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Students have £220 on credit cards

By StudentMediaWire • Mar 29th, 2009 • Category: Money

The average student credit card balance is just under £220, according to the Halifax Bank.



World’s oldest joke revealed

By StudentMediaWire • Feb 7th, 2009 • Category: Quirky!

A joke about a woman breaking wind has been unveiled as the world’s oldest witticism, in a new research project.



Don’t hurry to install Chrome says Randy

By StudentMediaWire • Jan 2nd, 2009 • Category: Tech

An expert in computer security has warned early adopter students not to start using Google’s new Chrome browser just yet.



Don’t give us money, says charity

By StudentMediaWire • Dec 12th, 2008 • Category: > Latest

A charity campaign aimed at students is taking a different tack. It wants your action, not your donations.



Student designers invited to pitch

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 21st, 2008 • Category: Careers

RIPS, the world’s best-selling cigarette paper on the roll has launched The Great Rip Up, a national online competition to find a budding artist to design their iconic packaging, which has remained untouched since the early 1980s.



NUS plea to members

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 18th, 2008 • Category: Education

The National Union of Students has issued a desperate call to its members: back our reforms, or NUS will die.



Glastonbury sells half tickets already

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Music

Half of the tickets available for next year’s Glastonbury Festival have sold out already – and that’s before any of the line-up has been decided.



Teenagers saving now to avoid student debt

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Education

Many youngsters are saving towards higher education from the age of 11 because they have seen older family members flounder under the burden of university debts, according to research from leading Child Trust Fund provider, The Children’s Mutual.



Q Awards “like an SU” says Travis

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Music

Travis frontman Fran Healy has likened the drunken atmosphere of the Q Awards to a typical night in the students’ union.



Adventure sports look good on CV

By StudentMediaWire • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Careers

Taking part in extreme sports such as snowboarding and mountain biking could land graduates their dream job, according to a new study.