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'Lend me your ears shock' Subscription

16 May 2013

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

9 May 2013

“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

2 May 2013

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

25 April 2013

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

18 April 2013

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

11 April 2013

Arguments about whether universities should place “employability at the heart of the student experience” have escalated after…

'This is how I really feel' Subscription

4 April 2013

“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

28 March 2013

We are delighted to confirm that our university is to appoint its very first Professor of Female Representation

Mass suicide bid averted Subscription

21 March 2013

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

14 March 2013

Allegations that Poppleton University suffers from the same “stress-inducing” culture as recently revealed in a new internal report…

The Dewey Dewey fog Subscription

7 March 2013

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

28 February 2013

“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

21 February 2013

Our Head of Massive Open Online Courses, Mickey “Moocs” Johnson, has reacted vigorously to the suggestion by Diana Laurillard…

Cake mystery resolved Subscription

14 February 2013

Our Head of Marketing, Graham Flair, has explained the logic behind the news that many universities (including Poppleton) have…

An apology Subscription

7 February 2013 | By

In last week’s special Poppletonian article on the vital role played by the Higher Education Funding Council for England…

Parklife - Parklife! Subscription

31 January 2013 | By

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.

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