Category Archives: Students

Universities are admitting students who have poor English skills and are unprepared for degree courses…..so tell us something new!

Posted on February 17, 2017 by kindadukish

Universities are admitting students who have poor English skills and are unprepared for degree courses, lecturers have said. Academics complained that lower entry requirements had led to a generation of undergraduates who cannot read, write or speak proper English. A … Continue reading →

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Student “Snowflakes” need protecting!

Posted on November 30, 2016 by kindadukish

University students upset by lectures covering “sensitive topics” could be given deadline extensions, exam resits or exemptions from set work to ensure they are not disadvantaged. Guidance drawn up by Newcastle University warns that students could be so distressed by … Continue reading →

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Ban all school sports and activities!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by kindadukish

  More than 70 doctors and academics are calling for a ban on tackling in rugby matches played in UK and Irish schools. In an open letter to ministers, they say injuries from this “high-impact collision sport” can have lifelong consequences … Continue reading →

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Some sanity at last, and as usual it takes a woman to talk sense

Posted on January 13, 2016 by kindadukish

It takes a woman to talk some sense………………. Nobel prizewinner Sir Tim Hunt, hounded from his academic job over light-hearted remarks deemed sexist… historian David Starkey removed from a Cambridge University video over claims that he has espoused ‘racist’ views … Continue reading →

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David Hockney funds Lithuanian Artist Egle Jauncems (graduate of Vilnius University)

Posted on November 15, 2015 by kindadukish

DAVID HOCKNEY is to pay the tuition fees and living costs of a Lithuanian artist at the Royal College of Art (RCA), where he was a student. Egle Jauncems, 31, has become the first recipient of Hockney’s scholarship, worth about … Continue reading →

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Universities criticised over poor quality teaching

Posted on September 10, 2015 by kindadukish

Too many universities in England have allowed teaching to become “a poor cousin” to research, Universities Minister Jo Johnson has warned. Addressing university chiefs, Mr Johnson said while there were academics who “go the extra mile”, too many had adopted a … Continue reading →

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Chinese teachers’ damning verdict on British children…………

Posted on August 4, 2015 by kindadukish

A group of Chinese teachers has blamed the generosity of Britain’s benefits system for lack of ambition, ill-discipline and idleness among school pupils. They believe the option of living on welfare handouts has produced ‘feather-bedded’ teenagers prone to rudeness and … Continue reading →

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Not so bright or self aware teenagers……………………

Posted on May 25, 2015 by kindadukish

Bright teenagers are being taught how to adopt a firm handshake and how to make eye contact because they do not know how to behave in interviews. Teachers fear students with the highest potential will be unsuccessful in university and job … Continue reading →

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Sexist, racist and inappropriate interview questions……….this is the 21st century!!!!!!!!!

Posted on April 29, 2015 by kindadukish

Ten shocking (and some illegal) questions graduates have actually been asked in job interviews “Can you wear more make-up next time?” and other offensive questions candidates have actually been asked. As if job interviews weren’t scary enough, it seems companies are … Continue reading →

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So farewell Captain Jean Luc Picard of the “starship” University of Huddersfield

Posted on March 28, 2015 by kindadukish

Actor Sir Patrick Stewart has announced he is to step down as chancellor of the University of Huddersfield after serving more than 10 years in the role. The X-Men star is leaving the role due to “acting work commitments”, the university … Continue reading →

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