Archives for the ‘Education & Welfare’ Category

Accommodation - Issue 6

By Guest Contributors • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare, Lifestyle

2nd February 2008 = University Registered Housing Release Day!
If you are starting to think about where and who with you would like to live next year, keep the above date in mind.
The University has a registered housing list available to all students at the university from Monday 2nd February.  There are over 400 hundred properties [...]



Accomodation - Issue 5

By Guest Contributors • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare

With Christmas fast approaching a few students are starting to think about who and where they want to live next academic year.  The Housing Team have been busy making preparations for the release date in the New Year and are pleased to confirm that the list will be available to all students from 9am on [...]



Virgin Space Travel event at ‘Sustainable University’ scandal!

By Guest Contributors • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare

On the 6th November, the university held an event called “Out of this world” to promote space tourism. This may sound like a thrilling idea BUT the promotion of any type of aviation business doesn’t really fit neatly with the university of Gloucestershire’s sustainability agenda don’t you think…? For a start, to give you a [...]



Mumps Outbreak?

By Guest Contributors • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare, News

A number of students have been diagnosed as having mumps.
Mumps is very infectious. It is passed on by coughing and sneezing the virus into the air. It takes 14-21 days to develop symptoms after being infected. Affected people are infectious after a parotid gland begins to swell. It is best not to mix with others [...]



Let’s Talk About Sex: It’s Official, We Have Chlamydia

By Lizzie Harkness • Nov 24th, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare, Lead Story

Tests at the Freshers’ Fayre showed that 1 in 8 students at the University of Gloucestershire has Chlamydia, that’s above the national average of 1 in 10. Sometimes it’s not always best to be above the average!
Let’s be honest, even the word Chlamydia has a nasty ring to it. If it was in reference to [...]



NUS : What Do We Do ?

By Guest Contributors • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare

NUS may be one of the largest and most respected student organisations in the world but I’m often asked by students what it is NUS actually does apart from offering a discount card.
I can assure you that NUS makes a big impact on students’ lives. We have fought hard over the past 18 months, successfully [...]



A Message From The New Trainee Chaplin

By Guest Contributors • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare, Uncategorized

Hi, I’m Elizabeth – the new Trainee Chaplain based at the Oxstalls Campus. My main role is to offer pastoral support to both students and staff, which pretty much means that I’m here for everyone at Oxstalls! Over the next couple of weeks I will be setting up events for students to get involved in, [...]



The Accommodation Office

By Guest Contributors • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare

Accommodation
The Accommodation Office is here to provide a service to all students at the University of Gloucestershire.  Whether your enquiry is halls or private housing related we are happy to help.
We have a specific team for Halls of Residence and Housing in the private sector and advisers are on hand to help all year [...]



A Word From Lizzie

By Lizzie Harkness • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Education & Welfare, Features, Sabbaticals

I know we’re having a bit of an Indian summer this year and I for one couldn’t be more grateful for these last few rays of sunshine that we seemed to miss out on during our actual summer, but imagine my surprise when driving through town the other day to see that some stores have [...]



Breach Of Regulations : Case Study

By Guest Contributors • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Editorial, Education & Welfare

 
 

I arrived at university last year, with big hopes for my academic potentials and the life it would bring. I was having a fantastic time, and sailing through my first year like any fresher, going out a stupid amount and having late night session to get work done on time.
The course was brilliant and [...]