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Catch21 Productions presents: Uni-Q

Uni-Q is a new online show - best described as ‘Question Time’ meets ‘TFI Friday’ - providing a forum for 16-25 year olds to pose questions to MPs and other high profile figures

WIN a Brother printer, Filofax organiser and Parker Urban penset!

At last you’ve waved goodbye to the temp job that was grinding you down all summer. It’s the new term, and whether you’re a fresher, or you’re gearing up for your final year, no doubt you’ve been desperate to get back on campus. Before you know it your head’s back in the books, and if you’re to make the best of your year, you’ll need to be equipped for every eventuality.

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Inside Student

<a href="http://failblog.org/2009/04/29/goal-celebration-fail/" target="_blank">Goal Celebration Fail</a> <p>Click on the title to watch the video</p>

The funniest of your fails

We all fail sometimes. And let's face it, we kind of like it when someone else fails.

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The Careers Adviser: Why can't my boyfriend improve on his 2:2 degree result? And I would like a job, but I don't have experience of work in Britain

Q. My boyfriend has a 2:2 BSc in computer science, but insists on redoing his third year, although his university says it cannot allow him to do so. Is there a way he can apply to retake it elsewhere? Or is there a rule that you can't redo a third year?