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Engaging children with the environment at a young age is critical to their own well-being, as well as the well-being of the planet, said two world-class scientists at an Earthwatch public lecture last night. Being the national student news service, Young Academic is obviously very interested in this issue, which could be crucial to [...]

Warehouse Project season may be over, but that doesn’t mean the end of the festivities at Victoria Warehouse. It’s a busy old time for the music scene at present, with a plethora of additions to the Festival Guide and this weekend sees the eagerly anticipated arrival of Visionquest THIRTEEN to Manchester. [...]

As our regular readers will be well aware,Young Academic is committed to bringing students and young entrepreneurs all the information they need to further their studies and career. As such, we are delighted to be able to bring you news of a fantastic scheme from Cotswold Fayre. [...]

Send to Kindle Young Academic has today learnt that The University of Westminster’s Broad Vision project will open an exhibition at the GV Art gallery in London on 23 May. This will bring together the works of an interdisciplinary group of art and science students engaged in collaborative experimentation and research. Broad Vision exhibition features [...]

As promised, the Young Academic commitment to all things music and summer festivals continued in earnest. You may well have seen some great additions to the festival guide this week and we also have some incredible gigs to tell you about for students across the United Kingdom. If you are studying in the Leeds area [...]

Young Academic can reveal that npower has launched its fifth annual hunt for the country’s top students who have the passion needed to help tackle an environmental issue in their local area and inspire people to live more sustainable lives. [...]

Young Academic can reveal that Entrepreneur First, the not-for-profit programme created to help talented UK graduates create their own tech startups, has announced that it is building on the success of its first year by significantly expanding the scheme. Applications to join the organisation’s second intake are now open. [...]

Young Academic can bring news today that 80% of the UK public say there are not enough good role models for children. Olympic superstat has been Jess Ennis voted the top role model of the 2010’s as Amway UK launches Britain’s Top Real Role Model for the second year with £10,000 awarded to a social [...]

Young Academic attended its first Warehouse Project of the season on Saturday and we have to say, it really was a joy to behold. [...]

Casio and the Young Enterprise have joined forces to launch the Bright Minds Enterprise competition for schools and universities, Young Academic can reveal. [...]