According to data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) the proportion of students leaving university with top honours has risen in the last five years to reach record levels (24%).
The figures, which cover UK universities and colleges, are likely to spark fresh debate about whether the centuries-old degree classification system is still fit for purpose.
In recent years...
Laura Kenny and Katie Archibald, British Cycling’s Olympic gold medallists, will compete together at the Six Day Berlin 2017.
Along with Phil Hindes, four of the Senior Academy men’s endurance riders will also contest the event, with Matt Bostock and Joe Holt pairing up along with Ethan Hayter and Matt Walls. Junior Academy riders Jake Stewart and Fred Wright are also...
If you’re unsure of what your career move should be after university or studying, it’s a good idea to sit back and take stock of your surroundings.
Working out what you want is essential, but this is best done with an eye to practicality, so take the time to familiarize yourself with the employment landscape. Ever-changing and constantly in flux,...
Starting to think of post-student life? We've put together career tips on surviving that scary transition from student to the big wide world of work.
1. Attitude adjustment
Let’s start with possibly the most valuable piece of advice that I think anyone can give you at this stage; change your lifestyle immediately! Reel back your body-clock to fit in with a...
Striking tube workers brought misery and chaos to millions of Londoners today. This is despite unions demands for further job creations at salaries of up to £45,000.
Commuters used cars, boats, bicycles and heaving buses to cope with a 24-hour walkout by underground station staff that left the majority of "Tube" stops in central London closed and no services operating...
With the next few weeks being taken up with examinations, we've put together some great student meals to help through those long hours!!
Onion and Mushroom Quesadillas
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 red onions; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; 8 flour tortillas; 200g button mushrooms (sliced); 150g grated cheddar cheese; chopped parsley; salt and pepper.
Cooking:
Heat...
Astronomers at Durham University have confirmed that two destructive monster black hole giants have been lurking behind thick layers of gas and dust at the heart of galaxies near the Milky Way.
It is believed these huge black holes lurk at the centres of most big galaxies, but many are hidden from the view of most telescopes.
Working with experts at Southampton...
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution Thursday calling for the repeal of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements that the United States allowed to pass last month by abstaining from the vote.
The 342-to-80 vote reflected the bipartisan nature of Congress’s support for Israel. A majority of the 80 votes against the resolution came from Democrats.
Ed...
According to Change Britain, Leaving the European Union’s Customs Union and striking trade deals with non-EU countries could create up to 400,000 new jobs in the UK.
This comes on the back of an analysis undertaking of the European Commission’s own figures ,where securing deals with the likes of Canada, India and China could create as many as 400,000 new...
In the England Manager's New Year's message, Gareth Southgate stated he wanted to make England world's top football nation, however long it takes,
England currently lie 13th in FIFA's rankings and have failed to make any impact at major tournaments for many years but Southgate is relishing the task ahead.
"We're 13th in the world rankings and at the last two tournaments we haven't...
