http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/ News from around the world. en-gb Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:56:11 +0000 (C) Hull Media Ltd, http://www.hullmedia.com http://www.therundown.co.uk/syndication/ The Evangelical Society of the University of Birmingham is to remain outlawed. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1138460117/ Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:48:00 +0000 The Evangelical Society of the University of Birmingham is to remain outlawed. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1138460171/ Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:48:00 +0000 Two anti-war students have been expelled from a Birmingham college. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1136735768/ Sun, 08 Jan 2006 15:55:00 +0000 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wants more foreign students to visit the USA. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1136593567/ Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:15:00 +0000 Wolverhampton's new vice-chancellor has been having a go at top-up fees. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1130694847/ Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:51:00 +0000 Birmingham students who had their election victories annulled are taking legal action against the uni, claiming religious discrimination. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1127831703/ Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:24:00 +0000 Foreign students are able to extend their visas to work when they should be studying, a journalism graduate has found. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1127831094/ Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:17:00 +0000 The NUS President has been writing about the report that cleared the organisation of anti-Semitism. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/nuswatch/1127829912/ Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:01:00 +0000 Data that could be used to open bank accounts was stolen from an American university. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1126957126/ Sat, 17 Sep 2005 12:32:00 +0000 Glasgow University is trying to shed staff in an attempt to reduce its £10.5m deficit. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1126962982/ Fri, 16 Sep 2005 14:01:00 +0000 Students affected by hurricane Katrina are being offered discounted fees so they can study in the UK. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1126962025/ Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:57:00 +0000 Proof if proof be needed that you can find almost anything on eBay. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1126638709/ Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:06:00 +0000 Nursing students are suffering high debts to the point that many have considered quitting, and most damage their studies through extra work. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1126960206/ Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:19:00 +0000 The number of Chinese students accepted this year has fallen, alarming universities. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1125871611/ Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:02:00 +0000 Staff and students at Warwick are divided over a plan to open a campus in Singapore. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1125873308/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:30:00 +0000 The NUS President has written about her support for the government's top-up fees information campaign. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/nuswatch/1125872785/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:22:00 +0000 A deal in which a student bought 80 TVs for 49p each was surprisingly enough not all that it seemed. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125609642/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:18:00 +0000 Parents of students at a German university have been invited to visit and take part in activities with their offspring. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1125871872/ Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:06:00 +0000 Universities in Australia and New Zealand are trying to recruit students from Britain. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1125871389/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:56:00 +0000 Emotion can bring on asthma in sufferers, according to American scientists. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/badforyou/1125412018/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:13:00 +0000 In a new series, we look at all the things that are bad for you - because scientists say they are. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/badforyou/1125411227/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:09:00 +0000 A controversial Islamic scholar who was banned from the US has been offered a job in the UK. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1125159635/ Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:15:00 +0000 A student has invented a squirrel device that can deal with your mobile calls depending on what you're doing. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125410977/ Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:01:00 +0000 London Zoo is putting on a "human zoo" exhibition featuring scantily-clad volunteers this weekend. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125328631/ Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:09:00 +0000 An environmentally- and hamster-friendly science project. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1125328130/ Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:03:00 +0000 Won't be having a party to celebrate. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/drunkwatch/1124969716/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:25:00 +0000 SOAS lecturers are unhappy with a restructuring programme at their library. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1124979655/ Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:12:00 +0000 An international poll has revealed which country likes to moan the most - and it's not Britain. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/research/1124894382/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:30:00 +0000 People get bored and miss their partners, according to new research, but students still like the sound of it. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/research/1124894708/ Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:39:00 +0000 Another day, another marketing stunt - and it's in America, naturally. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1124893879/ Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:26:00 +0000 Sweden has launched a "Living Library" project to combat prejudices. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1124818379/ Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:24:00 +0000 The former Radio 1 DJ is to have a day of music events dedicated to him. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1124817874/ Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:20:00 +0000 A student who allegedly used software robots to steal from players in an online game has been arrested. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1124538242/ Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:38:00 +0000 A seven-foot alligator has outwitted the people trying to capture it for over a week. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/weird/1124537941/ Sat, 20 Aug 2005 12:34:00 +0000 What pictures could the newspapers possibly find to illustrate yesterday's A-level results? http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1124461440/ Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:07:00 +0000 Rowan Williams has been appointed as the first chancellor of a new university in Kent. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/honours/1124291465/ Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:06:00 +0000 An Oxford graduate has been applying his physics knowledge to couples dating. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/research/1123938660/ Sat, 13 Aug 2005 14:04:00 +0000 Researchers at Glamorgan have been assigning sexes to university websites, and most are male. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/research/1123786318/ Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:45:00 +0000 English future students who want to avoid top-up fees are being sought by Scottish universities. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/1123775806/ Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:50:00 +0000 Students are earning cash in Russia by standing in for badly prepared colleagues desperate to pass. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/world/1123775462/ Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:44:00 +0000