In an exclusive podcast, Joe Kavanagh and Zaki Dogliani, sometimes referred to (well, once) as Jay-Z, go to houses of candidates running for full-time officer positions in University of Bristol Students’ Union to interview them and look around their rooms. The first instalment sees them meet Vice-President Activities candidates Tom Sturdy and Imogen Palmer and [...]

March 10th, 2013 Read more

An investigation carried out by an animal rights group has condemned the University of Bristol for its use of genetically modified (GM) mice in experiments that are ‘both cruel’ and ‘medically useless’. Procedures used by the university on GM mice are designed to understand the mechanics of pain reception and have been described by the [...]

March 4th, 2013 Read more

Student leaders have welcomed signs that universities’ monitoring of international students’ attendance to a greater degree than that of UK students is to be altered. In a press release, the National Union of Students (NUS) ‘welcomed firm clarification from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) that universities do not need to have more onerous monitoring procedures [...]

March 4th, 2013 Read more

Students at UWE (University of the West of England) are fighting to save their Politics and International Relations department, after their Vice-Chancellor revealed that they are to be closed. He cites competition from the University of Bristol and other local universities, as one of the factors leading to the closure of the departments. In a [...]

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The University of Bristol’s Student Health Service has been listed as the third best in the UK for its provision of sexual health services. The list, which was compiled by the online medical service, Dr Ed, published the first ‘sexual health report card’ for the 24 universities in the prestigious Russell Group in February. In [...]

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At lunchtime on February 14th, forty same-sex couples publicly displayed their love for each other inside the Arts and Social Sciences Library by ‘proposing’ and kissing each other in front of unsuspecting students. The ‘kiss-in’ event was organised by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Plus (LGBT+) Society to campaign for marriage equality and was [...]

March 4th, 2013 Read more

Representatives of University of Bristol Union (UBU) travelled to the Houses of Parliament to receive an award which recognises its improved services and activities for students. The award forms part of the Student Union Evaluation Initiative (SUEI) – a national programme organised in partnership with NUS. UBU received a bronze award from the initiative, which [...]

March 4th, 2013 Read more

Students of Bristol! The billionaire owner of the world’s most outrageous social networking site is offering to pay the tuition fees of any British student who can streak naked in front of Deputy PM Nick Clegg. Entrepreneur Alki David says the cash offer is open to anybody over 18 in full time education who can [...]

March 1st, 2013 Read more

Professor Nick Lieven, Bristol’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, has declared his support for Syrian students who find themselves in financial difficulty as it is ‘clearly our moral duty to support them in their time of need’. The announcement, made in a letter published in The Guardian and signed by other prominent members of UK universities, comes after [...]

February 18th, 2013 Read more

The #WillPower campaign is holding a charity concert at Clifton Hill House to celebrate the recovery of Will Pope and to continue raising awareness for organ donation. Will Pope, a University of Bristol student, underwent a life-saving heart transplant on New Year’s Eve. Will had been on the urgent transplant list since September and his [...]

February 18th, 2013 Read more