'Lend me your ears shock' Subscription
One of our leading psychologists, Dr Fritz Itzig, is currently languishing in a police cell after a day-long series of attempts to increase the research impact of his work…
Getting to know you Subscription
“What local community?” Just one of the remarks made to our Town-Gown committee as they examined the university’s relationship with the city of Poppleton in the…
We're going up! Subscription
Spontaneous cheering broke out on campus this week as the news came through of our university’s double triumph in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2013
1-2-3. It's so elementary Subscription
Our intrepid reporter Keith Ponting (30) tells us that David Willetts may be one of the first students to adopt the new mathematics…
Middle class? Moi? Subscription
New research findings from Dr Nicola Ingram of the University of Bath show that some middle-class students at the post-1992…
'Something to eat with that?' Subscription
Arguments about whether universities should place “employability at the heart of the student experience” have escalated after…
'This is how I really feel' Subscription
“Quite frankly, we welcome anyone on to our Creative Writing course who fancies writing a novel about themselves and their deep-down…
Female professor appointed Subscription
We are delighted to confirm that our university is to appoint its very first Professor of Female Representation
Mass suicide bid averted Subscription
Only quick thinking by one of our campus security patrols has halted a mass suicide bid by 22 Poppleton academics
The Only Way is Exeter Subscription
Allegations that Poppleton University suffers from the same “stress-inducing” culture as recently revealed in a new internal report…
The Dewey Dewey fog Subscription
There was confusion on campus last week over the eligibility of our library team for the 2013 THE Leadership and Management Awards
Are you looking for trouble? Subscription
“A wonderful opportunity.” That was how Louise Bimpson, corporate director of our ever-expanding Human Resources team, reacted to news…
Where there's a Mooc Subscription
Our Head of Massive Open Online Courses, Mickey “Moocs” Johnson, has reacted vigorously to the suggestion by Diana Laurillard…
Cake mystery resolved Subscription
Our Head of Marketing, Graham Flair, has explained the logic behind the news that many universities (including Poppleton) have…
An apology Subscription
In last week’s special Poppletonian article on the vital role played by the Higher Education Funding Council for England…
Parklife - Parklife! Subscription
We are delighted to report that our university will shortly be opening its very own “social science park” in the left-hand corner of the field behind the cooling tower.










