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Learn feature writing  for £10 a class with the journalism specialists

Learn feature writing for £10 a class with the journalism specialists

By Staff Writer • on August 30, 2010

People with Voices is launching a new 10 week feature writing course in October, that costs just £10 a class. The course covers the core skills and techniques of feature writing from beginner through to intermediate level, providing students with valuable skills that can be applied to a variety of professional roles. It is ideal for new or aspiring...

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Arts & Culture

Film Review: Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta

Film Review: Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta

By Hassan Joudi • on August 27, 2010

“If I am to die, let it be on the road to Mecca.” These are the foolish words of a young Ibn Battuta, setting out on his first epic journey which is recounted in this short, yet lively 45 minute drama. Journey...

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Book Reviews

Changing Lives: Women, inclusion and the PhD

Changing Lives: Women, inclusion and the PhD

By Deborah Gabriel • on July 11, 2010

Changing Lives is a refreshing deviation from the many books that go through the technical and practical aspects of embarking on a PhD. As I prepare to start my own doctoral study in three months time,...

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Business, Education & Work

Student debt rises to £25k as NUS slams top up fees

Student debt rises to £25k as NUS slams top up fees

By Staff Writer • on August 17, 2010

The average student debt is approaching £25,000 according to the Push Annual Student Survey, as the NUS calls the current system of top-up fees “farcical.” The Push survey reveals that students who...

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Health, Lifestyle & Sport

Tobacco companies using YouTube to target young people

Tobacco companies using YouTube to target young people

By Staff Writer • on August 28, 2010

Tobacco companies are using online video portals to side-step advertising restrictions and target young people, according to new research published in the Tobacco Control journal. The study, carried out...

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Politics

Politicizing cousin marriages plays into the hands of the far right

Politicizing cousin marriages plays into the hands of the far right

By Deborah Gabriel • on August 24, 2010

First there was a call for a ban on the Burka, now some are calling for a ban on cousin marriages. One could understand if at this point Asian communities, especially Pakistanis are feeling demonized. The...

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Training News

Students praise Introduction to Journalism Skills course

Students praise Introduction to Journalism Skills course

By Staff Writer • on August 27, 2010

Students who recently completed the Introduction to Journalism Skills course at People with Voices spoke of what they gained from it at the end of course celebrations at the Eurolink Business Centre in...

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Young Writers

Diving star Daley proud to represent Team GB at YOG

Diving star Daley proud to represent Team GB at YOG

By Michael Jermyn and Jack Sargood • on August 14, 2010

Today 40 young British athletes are in Singapore for the start of the first ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG). One of the budding young athletes hoping to make a splash at the games is 16 year old diver Tom...

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Your Say

Life’s a bitch if you’re a dangerous dog

Life’s a bitch if you’re a dangerous dog

By Contributor • on August 5, 2010

London’s park life – couples picnicking, children wobbling on by on bikes, young people kicking a footy about, dangerous dogs threatening the peace… If you believe London’s media, recently the...

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