Academics fooled by spam
For most of us, spam or fraudulent emails are normally something to do with helping out someone in Africa who has several million dollars to transfer, Viagra, or fake banks and in general, these mostly end up in the trash.
However, there is a growing new wave of emails, which are targeting the academics of [...]
University in networking deal
A university in the UK has signed a multi million pound agreements which will see it become one of the top ten places of further education in the country.
Exeter University is already ranked about thirteenth in the UK Higher Education (HE) Institutions, but by introducing plans which are going to cut their carbon footprint and [...]
Hacker who changed grades faces jail
How many school kids have dreamed about cracking the school computer network and adjusting the test grades slightly? For some people the urge is just too much and in order to get ahead or even get into the right college, some students actually don’t just dream about it, they do it!
Eighteen year old Omar Khan [...]
There is a theory going around that people with high IQ’s are more likely not to believe in god, than other people who are considered to be in the national average. This is coming from a study by Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University.
The rise in average intelligence is being blamed [...]
Smoking and education a strange mix
When colleges and universities accept money from tobacco companies they are thought of as signing a deal with the devil, but when this money is given as a research grant or to pay for some research to be done, then it all takes a different stance.
Like Virginia Commonwealth University they had signed an arrangement with [...]
What not to study at university
With university fees costing the average student around £15,000 there is case to answer that you should be making it worth your while and to ensure that these debts can be paid as easily and quickly as possible.
So with so many courses available which ones are not going to be worth taking, and yet would [...]
Preparing to study abroad
There has never been an opportunity like there is today for a student to study in a foreign country this comes about because of the international standards are education are very similar now, but for a student who intends to study in a foreign country particularly with in Europe there are other problems.
First of all [...]
Students given exam clues
There are some concerns for the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA exam board (OSR) as there would seem to be some students who are being given privileged information, like what is going to be in the practical examination in A2 Biology.
It started with a question on the Student Room forum, the enquiry was about the practical [...]
What’s your degree in?
These days going to college or university, is entirely different to the good old days, if there ever was such a time. But it’s not only the fact that students these days are getting into debt before they have even started, everything has changed especially when it comes to the amount of courses taken.
So what [...]
Sometimes anyone can get a degree
Studying for a degree is the hardest work that students do, but is it getting any easier. After all there is talk that all other exams are getting easier rather than more being more difficult. But when it gets to degree standards you would have thought that the levels required should remain constant.
So if this [...]
Improving exam pass rates
It makes no difference how clever you are, but when it comes to taking the exam everything seems to simply fall out the window and in this case some students actually fail at this stage. But there are some ideas that can help the student prepare for the exams.
But it is not all about having [...]
Students get free Microsoft products
It pays to be a student these days, yes there are those dreaded fees and loans, but there are many freebies too. One great thing out there is an offer from Microsoft of all people; yes they do give things away too.
A student will be able to get their hands on these great Microsoft products:
Visual [...]
Teachers get younger all of the time
Maybe it’s a sign of us getting old, but imagine a teacher who is in a similar age group to the students that she teaches. Alia Sabur is just nineteen and yet she has been given the position of Professor of Maths and Physics at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
But this is no fluke, for [...]
US Student loan cheques bounce!
There is one thing that students have learned to rely on and that is the cheque for their student loan, this goes towards paying for their classes etc and makes the whole thing workable for many people. But imagine being a student whose loan cheque has bounced when it is paid into the bank.
This is [...]
Students worried about university costs
The whole university sector should worry with the news that around sixty per cent of potential new students are being put off by the rising costs of actually studying for a degree. In a survey of 1,200 students it has been proved that the current system is not working.
It is not so much the fact [...]
Online Degrees becoming more popular
Although there have been many changes in education over the years, one of the largest is the way the internet has impacted on the way that education is taught. This is particularly true when is comes to studying for a degree. In fact this area of education is growing at an incredible rate simply because [...]
March 27, 2008PDF’s great for school use
PDF’s are great they offer ease of use and there are very few problems with them, this makes this format very adaptable for use in schools. Here’s why:
Comfort - Teachers and students are already comfortable with PDF
Equipment - Schools have the equipment to view PDF’s
Cost – PDF’s can be created easily and inexpensively
Fonts – [...]
Who wants to study engineering?
It has to be one of the most under rated subjects to learn a college or university, not because of the actual studying, it’s because what lies ahead, engineering forms the base of everything that we need and use, from roads to planes. So why is it, that college courses are not designed to add [...]
March 21, 2008What you NEED to learn
Going away to college or university is one the time when the student has to effectively fend for themselves, which normally means plenty of beer and pizza. But with the cost of living going up all of the time, this would mean that any cash that they have will not last for long and then [...]
March 11, 2008The internet is the student’s best friend
The internet is fast becoming one of the main resources that students use for many different things as well as their educational needs. Virtually every student now uses the internet for communication, study, entertainment and personal finances, meaning that the computer and internet has now become an invaluable asset when combined with education.
Before the internet [...]