-18/amy_williams_olympic_gold_one_year_on.html article2664 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 13:40:06 +0000 NUS today responded to a UUK report on freedom of speech and extremism on UK campuses. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-18/nus_responds_to_uuk_report_on_freedom_of_speech.html article2663 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 13:18:48 +0000 TNS takes a look at Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new comedy Paul http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-18/film_review_paul.html article2660 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 10:56:43 +0000 Monthly indie night at SUSU invites the singles, the couples, and the big groups to share the love. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-18/frequency_fills_the_void_on_valentines_day.html article2642 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 01:51:46 +0000 Monthly indie night at SUSU invites the singles, the couples, and the big groups to share the love. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-18/frequency_fills_the_void_on_valentines_day.html article2642 Friday, 18 Feb 2011 01:51:46 +0000 Leeds Met Women beat Northumbria University 2-0 to maintain their 100% record in the BUCS Premier North. Leeds did not play to their potential, but they worked hard and finished their chances to record a seventh straight victory. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-17/met_women_go_clear_at_the_top.html article2659 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 20:45:11 +0000 The University of Reading now offers an even better student experience according the Times Higher Education's latest Student Experience Survey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-17/Reading_climbs_league_table.html article2658 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 14:26:43 +0000 Daniel Coyne attended a talk by the author at the University and explores some of the ideas she presented... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-17/no_conflict_between_west_and_orthodox_islam_racheel_raza_visits_university.html article2657 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 14:02:43 +0000 Loughborough has been named the UK’s top university by students for the fifth year running. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-17/loughborough_voted_top_university.html article2656 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 12:11:56 +0000 Plans to cut or merge course at Glasgow University have faced vocal opposition as more than 2,000 people attended a protest march. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-17/course_cuts_protest_at_glasgow.html article2655 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 10:53:33 +0000 LUSU Living is offering advice to students after leasing all its properties. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-17/all_lancaster_off_campus_housing_filled_for_2011_12.html article2654 Thursday, 17 Feb 2011 10:30:20 +0000 Latest PAU Showstoppers Performance a Real Treat http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-16/songs_for_a_new_world.html article2653 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 22:32:46 +0000 In a job market clouded with uncertainty studying abroad can be an exciting an often life-changing opportunity for young people today. I caught up with fellow student Richard Butters, who is currently spending his third year abroad in Singapore, to find out what student life on the other side of the globe is really like. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-02-16/a_view_from_the_east.html article2652 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 17:37:31 +0000 For all the praise The Duke Spirit received for their first two albums, they still remain very much under the radar of the British indie music scene. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-16/live_review_the_duke_spirit_the_talking_heads_southampton.html article2651 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 16:29:10 +0000 Luke Morton talks to Britain's favourite burger man van http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-16/interview_angelos_epithemiou.html article2650 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 13:23:18 +0000 Imperial College London has become the first university to formally announce that it aims to charge £9,000 a year in tuition fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-16/imperial_first_to_announce_9k_fees.html article2649 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 10:23:57 +0000 Calls for a Vote of No Confidence towards Aaron Porter fail to achieve quoram http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-16/Lancaster_Students_Debate_Conduct_of_NUS_President_.html article2648 Wednesday, 16 Feb 2011 00:28:40 +0000 From being locked in a room for 30 days while being shot with paintballs by Internet users, experiencing the water boarding technique first hand and enduring an arduous 24-hour tattoo session to represent the casualties in the Iraq war, including his own brother - pain is a platform that has been covered extensively by Wafaa Bilal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-15/interview_wafaa_bilal.html article2647 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 14:47:07 +0000 From being locked in a room for 30 days while being shot with paintballs by Internet users, experiencing the water boarding technique first hand and enduring an arduous 24-hour tattoo session to represent the casualties in the Iraq war, including his own brother - pain is a platform that has been covered extensively by Wafaa Bilal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-15/interview_wafaa_bilal.html article2647 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 14:47:07 +0000 From being locked in a room for 30 days while being shot with paintballs by Internet users, experiencing the water boarding technique first hand and enduring an arduous 24-hour tattoo session to represent the casualties in the Iraq war, including his own brother - pain is a platform that has been covered extensively by Wafaa Bilal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-15/interview_wafaa_bilal.html article2647 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 14:47:07 +0000 Southampton University’s Theatre Group showed how dynamic they could be with their new play ‘Here’, a piece of interactive theatre which encourages the audience to interact with the characters as events unfurl around them. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-15/what_happened_here.html article2645 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 12:19:28 +0000 Cambridge University has moved closer to charging fees at the maximum of £9,000 a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-15/cambridge_moves_closer_to_9k_fees.html article2644 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 11:04:18 +0000 Simon Pegg and Nick Frost talk aliens, Christians, and Steven Spielberg... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-15/interview_simon_pegg_and_nick_frost.html article2643 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 10:07:22 +0000 Gemma Avery weighs up our breakfast TV options http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-15/Is_morning_TV_really_worth_the_effort.html article2641 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011 00:03:26 +0000 Gemma Avery offers her picks on the small screen this week http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-14/TV_What_to_watch_this_week.html article2640 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 23:39:08 +0000 Ashley Bullard offers his views on the legalisation debate http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-14/COMMENT_The_losing_war_against_drugs.html article2639 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 23:36:31 +0000 Bearded folk marvel Sam Beam has made a long awaited return, his style adapting and sprouting away from the ‘one man and his banjo’ sound that was prevalent throughout his early work. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-14/iron_and_win_kiss_each_other_clean.html article2636 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 20:23:05 +0000 Wave 105 beats Radio 1 in listeners... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-14/Southampton_Radio_Station_Thrashes_Radio1_in_Ratings.html article2634 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 18:20:29 +0000 TNS takes a look at Beat Connection a duo melding classic surf-pop with forward thinking beats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-14/heads_up_new_music_beat_connection.html article2633 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 16:01:28 +0000 The Hold Steady’s arrival in Southampton signified the first stop on their U.K tour, and their performance in the intimate surroundings of the Student Union, certainly kicked things off with a bang. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-14/the_hold_steady_live_university_of_southampton_student_union.html article2590 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Lancaster University History Society were lucky enough to be host to an hysterically funny and highly illuminating lecture by Lesley Smith, the curator of Tutbury Castle and 16th century historian. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-14/did_shakespeare_have_syphilis.html article2632 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 13:51:36 +0000 The University of Reading has become the ultimate match-maker just in time for Valentine’s Day reuniting a married couple after 2,000 years apart. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-14/Reading_scholars_play_Cupid.html article2631 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 12:04:25 +0000 Bridge Bar Rocked by Indie Triumvirate http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-14/local_bands_launch_surge_news_hotline.html article2620 Monday, 14 Feb 2011 10:19:29 +0000 Chester Students' Union bar, CH1, welcomed the return of Danny McLoughlin kicking off his home-grown ‘Comedy and Stuff’ in typically hilarious fashion. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-13/comedy_and_stuff_at_chester_students_union.html article2627 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:00 +0000 Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie men’s football team beat Loughborough University 2-1 to record their second win of the season, and move them out of the relegation zone. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-13/leeds_leave_it_late.html article2626 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 19:00:29 +0000 Leeds Carnegie are through to their first ever National Trophy final thanks to an impressive 97-78 away victory over Leicester Warriors. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-13/carnegie_cruise_to_national_trophy_final.html article2625 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 18:53:13 +0000 Is the ancient tradition of Lent moving the same way as Christmas or Easter in the extent to which people are forgetting about its historical origins? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-13/lent_why_do_we_keep_punishing_ourselves.html article2624 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 16:43:14 +0000 Green Lancaster on the look out for environmentally conscious students http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-13/green_volunteers_wanted.html article2623 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 16:13:29 +0000 In light of a current Southampton student campaign to ask MPs to support same-sex marriage, Ashleigh Cowie takes a look at the debate surrounding the topic. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-13/Samesex_couples...to_marry_or_not_to_marry_that_is_the_question..html article2622 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 11:20:17 +0000 After appearing in national papers, the stray Harry Potter lookalike feline has finally found a home. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-13/Voldemog_Finds_a_Home.html article2621 Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 10:29:30 +0000 Teen movie get's shaken up in Easy A http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-12/union_films_review_easy_a.html article2629 Saturday, 12 Feb 2011 01:20:49 +0000 Teen movie get's shaken up in Easy A http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-12/union_films_review_easy_a.html article2629 Saturday, 12 Feb 2011 01:20:49 +0000 Upon first sight, the only indication to this industrial tin shack being open to the public is a single, poorly lit, neon sign advertising it as Chester’s new venue for a variety of some of the most hilarious comedians. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-11/duncan_oakley_with_jonathon_mayor_ian_moore_and_ste_porter_at_the_laugh_inn_chester.html article2635 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 20:11:49 +0000 A new four-part BBC series is to feature ground-breaking research from the University of Reading. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-11/Reading_archaeologists_rewrite_history_on_BBC.html article2619 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 18:58:29 +0000 In March Steven Primrose-Smith sets off on a cycling adventure that will take him to every one of the fifty capitals of Europe a total of around 20,000 miles. He is combining this with a full-time university education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-02-11/travels_with_my_portable_university.html article2618 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 16:06:55 +0000 Shillingford leads comeback as the fencers carry on title charge http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-11/UWE_shanks_dispatch_plymouth.html article2617 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 14:36:07 +0000 TNS first saw Crushing Blows in a basement bar in their hometown of Derby well over a year ago, the dynamic two-piece showed a lot of promise. We had largely forgotten about them, when we were given a link to their self-titled debut EP and we were hooked. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-11/heads_up_new_music_crushing_blows.html article2616 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 14:01:17 +0000 The first two students to win the brand new Diageo Scholarships plan to support agricultural and economic expansion in Ghana after graduation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-11/Scholarship_winners_to_help_Ghana_prosper.html article2615 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 13:39:00 +0000 FgConcept have been named as the winning team. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-11/create_your_campus_winner_announced.html article2614 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 13:08:12 +0000 A group of students has reoccupied a central location at the University of the West of England's Frenchay campus http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-11/students_reoccupy_at_UWE_main_campus.html article2613 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 12:57:37 +0000 UWE student detained following a dawn raid by Police on Bristol home http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-11/UWE_student_arrested_following_Bristol_protests.html article2612 Friday, 11 Feb 2011 12:54:53 +0000 The Best Bar None awards this year include Junk and The Hobbit. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-10/southampton_venues_fight_it_out.html article2609 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 18:28:59 +0000 New research led by the University of Southampton has brought the development of a norovirus treatment a step forward as scientists have successfully crystallised a key norovirus enzyme. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-10/the_university_of_southampton_makes_key_advance_in_treatment_of_norovirus.html article2608 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 18:21:54 +0000 Straight outta Toxteth! Elliott Egerton aka Bang On! is the new Scouse face of UK hip hop. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-10/Heads_Up_New_Music_Bang_On.html article2607 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 16:18:00 +0000 The standard of education in modern day Britain is often criticised. But it appears to be working a lot better than in Russia. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-10/A_third_of_Russians_think_sun_revolves_round_earth.html article2606 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 15:25:57 +0000 Responding to the publication of Vince Cable and David Willetts’ letter to the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) and outline details of the Government’s National Scholarship Programme (NSP) the NUS said it lacked any concrete requirements for universities to improve access. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-10/Access_plans_lack_teeth_says_NUS.html article2605 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 13:38:28 +0000 The Government have announced that universities in England could have the power to charge tuition fees of more than £6,000 a year removed if they don’t admit enough students from poorer backgrounds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-10/government_propose_sanctions_to_soften_high_fee_impact_on_poor_students.html article2604 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 11:50:59 +0000 The Celestial Café is a compilation of the Belle & Sebastian frontman’s haphazard and yet strangely endearing diary entries covering the years 2002-2006. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-10/Review_The_Celestial_Cafe_by_Stuart_Murdoch.html article2603 Thursday, 10 Feb 2011 11:07:12 +0000 Amy Nickell on the dangers of 'self catered' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-09/comment_the_freshers_fifteen_a_warning.html article2601 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 22:52:32 +0000 Mark McKay looks at the danger of legal alternatives to mepherdrone http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-09/Gone_in_a_sniff.html article2600 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 22:32:16 +0000 Leeds Uni student wins national design competition http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/first_prize_for_mental_wealth.html article2599 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 22:04:25 +0000 TNS investigates the promises Erasmus schemes make and break http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-09/Why_a_year_abroad_might_not_take_you_quite_so_far_from_home.html article2597 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 20:59:00 +0000 TNS head over to the Southampton Guildhall to check out the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-09/kerrang_the_wonder_years_framing_hanley_four_year_strong_and_good_charlotte.html article2596 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 20:11:08 +0000 TNS head over to the Southampton Guildhall to check out the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-09/kerrang_the_wonder_years_framing_hanley_four_year_strong_and_good_charlotte.html article2596 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 20:11:08 +0000 Reading University Student’s Union (RUSU) is asking students to Go Green this week by hosting a wealth of exciting events to get students enthusiastic about improving the green credentials of the University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/Reading_students_Go_Green.html article2595 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 20:03:08 +0000 A dominant second half performance from Leeds Met’s rugby union men’s 1sts saw them avenge their early season loss to Northumbria University with a convincing 69-0 victory. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-09/met_put_69_past_northumbria.html article2594 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 19:04:53 +0000 Music painted from a different palette... I was gripped by a real sense of excitement as I made my way into the city to catch I Dream In Colour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-09/i_dream_in_colour_the_soul_cellar_southampton.html article2534 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 17:30:00 +0000 Music painted from a different palette... I was gripped by a real sense of excitement as I made my way into the city to catch I Dream In Colour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-09/i_dream_in_colour_the_soul_cellar_southampton.html article2534 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 17:30:00 +0000 Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise paid a “flying visit” to Reading on Thursday where he visited the University of Reading along with Reading East MP Rob Wilson. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/Business_minister_visits_Reading.html article2592 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 16:58:35 +0000 The story of Stateless is one of a nearly band – by rights they should be huge. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-09/heads_up_new_music_stateless.html article2591 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 16:45:54 +0000 Following on from the leak that Cambridge will charge the maximum tuition fees Oxford appear to be paving the way to do the same. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/Oxford_pave_way_for_9k_fees.html article2589 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 12:31:40 +0000 Last week was Housing Week on campus. We caught up with Emily Rees, who organised the event, to find out how it went. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/housing_week_an_interview_with_vp_welfare_and_societies_emily_rees.html article2588 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 11:23:32 +0000 Some simple tips to stay on top of that all-important dissertation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2011-02-09/top_10_tips_to_stay_on_top_of_your_dissertation.html article2586 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 09:19:18 +0000 The Chris Moyles's Show breakfast team point out a problem with listener Toby Lerone contacting the show... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-09/Surge_Features_on_Radio1.html article2578 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2011 01:40:21 +0000 Roaming reporter and Southampton Uni crew member Rob Leane casts an eyeful of opinions over the university's 'Safer Sex Circus' as it hits I Love College, the union's weekly Wednesday club night http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-02-08/the_safer_sex_circus.html article2577 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 21:41:35 +0000 Leeds Carnegie overcame a physical Team Northumbria side 45-37 on Sunday to earn their second win in the 2011 Fiat Netball Superleague season- both teams are affiliated to their University namesakes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-08/carnegie_crush_northumbria.html article2575 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 18:09:04 +0000 Leeds Carnegie- the Leeds Met affiliated national league men's basketball team- continued their recent surge up the Division 1 league table thanks to a hard-fought 78-74 victory away to Brixton Topcats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-08/leeds_continue_play_off_surge.html article2574 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 17:57:57 +0000 A flying start sent Team Bath on the way to a home 52-38 Fiat Superleague victory against Loughborough Lightning tonight, making it three wins from three matches so far for the reigning champions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-08/team_baths_victory_over_loughborough_makes_it_three_from_three.html article2573 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 16:32:32 +0000 Responding to leaks suggesting that Cambridge University will be the first to set its tuition fees at £9,000 the NUS said we should expect other universities to quickly follow suit. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-08/nus_comments_on_9k_cambridge_leak.html article2572 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 15:59:58 +0000 A leaked document has revealed the Cambridge University plans to charge the maximum tuition fees of £9,000 a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-08/cambridge_first_to_announce_9k_fees.html article2568 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 15:47:46 +0000 A survey of over 8,000 international students currently in the UK released today by the NUS found that for 94% the ability to work in the UK after they had finished studying was important to deciding to come to the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-08/nus_survey_shows_75_per_cent_of_international_students_would_not_come_to_UK_without_option_to_work.html article2567 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 13:58:44 +0000 The results of the University of Reading’s 9th annual meteorology photography competition have been announced. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-08/annual_meteorology_photography_competition_winners_announced.html article2566 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 12:01:18 +0000 When Anaïs Mitchell conjured up her folk opera Hadestown, she clearly made it an alluring prospect. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-08/review_hadestown_unionchapel_250111.html article2565 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 11:56:55 +0000 Candidates can put themselves forward for nomination from midday today... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-08/Nominations_for_SUSU_2011_Elections_Open.html article2564 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 11:04:53 +0000 An island with stunning scenery, excellent beaches and topped off with a world-class clubbing scene probably sounds good. A trip to Malta won’t break the bank, the Mediterranean island oozes value for money. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-02-08/Dive_into_Malta.html article2563 Tuesday, 08 Feb 2011 10:38:18 +0000 Gem Avery sneaks a peek at this weeks top TV picks http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-07/the_inside_scoop_on_this_weeks_tv.html article2562 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 21:36:14 +0000 Following the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire, could Sky be a real threat to British broadcasting? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-07/the_beginning_of_the_end_sky_atlantic_kick_starts_skys_tv_conquest.html article2561 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 21:18:02 +0000 George Sargent takes a comparative look to see whether Brighton still Rocks in 2011 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-07/film_review_brighton_rock.html article2560 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 20:54:02 +0000 The University of Reading’s first ever Cultural Show took place last week with students packed to the rafters in what was a sold-out event. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/around_the_world_in_one_week.html article2557 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 20:04:50 +0000 Professor Don Nutbeam suggests extending the system of loan provision to postgraduates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/vice_chancellor_comments_in_the_guardian.html article2556 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 18:40:09 +0000 Southampton Marrowthon returns to Southampton Common. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/run_the_southampton_marrowthon.html article2554 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 18:19:05 +0000 Controversial changes have been proposed to the current student visa system. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/universities_could_lose_thousands_of_international_students_and_billions_of_pounds.html article2553 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 17:45:03 +0000 Photography students from the University of Salford have captured their own iconic images of Manchester to raise money for charity. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/iconic_manchester_images_captured_by_students.html article2549 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 11:48:17 +0000 City University’s draft Vision documents for where they want to be by 2016 was approved earlier this week by the University’s council members. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/city_has_a_new_vision_.html article2548 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 07:15:40 +0000 The grade requirements for UCAS students to enter City University have recently been increased by Head of Departments and Chancellor Paul Curran, causing worry amongst A level hopefuls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-07/grades_go_up_at_city_.html article2547 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 07:05:03 +0000 Starting university can be a daunting experience. It appears that maybe the most problematic transition is the very thing that earned you a place at university to start with - education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-02-07/starting_university_managing_the_transition.html article2546 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 01:14:48 +0000 Starting university can be a daunting experience. It appears that maybe the most problematic transition is the very thing that earned you a place at university to start with - education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-02-07/starting_university_managing_the_transition.html article2546 Monday, 07 Feb 2011 01:14:48 +0000 The Headlong Theatre Company's production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton proved to be a magical, entertaining and hilarious performance, and a foray into the world of experimental theatre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-06/headlong_theatre_companys_a_midsummer_nights_dream.html article2545 Sunday, 06 Feb 2011 21:14:45 +0000 The Headlong Theatre Company's production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton proved to be a magical, entertaining and hilarious performance, and a foray into the world of experimental theatre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-06/headlong_theatre_companys_a_midsummer_nights_dream.html article2545 Sunday, 06 Feb 2011 21:14:45 +0000 The off-beat rhythm of the start of ‘Photoshop Handsome’ leads into the rise and fall in pitch of lead singer Jonathan’s voice - the whole thing becoming a fusion of trippy synthesisers and backing vocals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-06/everything_everything_photoshop_handsome.html article2544 Sunday, 06 Feb 2011 20:35:17 +0000 The comical production Shirley Valentine, an amusing one woman monologue, featured at the Forum Studio Theatre in Chester this February. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-06/shirley_valentine_the_forum_theatre_chester.html article2543 Sunday, 06 Feb 2011 20:26:52 +0000 Leeds University has been accused of failing to act quick enough to remove students from Egypt following the recent demonstrations. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/students_stranded_in_egypt.html article2542 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 20:45:57 +0000 Leeds students take to the streets of Manchester and London http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/Students_Continue_Protest_Over_Fees.html article2540 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 19:52:49 +0000 Why current legislation on legal highs cannot work http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-04/comment_legal_highs_an_impossible_task.html article2539 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 19:11:07 +0000 A look into the rising popularity of Modafinil http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-04/putting_sleep_to_bed.html article2538 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 19:01:42 +0000 George Sargent rates Michael Caine's re-release Dead Fall, out this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-04/DVD_REVIEW__Dead_Fall.html article2537 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 18:18:17 +0000 Mel B thrilled by arrival of Girl Power exhibition in Leeds http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/Leeds_pays_homage_to_the_Spice_Girls.html article2535 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 17:54:14 +0000 TNS reviews 21 Grams director Alejandro González Iñárritu's latest film http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-04/review_biutiful.html article2533 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 17:10:09 +0000 A proposal to ban Coca Cola products across Leeds University Union’s shops, bars and nightclubs could lead to Union losses of over £300,000 a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/Leeds_University_Union_faces_Coca_Cola_ban.html article2532 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 16:54:45 +0000 TNS takes a look at Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-04/film_review_hereafter.html article2530 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 16:03:27 +0000 SUSU Theatre group co-directors talk immersive theatre before their upcoming production of 'Here' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-04/interview_susu_theatre_groups_rob_mcgough_and_richard_copperwaite.html article2529 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 15:26:36 +0000 SUSU Theatre group co-directors talk immersive theatre before their upcoming production of 'Here' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-04/interview_susu_theatre_groups_rob_mcgough_and_richard_copperwaite.html article2529 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 15:26:36 +0000 IC Radio, the student radio station at Imperial College was closed down by the students’ union on Tuesday night after a member of the public complained about use of racist language on air. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/Imperial_radio_station_shut_down.html article2528 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 12:17:30 +0000 Fifty students gathered in the University of Reading student’s union last week for the first Student Voice of 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-04/students_make_their_voice_heard..html article2526 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 12:15:46 +0000 A powerful and determined last quarter display saw Fiat Netball Superleague champions TeamBath secure a 10-goal victory over Celtic Dragons at the University of Bath last night. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-04/teamBath_make_it_two_wins_from_two_with_50_40_victory_over_dragons.html article2525 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 10:36:47 +0000 She is one on the most recognisable women in history, but it could be that the model in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was in fact a man and the painter’s lover. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-04/mona_lisa_could_be_a_man.html article2524 Friday, 04 Feb 2011 09:51:24 +0000 Students at the University questionned MP David Willetts about the government's plans for the future of higher education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-03/students_quiz_universities_minister_on_fees.html article2523 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 23:51:54 +0000 Students at the University questionned MP David Willetts about the government's plans for the future of higher education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-03/students_quiz_universities_minister_on_fees.html article2523 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 23:51:54 +0000 “At least 10 per cent of hospitals’ spending on consumables, amounting to some £500 million a year, could be saved if trusts got together to buy products in a more collaborative way”, said the head of the National Audit Office this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/university_of_reading_research_to_save_nhs___0.5_billion.html article2522 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 23:18:14 +0000 Trials for a cancer vaccine developed at the University will take place across the country. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/southampton_leads_way_with_cancer_vaccine.html article2521 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 22:41:49 +0000 Students celebrate after successfully campaigning for more street lighting on the Portswood area. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/streetlight_success_for_southampton_students.html article2520 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 21:55:02 +0000 The Union's Women's Officer explains this year will have a 'strong' theme. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/will_this_years_womens_day_be_as_controversial_as_the_last.html article2519 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 21:44:07 +0000 Judges at the University decide who designs a new part of campus... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/Students_Design_Own_Campus.html article2518 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 21:29:24 +0000 TNS's new music column looks an new Barcelona based noise-mongers PARTS http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-03/heads_up_new_music_parts.html article2517 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 16:55:06 +0000 TNS looks at some of the locations to take your own American road trip along the lines of that made by Jack Kerouac’s restless hero Sal Paradise. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-02-03/take_on_america_on_the_road.html article2516 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 16:00:57 +0000 MTV The Freshers presenter Tom Thurlow kicks off his exclusive new column for TNS – meet Tom Thurlow.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-02-03/thurlows_thoughts.html article2513 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 14:29:10 +0000 As the third cast of Skins steps onto our screens, TNS chats to actor Sean Teale about the next instalment of the controversial teen drama. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-02-03/interview_sean_teale.html article2512 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 13:32:32 +0000 Monthly comedy extravaganza the 'Laughter Lounge' returns to a sell-out audience at Southampton University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-02-03/laughter_lounge_february.html article2511 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:19:24 +0000 Monthly comedy extravaganza the 'Laughter Lounge' returns to a sell-out audience at Southampton University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2011-02-03/laughter_lounge_february.html article2511 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:19:24 +0000 SUSU ComedySoc to play host to Totally Tom and Colin Owens http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-03/southampton_universitys_comedysoc_to_host_national_comedy_festival.html article2468 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 SUSU ComedySoc to play host to Totally Tom and Colin Owens http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-03/southampton_universitys_comedysoc_to_host_national_comedy_festival.html article2468 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Secrets worth unraveling in Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's psychological thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-03/review_ghost_stories_at_the_duke_of_yorks_theatre.html article2483 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Secrets worth unraveling in Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman's psychological thriller http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-02-03/review_ghost_stories_at_the_duke_of_yorks_theatre.html article2483 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Nothing more than a derivative version of The Hangover? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-03/union_films_review_due_date.html article2508 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 08:22:22 +0000 Nothing more than a derivative version of The Hangover? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-02-03/union_films_review_due_date.html article2508 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 08:22:22 +0000 City University will launch next week a student radio station as an addition to the already well-established student media platform http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-03/city_University_goes_on_air.html article2507 Thursday, 03 Feb 2011 06:32:54 +0000 Henley Business School and the University of Reading have been awarded the prestigious AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) business accreditation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-02/business_school_in_the_worlds_top_1.html article2502 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 18:40:12 +0000 Students are savvy online shoppers and keen users of price comparison websites. They’ll search hard to find the prices and products that match their needs. Take the example of a student looking to compare car insurance. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2011-02-02/how_students_research_the_best_deals_online.html article3303 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 14:26:54 +0000 University of Westminster students campaigning against rape in the Congo, believe exploiting minerals for mobile phones fuels this crime. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-02/recycled_phones_can_stop_congo_rape_massacre_.html article2493 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 12:39:00 +0000 A major new sports initiative aimed at helping disabled people take part in sport was launched recently at Leeds Met. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-02/Yoodo_Sports_Launched_at_Leeds_Met.html article2489 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Leeds Met's Christie Mearns is hoping for England glory. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-02/Leeds_Met_Star_Destined_for_England.html article2488 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 11:45:00 +0000 American Adrian Fenyn helps Leeds Carnegie to victory against the University of Durham affiliated Durham Wildcats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-02/Fenyn_Sparks_Resurgence.html article2487 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 11:32:00 +0000 An inspired Carnegie Women’s Rugby Union Firsts recorded a convincing 56-0 win over their nearest rivals, Edinburgh University, on a blustery day in Headingley. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-02/Impressive_Leeds_Met_Down_Edinburgh.html article2504 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 07:58:07 +0000 Protesters of all ages marched once again against the Government spending cuts on Saturday 29th of Jan. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-02/Weston_Park_protesters_march_to_Town_Hall.html article2503 Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011 07:15:57 +0000 Funny-men Will Ainsworth and Stuart Hossack bring together a comedic cocktail for Tuesday nights http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-01/stitches_comedy_finally_a_gig_that_lives_up_to_its_name.html article2467 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Funny-men Will Ainsworth and Stuart Hossack bring together a comedic cocktail for Tuesday nights http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-02-01/stitches_comedy_finally_a_gig_that_lives_up_to_its_name.html article2467 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Unique boutique giving emerging designers a helping hand http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-02-01/fashion_in_focus_wolf_and_badger.html article2491 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000 A city-centre demonstration against the government’s decision to cut Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) ended in violence after police used force to disperse the 75 student protesters. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-02-01/police_violence_erupts_at_protest.html article2490 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 12:55:00 +0000 Arp Attack were caught live at the Soul Cellar on 26th January alongside I Dream in Colour, WovenBird and New Broadcast Group. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-01/sotonian_starlets_arp_attack_take_to_the_stage.html article2466 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Arp Attack were caught live at the Soul Cellar on 26th January alongside I Dream in Colour, WovenBird and New Broadcast Group. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-01/sotonian_starlets_arp_attack_take_to_the_stage.html article2466 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 TNS braved the depths of the Joiner's Arms to catch electro-pop superstars Metronomy http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-01/metronomy_nights_out_lights_on_at_southampton_s_Joiner_s_Arms.html article2480 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 TNS braved the depths of the Joiner's Arms to catch electro-pop superstars Metronomy http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-02-01/metronomy_nights_out_lights_on_at_southampton_s_Joiner_s_Arms.html article2480 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Leeds Carnegie lose out to Hertfordshire Mavericks in the second round of the Fiat Superleague Netball League. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-01/carnegie_lose_out_to_mavs.html article2486 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 11:27:00 +0000 Passing wind is no joke! Especially in Malawi where a new law is looking to ban farting to help “mould responsible and disciplined citizens”. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-02-01/malawi_to_outlaw_farting.html article2485 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 11:10:00 +0000 Rachel Howard will head the TeamBath challenge at this weekend’s English National Badminton Championships in Manchester. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-02-01/rachel_heads_teambath_challenge_at_english_nationals.html article2484 Tuesday, 01 Feb 2011 10:45:00 +0000 The new home of The University of Reading’s Department of Film, Theatre and Television is to be named after award winning director Anthony Minghella. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-31/university_of_reading_pay_homage_to_oscar_winning_director.html article2479 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 19:13:00 +0000 Leeds Carnegie thrashed Nottingham Trent University 5-0 to record their fifth straight win and maintain their 100% record in the BUCS Premier North. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-31/Carnegie_Women_Remain_Unbeaten.html article2478 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Leeds Met's rugby league team are set for BUCS success after beating rivals Loughborough. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-31/leeds_met_look_towards_fifth_national_title.html article2477 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 16:41:00 +0000 NUS today commented on UCAS figures, which showed a 5.1% increase in applications and record demand for university places in 2011 prior to the planned tripling of the tuition fee cap in 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-31/NUS_comments_on_ucas_figures_showing_record_demand_for_university_places_in_2011.html article2474 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 15:52:00 +0000 Action in London and Manchester show that the fight against the tuition fees rise is far from over, as anger once again hits the streets. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-31/still_angry_still_here.html article2472 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Leeds Met's rugby league team are set for BUCS success after beating rivals Loughborough. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-31/Leeds_Met_Look_Towards_Fifth_National_Title.html article2475 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Students at the University of Reading are preparing to host the first ever Cultural Show next week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-31/Students_set_for_unique_cultural_extravaganza__.html article2471 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 11:33:00 +0000 The University of Reading’s impressive Film, Theatre and TV department were recent hosts to the Sony Radio Academy Award nominated James King. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-31/Students_quiz_Radio_1_film_critic.html article2470 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 11:24:00 +0000 Should the University of Southampton join the NUS? This controversial Referendum took place in December and revealed, despite predictions, an overwhelming majority of Southampton students to be against joining the NUS. The 67% voting no faced an unimpressive 33% who supported this referendum. As we consider the pros and cons, the question remains, is the NUS really of no benefit to the University? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-01-31/comment_NUS_nationally_useless_for_students.html article2469 Monday, 31 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0000 There's something about the US remake of Skins that just doesn't work. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-01-30/review__MTVs_skins.html article2464 Sunday, 30 Jan 2011 19:00:00 +0000 A Canadian recording artist has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in The Beatles from Liverpool Hope University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-28/first_beatles_degree_graduate_at_liverpool_hope.html article2463 Friday, 28 Jan 2011 16:35:00 +0000 Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd Guitarist David Gilmour, has been charged with violent disorder during tuition fees protests in London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-28/charlie_gilmour_charged_for_fees_protest.html article2462 Friday, 28 Jan 2011 10:50:00 +0000 TNS caught up with UK rapper Professor Green http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-01-28/interview_professor_green.html article2461 Friday, 28 Jan 2011 10:31:00 +0000 TNS is speaking to Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts about the rise in tuition fees on his visit to Southampton University today http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-28/TNS_to_quiz_willetts_on_fees.html article2460 Friday, 28 Jan 2011 08:51:00 +0000 Review of the tenth album from indie-oddballs Deerhoof, 'Deerhoof vs Evil' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-01-27/review_deerhoof_deerhoof_vs_evil.html article2459 Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 15:53:00 +0000 A bleak picture has been painted of the youth jobs market this week. Government figures have shown one in five UK university leavers failed to find a job last year, highlighting the problems faced by today’s graduates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-27/one_in_five_grads_out_of_work.html article2452 Thursday, 27 Jan 2011 11:35:00 +0000 Following a series of student-led protests in London, NUS has joined together with the University and College Union (UCU) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to organise a march and rally in Manchester on Saturday (29th January). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-26/Students,_lecturers_and_unions_take_anti_cuts_protests_to_Manchester.html article2443 Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 12:05:00 +0000 Responding to statistics from the Office for National Statistics showing that graduate unemployment has risen to it’s highest level for over a decade, NUS has called on the Government not to ignore the compelling evidence for reinstating the Future Jobs Funds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-26/NUS_responds_to_worst_graduate_employment_figures_for_over_a_decade.html article2442 Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000 The Oscar nominations for 2011 have been announced with British movie The King’s Speech leading the pack with 12 nods, including best actor for Colin Firth and best film. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-25/kings_speech_leads_2011_oscar_nominations.html article2438 Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 16:14:00 +0000 Review of The Go Team's latest album Rolling Blackouts http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-01-25/review_the_go_team_rolling_blackouts.html article2437 Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 14:15:00 +0000 University of Bath student Katrina Hart is celebrating after adding a world championship crown to the Commonwealth Games title she won last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-25/hart_races_to_world_championships_crown_in_new_zealand.html article2436 Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 13:50:00 +0000 NUS president Aaron Porter has predicted that the majority of universities in England will charge the maximum yearly tuition fee of £9,000. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-25/most_unis_will_charge_9K_say_nus.html article2435 Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 12:18:00 +0000 A University of Southampton professor will lead a global project which will, for the first time, be capable of tracking astrophysical events across the sky as they happen. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-25/stars_in_their_eyes_university_professor_leads_global_project_in_astrophysics.html article2434 Tuesday, 25 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0000 The University of Southampton will open a campus in Malaysia in 2012, it was announced this week. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-24/University_of_Southamptons_Malaysian_branch_campus_announced.html article2433 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Nominations for the 2011 Student of the Year are now open. The award highlights the outstanding work students do within their institution, their local community and for others. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-24/nus_awards_2011 article2432 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 17:32:00 +0000 A student at the University of Reading has climbed the highest mountain in Britain to help raise awareness of mental illness. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-24/mind_over_matter_as_student_climbs_new_heights.html article2431 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000 A woman who has become a viral video star after falling into a fountain while texting is threatening legal action after it made her a worldwide joke. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-24/fountain_fall_viral_star_may_sue.html article2430 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Review of the iPad challenging new tablet from Motorola http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2011-01-24/tech_review_motorola_xoom.html article2429 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +0000 BBC One's brand new blockbuster sci-fi series Outcasts kicks off this week. Hermione Norris talks about her role in the series. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-01-24/interview_hermione_norris_.html article2426 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 11:45:00 +0000 Students and staff from across Reading are joining forces in protest against the government’s increased cuts to education ahead of the National Demonstration in London on 29th January. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-24/Reading_students_prepared_to_fight_against_cuts.html article2427 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 11:40:00 +0000 Email scammers are targeting students, says Trading Standards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-24/email_scammers_target_students.html article2424 Monday, 24 Jan 2011 10:00:00 +0000 James Wilson interviews upcoming comedic acts Tamika Campbell, Gareth Urwin and Johnny Candon before shedding light on their shows at Alexander's Jazz Bar. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-01-22/alexanders_chesters_comedy_club.html article2527 Saturday, 22 Jan 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Five teenage burglars looking for Class A drugs snorted human and animal ashes by mistake. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-21/burglars_snort_ashes_by_mistake.html article2423 Friday, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Stepping out of the shadow of Joey, Matt Le Blanc returns to our screens in BBC2's Episodes in one of his most demanding roles to date - playing himself in the downbeat comedy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-01-21/interview_matt_le_blanc.html article2422 Friday, 21 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 University of Bath student and twice British junior snowboard cross champion Jamie Barrow is fine-tuning his preparations to make his World University Winter Games debut in Turkey later this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-21/snowboarder_barrow_prepares_for_world_winter_university_games.html article2421 Friday, 21 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Over 200,000 people missed out on a university place in 2010, official figures showed yesterday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-21/200,000_miss_out_on_Uni.html article2420 Friday, 21 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Review of Colin Firth's award-winning new film The King's Speech http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-20/review_the_kings_speech.html article2418 Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 TNS’s Catherine Bradfield looks at the hot trends for this coming spring and summer. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-01-20/future_trends_spring_summer_2011_.html article2419 Thursday, 20 Jan 2011 16:00:00 +0000 As the third series on Being Human is set to launch on the BBC, Russell Tovey who plays werewolf George shares his thoughts on the new series. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2011-01-19/interview_russell_tovey_george_in_being_human.html article2417 Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:00 +0000 This might just be the best use for an iPhone ever! A phone controlled fridge that shoots cans of beer across the room from a cannon. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-19/iPhone_beer_cannon_makes_walk_to_the_fridge_a_thing_of_the_past.html article2416 Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 11:35:00 +0000 TNS is looking for Campus Editors http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-19/TNS_Campus_Editors.html article2415 Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 09:25:00 +0000 For some people, comedy is just a case of telling jokes, but for others it can be so much more. Tim Key is both a comedian and poet, and manages to combine these two skills into one fantastic performance. So why has Key chosen to focus on poetry, rather than conventional gags? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2011-01-18/interview_tim_key.html article2414 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 15:15:00 +0000 John Fernandes is one of the countrys top young golf prospects. At just 18, from Edmonton in North London, John made a decision to go to Chester University - with clubs in the talented golf region often being selected to host The Open championship http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-18/fernandes_on_course_for_global_success.html article2413 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 12:19:00 +0000 As hard as it is to believe an Indian women lived with her ‘husband’ before finding out that her ‘man’ was in fact a ‘woman’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-18/bride_discovers_her_man_is_a_woman.html article2412 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 11:08:00 +0000 In an attempt to step up the policing of student tuition fees protests, a counter-terrorism officer has written to his contacts in universities in London asking for details of further action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-18/counter_terrorism_officer_quizzes_unis_on_student_protests.html article2411 Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 09:20:00 +0000 A judge has ruled a New Yorker may sue county officials, after he claimed a rat bit his penis during a jail stay. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-17/man_bitten_on_penis_by_rat_can_sue_jail.html article2409 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 12:30:00 +0000 University of Reading graduate, Lukas Milevski, has been awarded with the 2010 Trench Gascoigne Essay prize. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-17/reading_graduate_wins_prestigious_essay_award.html article2408 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 12:09:00 +0000 Sir Robert Winston has spoken out against the Government and warned of the dangers of marginalizing science. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-17/esteemed_professor_warns_against_sidelining_science.html article2407 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 11:45:00 +0000 A review of the Banksy Q art exhibition in Bristol. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-01-17/review_the_Banksy_Q_exhibition.html article2404 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 10:40:00 +0000 TNS reviewer Phil Dixon reviews what could already be the film of 2011, Darren Aronofsky's latest effort Black Swan http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-17/review_black_swan.html article2388 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 09:40:06 +0000 TNS talks to Hollywood actress Natalie Portman about her challenging new role in Darren Aronofsky's new twisted, psychological thriller Black Swan. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-17/interview_natalie_portman.html article2383 Monday, 17 Jan 2011 09:39:58 +0000 Profile of the popular Jiu Jitsu Club at the University of West of England. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-15/Busy_start_to_the_year_for_UWE_jitsu_club.html article2406 Saturday, 15 Jan 2011 10:50:00 +0000 University of the West of England’s Elite Cyclist Athlete Luke Dunbar took home the silver medal for the second consecutive year at the British University Hill Climb Championships in Derbyshire on Saturday 30th October 2010. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-14/silver_medal_success_for_UWEs_cyclist.html article2403 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 17:23:00 +0000 Footage of a man holding a suspected petrol bomb in London during the fees protests has been released by the Metropolitan Police. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-14/footage_of_petrol_bomb_protester_released_by_police.html article2402 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 15:23:00 +0000 Thinking about a trip to China? It doesn’t matter what food you eat or which festivals you attend. If you really want to experience Chinese culture you need to meet its people. The best, if unconventional way, to do this is on its trains. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2011-01-14/the_tracks_of_china.html article2401 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 14:19:00 +0000 University of the West of England radio station Hub Radio’s listenership has risen by 40% compared with last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-14/rise_in_hub_listeners.html article2400 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 13:24:00 +0000 A UWE Frenchay Halls student got more than he bargained for when a drunken prank landed him in trouble with accommodation services. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-14/the_frenchay_flasher.html article2399 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 11:03:00 +0000 Part one of Jake Procter's look at the debate surrounding whether Bristol City Football Club’s (BCFC) proposed new stadium should be built at Ashton Vale. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-14/Debate__Ground_vs._Green_part_1.html article2405 Friday, 14 Jan 2011 10:58:00 +0000 Leeds Met Carnegie’s men’s basketball team crashed to a 68-49 defeat away to BUCS Premier North leaders Durham on Wednesday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-13/disastrous_season_continues_for_national_champions.html article2397 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 17:41:00 +0000 A performance by a Russian circus was so bad that the police were called in. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-13/police_called_on_drunk_circus.html article2398 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 17:12:00 +0000 The Leeds Met Carnegie men’s rugby union team will be hoping for a winning start to 2011 when they travel to BUCS Premier North bottom side Newcastle University this Wednesday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-13/new_year_resolve_for_carnegie_rugby.html article2396 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 16:19:00 +0000 With almost half the season gone the Leeds Carnegie Women’s football first team have made an excellent start in the BUCS Premier North. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-13/leeds_carnegie_women_go_from_strength_to_strength.html article2395 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 16:10:00 +0000 The Leeds Carnegie netball Superleague team will not be featuring any home games on Sky Sports this season. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-13/carnegie_too_skint_for_sky.html article2394 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 15:40:00 +0000 TNS reviews Matthew Bourne’s innovative interpretation of traditional fairytale Cinderella. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2011-01-13/review_matthew_bournes_cinderella.html article2393 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000 A shocked angler in the US was bitten by a fish with human-looking teeth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-13/angler_bitten_by_fish_with_human_teeth.html article2392 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 14:40:00 +0000 Accountancy firm KPMG has started a scheme which it believes will be the blueprint for employers funding degrees in future. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-13/KPMG_lead_the_way_on_employer_funded_fees.html article2391 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000 2010 was a top year for music festivals all over Europe – we should know we attended a fair few of them! The best of the best have been announced by the Festival Awards Europe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-01-13/cream_of_euro_festival_crop_announced.html article2410 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000 The Mechanic is released in cinemas everywhere on 28th January and to celebrate TNS are giving away paintball passes for you and a mate. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-13/film_offer_the_mechanic.html article2390 Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 12:17:05 +0000 The weird and wonderful shoe has been brought back by the daring likes of Gaga and Victoria Beckham who seem to have no fear of breaking their ankles and an undoubtedly impressive pain threshold. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2011-01-12/shoe_cool.html article2387 Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 16:35:24 +0000 The BBC is reporting that an Italian man survived being shot in the head after sneezing the bullet out through his nose. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-12/italian_man_survives_being_shot_in_head_by_sneezing_out_bullet.html article2385 Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 15:44:19 +0000 Team GB is nearing the final stages of its preparations as it gets ready to send a delegation of 68 athletes and staff to the 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-12/Team_GB_gear_up_for_2011_winter_universiade.html article2386 Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 15:24:32 +0000 From next year if students want to study maths or science at the University of Oxford they will have to achieve A* grades at A-level. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-12/a_star_needed_to_get_into_oxford.html article2382 Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 12:05:31 +0000 Hero or lunatic? Opinion is divided over masked crusader Phoenix Jones, who calls himself the Guardian of Seattle. The costumed-crime fighter recently got himself into a spot of bother having his nose-broken protecting the citizens of Seattle. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-12/is_it_a_bird_is_it_a_plane_no_its_a_guy_in_tights_with_a_broken_nose.html article2384 Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 09:24:43 +0000 Hundreds of students at the University of Southampton have expressed their anger this week at a local bar’s decision to stop selling ‘quad-vods’ – two double vodkas and a mixer served in a pint glass. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-11/outrage_at_bars_decision_to_ban_quad_vods.html article2380 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 14:31:15 +0000 Edward Woollard, the student who admitted throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of the Millbank building during fees protests on 10th November has been jailed http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-11/millbank_fire_extinguisher_student_jailed.html article2378 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 12:50:27 +0000 University of Reading Professor of Archaeology, Michael Fulford, is one of the notable Britons this year to be awarded with a CBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-11/professor_awarded_cbe.html article2376 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 11:47:45 +0000 University of Southampton students will decide next week if they will ban Nestlé products from campus, in response to the scandal surrounding the sale of the company’s formula milk to new mothers in third world countries. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-11/possible_nestle_boycott_at_southampton.html article2379 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 11:33:17 +0000 NUS and UCU will be joining the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to organise a mass protest and rally in Manchester on Saturday 29th January called A Future that Works: National Rally for Young People http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-11/NUS_and_TUC_join_forces_for_young_people_rally.html article2377 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 10:51:46 +0000 With one of the most un-Googleable names in music, Californian dance-punk outfit !!! (pronounced ‘chk chk chk’) returned last summer with new album Strange Weather, Isn’t It? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2011-01-11/interview_chk_chk_chk.html article2381 Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 10:32:21 +0000 Two years on from his multi-Oscar winning 'Slumdog Millionaire', Danny Boyle again uses his visionary style to bring this harrowing true story of human endurance and survival. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2011-01-10/review_127_hours.html article2375 Monday, 10 Jan 2011 14:28:03 +0000 Despite many BUCS events surrendering to the perilous December weather, the Scottish University Boxing Championships went ahead and exhibited some excellent bouts and talent. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-10/o_reilly_triumphs_at_scottish_university_boxing_Championships.html article2374 Monday, 10 Jan 2011 12:37:35 +0000 The University of Leicester basketball team and the City of Leicester Lady Hoops Basketball club have joined forces to form an ambitious scheme that aims to promote basketball in the area. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2011-01-09/university_of_leicester_and_lady_hoops_join_forces.html article2373 Sunday, 09 Jan 2011 10:07:34 +0000 Weather experts at the University of Reading say extreme winters could soon become the norm in the UK http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-08/winters_to_remain_sub_zero_says_professor.html article2372 Saturday, 08 Jan 2011 12:56:59 +0000 A PhD student from the University of Reading is one of just six people in Europe to be selected for a new bursary scheme which aims to support a new generation of flavour experts http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-08/flavour_researcher_gets_taste_of_success.html article2371 Saturday, 08 Jan 2011 11:54:46 +0000 We all hate paying tax, right? Well in Romania the people have magic on their side. Witches in the country have cast a spell on the officials in charge of new tax laws which took effect on January 1. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-07/Witches_curse_tax_office.html article2370 Friday, 07 Jan 2011 13:19:23 +0000 A minister has been hit by a pie during protests against education cuts http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-07/scot_tory_minister_hit_with_pie.html article2368 Friday, 07 Jan 2011 10:43:17 +0000 The University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Uwic) has taken the decision to close four courses from its art and design department http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-07/four_courses_close_at_uwic.html article2369 Friday, 07 Jan 2011 10:30:39 +0000 The last remaining student occupation against the tuition fees rise in the UK has come to an end. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-06/kent_occupation_ends.html article2367 Thursday, 06 Jan 2011 14:43:26 +0000 A university student is set to make history as the youngest entrepreneur ever to stage a show at London's O2 Arena. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-05/brunel_student_youngest_ever_o2_promoter.html article2366 Wednesday, 05 Jan 2011 09:45:11 +0000 The Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection, described as one of the world’s “most comprehensive archive of Isotpe materials”, is now on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-04/a_unique_design_archive_housed_at_the_reading_displayed_at_the_victoria_and_albert.html article2364 Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011 09:38:42 +0000 The University of Reading has submitted controversial plans to redevelop its Sibly Hall site in Redhatch Drive, Earley. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-04/university_submits_plans_for_sibly_hall_site.html article2365 Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011 09:35:56 +0000 In a scene reminiscent of axed television drama Flashforward, a small US town was shocked when 5,000 dead birds rained from the sky. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-04/US_town_hit_by_dead_bird_rain.html article2360 Tuesday, 04 Jan 2011 09:05:02 +0000 A suicide jumper in New York had his fall from an apartment block softened by piles of rubbish left uncollected because of the recent snow. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-03/suicide_jump_prevented_by_bin_bags.html article2363 Monday, 03 Jan 2011 15:14:06 +0000 Covering the face is banned in France while recent report shows that public opinion in Europe is that women should expect to be sexually assaulted if they wear too little. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2011-01-03/deciding_how_women_should_dress.html article4076 Monday, 03 Jan 2011 12:14:48 +0000 The University-wide student competition at City University, London launches for a second year to encourage innovative ideas for business and social enterprises. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-03/encouraging_student_enterprise_with_city_spark_2011.html article2350 Monday, 03 Jan 2011 11:51:21 +0000 Hundreds of French mobile phone users say they have been overchanged because a bug on their phones made them send dozens of unintended new year messages. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2011-01-03/french_texters_hit_by_new_year_bug.html article2361 Monday, 03 Jan 2011 11:32:07 +0000 A new multi-function students union venue has opened at City University, London http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-03/new_student_union_venue_for_city_university.html article2351 Monday, 03 Jan 2011 11:21:42 +0000 As part of its on-going Campus Editor programme TNS has launched a new competition where the best performing Editor for the academic year will win a 12-month paid internship as Assistant Editor of TNS starting in September 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-02/TNS_launches_editor_internship_competition.html article2494 Sunday, 02 Jan 2011 12:04:00 +0000 On the 11th of January Chris Stoakes will talk at The City Law School about the two frameworks that help him understand who people in the City are and what they do. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2011-01-01/talk_demystifying_the_city_and_financial_markets.html article2352 Saturday, 01 Jan 2011 15:11:57 +0000 A 50-year old American man was arrested before Christmas after he exposed himself on a flight and allegedly masturbated next to a 17-year old girl on the plane. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2010-12-28/plane_masturbation_blamed_on_tabasco.html article2362 Tuesday, 28 Dec 2010 12:31:06 +0000 Staff and students from the University of Northampton helped raise money for Children In Need with the “Something Dotty” campaign. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-27/pudsey_gets_a_helping_paw_from_the_university_of_northampton.html article2344 Monday, 27 Dec 2010 11:45:42 +0000 The University of Reading has awarded almost £820,000 to its highest achieving students to help with the cost of their studies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-24/hard_work_pays_off_for_students.html article2342 Friday, 24 Dec 2010 15:28:38 +0000 According to research by the University of Reading, couples with children have a poorer diet than those without http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-24/childless_couples_have_healthier_diets_than_families,_says_university_research.html article2343 Friday, 24 Dec 2010 15:20:36 +0000 The University of Reading is set to welcome some of the world’s leading figures in science for the biggest science education conference and exhibition in Europe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-24/university_hosts_largest_science_education_conference_in_Europe.html article2340 Friday, 24 Dec 2010 14:37:39 +0000 In British history, south west England may never have seen a Scotch invasion quite the scale of that witnessed during the Bowlie 2 weekender this December. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-24/review_bowlie_2_festival.html article2353 Friday, 24 Dec 2010 13:55:46 +0000 Researchers from the University of Reading have found that eating turkey in the future could lead to a healthier heart. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-24/christmas_dinner_could_reduce_the_risk_of_heart_disease.html article2339 Friday, 24 Dec 2010 13:32:41 +0000 Leeds Carnegie’s tennis programme has been named as one of 14 recipients of the BUCS Barclays Tennis Development Award. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-12-23/european_champions_served_award.html article198 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 15:14:19 +0000 Handball is a huge mainstream sport in Europe yet, apart from football terraces on a Saturday afternoon, it is largely unheard of on British shores. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-12-23/handball_the_most_english_sport_that_the_english_dont_play.html article201 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 14:30:22 +0000 Leeds Carnegie's netballers look set to capture the BUCS Premier North Championship for only the second time in the University’s history. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-12-23/leeds_carnegie_netball_set_to_capture_bucs_premier_north_for_second_time.html article202 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 14:18:19 +0000 The National Student has been called by students taking part in the occupation against education cuts and rising fees at the University of Kent. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-23/kent_occupation_continues_till_the_new_year.html article203 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 13:04:18 +0000 Leeds Carnegie’s basketball team have only three games to resurrect their season. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-12-23/three_games_for_resurrection.html article200 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 11:21:28 +0000 Leeds Met Carnegie’s sport development manager, Ian Smyth, has conceded that the university can never overtake Loughborough as BUCS overall national champion. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-12-23/loughborough_unbeatable_ian_smyth_interview.html article199 Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 09:09:42 +0000 Perhaps best known for his work with Stewart Lee in the late 90s, Richard Herring is still one of the finest and most thought provoking stand-up comedians touring today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2010-12-21/interview_richard_herring.html article120 Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010 10:53:26 +0000 Review of Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit's show in Bristol 09/12/10 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-20/review_johnny_flynn_trinity_centre_bristol.html article2337 Monday, 20 Dec 2010 11:17:17 +0000 Like sking? Like partying? Why not make a trip to combine the two? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-12-18/get_piste_and_party.html article2358 Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 15:58:30 +0000 If anyone knows how to return from your travels in one piece it’s TNS travel writer Nathan Millward. Here he gives us his ten tips for travel survival.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-12-18/how_not_to_die_when_travelling.html article2357 Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 15:46:10 +0000 Mobile phone reviews from mobilephones4students.co.uk http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-12-18/mobile_phone_reviews_december_2010.html article2356 Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 15:01:13 +0000 TNS chats to Tom Thurlow the presenter of MTVs The Freshers http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-12-18/insight_tom_thurlow.html article2354 Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 12:43:28 +0000 TNS looks at some of the best technology gifts for this festive period http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-12-18/festive_tech_gifts.html article2355 Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 10:00:13 +0000 From the award-winning director of 'The War on Democracy' comes John Pilger's latest work, 'The War You Don't See'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-12-17/trailer_the_war_you_dont_see.html article2336 Friday, 17 Dec 2010 10:17:57 +0000 Students at the University of Sheffield continue their occupation of the Richard Roberts chemistry building this week as a sign of protest against the government’s decision to raise the tuition fee cap to £9,000 a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-15/sheffield_students_continue_occupation_against_higher_education_cuts.html article2348 Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010 14:22:44 +0000 The Student Loans Company has overcharged graduates by £15 this year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-15/slc_overcharged_graduates_by_15m.html article2335 Wednesday, 15 Dec 2010 11:42:12 +0000 Peers in the House of Lords are to debate the coalition government's controversial tuition fees hikes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-14/lords_vote_could_put_pressure_on_fees_plans.html article2334 Tuesday, 14 Dec 2010 10:39:41 +0000 Government estimates show that their new university fees system is unsustainable, and that students will spend their whole working lives paying back the cost of a degree. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-13/most_students_will_never_pay_off_fees.html article2332 Monday, 13 Dec 2010 12:26:35 +0000 Flo-Rida is set to unleash his new mini-album on the world. Inam Mahmood caught up with the RnB superstar http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-13/interview_flo_rida.html article2333 Monday, 13 Dec 2010 10:16:18 +0000 For many Tim Kasher would have been their quintessential artist who channels teen angst, emotional and heartbreaking songs for you to either moan or cry to whilst sat in your bedroom. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-12/review_tim_kasher_the_game_of_monogamy.html article2331 Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 09:02:03 +0000 As the anger at the fees rise boiled over into violence and vandalism TNS was right in the centre of the action. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-11/in_pictures_fee_fury.html article2329 Saturday, 11 Dec 2010 11:25:32 +0000 Review of Arcade Fire at LG Arena http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-11/review_arcade_fire_at_the_lg_arena.html article2330 Saturday, 11 Dec 2010 09:50:56 +0000 As MPs discuss the potential fees rise, student protesters have reached Parliament Square. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-09/protesters_reach_parliament_square.html article2328 Thursday, 09 Dec 2010 14:28:31 +0000 The situation for mature students concerns me. They've been left out in the cold, thawing in the shadows of middle class militancy and hyperbolic protester rhetoric. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-12-09/comment_a_mature_look_at_fees.html article2327 Thursday, 09 Dec 2010 14:24:19 +0000 Students nationwide are gearing up for another day of action as MPs prepare to vote on the coalition's controversial higher education funding plans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-09/more_protests_on_fees_decision_day.html article2326 Thursday, 09 Dec 2010 11:58:43 +0000 On the eve of the day MPs vote to decide whether to go ahead with the coalition's controversial tuition fees plans, student protesters have been out in force. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-08/protests_continue_on_eve_of_fees_vote.html article2325 Wednesday, 08 Dec 2010 12:21:27 +0000 Danny Saxby comments on the state of the nation's debt http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-12-08/comment_the_great_age_of_austerity_hypocrisy.html article2324 Wednesday, 08 Dec 2010 10:43:36 +0000 The true extent of how much the Lib Dem's have damaged their relationship with students with their shocking U-turn on tuition fees has been made clear by survey results released by Opinionpanel. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-08/dramatic_drop_in_student_support_for_lib_dems.html article2323 Wednesday, 08 Dec 2010 09:38:33 +0000 University of Sheffield students were given a day off lectures as the University abandoned all teaching and lectures http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/sheffield_students_snow_day.html article2349 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 15:32:13 +0000 The Students Loans Company has come under fire by a committee of MPs for not improving its service enough. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/disappointing_improvement_from_slc.html article2318 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 11:06:04 +0000 It has emerged that more than 20 Oxford colleges made no offers to black students for undergraduate courses in the last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/oxbridge_questioned_over_lack_of_black_student_admissions.html article2319 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 10:24:09 +0000 Tory MPs are now dissenting against the Government's controversial tuition fees proposals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/tory_mps_join_fees_opposition.html article2322 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 09:45:18 +0000 Non EU students will be forced to return home after completing their studies under government plans to scrap visas that allow them to seek work in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/student_work_visa_to_be_scrapped.html article2320 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 09:42:33 +0000 NUS respond to the findings of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/nus_responds_to_criticism_of_slc.html article2321 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 09:27:35 +0000 There were chaotic scenes at Cambridge's King's College yesterday as police jostled with student activists demanding the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to speak. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-07/cu_challenged_at_the_pitt_by_the_senate_occupiers.html article2317 Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010 09:09:22 +0000 Alex Yau has a listen to the middle-of-the-road rock band's offensively mild new effort... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-06/review_goo_goo_dolls_something_for_the_rest_Of_Us.html article2316 Monday, 06 Dec 2010 14:53:04 +0000 In a bid to soften the blow of their proposals ahead of Thursday's tuition fees vote, the government have announced plans to pay the tuition fees for students from poorer backgrounds for up to two years. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-06/government_propose_new_fund_for_poorer_students.html article2314 Monday, 06 Dec 2010 13:50:53 +0000 Liberal Democrat transport minister Norman Baker may resign from the government so he can vote against the proposed rise in tuition fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-06/lib_dem_minister_may_quit_over_tuition_fee_vote.html article2315 Monday, 06 Dec 2010 09:16:34 +0000 Cambridge Senate occupiers yesterday conducted a daring protest at a local branch of Topshop. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-05/cu_senate_occupiers_gain_ground_in_topshop.html article2313 Sunday, 05 Dec 2010 10:15:16 +0000 Senate House protestors at the University of Cambridge were on high alert last night following the latest legal move to end their week-long occupation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-04/senate_house_mobilised_against_potential_raid.html article2312 Saturday, 04 Dec 2010 09:36:49 +0000 Review of Kanye West's fifth album http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-12-03/review_kanye_west_my_beautiful_dark_twisted_fantasy.html article2311 Friday, 03 Dec 2010 13:48:57 +0000 One week into the ongoing Cambridge University occupation, students protesting against cuts to education and public services blockaded the entire Old Schools and Senate House administrative site. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-03/cambridge_students_shut_down_nerve_centre_of_university.html article2310 Friday, 03 Dec 2010 12:38:04 +0000 Protesters at the University College London occupation have been threatened with legal action unless they leave. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-02/ucl_occupiers_told_to_leave.html article2309 Thursday, 02 Dec 2010 10:53:48 +0000 A student accommodation provider has been suspended from a national code that protects living standards. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-01/accommodation_provider_suspended_from_standards_code.html article2307 Wednesday, 01 Dec 2010 14:00:30 +0000 153 demonstrators were arrested during the third day of protests against the proposed rise in tuition fees in London, Scotland Yard has revealed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-01/153_protesters_arrested.html article2306 Wednesday, 01 Dec 2010 12:41:00 +0000 Another anti-fees protest hit Cambridge again for the fourth time this month as hundreds of students rallied outside one of the occupied colleges before marching through the centre. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-12-01/cu_protest_march_low_in_numbers_but_high_in_spirit.html article2308 Wednesday, 01 Dec 2010 11:01:20 +0000 NUS President Aaron Porter issued a statement yesterday in support of today's fresh wave of student action against the proposed rise in fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-30/porter_issues_statement_of_support.html article2304 Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010 10:45:38 +0000 Reports are reaching TNS that the student protests in London today are descending into chaos. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-30/london_protest_descends_into_chaos.html article2305 Tuesday, 30 Nov 2010 10:11:21 +0000 Alexander Ryland questions the student action against the rise in tuition fees http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-29/comment_the_only_demolition_by_nus_was_to_their_cause.html article2301 Monday, 29 Nov 2010 14:24:28 +0000 Student activists are gaining ground in preparation for further action as groups nation-wide consolidate their results from this week's 'Day X' events, The National Student can reveal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-29/evidence_shows_anti_fees_activists_are_more_determined.html article2302 Monday, 29 Nov 2010 10:44:17 +0000 Nick Clegg has come under fire from his own Lib Dem parliamentary candidates with more than 100 of them urging him to oppose government plans to raise tuition fees in England. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-29/lib_dem_activists_urge_clegg_to_oppose_fees_rise.html article2300 Monday, 29 Nov 2010 09:28:56 +0000 The UK's most successful student volunteering unit has launched a new drive to make a difference to disadvantaged communities across the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-29/lancaster_student_volunteers_make_a_world_of_difference.html article2303 Monday, 29 Nov 2010 09:18:49 +0000 Anyone jumping on the increasingly popular 'what's the fun in Christmas?' bandwagon will relish in this innovative take on what really constitutes as the perfect Christmas Day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-11-27/review_all_i_want_for_christmas_at_the_jermyn_street_theatre.html article2299 Saturday, 27 Nov 2010 15:39:30 +0000 An ingenious poster that has been stuck around school and stuck in everyone's minds. A farce for Conservatives. A contradiction in terms for the Liberal Democrats. 'Dumbledore wouldn't stand for this'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-26/comment_no_letter_to_hogwarts_now_this.html article2298 Friday, 26 Nov 2010 15:59:39 +0000 At least 30 protesters arrested during Wednesday's fees protest have been released on bail. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-26/fees_protesters_bailed.html article2296 Friday, 26 Nov 2010 13:20:05 +0000 A video has surfaced on Youtube showing that mounted police officers did charge at student protesters on Whitehall on Wednesday, the day after the Metropolitan police chief said tactics "did not involve charging the crowd". http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-26/fees_protest_video_shows_mounted_police_charge_crowd.html article2297 Friday, 26 Nov 2010 09:42:38 +0000 A failure to introduce higher tuition fees would have a devastating impact on universities, claim vice-chancellors. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-25/no_fees_rise_will_damage_universities.html article2294 Thursday, 25 Nov 2010 13:19:30 +0000 'NO ifs, no buts, no education cuts!' Those were the chants coming from students at the University of Portsmouth yesterday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-25/portsmouth_protests_against_fees_rises.html article2295 Thursday, 25 Nov 2010 09:14:07 +0000 As the day of protests kicks off across the country, TNS has learned of a building occupations in Birmingham and Plymouth. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/occupations_at_birmingham_and_plymouth.html article2287 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 15:59:50 +0000 New Zealand's mighty All Blacks warmed up for their final autumn international with a training session at the University of Bath. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-24/all_blacks_stop_off_at_bath_uni.html article2286 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 15:32:41 +0000 Cambridge student newspaper Varsity have caused a stir by publishing semi-nude pictures as part of a fashion shoot. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/sexy_fashion_shoot_causes_a_stir.html article2288 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 15:23:49 +0000 Police are currently holding back thousands of student protestors in central London. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/police_contain_protesters_in_london.html article2290 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 15:20:08 +0000 His music is all around you, but you may never have heard of him. When you listen to pretty much any of U2's albums, he is there. Or when you listen to the soaring synths in David Bowie's "Heroes", his fingerprints are all over it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-24/interview_brian_eno.html article2291 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 14:06:27 +0000 18-year-old Edward Woollard has pleaded guilty to throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of the Millbank Building during the student fees protests earlier this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/millbank_student_found_guilty.html article2289 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 13:30:16 +0000 Police are finally dispersing student protesters from Whitehall, after the 'Day X' action against the proposed rise in tuition fees and education cuts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/police_disperse_whitehall_protesters.html article2293 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 12:37:07 +0000 Images are starting to come in from TNS contributors from today's day of action. Luke Morton as submitted some from the protest in Lincoln today...... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-24/in_pictures_lincoln_fees_protest.html article2292 Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 11:51:36 +0000 Graduates from the University of Surrey are the most employable in the UK according to the latest statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-23/surrey_graduates_most_employable.html article2284 Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010 15:32:48 +0000 Impending protests at the University of Birmingham has forced the institution to cancel an open day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-23/open_day_cancelled_over_fear_of_protests.html article2285 Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010 15:26:44 +0000 In the lead up to tomorrow's day of action against the rise in fees, student protesters staged occupations in London, Bristol and Manchester yesterday. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-23/occupations_on_three_campuses_as_fees_fight_hots_up.html article2282 Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010 12:25:19 +0000 The government will today announce the level of their proposed immigration cap which could reduce the number of students coming to the UK from outside the EU by as many as 87,000. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-23/government_to_announce_cap_on_non_eu_students.html article2283 Tuesday, 23 Nov 2010 10:23:35 +0000 Joanna Cupial-Jones calls the latest cinematic installment of Harry Potter 'the best so far'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-11-22/review_harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_1.html article2280 Monday, 22 Nov 2010 11:21:42 +0000 A building at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London is currently being occupied by students protesting against raising tuition fees and budget cuts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-22/fees_occupation_at_soas.html article2281 Monday, 22 Nov 2010 09:29:03 +0000 Pop-rockers Boys Like Girls have been likened to Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World since their 2005 debut, so during their UK support dates it would be rude not to see if they fill such big boots. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-21/review_boys_like_girls_02_academy_birmingham_18_11_10.html article2279 Sunday, 21 Nov 2010 12:56:13 +0000 Anger has been sparked as Croatian Football Federation president Vlatko Markovic has banned homosexuals from playing football nationally for Croatia. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-20/outrage_over_croatian_homosexual_football_ban.html article2275 Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 15:53:59 +0000 Lady Gaga has done it all. From bubbles to bondage and to..meat. A fashion icon in some respects, has she taken it just a little too far in recent months? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-11-20/the_changing_face_of_lady_gaga_fashion_or_frankly_faux_pas.html article2278 Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 14:22:15 +0000 Southampton Solent University's yachting team have won the 2010 Student Yachting World Cup for England. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-20/world_cup_yachting_success_for_southampton.html article2277 Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 14:11:09 +0000 Staffordshire University student Dave Readle stole the show at the BUCS Cycling Championships smashing Sir Chris Hoy's kilo record by over one and a half seconds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-20/star_readle_smashes_sir_chris_record.html article2276 Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 10:51:22 +0000 Birmingham have stolen the show at the BUCS Golf qualifiers which took place at Woodhall Spa over the 2-3 November. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-19/birmingham_steal_golf_qualifiers.html article2274 Friday, 19 Nov 2010 12:46:05 +0000 Students at Oxford University have been branded the 'worst behaved in Britain' - by themselves. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-19/uni_vice_city.html article2273 Friday, 19 Nov 2010 12:19:54 +0000 Hurdler Eilidh Child has been named Athlete of the Year 2010 at the Scottish Athletics Awards in Glasgow. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-19/twell_falls_short_as_child_hurdles_on.html article2272 Friday, 19 Nov 2010 10:06:55 +0000 Shadow Business Secretary John Denham has urged students to continue 'putting pressure' on the coalition Government over their fees plans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-19/denham_urges_fees_plan_pressure.html article2271 Friday, 19 Nov 2010 09:39:28 +0000 Surfing hit Fistral Beach, Newquay last month for a successful return to the BUCS Surf Championships. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-18/surf_competition_makes_waves_at_newquay.html article2269 Thursday, 18 Nov 2010 14:27:56 +0000 Loughborough have dictated proceedings at the BUCS Short Course Championships. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-11-18/loughborough_cause_a_splash_in_the_record_books.html article2270 Thursday, 18 Nov 2010 10:01:13 +0000 A Police department have ordered the taking down of a site aimed at advising student protesters how to avoid arrest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-17/police_take_down_student_protest_advice_site.html article2262 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 15:15:24 +0000 Oh yes it's 'that' time of year againthe Argos catalogue is strewn across the living room floor, decapitated of most of its pages, and practically 'groaning' with the partially-visible hoard of 'sticky notes' it bares inside all lovingly signed 'I WANT' from your flatmates, and Sainsbury's has no sooner shifted their last man-handled pumpkin when the 'Christmas Aisle' suddenly makes an appearance - decked-out in all its seasonal 'shineyness', as if Santa's little helpers themselves had put in some overtime. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-17/it_is_upon_us_again..html article2265 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 13:48:46 +0000 A day of protests, walk-outs and sit-ins are to take place nationwide on 24th November in opposition to the higher education reforms proposed by the coalition government. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-17/ean_to_declare_national_day_x_on_the_condems.html article2261 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 12:39:42 +0000 Fashion trends change faster than the weather these days one minute you're bang on trend with you're '80's perm and leg warmers; and the next you've been dumped by you're fellow fashionista's faster than I can say "fashion police". http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-11-17/fair_trade_fashion_gets_a_makeover.html article2264 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 12:09:49 +0000 Calling all students: have you got a Christmas holiday job? If so, make sure you hang on to your hard-earned cash and don't pay too much tax this holiday season http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-17/students_dont_pay_too_much_tax.html article2263 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 11:55:18 +0000 Calling all students: have you got a Christmas holiday job? If so, make sure you hang on to your hard-earned cash and don't pay too much tax this holiday season http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-17/students_dont_pay_too_much_tax.html article2263 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 11:55:18 +0000 'A small minority ruined it for the rest' seems to be one of the favourite phrases from those commentating on last week's student protests. There was still another 50, 000 people on that march, nobody 'ruined' it for anyone. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-17/comment_direct_action_at_millbank_wheres_the_hijack.html article2268 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 10:59:32 +0000 From the moment they burst on to the music scene in 2005, American pop-rockers Paramore have nailed the recipe for super stardom a flame-haired lead singer, catchy guitar riffs and anthems you can't help but scream along to. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-17/review_paramore_at_lg_arena_birmingham.html article2266 Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 10:07:45 +0000 Laura Malanaphy asks if her degree is worth the proposed rise in fees http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-16/comment_are_degrees_worth_their_fees.html article2259 Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010 14:22:58 +0000 Catherine Bradford kicks off her new Fashion 'Top Tips' column with a look at the best dresses for the festive party season http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-11-16/top_picks_festive_fashion_ten_best_dresses_for_the_party_season.html article2260 Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010 12:33:11 +0000 Hampshire Police have arrested an 18 year-old man in Southampton today in their hunt for the Millbank suspect. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-16/millbank_suspect_arrest_made_in_southampton.html article2258 Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010 11:26:13 +0000 A student arrested in Cambridge for attempted murder for throwing a fire extinguisher from the roof of the Millbank building has been released on police bail this weekend. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-15/millbank_protester_arrested_for_attempted_murder_bailed.html article2254 Monday, 15 Nov 2010 14:29:57 +0000 We can now be certain of one thing. The coalitions tripling of tuition fees, and slashing of the universities budget, is not a trivial matter to the academic population of this country. The march in London last week proved we are united, over 50,000 of us. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-15/comment_there_will_be_riots_on_the_streets_one_promise_nick_clegg_has_kept.html article2255 Monday, 15 Nov 2010 13:38:21 +0000 The first part of the final Harry Potter film is here. Phil Dixon wasn't impressed. Cue the backlash! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-11-15/review_harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows_part_1.html article2257 Monday, 15 Nov 2010 10:34:12 +0000 NUS has launched "Right to Recall", a strategy aimed at ousting MPs from parliament in protest against the U-turns on student fees. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-15/nus_launches_right_to_recall_campaign.html article2256 Monday, 15 Nov 2010 10:25:14 +0000 Students who were dressed as zombies with gaunt white face paint were told by union bouncers to remove their make-up before they were allowed into club night Population, as it could be considered racist. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-14/racist_face_paint_row_is_resurrected.html article2345 Sunday, 14 Nov 2010 14:55:59 +0000 The Millbank incident has took a dramatic turn as a 23 year-old student from Anglia Ruskin University was arrested for with attempted murder. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-13/cambridge_student_arrested_for_attempted_murder_with_fire_extinguisher.html article2253 Saturday, 13 Nov 2010 15:25:12 +0000 In 2010, six years after it came into existence the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook makes its big screen debut in David Fincher's modern day Citizen Kane. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-11-12/review_the_social_network.html article2247 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 15:43:32 +0000 Free track from The Whigs http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-12/mpfree_the_whigs.html article2251 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 15:03:23 +0000 Jackass 3D is back with the third instalment of dangerous pranks and stunts. Not only will we see the familiar faces of Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera, but the film marks the 10th anniversary of the Jackass franchise, which started in 2000. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-11-12/review_jackass_3d.html article2249 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 14:20:13 +0000 Kelsey Wilson looks at the global obsession with the rescued Chilean miners and their rise to fame http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-12/mining_the_pits_of_fame.html article2250 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 13:50:48 +0000 The protests against the proposed cuts in higher education continued yesterday when students occupied a building which houses the vice-chancellor's office at Manchester University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-12/activists_occupy_building_in_manchester.html article2252 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 12:55:08 +0000 A £1,000 reward has been offered for the name of the student protestor who dropped a fire extinguisher from the roof of the Millbank Building during Wednesday's fees protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-12/reward_offered_for_name_of_protestor.html article2248 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 10:34:03 +0000 Whether you like it or not fur is one of the biggest trends this winter and there is no need to shy away from it just because it makes a bit of a statement. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-11-12/furry_nice.html article2246 Friday, 12 Nov 2010 09:07:26 +0000 For students starting university as of 2012, the upper limit for fees will rise from £3,290 to £9,000 per year, preventing many potential students from attending university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-11/comment_will_the_rise_in_tuition_fees_mean_fewer_students_at_universities.html article2245 Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 13:50:37 +0000 Verdict on the new release from Cee-lo Green http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-11/review_cee_lo_green_the_lady_killer.html article2243 Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 11:56:56 +0000 69% of students are against the storming of the Conservative headquarters in the Millibank Building during yesterday's NUS protest march. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-11/most_students_do_not_support_march_violence.html article2244 Thursday, 11 Nov 2010 10:23:27 +0000 A students' union has been forced to apologise after reports were made of three separate incidences of gay couple being separated for kissing in their nightclub. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-10/union_apology_to_kissing_gay_students.html article2240 Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 14:43:04 +0000 TNS was in the thick of the action. Our photographers captured the events throughout the day..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-10/in_pictures_fund_our_future_demonstration.html article2239 Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 13:11:12 +0000 Cardiff University has come under fire for its use of kittens in scientific experiments. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-10/cardiff_kitten_experiments_questioned.html article2242 Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 10:35:33 +0000 Reports have been coming out that the Fund Our Future protest in London has turned violent with students breaking into The Millbank tower in Central London home of the conservatives headquarters. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-10/fees_protest_turns_violent.html article2241 Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 10:20:33 +0000 It's that time of year again. With only a month and a half to go, Christmas is just around the corner and it is time (sorry guys!) to start digging out the pennies and treating your family to some well-deserved goodies... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-11-09/christmas_shopping_student_style.html article2234 Tuesday, 09 Nov 2010 15:22:36 +0000 A new survey has found that 74% of students think that their degree is worth less than £6k a year, and only 9% thought that their studies were worth going beyond the £9k cap. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-09/changes_needed_for_unis_to_charge_higher_fees.html article2235 Tuesday, 09 Nov 2010 15:22:28 +0000 Review of Lykke Li @ Heaven http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-09/review_lykke_li_at_heaven.html article2236 Tuesday, 09 Nov 2010 14:08:00 +0000 Our writer spend a night of terror in the London Tombs http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-09/terror_of_the_tombs.html article2237 Tuesday, 09 Nov 2010 09:07:13 +0000 Both powerful and aggressive in their conveyance, Uchenna Dance and ADiaspora Collective will move you mentally and physically. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-11-08/review_uchenna_dance_company_and_ADiaspora_collective.html article2233 Monday, 08 Nov 2010 09:30:04 +0000 At a venue and event sponsored by an energy drink brand it is fitting that sitting at the top of tonight's line-up is a band responsible for one of the most rousing and energetic rock records of recent year's - Band of Skulls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-03/review_band_of_skulls_relentless_energy_sessions_at_relentless_garage.html article2230 Wednesday, 03 Nov 2010 13:00:50 +0000 As soon as sassy superstar Rihanna wrapped up her latest tour 'Last Girl on Earth', she turned her full attention to working on her fifth album, 'Loud'. RiRi is back with more cutting edge fashions, music mash-ups and catchy song that will have you singing for the rest of the day. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-11-03/review_rihanna_loud.html article2232 Wednesday, 03 Nov 2010 12:26:54 +0000 The problem is that as the numbers of students rise, the external image of university dwindles. The Government doesn't mention what many students know themselves - the issue that more people are going to university for the social benefits - Ryan Millward http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-11-03/comment_are_students_going_to_university_for_the_social_life_and_not_the_education.html article2231 Wednesday, 03 Nov 2010 11:31:23 +0000 As the government is set announce that we will have to pay tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from 2012, NUS and students across the country to express their anger at the plans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-03/students_prepare_to_fight_fees_plans.html article2229 Wednesday, 03 Nov 2010 10:11:42 +0000 Sometimes you wonder why a film would be made as a 'cinema only' release, other times you may wonder why a film wasn't. In Paranormal Activity 2's case, the advice would be simply; see it in the cinema, don't buy the DVD. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-11-02/review_paranormal_activity_2.html article2228 Tuesday, 02 Nov 2010 11:39:46 +0000 One in three choose uni based on celeb students not academic performance http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-11-02/grade_a_list_students.html article2227 Tuesday, 02 Nov 2010 09:54:48 +0000 Review of Jackie Chans new film Little Big Soldier http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-10-30/review_little_big_soldier.html article2225 Saturday, 30 Oct 2010 13:49:15 +0000 The issue of initiation ceremonies has made the news again, with Cherwell reporting heavy criticism of the Oxford University women's lacrosse team's "extremely tasteless" activities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-30/extremely_tasteless_initiations_at_oxford.html article2226 Saturday, 30 Oct 2010 09:03:37 +0000 A review of 9:21 to Shrub Hill at the New Diorama Theatre http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-10-29/review_9_21_to_shrub_hill_at_the_new_diorama_theatre.html article2224 Friday, 29 Oct 2010 09:57:22 +0000 Are you Britain's Next Top Model? If you attended this year's BNTM Live event at the London Excel Centre, you could well be. Scouts from both Britain's Next Top Model and Models 1 model management were scouring the crowds at the first-of-its-kind three day celebration of fashion. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-10-27/bntm_live_2010.html article2223 Wednesday, 27 Oct 2010 10:49:34 +0000 If you ever get that desperate or should ever fancy a different type of snack, could you eat a dead cat? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-25/can_you_eat_a_dead_cat.html article2221 Monday, 25 Oct 2010 14:14:18 +0000 As the winter weather draws in there's no need for your inner fashionista to go into hibernation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-10-25/look_hot_this_winter_on_a_student_budget.html article2220 Monday, 25 Oct 2010 12:29:12 +0000 New music compilation from Lazy Acre records http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-25/mpfree_lazy_acre_drop_new_music_compilation.html article2222 Monday, 25 Oct 2010 09:10:38 +0000 Enraged student activists will take a stand against the proposed rise in tuition fees in a national demonstration named 'Fund Our Future' on the 10th November. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-22/students_stand_up_in_tuition_fees_revolt.html article2216 Friday, 22 Oct 2010 13:15:14 +0000 A review of the new Claymation Mary & Max http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-10-22/review_mary_max.html article2219 Friday, 22 Oct 2010 12:43:21 +0000 Experimentation, innovation and agile precision accumulate in one of De Keersmaeker's most successful pieces to date. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-10-22/review_anne_teresa_de_keersmaekers_rosas.html article2218 Friday, 22 Oct 2010 11:59:30 +0000 Review of the new album from Kings of Leon http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-22/review_kings_of_leon_come_around_sundown.html article2217 Friday, 22 Oct 2010 11:17:34 +0000 New research suggests that lowering the amount of meat we eat in the UK could prevent about 45,000 deaths a year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-19/eating_less_meat_could_prevent_deaths.html article2215 Tuesday, 19 Oct 2010 09:25:43 +0000 Round-up of the free MP3 tracks so far http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-18/mpfree_round_up_september_october_2010.html article2212 Monday, 18 Oct 2010 13:42:52 +0000 The National Student is pleased to announce a new link up with indie label Lazy Acre Records that sees them joining the labels 'Full Stop To Bad Pop' campaign as media partners. Lazy Acres 'Full Stop' campaign is a series of free releases available digitally exposing amazing new music. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-18/tns_and_lazy_acre_join_forces_to_release_new_music.html article2211 Monday, 18 Oct 2010 12:51:59 +0000 Oxford graduate Danny Cohen has become the youngest controller of BBC1 since 1965 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-18/oxford_graduate_becomes_youngest_bbc_controller_since_1965.html article2208 Monday, 18 Oct 2010 11:43:10 +0000 Review of the Twilight Sad at the Fleece, Bristol http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-18/review_the_twilight_sad_and_errors_at_the_fleece_bristol.html article2213 Monday, 18 Oct 2010 11:34:45 +0000 A new survey has shown that following the Browne review many current GCSE and A-level students would reconsider attending university if fees are raised. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-17/survey_shows_student_views_on_browne_review.html article2207 Sunday, 17 Oct 2010 10:04:00 +0000 Our rather cool buddies over at Lazy Acre records have started giving away free tunes as part of their 'Singles Club', where you can sign up and get sent great tracks by them for free. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-15/mpfree_lazy_acre_records_club.html article2206 Friday, 15 Oct 2010 14:47:03 +0000 Free dubstep live track from Mount Kimbie http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-15/mpfree_mount_kimbie.html article2204 Friday, 15 Oct 2010 09:33:45 +0000 International tech lifestyle brand Canyon started the assault on the UK market with an event launching their first limited edition collection of tech accessories that are well and truly aimed at us - the 'youth'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-10-15/canyon_launch_graffiti_limited_edition.html article2205 Friday, 15 Oct 2010 09:01:10 +0000 A review of Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern's new album http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-14/review_darren_hayman_and_the_secondary_modern_essex_arms.html article2200 Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 11:24:30 +0000 Maps and Atlases talk touring, playing in the crowd and Math Rock http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-14/interview_maps_and_atlases.html article2199 Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 10:07:44 +0000 Free track from iconic pop group Stereolab http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-13/mpfree_stereolab.html article2197 Wednesday, 13 Oct 2010 13:34:34 +0000 In this 'age of austerity' of coalition cuts can future university goers really afford to be saddled with £40,000 worth of debt just to obtain a degree? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-10-13/comment_tuition_fee_or_not_tuition_fee.html article2198 Wednesday, 13 Oct 2010 12:11:51 +0000 Indie night Sound of Confusion at Birmingham's Victoria Pub was the Saturday night stand for up and coming, highly acclaimed rock group Exit Calm, fresh from playing the launch party for Liam Gallagher's fashion label. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-13/live_review_exit_calm_at_the_victoria_birmingham.html article2195 Wednesday, 13 Oct 2010 09:09:26 +0000 We meet some pretty crazy people in this line of work, and there are few more crazy than writer Nathan Millward. For a year he sent us updates from an epic journey across the globe on a motorbike. Now he has been asked to write a book about his adventures..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-10-12/riding_dorothy.html article2191 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 15:32:34 +0000 Universities will be able to charge any amount on tuition fees as Lord Browne makes his recommendations http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-12/unis_given_blank_cheque_on_fees.html article2190 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 14:55:57 +0000 As September's Hollyoaks focuses on a group of Freshers and the effects that drugs can have, what is the reality of experimenting with drugs whilst at university? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2010-10-12/comment_the_reality_of_experimenting_with_drugs_at_university.html article2193 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 14:41:28 +0000 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a national recruitment campaign to fill 35,000 jobs across England and Wales. Students looking for part time work can apply for a range of temporary positions with flexible working hours to help carry out the next census which will take place on 27 March 2011. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-12/2011_census_jobs_could_work_for_students.html article2192 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 09:42:52 +0000 Vessels meld post-rock soundscapes to subtle electronica. They have a new album out in February 2011 called Helioscope. 'Meatman, Piano Tuner, Prostitute' is the first single from said album and is out on 8th November. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-12/mpfree_vessels.html article2194 Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 09:24:42 +0000 A short guide on the best and easiest ways to study at university http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Study Tips/2010-10-09/how_to_study.html article2189 Saturday, 09 Oct 2010 11:04:13 +0000 TNS reviews new movie Restrepo http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-10-08/review_restrepo.html article2187 Friday, 08 Oct 2010 13:29:43 +0000 Advice on keeping the spark alight over a long distance. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2010-10-08/long_distance_love.html article2188 Friday, 08 Oct 2010 09:13:15 +0000 IPhones have become a new trend in themselves, so why not take advantage of all they have to offer, by using some apps that benefit your outfit co-ordination. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-10-07/fashion_top_three_fashion_apps.html article2183 Thursday, 07 Oct 2010 15:31:18 +0000 Quilted. Waterproof. Corduroy. Three attributes probably not at the top end of your criteria for this season's must have staple, the coat. But low and behold, the eponymous Barbour reigns supreme. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-10-07/oh_how_we_love_the_barbour.html article2185 Thursday, 07 Oct 2010 13:26:32 +0000 The Minister for the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, was in Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference, and took time out of his schedule to visit one of the countries leading Skillset Media Academies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-07/creative_industries_minister_pays_birmingham_university_a_visit.html article2186 Thursday, 07 Oct 2010 12:33:59 +0000 The first ever company specialising in foreign currency exchange for international students was launched today. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-10-07/new_student_currency_exchange.html article2184 Thursday, 07 Oct 2010 11:56:28 +0000 Lauren Pritchard. If you haven't heard her name before you should be prepared to hear it on everybody's lips because I have a very strong feeling that this girl is going to be huge! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-06/interview_lauren_pritchard.html article2182 Wednesday, 06 Oct 2010 14:10:40 +0000 A free EP from Mitchell Museum http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-05/mpfree_mitchell_museum.html article2181 Tuesday, 05 Oct 2010 09:24:31 +0000 Free track from brilliant metal band Chickenhawk http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-01/mpfree_chickenhawk.html article2180 Friday, 01 Oct 2010 13:32:02 +0000 New tunes from ex-Forward, Russia man Whiskas' new project http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-10-01/mpfree_honour_before_glory.html article2179 Friday, 01 Oct 2010 09:53:31 +0000 Ed Miliband's maiden speech as Labour leader to a full conference hall of the party faithful was not dominated by politics or policy but positioning. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-09-29/politics_red_ed_and_redemption.html article2177 Wednesday, 29 Sep 2010 13:18:37 +0000 The price is right; the sound is right and the WoweeOne is the right portable speaker for students on a budget. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-09-28/tech_review_woweeone.html article2175 Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010 09:10:43 +0000 Why you should get involved in Sport at University. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-09-26/your_university_needs_you.html article2173 Sunday, 26 Sep 2010 11:32:25 +0000 In a free society, the right to campaign in politics is held up as a cornerstone of democracy. The art of influencing our elected representatives has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with the lobbying industry arguably having better access to government than ever before. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-09-24/politics_political_campaigners_friends_of_democracy.html article2170 Friday, 24 Sep 2010 13:07:53 +0000 If you've ever read The National Student in the past it may have dawned on you that we love Brainlove records! As a label they constantly bewilder and astound us with their wrong-pop shenanigans http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-24/mpfree_brainlove_tour.html article2171 Friday, 24 Sep 2010 10:34:16 +0000 Check out the new trailer for the hotly-anticipated seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which will be told over two full-length parts. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-09-23/new_trailer_harry_potter_and_the_deathly_hallows.html article2167 Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 12:42:07 +0000 Whilst the numbers of illegal minicabs operating in London has been reduced to four per cent the actual percentage of sexual assaults has gone up by nearly 53% so as you can see this really is a very serious issue. The main demographic here is young women. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-23/TFL_urge_safer_travel_at_night.html article2166 Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 10:18:03 +0000 Review of Joanna Newsom at Colston Hall in Bristol http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-23/review_joanna_newsom_at_colston_hall_bristol.html article2169 Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 10:06:56 +0000 Free MP3 remix of the new single by Spokes http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-23/mpfree_spokes_we_can_make_it_out_yppah_remix.html article2168 Thursday, 23 Sep 2010 09:55:06 +0000 The UEFA Champions League final, which showcases the best players in world football is about to begin preparation for its showpiece event at Wembley this year, and it needs your help. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-09-22/fancy_volunteering_for_the_UEFA_champions_league.html article2165 Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010 11:32:41 +0000 Review of the Alvin Ailey Theatre Company, London http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-09-22/review_alvin_ailey_theatre_company_london.html article2164 Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010 10:55:04 +0000 Newspaper has copies removed from all ULU sites by SU President for alledged 'anti-Semitic' article. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-21/london_student_threatened_with_removal.html article2163 Tuesday, 21 Sep 2010 15:15:21 +0000 Fraudsters try to trick students into revealing their bank details. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-21/web_scam_warning.html article2161 Tuesday, 21 Sep 2010 11:53:09 +0000 There's been a renewed focus on female singer-songwriters of late, and we have now added Bristol's Samantha Crockford to our list of 'ones-to-watch'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-20/mpfree_samantha_crockford.html article2160 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 14:09:04 +0000 We followed a group of students with the "Friends of Africa" charity to the town of Moita Bwawani in Tanzania on their six week African venture to meet the Maasai. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-09-20/out_of_africa.html article2158 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 12:58:46 +0000 We followed a group of students with the "Friends of Africa" charity to the town of Moita Bwawani in Tanzania on their six week African venture to meet the Maasai. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-09-20/out_of_africa.html article2158 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 12:58:46 +0000 Review of music industry satire The Story of F*** http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-09-20/review_the_story_of_f.html article2156 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 12:48:25 +0000 A group of aspiring Journalists are about to get an experience of a lifetime, being part of a media team covering the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India next month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-20/journos_land_commonwealth_exclusive.html article2157 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 11:14:36 +0000 A group of aspiring Journalists are about to get an experience of a lifetime, being part of a media team covering the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India next month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-20/journos_land_commonwealth_exclusive.html article2157 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 11:14:36 +0000 New research shows that given the chance your folks will use the social networking site to spy on your every (drunken) move. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-09-20/parents_use_facebook_to_spy_on_you.html article2159 Monday, 20 Sep 2010 10:54:47 +0000 Reviews by mobilephones4student.co.uk http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-09-18/tech_review_best_mobiles.html article2155 Saturday, 18 Sep 2010 15:08:24 +0000 Considering what to do with your career can be difficult task. But if you know where to go, there is plenty of help and advice available to help you make the right choices and get ahead.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Jobs and Careers/2010-09-18/careers_advice_where_to_go.html article2154 Saturday, 18 Sep 2010 14:58:39 +0000 Do you need to record a lot of high-quality audio? If the answer is yes, then listen up! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-09-18/tech_review_olympus_linear_pcm_recorder.html article2153 Saturday, 18 Sep 2010 10:38:20 +0000 As 'the fastest human who has ever lived' Usain Bolt is a living sporting legend. James Davies caught up with the 'lightning' Bolt... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-09-16/interview_usain_bolt.html article2151 Thursday, 16 Sep 2010 11:08:41 +0000 The transition between finishing school and going to university is an odd thing. It's a little like going on your first holiday with all your mates, and moving house. You're not officially leaving home. If you're anything like me, you'll always go back to that comfort zone base, always referring to it as 'my house'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2010-09-16/comment_fleeing_the_nest.html article2150 Thursday, 16 Sep 2010 10:21:49 +0000 The transition between finishing school and going to university is an odd thing. It's a little like going on your first holiday with all your mates, and moving house. You're not officially leaving home. If you're anything like me, you'll always go back to that comfort zone base, always referring to it as 'my house'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2010-09-16/comment_fleeing_the_nest.html article2150 Thursday, 16 Sep 2010 10:21:49 +0000 Laptop advice from the experts at Which? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2010-09-15/new_term_new_laptop.html article2149 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 14:35:23 +0000 Laptop advice from the experts at Which? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2010-09-15/new_term_new_laptop.html article2149 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 14:35:23 +0000 For the Autumn/Winter season the fashion spotlight turns in favour of the aviator-flying jacket. Destined for the style-setter's wardrobe as 2010's key defining piece, take inspiration from vintage-enthused outerwear with exaggerated collars and a plethora of straps and buckle details. All worked in luxe-touch shearling and leather, the trend has honed in on the 1920's style of Amelia Earheart. Strong, sexy and feminine All we need now is a handsome pilot! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-09-15/flying_fashion_for_autumn.html article2145 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 10:54:58 +0000 Winter makes it hard to look sexy. There's no sun kissed shiny legs to show off, or brightly coloured bikinis and tight fitting maxi dresses to flatter the figure. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-09-15/say_goodbye_to_summer_not_to_style.html article2146 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 10:19:20 +0000 Kylie is back with her new album Aphrodite. Samantha Viner caught up with the pop princess..... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-15/interview_kylie_minogue.html article2148 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 10:02:17 +0000 The NUS President chats to The National Student http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-09-15/insight_aaron_porter_nus_president.html article2142 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 09:38:55 +0000 First there was America's Next Top Model. There were tears, tantrums and 'Tyramail'; all held together by some fantastic outfits and invaluable tips for aspiring models. Then came Britain's Next Top Model.uk http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-09-15/britains_next_top_model_live.html article2144 Wednesday, 15 Sep 2010 09:34:19 +0000 As uni starts for another year National Student news editor Faye Joice looks at the worrying issue of student initiations - a world of debauchery, drinking and tragic deaths. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-09-14/death_and_debauchery.html article2141 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 15:33:19 +0000 If you're going to be having sex, and most of us will be at some point it really is a good idea to know about protecting yourself from those unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2010-09-14/contraception.html article2136 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 13:26:33 +0000 It's a class A drug, commonly seen as a 'party pill' but with destructive effects. E, pills, smarties, magic beans; it's all the same; here are a few things you need to know just to stay safe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2010-09-14/ecstasy.html article2138 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 13:10:18 +0000 The condom is the most popular form of contraceptive. When used correctly, the (male) latex condom is 98% effective against pregnancy and STIs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2010-09-14/condoms_the_facts_unrolled.html article2133 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 13:08:53 +0000 There's something weird going on downstairs, and you're pretty sure it's a sexually transmitted infection. Here's the best way to deal with it. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sex and Relationships/2010-09-14/have_I_got_an_sti.html article2134 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 13:03:13 +0000 Everyone reacts to alcohol differently, but the main side effects are standard, and different alcoholic drinks can also cause different effects. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2010-09-14/alcohol.html article2135 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 12:37:20 +0000 Having a budget is a simple and effective way of keeping on top of your spending, and staying on the right side of the bank manager. Where does all that money go? Well a budget will tell you... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2010-09-14/making_a_budget.html article2140 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 12:31:37 +0000 Weed, pot, dope, hash, green; whatever you call it, it's probably the most commonly used drug amongst the student population, and the world, but it's still illegal. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Drugs and Alcohol/2010-09-14/cannabis.html article2137 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 12:18:30 +0000 At first glance Wah Do Dem seems like a chore of a viewing experience - standard film school indie mumblecore fare, shot in self-aware shakey-cam style by amateurish Brooklynite self-actualising-media-nodes, stinking of nepotism and stunt casting of the filmmakers' hip friends from the music scene. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-09-14/review_wah_do_dem.html article2131 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 11:42:57 +0000 Review of Malta Music Week 2010 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-14/review_malta_music_week.html article2132 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 11:39:55 +0000 A run-down of the funding options available to students in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2010-09-14/student_funding_options.html article2139 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 11:34:44 +0000 Long hailed as one of the UK's most forward thinking and consistently brilliant indie labels, Big Scary Monsters turns 100 this month and is celebrating with a bumper compilation. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-14/BSM_turns_100_parties_hard.html article2130 Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 10:04:02 +0000 Success, texan cops, rumours, lies and Chris De Burgh...TNS spends some time with The Kooks http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-09/interview_the_kooks.html article179 Thursday, 09 Sep 2010 12:44:04 +0000 As the brilliant This is England 86 hits our screens writer and director Shane Meadows talks about the drama http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-09-08/interview_shane_meadows.html article2128 Wednesday, 08 Sep 2010 15:11:22 +0000 What exactly is best for the national football side? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-09-08/comment_golden_generation_vs_the_young_lions.html article2127 Wednesday, 08 Sep 2010 10:35:26 +0000 Billed as Norway's only genuine post-rock band (according to their booking agent at least!) the multi legged combo erstwhile known as Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson arrive in the UK this week for a one off stop on their current European tour. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-09-07/mpfree_youth_pictures_of_florence_henderson.html article2125 Tuesday, 07 Sep 2010 10:49:51 +0000 A round-up of the summer's student sport http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-09-07/summer_sizzlers.html article2126 Tuesday, 07 Sep 2010 10:40:43 +0000 Review of rom-com The Switch http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-09-06/review_the_switch.html article2124 Monday, 06 Sep 2010 13:24:37 +0000 Dylan Williams reviews Gods, Gangsters & Honour, four decades in the entertainment industry summed up by a suit. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2010-09-06/Review_Gods_Gangsters_and_Honour_by_Steven_Machat.html article2123 Monday, 06 Sep 2010 12:29:41 +0000 The number of foreign students in the UK has risen by over a third in the last year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-27/35_per_cent_rise_in_foreign_students.html article2119 Friday, 27 Aug 2010 09:40:41 +0000 Young people are most at risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection experts claim http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-26/students_most_at_risk_from_sexually_transmitted_infections.html article2118 Thursday, 26 Aug 2010 13:39:43 +0000 Win £50 to spend at Ryman http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2010-08-26/Win_50_pound_to_spend_at_Ryman.html article2117 Thursday, 26 Aug 2010 12:55:42 +0000 Some of the tricks are rather silly, most of them are unfathomable, and everything is entertaining. Traditional elements and a few magical staples pop up from time to time such as cut-and-restored rope and the cheeky planting of a predicted playing card but Firman keeps his offerings feeling fresh and modern enough to keep it from feeling too old-school. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Comedy/2010-08-25/review_pete_firman_jokes_and_tricks.html article2116 Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 20:54:51 +0000 Three quarters of students spend at least 2-3 hours online each day, a new report from YouGov has revealed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-25/students_live_life_online.html article2113 Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010 13:47:48 +0000 It's a hard task to look back at long gone accomplishments and not want to pick them apart. It must be even tougher for an achievement spawned in adolescence, when most are too haughty to realise their proneness to errors, something Dylan Williams discovers in his review of Bret Easton Ellis' latest book, Imperial Bedrooms http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Entertainment/2010-08-24/Review_Imperial_Bedrooms_by_Bret_Easton_Ellis.html article2112 Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010 13:10:12 +0000 Heriot Watt University were filled with pride on Sunday as Comparative Immunology PhD student Calum Robb successfully defended his World Heavyweight Title by claiming gold at the World Wado Karate Championships in Japan. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-08-23/heriot_watts_karate_kid_gets_gold.html article2110 Monday, 23 Aug 2010 19:32:32 +0000 Great Britain's rowing team have proven triumphant at this year's World University Championships, claiming second place in the overall medal achievements. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-08-23/great_britain_rowing_team_are_oarsome.html article2108 Monday, 23 Aug 2010 14:38:24 +0000 An undercover investigation found 'shocking levels of incompetence' in UK car garages... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-08-23/Garages_taking_customers_for_a_ride.html article2107 Monday, 23 Aug 2010 10:52:42 +0000 Interview with Kirsty Almeida http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-08-23/interview_kirsty_almeida.html article2111 Monday, 23 Aug 2010 09:50:48 +0000 A graduate from Kings College London will be cycling 480km this November over the entire North Indian state of Rajasthan, all in an attempt to raise money for The Institute of Cancer Research. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-21/graduate_cycles_for_cancer_research.html article2106 Saturday, 21 Aug 2010 14:31:21 +0000 Misleading Hewlett Packard email tells students 'You've been accepted' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-20/student_anger_at_ucas_email_blunder.html article2104 Friday, 20 Aug 2010 14:17:12 +0000 According to research from YouGov, over half (52%) of British adults think that too many young people are studying at university, with many of these agreeing with Vince Cable's proposals to overhaul the undergraduate funding system. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-20/british_adults_say_there_are_too_many_students..html article2102 Friday, 20 Aug 2010 13:03:12 +0000 The managing director of a company that helps students on their gap year find paid work believes that after recent comments, the Chief Executive of UCAS shows a lack of understanding about the value of a gap year to students. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-20/ucas_dont_understand_gap_years..html article2103 Friday, 20 Aug 2010 12:06:43 +0000 A Swiss manufacturer was sued this week by Warner Bros over claims their condoms 'Harry Popper' are ripping off the Harry Potter character. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2010-08-20/warner_bros_sue_over_harry_popper_condoms.html article2105 Friday, 20 Aug 2010 10:23:12 +0000 We're heard of some weird and wonderful course titles in our time (anyone remember David Beckham Studies?) but now students at Durham University have the chance to study a module called 'Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion'! http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-19/durham_gets_harry_potter_course.html article2100 Thursday, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:05 +0000 Christian Aid look at the situation in war-torn Afghanistan... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-08-16/AFGHANISTAN_The_poorest_country_outside_Africa.html article3524 Monday, 16 Aug 2010 17:20:45 +0000 Jamie Lidell is an enigma; he is one of the best modern soul singers, whose experiments in sound have constantly delighted and confused in equal measure. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-08-05/interview_jamie_lidell.html article2040 Thursday, 05 Aug 2010 10:07:52 +0000 A new survey published by insurance company Endsleigh reveals that today's student will take just under £4,000* worth of possessions with them to university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-08-04/students_take_4k_worth_of_possessions_to_university.html article2036 Wednesday, 04 Aug 2010 09:03:59 +0000 You've read about Ninja Tune's steeped history and the Old Guard, but as the eclectic label turns 20, they are still constantly seeking out new recruits. Here's a run down on four promising New Ninjas joining the ranks. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-07-29/ninja_Tune_turns_20_new_ninjas.html article2034 Thursday, 29 Jul 2010 09:33:54 +0000 A court heard how two students hid under a bed to film their friend having sex with an unsuspecting female. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-07-28/sex_film_students_in_court.html article2033 Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010 14:37:48 +0000 Pioneering label Ninja Tune is 20 years old in September. Founder and member of Coldcut Jon More talks to James Thornhill about the labels history http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-07-15/20_years_of_ninja_tune.html article2023 Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 11:18:28 +0000 A video introduction to Ninja Tune's first 20 years of tunes http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-07-15/ninja_tune_a_visual_history.html article2022 Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 11:16:17 +0000 Anna Amado writes of the shocking treatment of elephants in Thailand http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-07-07/elephants_in_thailand.html article1999 Wednesday, 07 Jul 2010 13:39:12 +0000 Ahead of their Malta Music week performance Scissor Sisters talked about kissing Kylie, working it and Jake Shears ass - Faye Joice listened. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-07-07/interview_scissor_sisters.html article1997 Wednesday, 07 Jul 2010 09:59:36 +0000 Faye Joice talks to RnB superstar Kelis during Malta Music week http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-07-06/interview_kelis.html article1994 Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010 15:45:10 +0000 University of Salford student David Styles is campaigning to get basic first aid taught in all schools after he saved the life of an unconscious man. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-06-24/Salford_nursing_student_saves_life.html article1987 Thursday, 24 Jun 2010 15:01:51 +0000 Review of Primavera Sound 2010 http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-06-09/review_primavera_sound_2010.html article1976 Wednesday, 09 Jun 2010 20:13:32 +0000 When it comes to partying hard, few festivals party harder than Roskilde! As if four days of musical madness isn't enough the Danes kick things off a whole four days earlier for the 'partying and good times' of the events 'warm-up period'. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-06-02/featured_festival_roskilde.html article1971 Wednesday, 02 Jun 2010 13:40:17 +0000 Now in its 22 year, Dour has developed a reputation for amazing line-ups. In 2010 the Belgian event definitely doesn't disappoint. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-06-02/featured_festival_dour.html article1969 Wednesday, 02 Jun 2010 12:56:24 +0000 Review of the Olympus VN-5500 PC DNS voice recorder http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-05-25/tech_review_olympus_vn_5500_pc_dns.html article1967 Tuesday, 25 May 2010 10:08:29 +0000 The prices may be daunting but if you want to drive you need insurance, heres how to get the best best deal... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2010-05-18/Get_yourself_insured.html article3628 Tuesday, 18 May 2010 15:38:12 +0000 The prices may be daunting but if you want to drive you need insurance, heres how to get the best best deal... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Finance/2010-05-18/Get_yourself_insured.html article3628 Tuesday, 18 May 2010 15:38:12 +0000 Mary Stott takes an in-depth look at the bespoke essay industry, talking to leading provider UKEssays.com http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-05-13/news_analysis__for_cheats_or_not_for_cheats.html article97 Thursday, 13 May 2010 09:45:10 +0000 NUS have published an open letter to Nick Clegg asking for immediate clarification on the future of top-up fees... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-05-12/NUS_seeks_clarification_over_top-up_fees_promise.html article1959 Wednesday, 12 May 2010 15:48:55 +0000 Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy helps 18-25 year olds explore a brighter future with three £10,000 grants... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-05-12/Students_compete_for_10K_grants_.html article1958 Wednesday, 12 May 2010 14:22:57 +0000 Dylan Williams reviews the latest effort from The Hold Steady... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-05-11/Review__The_Hold_Steady___Heaven_Is_Whenever.html article1956 Tuesday, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 +0000 The latest documentary from Chris Atkins sets its sights on the cult of celebrity and our fascination with it... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-05-05/Review_Starsuckers.html article1952 Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:44:24 +0000 Review of the new album from Infesticons... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-05-04/Review_Infesticons_Bedford_Park.html article1951 Tuesday, 04 May 2010 17:01:38 +0000 Lancaster University have secured victory in a modern-day War of the Roses... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-05-04/Lancaster_truimphs_in_war_of_the_roses.html article1950 Tuesday, 04 May 2010 14:59:26 +0000 As they emerge into post-war fallout, Dylan Williams talks to the Infesticons about their new release... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-05-04/Interview_Infesticons.html article1949 Tuesday, 04 May 2010 14:18:23 +0000 Gemma Welsh cuts through the chatter to tell you what you need to know before you vote in the general election... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-04-30/Election_2010__What_you_need_to_know..html article1948 Friday, 30 Apr 2010 16:46:32 +0000 Is the World Cup the only thing we could be bringing back into England?... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-04-30/Comment_Will_the_World_Cup_AID_Britain.html article1946 Friday, 30 Apr 2010 08:44:50 +0000 Nathan Woodcock continues his diary of his year on an Erasmus placement... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-04-28/Wrapping_up_Semester_1_on_Erasmus.html article1945 Wednesday, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:26 +0000 Ever thought that the workload of a university lifestyle takes over every aspect of your life? Meet Tom Davison... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-04-28/Time_is_on_the_side_of_triple_life_Student.html article1944 Wednesday, 28 Apr 2010 14:41:55 +0000 In its sixth year Wychwood Festival is firmly established as one of the most eclectic events on the festival circuit... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-26/Featured_festival_Wychwood.html article1941 Monday, 26 Apr 2010 15:17:46 +0000 It's that time of year again when we gear up for another summer of musical fun and frolics.... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-22/Festivals_2010_previews_May_to_June.html article1940 Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 15:54:38 +0000 The film that Max Clifford didn't want you to see... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-04-22/Video_Starsuckers_trailer.html article1939 Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 14:22:53 +0000 The faceless Swedish duo jj release their second album, Dylan Williams gives his review... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-22/Review_jj_no_3.html article1937 Thursday, 22 Apr 2010 10:00:01 +0000 A recent survey discovered a sharp national increase on student accommodation payments since 2006-07... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-04-20/Survey_shows_accommodation_costs_rise.html article1936 Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010 17:19:56 +0000 A recent survey discovered a sharp national increase on student accommodation payments since 2006-07... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-04-20/Survey_shows_accommodation_costs_rise.html article1936 Tuesday, 20 Apr 2010 17:19:56 +0000 Dylan Williams looks at what the Scottish rockers recent work says about them to date... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-19/The_Psyche_Of_A_Frightened_Rabbit.html article1935 Monday, 19 Apr 2010 18:14:02 +0000 Speech Debelle is a contradictory force; her voice is fragile but direct, she is youthful but speaks with wisdom and her music is beautiful whilst reflecting the harshness of urban life – heads will spin trying to work the South London hip-hop poet out. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-19/interview_speech_debelle.html article175 Monday, 19 Apr 2010 11:41:28 +0000 Bassist Chris Cain chats to Robert Dalling in the run-up to the release of their fourth album Barbara... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-04-19/Interview_We_Are_Scientists.html article1933 Monday, 19 Apr 2010 11:38:45 +0000 Over 1,000 students headed north to Gateshead in Newcastle for this year's NUS National conference... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-04-19/ANNUAL_NUS_CONFERENCE_A_SUCCESS.html article1932 Monday, 19 Apr 2010 11:34:28 +0000 A student has received a national award earlier this month for his outstanding efforts for the community... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-04-19/Community_award_for_Portsmouth_student.html article1931 Monday, 19 Apr 2010 11:29:58 +0000 Faye Joice advices students how to keep up with the latest trends on a strict budget... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Advice/2010-04-06/Comment_Our_duty_to_salvage_fashion.html article1930 Tuesday, 06 Apr 2010 13:33:54 +0000 What's that taboo word we're talking about? Calories... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Student Health/2010-04-06/Comment_A_healthy_plate_for_a_pretty_face.html article1929 Tuesday, 06 Apr 2010 13:28:04 +0000 Faye Joice asks when it comes to drinking do we know when to stop?... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-04-06/Comment_Dont_read_this_if_youre_drunk.html article1928 Tuesday, 06 Apr 2010 13:13:57 +0000 Faye Joice asks when it comes to drinking do we know when to stop?... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-04-06/Comment_Dont_read_this_if_youre_drunk.html article1928 Tuesday, 06 Apr 2010 13:13:57 +0000 It has been announced that compulsory daily morning assemblies are to be introduced at all UK universities... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-04-01/Morning_assemblies_for_all_UK_students.html article1926 Thursday, 01 Apr 2010 09:02:27 +0000 The world famous University Boat Race is to be overhauled for the first time in over 150 years... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-03-31/Competition_Opens_Up_For_Boat_Race.html article1927 Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 23:03:31 +0000 Chris Marks gives his verdict on The Bamboos latest offering... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-03-31/Review_The_Bamboos_4.html article1922 Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 14:38:15 +0000 Nathan Woodcock diarises his year on a Erasmus placement in Copenhagen... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-03-26/To_Moscow.html article1919 Friday, 26 Mar 2010 13:04:53 +0000 Review of Martin Scorsese's latest thriller... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-03-22/Review_Shutter_Island.html article1913 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 15:41:24 +0000 For the first time in British political history party leaders will be grilled in televised election debates... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-03-22/Comment_Televised_election_debates.html article1912 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 15:07:30 +0000 In the second of his Erasmus diaries Nathan Woodcock visits St Petersburg... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-03-22/Touring_around_St_Petersburg.html article1911 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 14:53:39 +0000 Sport Editor Tom Clarke talks to England's top women Badminton players... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-03-22/Wallwork_and_White_make_the_case_for_defence.html article1910 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 14:33:30 +0000 Sport England announced have a £10 million National Lottery funding round... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-03-22/Sport_England_splash_the_cash_to_get_more_students_playing_sport.html article1909 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 14:13:07 +0000 Four of the top women's Lacrosse teams in the country battled it out for a place in this year's BUCS finals... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-03-22/Birmingham_and_Cambridge_to_battle_for_BUCS_Gold.html article1908 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 14:09:13 +0000 On the February 24 the BUCS women's hockey semi-finals took place at the University of the West of England... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-03-22/Brooks_and_Bray_clinch_final_spot_for_Birmingham.html article1907 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 13:40:08 +0000 It may be the eleventh time an actor has taken on the iconic role of the Doctor but Matt Smith hasn't let that stand in his way of creating his very own vision for the world-famous character. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2010-03-22/interview_matt_smith_doctor_who.html article1914 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 12:20:49 +0000 The regenerations of the Doctor are a staple part of the mythology of Doctor Who, but across the past five decades there has been another constant in the series; the changing faces of his companion. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/TV/2010-03-22/interview_karen_gillan_amy_pond_in_doctor_who.html article1915 Monday, 22 Mar 2010 10:39:14 +0000 University radio show suspended after presenters claimed to be drinking tequila... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-19/Radio_show_suspended_over_drink_claims.html article1905 Friday, 19 Mar 2010 16:43:05 +0000 In a much anticipated return, Shaun Ryder is back and he is bringing Black Grape with him... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-03-17/Interview_Shaun_Ryder.html article1904 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 17:22:58 +0000 Review of the Olympus WS-550M Digital Voice Recorder... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Technology/2010-03-17/Tech_review_Olympus_WS_550M_Digital_Voice_Recorder.html article1903 Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 12:47:12 +0000 Review of Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll classic... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-03-16/Review_Alice_in_Wonderland.html article1902 Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 16:19:23 +0000 Sarah Wilson from Christian Aid talks about the conflict in Colombia... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-03-16/Colombia_Conflict_and_Commerce.html article1901 Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 16:07:40 +0000 Leading up to a General Election new poll shows that students are clueless about politics... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-16/Politics_How_much_do_you_know.html article1900 Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 15:49:40 +0000 Residents at student accommodation in Lincoln will be fined for excrement found in a lift... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-16/Excrement_in_lift_costing_students_cash.html article1899 Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 15:37:06 +0000 Landlords association attack government proposals to change planning laws to break up student areas.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-16/Government_to_choose_where_you_live.html article3553 Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 14:48:26 +0000 A mystery Oxbridge student has started a detailed blog on her sexual exploits... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-15/Sex_blogger_causing_stir_at_Oxbridge.html article1895 Monday, 15 Mar 2010 16:27:09 +0000 Protestors demonstrate outside a Cardiff nightclub ahead of the final of Miss University GB... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-15/Fundraising_pageant_marred_by_NUS_protest.html article1893 Monday, 15 Mar 2010 16:07:28 +0000 An anonymous email has alleged there was a widespread drug culture at Oxford University... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-03-15/Is_heroin_dealing_rife_at_Oxford.html article1892 Monday, 15 Mar 2010 15:55:42 +0000 David Bateman talks to TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-03-15/TOMS_Changing_the_world_one_shoe_at_a_time.html article1891 Monday, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:03 +0000 David Biddle chats to electronica pioneers Autechre about their new album... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-03-15/Interview_Autechre.html article3551 Monday, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:05 +0000 Gareth Campesinos! checks in with devoted fanboy Dylan Williams to chat about his new philosophy... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-03-05/Interview_Los_Campesinos.html article1890 Friday, 05 Mar 2010 14:48:40 +0000 Review of horror remake The Wolfman... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2010-03-02/Review_The_Wolfman.html article1887 Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010 16:00:34 +0000 Our adventures at By:Larm 2010... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-03-01/Festival_review_By_Larm_2010.html article1886 Monday, 01 Mar 2010 19:43:44 +0000 Review of the latest album from Field Music... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-23/Review_Field_Music_Measure.html article1883 Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 16:28:46 +0000 Sophie Hall offers a stark reminder of the dangers of taking drugs... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-02-23/Comment_Mephedrone.html article1882 Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010 11:57:17 +0000 Pop hits are all but completely vacant on this fifth offering from Massive Attack... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-22/Review_Massive_Attack_Heligoland.html article1878 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 17:43:26 +0000 Errors new album Come Down With Me is a record that frustrates and pleases in equal measure... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-22/Review_Errors_Come_Down_With_Me.html article1877 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 17:13:29 +0000 Mike Hine reviews the sophomore album from Brooklyn's Yeasayer... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-22/Review_Yeasayer_Odd_Blood.html article1876 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 16:50:16 +0000 Review of Pantha Du Prince's new album on Rough Trade... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-22/Review_Pantha_Du_Prince_Black_Noise.html article1875 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:23 +0000 BBC Radio 1's Andy Parfitt will be a keynote speaker at this year's National Student Radio Conference... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-22/BBC_Radio_1_controller_to_speak_at_Student_Radio_Conference.html article1874 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 15:07:28 +0000 Students from Queen's University braved the cold to sleep rough and raise awareness for the homeless... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-22/Sleepout_raises_homelessness_awareness.html article1873 Monday, 22 Feb 2010 14:25:01 +0000 Dylan Williams interviews american singer/songwriter Laura Veirs... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-19/Interview_Laura_Veirs.html article1872 Friday, 19 Feb 2010 13:52:29 +0000 Chris Marks raves about the genre-hopping debut from London's Nedry... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-13/Review_Nedry_Condors.html article1869 Saturday, 13 Feb 2010 15:50:50 +0000 Mike Mantin gives a review of the new album by Four Tet... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-13/Review_Four_Tet_There_Is_Love_in_You.html article1868 Saturday, 13 Feb 2010 15:43:48 +0000 Review of Charlotte Gainsbourg's latest album... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-12/Review__Charlotte_Gainsbourg__IRM.html article1866 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 16:09:54 +0000 Dylan Williams dispells curiosity and gets inebriated with South African prog-explosion BLK JKS... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-12/Interview_Blk_Jks.html article1865 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 16:01:09 +0000 On Wednesday January 27 Leeds Met Carnegie's netball team beat Loughborough at home... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-02-12/Leeds_seal_netball_crown.html article1864 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 15:54:57 +0000 Laura Snapes talks to newly named Pyramiddd about being branded 'sell-outs'... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-12/Interview__Pyramiddd.html article1863 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 15:46:23 +0000 Nathan Woodcock diarises his year on a Erasmus placement in Copenhagen.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2010-02-12/The_start_of_a_memorable_year.html article1861 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 15:32:11 +0000 University of Birmingham's golf team continues to dominate the Ashurst BUCS Golf Premier North division.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-02-12/Birmingham_golfers_on_course_for_BUCS_crown.html article1860 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 15:25:15 +0000 University sports teams are training harder than ever for success at the 2010 BUCS Championships.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2010-02-12/Top_teams_set_their_sights_on_Sheffield.html article1859 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 15:07:07 +0000 For over a decade the funding of British higher education has been the subject of intense debate in Parliament... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-02-12/Comment_Fairer_funding_for_all.html article1858 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 14:59:49 +0000 What better way to put your degree to use than helping improve the lives of those less advantaged than yourself.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-02-12/Designing_a_difference.html article1857 Friday, 12 Feb 2010 13:02:11 +0000 Tara McLoughlin highlights issues faced by the Italian town of L'Aquila a year on from the earthquake.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-02-10/When_the_dust_settles.html article1854 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 18:50:52 +0000 Stepping away from his role as Guillemots front-man and mastermind, Fyfe Dangerfield released his stripped-down, soulful debut solo album Fly Yellow Moon http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-02-10/interview_fyfe_dangerfield.html article1853 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 18:37:15 +0000 A porn magazine has been launched featuring men and women from Ivy League US Universities... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Playboy_given_clever_twist_by_Harvard_graduate.html article1852 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 18:27:10 +0000 UCL Islamic Society hits back at claims of links to terrorism after Christmas Day bomb attempt.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Islamic_societies_the_solution_not_the_problem.html article1850 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 18:13:49 +0000 London School of Economics has come under fire for conduct of students at Christmas party.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Racist_religiously_insensitive_actions_at_Christmas_party.html article1849 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:21 +0000 Ear biting returned to the headlines recently, when a student decided to copy Mike Tyson's actions... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Mike_Tyson_makes_yet_another_comeback.html article1848 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:53:28 +0000 A UK Student is a pop sensation in China, having clinched first place in an X-Factor style contest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Sheffield_student_wows_Chinese_X_Factor_judges.html article1847 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:33:05 +0000 Graduates are willing to pay up to £8,000 to secure internships... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Desperate_students_willing_to_pay_for_internships.html article1846 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:24:05 +0000 Students at an all-girl Cambridge college have been asked to keep the noise down whilst having sex. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Cambridge_college_asked_to_keep_sex_noise_down.html article1845 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:16:19 +0000 Two students face expulsion after a Facebook group started an international frenzy... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Can_the_holocaust_ever_be_a_joke.html article1844 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:11:34 +0000 A fraudulent student managed to lie his way into winning a place at Lady Margaret Hall http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Student_forges_way_into_Oxford.html article1843 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:04:49 +0000 Post-graduate teacher has dismissed allegations linking him with terrorist activity... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Extremist_with_terrorist_links_denies_wrong_doing.html article1842 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 17:00:37 +0000 Two graduates are fascinating children with their unusual tales... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2010-02-10/Imaginative_duo_succeeding_as_childrens_authors.html article1841 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 16:54:44 +0000 Students overwhelmingly endorse Facebook as the dominant social networking site, recent findings suggest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Facebook_our_clear_choice.html article1838 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 16:30:40 +0000 Students have expressed their shock at the decision to ban the music website Spotify... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Spotify_ban_angers_students.html article1837 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 16:23:24 +0000 Credit Crunch graduates expect to receive wages far below the national average... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-10/Recession_dents_student_aspirations.html article1836 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 16:11:38 +0000 A girl in New Zealand has auctioned her virginity online to pay for university tuition fee's. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2010-02-10/virgin_sells_herself_for_over_15,000.html article1851 Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 15:33:19 +0000 A major exhibition of Warhol's work is soon to hit University campus. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-02-01/Andy_Warhol_Exhibition_to_join_University_of_Southampton_Art_Gallery.html article2492 Monday, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 November saw the debut TNS fashion shoot, working with Ringspun’s eclectic but elegant winter range http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Fashion/2010-01-01/winter_wear_from_ringspun.html article2359 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 13:17:29 +0000 The University of Reading has awarded an Honorary Degree to an eminent archaeologist and geologist, and recognised the sporting achievements of one of its alumni at this year's December Graduation Ceremony. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/university_honours_ashes_hero_and_renowned_professor.html article2341 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:45:09 +0000 TNS braved the depths of the Joiner's Arms to catch Electropop superstars Metronomy http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-01-01/Metronomy___Nights_Out__Lights_On_at_Southampton_s_Joiners_Arms.html article2481 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 TNS braved the depths of the Joiner's Arms to catch Electropop superstars Metronomy http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-01-01/Metronomy___Nights_Out__Lights_On_at_Southampton_s_Joiners_Arms.html article2481 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Students hold week of 'Free education' to highlight cuts to university budgets http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/Reactionary_Week_of_Free_Education_.html article2495 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 The Hartley Library trials a seat-booking system over the exam period. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/Fancy_Booking_Seats_at_the_Library_.html article2496 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Conserved woodland to be put under control of charities and private companies. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/plans_to_sell_off_new_forest_revealed.html article2498 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 'Pee for Pants' campaign to highlight STI risk in run up to Valentines' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/NHS_launches_Pee_for_Pants.html article2501 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000 University of Sheffield students have succeeded in raising over a thousand pounds for the Red Cross in the past couple of months. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/students_success_for_red_cross_fundraising.html article2346 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 11:45:56 +0000 An Oxford University graduate has revealed how graduates can earn up to £30,000 a year writing essays for custom-essay sites. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2010-01-01/grads_earn_30k_a_year_from_custom_essays.html article114 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 11:32:59 +0000 The National Student meets Artex Monkey - Barnsley's latest and greatest monkey music export http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2010-01-01/meet_artex_monkey.html article143 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 09:38:00 +0000 Review of the Sheffield University Theatre Company's production of the Tempest http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Arts and Theatre/2010-01-01/sheffield_university_theatre_company_triumphs_with_the_tempest.html article2347 Friday, 01 Jan 2010 09:27:43 +0000 A team of student scientific entrepreneurs have triumphed in a national competition akin to Dragons Den. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-12-22/Budding_dragons_win_national_competition.html article3475 Tuesday, 22 Dec 2009 16:46:46 +0000 A review of the cinematic remake of Cormac McCarthy's celebrated post-apocalyptic novel.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2009-11-11/Review__The_Road.html article3518 Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 12:19:13 +0000 Police are investigating two rapes during Freshers Week on the same evening at the University of Glamorgan's halls of residence. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-10-07/freshers_week_rape_hell_for_two_young_women.html article112 Wednesday, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:53 +0000 A number of freshers in Aberystwyth have ended up staying in hotels and guest houses because there was not enough space for them in halls. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-19/hotel_freshers.html article123 Saturday, 19 Sep 2009 10:37:15 +0000 Kings College London Students’ Union President Chris Mullan has been cleared by the NUS of making racist comments at a training event over the summer http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-17/mullan_cleared_of_racism_by_nus.html article138 Thursday, 17 Sep 2009 15:39:52 +0000 Last summer we received an email from writer Nathan Millward - he was about to embark on a romantic, epic and frankly insane journey back from Australia to the UK on a postal moped. For almost a year we have followed the highs and lows of his adventures around the globe. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2009-09-16/a_travellers_tale_an_update.html article1835 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 15:03:45 +0000 Students with disabilities are not being adequately catered for at university, a study by the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign suggests. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-16/are_universities_failing_disabled_students.html article78 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 11:41:29 +0000 The current generation of young adults will be consigned to years of debt, unemployment and bleak prospects, new statistics suggest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-16/generation_faces_debt_and_unemployment.html article113 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 11:05:12 +0000 Students who think they are saving valuable socialising time by typing assignments and essays are deluding themselves, a survey suggests. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-16/are_you_losing_valuable_pub_time.html article79 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 10:16:06 +0000 Joe Lycett was judged to be 2009’s funniest student at the Chortle Student Comedy Award final in August http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-16/best_student_stand_up_crowned.html article85 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009 09:19:38 +0000 A law student with a prosthetic arm has successful sued clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch over their treatment of her disability. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-09-09/abercrombie_fail_disabled_worker.html article77 Wednesday, 09 Sep 2009 15:52:47 +0000 As they release one of the albums of the year, Danielle Goldstein probed avant sonic-adventurers Gang Gang Dance on the creation of their latest ethereal masterpiece http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-08-24/interview_gang_gang_dance.html article160 Monday, 24 Aug 2009 11:03:17 +0000 To those in the know Jeffrey Lewis is considered one of the finest artists of our generation; a purveyor of brilliant lo-fi folk and creator of cult comic-books. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-08-24/interview_jeffrey_lewis.html article164 Monday, 24 Aug 2009 10:11:29 +0000 Six Determined students overcame hypothermia to continue their arduous cycle to war-torn Gaza before being rejected at the border. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-08-18/mammoth_cycle_ends_in_disappointment.html article134 Tuesday, 18 Aug 2009 14:24:07 +0000 A Cambridge University lecturer has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence after police found over 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-08-16/cambridge_lecturer_sentenced_for_child_porn.html article88 Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 15:17:24 +0000 A study has found that students' lifestyles are likely to lead to increased levels of fast-food consumption. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-08-09/University_life___unhealthy_life.html article3473 Sunday, 09 Aug 2009 16:34:08 +0000 Five Students have overcome hypothermia to continue a 6,000 km cycle to Gaza. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-08-05/epic_bike_ride_to_aid_gaza.html article102 Wednesday, 05 Aug 2009 15:18:58 +0000 It appears that trophy traffic cones and road signs are no longer the must-have collectable amongst the nation’s students, as the most common and unusual items left-behind in student housing are revealed for 2009. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-06-26/snakes_scuba_suits_and_skeletons_top_list_of_most_bizarre_items_found_in_student_homes.html article137 Friday, 26 Jun 2009 09:07:00 +0000 Loughborough University made history on April 29, clinching the BUCS Men’s Football Championship title in a close affair against UWE Hartpury. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2009-05-20/coombes_the_hero_as_loughborough_seal_shoot_out_glory.html article213 Wednesday, 20 May 2009 15:45:29 +0000 The National Student has discovered that a death threat made during an atheist event in Leeds is the latest example of ongoing opposition and alleged prejudice towards atheist societies on campus. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-05-12/atheists_hit_with_death_threats.html article81 Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:04:58 +0000 Misunderstood, fiercely political, unpredictable and unleashing an incendiary new album. Danielle Goldstein caught up with.....Asian Dub Foundation http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-05-02/interview_asian_dub_foundation.html article145 Saturday, 02 May 2009 09:11:00 +0000 On March 14 and 15, Sheffield played host to the second British University Championship Finals. Twenty four sports and 5,000 sportsmen and women from a vast number of universities converged upon the City of Sport with hopes of victory. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2009-04-19/championships_bring_double_gold_for_brilliant_birmingham.html article208 Sunday, 19 Apr 2009 09:12:34 +0000 Indonesians are murdering, militant country invaders with the blood of East Timor on their hands. Or at least that's the conclusion I'd come to after two weeks listening to locals tell their horrific stories from the 25 years of Indonesia occupancy. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2009-04-17/a_travellers_tale_part_7.html article1834 Friday, 17 Apr 2009 11:12:24 +0000 The unique blend of hi tek soul, jazz and reggae of Fat Freddy’s Drop return to these shores bringing their incendiary and unpredictable live performances with them in the run-up to their hotly-anticipated second long-player penned for release early next year. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-04-02/listen_out_for_fat_freddys_drop.html article165 Thursday, 02 Apr 2009 12:48:29 +0000 Charles Darwin spent more on vegetables than books whilst at university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-23/darwins_uni_bills_revealed.html article98 Monday, 23 Mar 2009 14:56:17 +0000 More students in the UK are applying for emergency hardship funds. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-23/more_students_ask_for_hardship_help.html article136 Monday, 23 Mar 2009 11:24:45 +0000 A comedian could be barred from Scottish universities after mocking a transvestite at a student gig. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-09/comedian_faces_scot_su_ban.html article93 Monday, 09 Mar 2009 11:21:15 +0000 Rob Stare chats to new Belgian ambassadors of pop, Das Pop http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-03-09/interview_das_pop.html article155 Monday, 09 Mar 2009 09:11:47 +0000 What a month. I expected to be in and out of East Timor within a day. Fly in, pick up Dot Cotton and get the hell out of there before someone used a machete to open up my coconut. Except it didn't work like that. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2009-03-03/a_travellers_tale_part_6.html article1833 Tuesday, 03 Mar 2009 09:54:53 +0000 As much as 70% of students from the European Union are failing repay the student loans they took out to study in the UK. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-02/foreign_students_not_repaying_loans.html article111 Monday, 02 Mar 2009 15:12:12 +0000 Protests at the University of Manchester against Israel’s recent military campaign in Gaza have taken a turn for the worse with Student Direct reporting several cases of alleged ‘anti-Semitism’ on campus since the start of the new semester. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-02/jewish_students_targetted_at_manchester.html article126 Monday, 02 Mar 2009 14:32:18 +0000 In defiance of official NUS policy students from 20 universities marched on London as part of an international day of action demanding free education last month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-02/fees_march_hits_london.html article104 Monday, 02 Mar 2009 12:48:40 +0000 One in three students thinks that a woman is responsible for being raped if she is drunk, according to research carried out for the London Student. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-03-02/asking_for_it.html article80 Monday, 02 Mar 2009 11:57:58 +0000 Last time we caught up with our man Down Under he had a decision to make, he could either take a job and stay in Australia with the woman we've fondly come to know as the Wrecking Ball, or he could hop on his motorbike and start the long ride home. We didn't hear from him for a while, then out of the blue we received this..."I have some news which I thought I should share: Yesterday I left Sydney on a motorbike. My destination is England. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2009-02-09/a_travellers_tale_part_5.html article1832 Monday, 09 Feb 2009 15:15:44 +0000 Leeds University is being sued for throwing out lizard excrement collected by a PhD student for his thesis. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2009-02-06/leeds_sued_over_lizard_poo.html article128 Friday, 06 Feb 2009 15:47:56 +0000 Leeds University is being sued for throwing out lizard excrement collected by a PhD student for his thesis. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Weird World/2009-02-06/leeds_sued_over_lizard_poo.html article128 Friday, 06 Feb 2009 15:47:56 +0000 It’s 3:45pm on a typical spring weekend. While the majority of Britain is socialising, shopping or avidly following their sporting heroes, Asher Paul Roth can be found by a desk in a foreign land, staring at his laptop. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-02-06/interview_asher_roth.html article144 Friday, 06 Feb 2009 10:06:41 +0000 “We never bothered to book gigs” How did a show-shy rock band turn into one of the country’s best drum and bass acts? TNS asked The Qemists to find out… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-02-05/interview_qemists.html article181 Thursday, 05 Feb 2009 10:40:27 +0000 Exclusive interview with art-indie heros Franz Ferdinand as they release new album Tonight:Franz Ferdinand http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2009-02-04/interview_franz_ferdinand.html article159 Wednesday, 04 Feb 2009 09:57:42 +0000 Graduates struggling to find employment may be offered a paid internship for three months under new Government proposals. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/intern_plan_for_graduates.html article125 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 15:21:47 +0000 Cabinet minister Geoff Hoon admitted last month that he used a private tutoring company to help his teenage daughter’s Oxbridge application. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/hoon_admits_to_private_tuition.html article121 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 14:04:24 +0000 The recession has forced Labour to temporarily abandon their target of getting 50% of young people involved in higher education. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/cash_strapped_government_announces_uni_number_cap.html article89 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 10:25:20 +0000 The future of London Metropolitan University is in doubt as it faces the repayment of over £50million after an audit found ‘incorrect data’ on students, say MPs. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/london_uni_under_threat.html article131 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 10:07:45 +0000 Students at Leeds University have voted to ban bottled water from campus bars, shops and cafes. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/leeds_bottled_water_ban.html article127 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 09:55:47 +0000 Matthew Lewis, a Queen Mary, University of London student and the former Chairman of the Staffordshire Conservative Future (CF) group has had his actions condemned by Kate and Gerry McCann as “offensive beyond almost belief” after dressing up as Madeline McCann at a New Year’s party. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-02-02/maddy_costume_condemned.html article133 Monday, 02 Feb 2009 09:38:24 +0000 A tougher jobs market will make this one of the worst years to graduate for two decades, suggests a survey of leading employers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2009-01-19/graduate_job_market_to_get_tougher.html article115 Monday, 19 Jan 2009 11:08:12 +0000 The window of opportunity to say ‘I was into The Virgins before they were big’ is closing fast, the new-wave New Yorkers have truly penetrated 2008 as a buzz-band on the lips of the hip-parade. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-12-17/interview_the_virgins.html article183 Wednesday, 17 Dec 2008 10:37:45 +0000 This Town Needs Guns are firing their way to success, their rapid pace math rock matches that of Oxford contempories Foals and Youthmovies fusing it with a dynamic pop-edge. Their debut album Animals is one of this year’s must hear albums. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-12-16/interview_this_town_needs_guns.html article185 Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 10:08:30 +0000 Cage the Elephant – a band trampling the UK live circuit with their dirty, rock ‘n’ roll blues that has brought comparisons to The Rolling Stones and Rage Against the Machine. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-12-16/interview_cage_the_elephant.html article151 Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 09:22:08 +0000 An alleged member of the British National Party (BNP) has resigned from his position on Sheffield Students’ Union Council after a campaign by students at the university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-12-08/bnp_councillor_resigns.html article86 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 14:46:22 +0000 A heated row has erupted around a student beauty pageant with critics slamming the event as ‘misogynistic’ and ‘insulting’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-12-08/beauty_contest_sparks_protests.html article83 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 13:54:14 +0000 Brunel Hurricanes defeated Team Northumbria to seal their fifth win in a row in the Co-operative Netball Superleague. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-12-08/brunel_win_five_ahead_of_clash_with_bath.html article204 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 13:47:37 +0000 So there you go. Depending on what me and the Wrecking Ball decide to do, my tale will continue to be told from either a journalist's desk in Sydney, or from the driver's seat of Dorris, my trusty stead, as we trek through the arse-end of nowhere. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2008-12-08/a_travellers_tale_part_4.html article1831 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 12:59:58 +0000 As football sides across the country discovered who they faced in the third round of the FA Cup. For TeamBath FC it was a case of what might have been after they were knocked out of the first round by Forest Green Rovers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-12-08/bath_left_bruised_by_narrow_cup_exit.html article195 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 12:46:13 +0000 50 foreign students were expelled from Newcastle University last month for using forged qualification certificates. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-12-08/50_foreign_students_expelled.html article76 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 11:56:40 +0000 A shocked student is taking legal action after he received racist ‘jokes’ from 118 118. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-12-08/11hate_11hate.html article75 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 10:06:50 +0000 Fuelled by talk of 'a dangerous cult' and following a bizarre personal experience in Edinburgh, our TNS reporter delved into the world of Scientology... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2008-12-08/scientology_and_me.html article1830 Monday, 08 Dec 2008 09:59:38 +0000 In the late 90s Hefner became cult indie heroes with their album The Fidelity Wars, nine years after its original release, magazine speaks to ex-lead singer and solo artist in his own right Darren Hayman, about the decision to re-release their classic album and about how it felt to be one John Peel's favourite bands. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-11-18/interview_darren_hayman.html article154 Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 15:38:05 +0000 Punk rock brats Be Your Own Pet laid waste to venues around the UK in April promoting their stellar second album Get Awkward. Phil Dixon caught up with front-woman Jemina Pearl on the last night of the tour to talk about the bands manic live shows, US song cuts and the pit-falls of growing up. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-11-17/interview_be_your_own_pet.html article147 Monday, 17 Nov 2008 15:16:29 +0000 Fingerprinting of foreign students begins later this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-10/fingerprinting_starts_for_foreign_students.html article109 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 15:15:17 +0000 Voices of dissent could be heard across the country as students took to the streets to protest the crippling debts they have to incur to gain a degree. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-10/day_of_action_says_no_to_fees.html article99 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 12:30:09 +0000 A Chinese student was tragically killed in a bus collision in Preston last month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-10/cookie_killed_in_bus_collision_tragedy.html article95 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 12:29:19 +0000 How quickly things change. Just last month the relationship with the Wrecking Ball was going swell, I was happy to be in Australia and marriage had been very seriously mentioned. And now, this month, I've been relegated to a youth hostel after being kicked out the house by that same lady. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2008-11-10/a_travellers_tale_part_3.html article1817 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 11:29:23 +0000 The start of the university sporting calendar in October was a special and momentous occasion for one sport that is not a familiar sight on British campuses. October 18 and 19 saw the inaugural British University Baseball championships. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-11-10/baseball_becomes_big_hitter_in_university_sport.html article191 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 11:27:57 +0000 A professor visiting Oxford sparked protests from many members of the Muslim community after she became the first woman in Britain to lead an Islamic prayer service last month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-10/female_preacher_at_oxford_causes_islamic_protests.html article105 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 10:18:59 +0000 TeamBath have reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the third time in seven seasons after defeating Salisbury City 1-0 in the fourth round qualifying tie. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-11-10/bath_battle_through.html article193 Monday, 10 Nov 2008 09:15:01 +0000 Drive By Argument: formed as part of their music course in October 2004 without knowing each other previously, the disparate five-piece straight away found the right mix of backgrounds, influences and styles, and realised they should chase something bigger than merely a passing grade. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-11-09/interview_drive_by_argument.html article156 Sunday, 09 Nov 2008 12:24:44 +0000 We're all well aware of the fact that our choice of university can affect the value of our degree, but it can also massively affect the cost. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-06/living_costs_at_university.html article130 Thursday, 06 Nov 2008 11:14:29 +0000 The University of Bath has launched the UK’s first degree in Funeral Services. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-11-06/dead_good_degree.html article100 Thursday, 06 Nov 2008 10:58:42 +0000 Jamie Lidell, the bespectacled, soul-belting, noise-sampling connoisseur, has travelled back and forth across the world while blowing into coconuts to bring you his funky third studio album, Jim. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_jamie_lidell.html article162 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 15:41:29 +0000 Take a Geordie, an Aussie and a Scot and what do you get? Answer, The Cut Outs - a new rock n roll force that debuted on Britain’s festival stages this summer and are aiming for the top. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_the_cut_outs.html article177 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 15:16:40 +0000 Judging by the ethereal, otherworldliness of their music I should be talking to Talk’s Scientist through a hole in space and time, not on a mobile to where he has pulled over in his newly purchased Fiat Panda just outside Birmingham. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_talk.html article176 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 14:47:41 +0000 The latest notch on the hype-o-meter this year is one of Canada’s folk-pop rockers, Born Ruffians. They yelp a bit like a whining dog and they howl in unison over the oddest beats. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_born_ruffians.html article148 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 14:18:28 +0000 Brookyn’s Vampire Weekend are currently the hottest indie-pop name to drop, having just released their afro-beat laced album on an unsuspecting world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_vampire_weekend.html article187 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 13:14:45 +0000 Producer of hit records by Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse, uber-cool fashionista DJ, and maker of that Radiohead cover, Mark Ronson was in London to chat about his new album Versions. TNS's Phil Dixon was there to listen... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_mark_ronson.html article167 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 12:54:17 +0000 Misty’s Big Adventure are an enigma... waging war on this ‘bland age’ with new album Funny Times. Phil Dixon took tea with the band’s Grandmaster Gareth and Erotic Volvo, the nicest monster in pop... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_the_musings_of_mistys_big_adventure.html article170 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 12:47:19 +0000 The last time Maximo Park spoke to The National Student, it was 2005, just before releasing indie-disco favourite ‘Apply Some Pressure’. Two years on, on the eve of their heavier second album, Our Earthly Pleasures, drummer Tom English tells magazine of their whirlwind success and how they’re not set on stopping any time soon. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_maximo_park.html article168 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 12:06:31 +0000 Charlotte Hatherley, ex-guitarist of Ash, now has one solo album under her belt and is about to release a second. Since the release of Grey Will Fade in 2004, Charlotte has been out of the spotlight writing new offering The Deep Blue. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/Interview_charlotte_hatherley_from_the_ashes.html article152 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 10:39:12 +0000 UNKLE’s James Lavelle has been at cutting edge of dance music for over a decade. Magazine’s Rob Stares waxed lyrical with the electronic-maverick before his set at Nottingham’s Rock City. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_unkle.html article186 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 10:10:27 +0000 Brakes are an angry band. A really, really angry punk band that tug on elements of blues, country, folk and soul. Intriguing, yes, but far from being from the unambiguous, controversy courting, Sex Pistolian school of punk rock, Brakes are carving out a politically incorrect, religion-damning, anti-war niche all of their own http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_brakes.html article149 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 09:56:54 +0000 It’s hard to form an accurate theory on Miss Amy Eleanor Turnnidge, AKA Theoretical Girl. On one hand she is petite, doe-eyed and demure, producing the kind of delicious, melancholy-tinged pop tunes that bring about adjectives like ‘twee’ and ‘lovely’, and sublime acoustic tracks that will melt your heart. On the other, she also makes the kind of electro-post-punk stormers that invite arty muso mags to use words like ‘jagged’, ‘angular’ and ‘banging’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_theoretical_girl.html article184 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 09:55:39 +0000 Max Cooke of Goodbooks discusses geek beat, snakebite and Tony Blair. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-10-09/interview_good_books.html article161 Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 09:34:24 +0000 We left Nathan Millward after a disastrous day of medical testing in Melbourne. It ended with a proposal from the girlfriend he calls - the Wrecking Ball. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2008-10-07/a_travellers_tale_part_2.html article1829 Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008 09:58:38 +0000 Britain should get an American-style Christian University where students study the bible alongside mainstream arts and humanities subjects according to a leading Christian think-tank. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-10-06/call_for_christian_university_in_UK.html article87 Monday, 06 Oct 2008 15:46:18 +0000 A SU officer was arrested and taken to court after taking part in a climate change protest. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-10-06/hijack_officer_charged.html article117 Monday, 06 Oct 2008 13:04:51 +0000 Supermodel Lily Cole became another face in the crowd as she started at Cambridge University earlier this month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-10-06/catwalk_to_classroom.html article90 Monday, 06 Oct 2008 10:04:20 +0000 On October 1 British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) made a big announcement regarding students’ ability to influence change across the world. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-10-06/bucs_aid_right_to_play.html article205 Monday, 06 Oct 2008 09:37:36 +0000 The shocking footage of a sport club initiation at the University of Gloucestershire has provided much needed evidence of the shadowy world of hazing at UK’s universities. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-10-06/initiations_alcohol_nudity_and_abuse.html article124 Monday, 06 Oct 2008 09:18:30 +0000 Liverpool Hope University has been used as part of an internet scam targeting students in Nigeria. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-09-19/hope_used_in_internet_scam.html article122 Friday, 19 Sep 2008 11:25:59 +0000 NUS President Wes Streeting answers the question constantly on our lips... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-09-16/What_does_NUS_do_for_us.html article1827 Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 14:24:03 +0000 The start of Nathan Millward's epic saga from Australia back to the UK http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2008-09-16/a_travellers_tale_part_1.html article1828 Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 14:03:24 +0000 Great Britain’s Men’s Team secured bronze medals at the World University Golf Championships in Sun City, South Africa http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-09-16/bronze_success_for_great_britain.html article197 Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 10:22:56 +0000 Following a shambolic, yet euphoric early set at last year’s Truck festival I find Leeds lo-fi troubadour Napoleon IIIrd beaming and dropping equipment. We have a little chat, bond a little and decide to talk further over the telephone soon - I want to know what drives one of Britain’s most criminally unrecognized pop talents… http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-13/interview_napoleon_IIIrd.html article172 Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 14:15:34 +0000 Bloody Australians! Not content with consistently beating the Mother Country at sporting events or taking all our bar jobs, now they’re after our music scene, too. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-13/interview_the_grates.html article178 Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 10:39:53 +0000 Over the last couple of years, Akala, the self-proclaimed Black Shakespearean has proved himself to be a rising star in the UK hip-hop scene, and with latest album Freedom Lasso gaining him even more exposure, it’s only right that Akala is at the top of his game. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-10/interview_akala.html article139 Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 14:43:36 +0000 Battles off-kilter aural algorithms have been the surprise hit of 2007. Tom Cassidy caught up with drummer John Stanier for a chat. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-10/interview_battles.html article146 Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 10:53:33 +0000 Ash have always been one of Britain’s best rock bands and since their chronologically confused debut album ‘1977’ was released in 1996 they have been at the forefront of the Brit-rock pack. Riding the initial ‘Britpop’ tag with a musical style spattered with power-pop, punk, grunge and hard rock they have constantly developed, winning hearts and minds, on the way to the top with a bevy of catchy and epic hits on a handful of Top 20 albums. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-10/interview_ash.html article142 Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 09:55:07 +0000 Former Ninja Tune beatsmith Fink took a brave step - he changed. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_fink.html article157 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 15:11:42 +0000 Leeds punk-funk upstarts ¡Forward, Russia! are doing it for themselves, taking the music industry by storm - all on their own terms. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_forward_russia.html article158 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 14:25:57 +0000 In the household of modern rock n roll Bob Zabar is the solitary figure on the back porch. Bob Zabar is Jawbone, a one-man blues band from Detroit stripping away the complications and pretensions of rock. In the musical world of Jawbone, ‘primal’ is the word. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/Interview_jawbone_play_dang_blues.html article163 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 14:14:42 +0000 In 2003, a five-piece hardcore band from Canada going by the name of Alexisonfire, popped out of nowhere, and over that period they've managed to turn a lot of heads in their direction, sell thousands of records and earn themselves swarms of devoted fans. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_alexisonfire.html article140 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 13:44:06 +0000 For all the right reasons, The Pipettes are an unusual outfit. A kind of salmon of pop music swimming against the flow that travels in the direction of boring, and oddly enough they’re doing that by investing in retro girl-band pop. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_the_pipettes.html article180 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 13:04:49 +0000 "The best thing about Philly is its proximity to New York" says Quentin Stoltzfus - the craftsman behind Philadelphia's bittersweet musical collective, Mazarin. "Recently there's been a slew of articles about how it's considered the sixth borough." http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_mazarin.html article169 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 12:25:23 +0000 The Teats kick off big style as Misty’s Big Adventure take the piss out of them in their new video for ‘Fashion Parade’. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/battle_of_the_bands.html article171 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 11:02:35 +0000 Ex-Arab Strapper Malcolm Middleton described listening to his first album as being ‘quite harrowing’. His new album, released on February 26, is called A Brighter Beat, and Malcolm describes the song, of the same name, as being 'up tempo with quite poppy music.' But, then, the first track is still called 'We're all going to die.' http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_malcolm_middleton.html article166 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 10:39:01 +0000 History is littered with examples of ‘The Man’ stifling the true brilliance of rock n roll in the pursuit of the filthy lucre. In recent times the demise of the band Cable has been one of the cruellest thefts from the rock landscape, removing from the British scene a act that far from looking to the past for inspiration were securing a creative future for British rock. In the 90s Cable were simply the most exciting rock band in this fair land (and one of the best in any land for that matter.) http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/the_rise_and_demise_cable.html article150 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 10:32:34 +0000 Wolfmother are a stomping, growling heavy rock band that have been taking Australia by storm with their resonant classic sound, and have been touring their eponymous EP across the UK, through February and March. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_wolfmother.html article188 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 10:31:57 +0000 It’s been twelve long years since we’ve heard anything from Arrested Development, one of the slew of important hip-hop outfits from the early nineties, who had more to talk about than weed, guns and biatches. Hip-hop’s done a lot of changing since then – and, some would say, not for the better. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_arrested_development.html article141 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 10:31:29 +0000 The View are riding the NME Rock Tour around the country and they’re riding it hard. The band has built up a reputation for hell raising and, ironically, the band has been barred from the Bayview pub in Dundee from which they take their name. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_the_view.html article182 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 10:24:46 +0000 Coldcut! They’ve been around for a while! But unlike most of the artists who were active in the mid-eighties they’re still firmly in the mix, more than 18 years since their first 12-inch hit the streets; they’re still making thought-provoking, creative and imaginative recordings. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_coldcut.html article153 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 09:48:20 +0000 Radio 1 DJ talks about the festival he founded, Bestival http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2008-09-09/interview_rob_da_bank.html article174 Tuesday, 09 Sep 2008 09:16:43 +0000 University standards have come under fire this month, as many universities take a lenient approach to student cheats in order to boost degree results. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-06-18/cheats_can_stay.html article91 Wednesday, 18 Jun 2008 10:25:23 +0000 Shocked drinkers saw their union president head butt a fellow student. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-21/drunk_nutter.html article101 Wednesday, 21 May 2008 14:38:29 +0000 Rebecca Daniels started University three years ago months after having brain surgery.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2008-05-14/Brain_Surgery_and_Studies.html article1826 Wednesday, 14 May 2008 17:49:50 +0000 Students from the University of St Andrews have protested the closure of one of the university’s budget halls of residence. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-13/lower_rents_now.html article132 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 14:54:35 +0000 Students at Manchester had their dissertation deadline and word count changed just days before the work was due in. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-13/manchester_dissertation_debacle.html article135 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 12:44:19 +0000 A student stripogram has escaped being banged-up after judges ruled his weapon is not offensive. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-13/cops_weapon_not_offensive.html article96 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 12:14:52 +0000 Social networking sites have come under fire after thousands of students joined in a Leeds city centre water-fight which damaged the city’s newest park and may result in charges for the student organisers. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-13/leeds_water_rampage.html article129 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 10:31:33 +0000 Five students have been evicted from their home in Oxford without warning because the landlord failed to keep up with his mortgage repayments. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-05-13/finalists_evicted_without_warning.html article108 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 10:09:59 +0000 May 2 was a momentous day in the BUCS calendar as it was the beginning of a massive weekend of university sport. Thousands of students descended upon Bedford for the Outdoor Athletics Championships. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-05-05/athletes_shine_in_bedford_as_records_are_smashed.html article190 Monday, 05 May 2008 10:49:20 +0000 Hundreds of Chinese students gathered in Manchester and London on April 19 to protest against what they see as ‘media distortion’ in the reporting of Free Tibet protests during the Olympic Torch relay and the Lhasa riot. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-20/chinese_students_protest_media_distortion.html article92 Sunday, 20 Apr 2008 14:15:04 +0000 Five people have been charged following unrest close to Queen’s University Belfast on St Patrick’s Day last month. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-17/five_charged_over_belfast_st_patricks_unrest_.html article110 Thursday, 17 Apr 2008 09:41:57 +0000 This month marks the tenth anniversary of the ratification of the Good Friday Agreement.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2008-04-14/Conflict_and_compromise.html article1824 Monday, 14 Apr 2008 14:16:39 +0000 Let us be perfectly clear - buying essays is the cardinal sin of academic life. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2008-04-14/comment_essay_sites.html article1825 Monday, 14 Apr 2008 13:23:18 +0000 The BUSA Indoor Athletics Championships, held as part of the inaugural British University Championships in Sheffield, was packed with excitement as Bath took advantage of Loughborough’s boycott to win both the men’s and women’s competitions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-04-12/bath_dominate_busa_athletics_in_Loughboroughs_absence.html article194 Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 14:44:14 +0000 The Saturday and Sunday of the BUSA Championships saw the finest boxers England’s universities have to offer meet at Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-04-12/aberdeen_enjoy_themselves_in_sheffield.html article189 Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 14:09:44 +0000 Bath 2nd's won the BUSA trophy after an emphatic 5-0 victory over fellow finalists Plymouth at Don Valley Stadium. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-04-12/classy_bath_win_trophy_cup.html article210 Saturday, 12 Apr 2008 12:22:27 +0000 New research shows boys are more confident about their academic ability than girls but are less likely to go to university. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-10/female_students_are_doing_better_at_university_but_men_are_earning_more.html article106 Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 13:14:45 +0000 Universities have warned that students using essay buying sites to cheat on assignments are proving harder to catch than other types of plagiarism. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-10/essay_site_cheats_harder_to_catch.html article103 Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 09:29:48 +0000 It was widely reported in the press after conference that NUS has now officially ‘dropped its fight’ for free education in favour of lobbying to keep the top-up fees cap. The reality is more subtle. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-08/has_nus_dropped_fees_fight.html article116 Tuesday, 08 Apr 2008 11:04:30 +0000 Students inflicted the biggest defeat on the National Union of Students’ Labour leadership for 20 years when they rejected a new constitution in a shock vote on April 1. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-04-08/conference_says_no.html article94 Tuesday, 08 Apr 2008 10:16:07 +0000 Protests against the controversial Miss University London beauty pageant came to a head at the events final when eight members of Goldsmith’s Feminist Society were arrested. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-03-20/beauty_pageant_protestors_arrested.html article84 Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 11:06:14 +0000 The BUSA Golf Men’s Northern Regional Strokeplay Qualifier took place on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 February at Wallasey Golf Club in Liverpool, the location of the 2006 Open Golf Championship Qualifying, with Birmingham University taking both the Men’s and Women’s Individual Events. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-03-05/birmingham_uni_takes_the_glory_at_wallasey.html article196 Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008 10:43:27 +0000 One year ago the University of Birmingham Men’s 1st XI footballers were celebrating promotion to the BUSA Northern Premier League. Twelve months later they were crowned champions. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-03-05/birmingham_season_overview.html article207 Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008 09:57:31 +0000 On February 19 Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced his resignation from the presidency.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2008-03-03/The_constant_revolutionary.html article1823 Monday, 03 Mar 2008 17:07:17 +0000 A No Platform policy has been rejected in a student vote at the University of Bath. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-03-03/bath_says_no_to_no_platform.html article82 Monday, 03 Mar 2008 13:05:23 +0000 "Where's the best place to cash my gold online?" http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2008-02-08/Where_to_sell_gold_online.html article2552 Friday, 08 Feb 2008 15:58:28 +0000 The universities of Bath and Loughborough missed out on the opportunity to be the official training camp for the British Olympic team ahead of London 2012. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-02-08/bath_and_loughborough_overlooked_for_2012_base.html article192 Friday, 08 Feb 2008 15:39:20 +0000 We were bored of New Year. Same bar, same music, same people. We fancied a change and so thought about Europe, more specifically we thought about Amsterdam. But how do we organise that at such short notice? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2008-02-08/double_dutch.html article1822 Friday, 08 Feb 2008 13:59:54 +0000 Channel 4, in partnership with British Universities & Colleges Sport, will cover the inaugural BUCS championships to be held in Sheffield from March 11-15. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Sport/2008-02-02/bucs_championships_to_be_covered_by_channel_4.html article206 Saturday, 02 Feb 2008 09:54:14 +0000 James Van Gils visits Uganda and speaks to those affected by 18 years of civil war... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2007-10-27/The_Road_to_Kitgum.html article1821 Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 19:17:13 +0000 Antipodean teen-rockers Operator Please are one of 2007’s hottest new bands. They talk to TNS about religion, ponies and their fear of milk... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Music/2007-10-09/interview_operator_please.html article173 Tuesday, 09 Oct 2007 12:49:01 +0000 Is size zero a step too far? http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2006-12-19/The_shape_we_re_in.html article1820 Tuesday, 19 Dec 2006 17:03:59 +0000 Oven? Check. Bathroom? Check. Bed? Check. Carbon Monoxide?... http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2006-10-19/The_Silent_Killer.html article1819 Thursday, 19 Oct 2006 16:55:12 +0000 In September 500 students drove across Europe in the first ever Student Gumball Rally. Nathan Millward was one such adventurer. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Travel/2006-10-19/student_gumball_rally_2006.html article1818 Thursday, 19 Oct 2006 11:03:33 +0000 The student kitchen can be a distressing and unsettling place - a room capable of spawning great anguish in early encounters of communal living. We invited students and graduates to brave the horrific flashbacks and share their memories of that legendary first-year kitchen. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2006-09-19/kitchen_nightmares.html article1816 Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006 16:48:05 +0000 What happens when people can petition for anything. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2006-03-22/power_to_the_people.html article217 Wednesday, 22 Mar 2006 15:49:36 +0000 On December 26 2005 record-numbers of people joined fox-hunts across the UK.. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Features/2006-02-19/Comment_Considering_the_evidence_is_there_really_any_logical_argument_for_not_imposing_a_full_ban_on_fox_hunting.html article1808 Sunday, 19 Feb 2006 16:43:26 +0000