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Bhangra musichas been a phenomenon in the UK since the 1980s, when groups like Alaap gained a huge following among young British Asians, and students in particular. By the …
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IN JANUARY, when University of Brighton lecturer, Professor Tara Brabazon, banned her students from using Wikipedia and Google – “white bread for the mind” as she put it – …
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If you’ve ever felt a pang of envy at language students heading abroad for a year’s placement, don’t despair: there is a possible cure for this. What you need …
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If you’re one of those people who can do maths – we’re talking standard deviations here, imaginary numbers, formulas that stretch the width of a whiteboard – well, you …
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The legend of King Arthur is widely known and has been the subject of a great many novels, films, plays and poems over the years. Thanks largely to Hollywood, …
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University life can, at times, be shallowly painted as a one-dimensional, carefree time of fun and happiness. It’s true that for most students university is a rewarding and happy …
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Research students are different from undergraduates. They inhabit a parallel world of library shelves and late night laboratories, a world without vacations. And no one, except their tutor and …
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During her second year at university, ‘Anna’ suddenly found that everything in her life felt negative. She became irritable and angry, and felt that all her friends were against …
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If you’ve ever woken from a nightmare in a cold sweat or woken with a start after a particularly unusual dream, chances are you’ve wondered just what the heck …
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Anyone who wins a place at university has been on a long journey to get there – for most of us it meant sticking at it through years of …
