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Students share love of reading to asylum-seeker children

Students share love of reading to asylum-seeker children

The University of Portsmouth has been helping children from asylum-seeking families to enjoy books and reading

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Student offers hope to 50,000 people living with spinal cord injuries

Student offers hope to 50,000 people living with spinal cord injuries

Check out this positive news story: a student at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales has won top prize in a national competition designed to help the estimated 50,000 people living with spinal cord injuries in the UK. His ‘smart wheel’ will help wheelchair users going uphill and on uneven surfaces.

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Student turns anxiety into football scarf designs

Student turns anxiety into football scarf designs

Check out this positive news story: a London student has designed an innovative way of communicating with her autistic brother using football scarf pattern designs. The patterns are based on the responses her brother has to everyday scenarios in Joe’s life, highlighting the moments he experienced anxiety.

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Construction students will help build new college campus

Construction students will help build new college campus

A group of 12 students will help construction company Wilmott Dixon build a new college campus.

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Call to combat students’ Coronavirus mental health issues

Call to combat students’ Coronavirus mental health issues

Coronavirus has had a huge impact on the mental wellbeing of students, with nearly two thirds reporting low self-esteem, a new survey from the National…

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New support service for students with vision impairment

New support service for students with vision impairment

The latest from the home of positive news highlights a new service from Thomas Pocklington Trust to support visually impaired students entering FE and HE during Covid-19 and beyond

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University teaches 1,000 people to check for signs of cancer

University teaches 1,000 people to check for signs of cancer

Loughborough University recently organised a 12-hour event to teach staff, students and members of the community how to check for signs of breast cancer and testicular cancer. A total of 1,157 people attended the event.

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