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A venue famed for its electric and house music, we were apprehensive about what to expect from last Friday night: Warehouse Project Curated by Bloc Party. Since opening near Old Trafford, Young Academic has seen the likes of Nicolas Jaar and Sbtrkt so far this year but could a live act like Bloc Party [...]

A Middlesex University team has profiled its work to billions of people worldwide, creating clothes and props worn by Brazilian performers in the Olympics Closing Ceremony. [...]

As you guys will be well aware, the ulimate festival guide is the only resource you need when it comes to the best events of 2012. We were straight in there with our Bestival preview in the spring and now Young Academic Features Editor Bobby Gant has his say on what could be the highlight [...]

Just days after the horrific crash on the M5, a man has died after his lorry toppled on to the M56 from a bridge above in the Cheshire area. Yet again at Young Academic we send our condolences to family and friends of anyone involved with this accident. [...]

Young Academic’s School of Music reviews Tom Waits’ seventeenth studio album ‘Bad As Me’ as the old troubadour seemingly goes from strength to strength. [...]

Young Academic has now stepped up its commitment to local news in the Chester and north-west area. What is rather saddening is that the very first instalment of Chester news is reports of a dead body found outside the city’s Post Office. [...]

Young Academic would like to send its condolences to the families of anyone affected by the horrific car crash on the M5 last night. Police are still investigating Britain's worst motorway accident for twenty years; the incident could even prove to be the darkest day in motorway history here in the United Kingdom. [...]

Robert Gant speaks to Van McCann, lead singer of Catfish and the Bottlemen about their upcoming UK tour, the state of the music industry and drummers frequenting strip clubs. [...]

You would have had to have had your head in the sand not to realise that today is A-Level results day and what a dramatic one it has been. As Young Academic reported earlier this morning, the UCAS website has received so many enquiries that its servers crashed under pressure. UCAS have reiterated their message [...]

Exam Results Helpline advisers are currently preparing for thousands of calls from students and parents who are keen to understand their options after receiving unexpected exam results this year. Urging students to ‘stay calm’, advisers are on-hand between the 4th and 27th August to provide free, independent and expert information and advice about future [...]