http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ News for UK students en-gb Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:45:35 +0000 (C) Hull Media Ltd, http://www.hullmedia.com http://www.therundown.co.uk/syndication/ Sue Blackwell, a lecturer at the University of Birmingham is a leading campaigner for an academic boycott of Israel. In this article she examines some of the more distasteful e-mails she receives. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1138459535/ Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:26:00 +0000 More and more students are choosing to study online rather than on a campus, but are online degrees worth having? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/digitalworld/1137947595/ Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:30:00 +0000 The United Nations is sixty this year. The organisation has seen all manner of international crisis during its time from the high drama of the Cold War to the end of Apartheid in South Africa. Joanna Birch-Phaure, president of the United Nations Youth and Student Association (UNYSA), takes a look at UNYSA and its relation to the UN. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1132934047/ Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:34:00 +0000 Hidden away on Gower Street is London's Central Roman Catholic Chaplaincy, Newman House. Gregory Nash, a current resident, looks at the Chaplaincy's past and how it serves the students of today. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1130963343/ Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:12:00 +0000 Richard Seymour examines the case of SOAS student Nasser Amin who faced a witch-hunt by his university, his MP and American neo-conservatives because he wrote a controversial article for a student magazine. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1130714210/ Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:09:00 +0000 Five years since the fall of Milosevic the Rundown reports on the politcal challenges facing Serbia's young people in the context of the country's most popular music festival. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1127934127/ Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:57:00 +0000 Think your course is tough? At least you're not brewing beer, managing a golf course or exploring strange new worlds. Or maybe you are... http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1127942642/ Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:12:00 +0000 You love to watch them at the cinema, but beware - you could be next... http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ten/1124538607/ Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:44:00 +0000 The next time you want to get back at your flatmates for keeping you up all night, try one of these. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ten/1123505123/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:42:00 +0000 If and when you decide to leave, go out in style! You only get to do it once. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ten/1123503519/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:16:00 +0000 Some of the stranger beverages from around the world are more likely make you gag than quench your thirst: we look at some of the worst. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1123018661/ Tue, 02 Aug 2005 14:19:00 +0000 Whether for terrorism, extremism or drunken and unruly behaviour, students are under suspicion from universities like never before. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1122907903/ Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:43:00 +0000 The origins of the famous Spanish wine punch, and how to make your own this summer. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1123017566/ Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:14:00 +0000 Sometimes you can get more than you were expecting in your drink and the after-effects are more than a hangover. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1123017277/ Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:03:00 +0000 Champage is not renowned for being cheap, but there are plenty of alternatives to the real thing that won't break the bank. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121175036/ Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:25:00 +0000 Champagne is the classic way to celebrate a big occasion, but how do you choose the right variety - and how should you open the bottle? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121174698/ Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:04:00 +0000 Becoming a household name - sort of. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1120915645/ Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:16:00 +0000 Everyone knows water is good for you, especially when it's hot, but how much should you drink - and how often? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121187544/ Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:51:00 +0000 Ever had someone deliberately rub against you on the bus or tube? You could have been a victim of Frotteurism. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1119957795/ Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:10:00 +0000 Baroness Greenfield claims that in future students will access information for their essays from talking computers - but could it ever work? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/digitalworld/1119656150/ Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:29:00 +0000 Call centre staff get a lot of stick, but what is it really like to spend hours on the phone talking to irate customers? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/careers/1119644617/ Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:53:00 +0000 We've already shown you how to cook with JD, but that was inside - summer means it's time to get adventurous on the barbeque! http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121186506/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:34:00 +0000 Now summer is here (most days) you can celebrate in the garden with some cocktails. Here are a few recipes. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121186052/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:26:00 +0000 Volunteering is not something many students would consider doing. Alongside studying, partying and watching Neighbours twice a day it's hard to find the time. We met one student who dedicates her evenings to disabled adults. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1118918723/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:44:00 +0000 When do you stop needing to be older and start wanting to be younger? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1118871115/ Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:29:00 +0000 Getting a work placement over the summer can really help your employment prospects. Here we look at what one scheme has to offer. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/careers/1118845604/ Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:17:00 +0000 You'll have done at least one of these mind bogglingly boring and unnecessary tasks, beware... http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ten/1118676679/ Mon, 13 Jun 2005 16:30:00 +0000 As exams come to an end, the rocky road back to hangovers resumes. If you haven't learnt how to avoid them by now, here are a few tips. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121178504/ Thu, 09 Jun 2005 13:16:00 +0000 He rules America and he's a Texan Cowboy so don't misunderestimate him. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/ten/1118677890/ Mon, 06 Jun 2005 16:50:00 +0000 Posing for money is not as easy as it looks - and it can hurt. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1117895653/ Sat, 04 Jun 2005 15:33:00 +0000 The sun in shining (some of the time), the barbeques are out (occasionally) - it's the perfect time for making a punch. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121185469/ Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:50:00 +0000 What is it really like cleaning buses overnight? We met one former employee who was exposed to unsafe working practices and poor management as he tried to fund his studies. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1117760075/ Thu, 02 Jun 2005 14:36:00 +0000 Unusual jobs: How to hide Go Go dancing income from parents? Get a job at a funeral parlour. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1115638334/ Mon, 09 May 2005 12:30:00 +0000 How to get the best from university as a mature student and how other students should cope with their mature counterparts. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1114730532/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:20:00 +0000 You can do more with Jack Daniels than just drink it - you can cook with it, too. Here are three recipes to get you started. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121183174/ Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:33:00 +0000 Unusual jobs: The first in our series of articles looking at unusual jobs sees our correspondent dancing in bars. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1114544884/ Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:45:00 +0000 Tequila. The song says Mexico's national drink makes you happy, but what's in it - and how should you serve it? http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121179052/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:28:00 +0000 Absinthe, banned in several countries, is a highly controversial drink, but one with an interesting history. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121177803/ Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:09:00 +0000 There's no better time to drink Guinness than today, St Patrick's Day, but how much do you know about the black stuff? It's not black, for a start. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/fooddrink/1121177359/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:45:00 +0000 A curious new political phenomenon is attracting the attention of many young Germans. The very opposite of nationalism, anti-Deutschlanders oppose their own country. http://www.therundown.co.uk/features/1110920647/ Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:01:00 +0000