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The article offers information on the increase in the number of students staying at home of several universities of Great Britain including the University of Wolverhampton, the Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of the West of Scotland in 2014. Topics discussed include induction programme for local students by the University of Sheffield, statistics of drop out students and participation of stay-at-home students in academic progression.

This article talks about the surprising poll results, where students in Great Britain revealed that they had perpetrated a crime, mostly minor criminal offences. About half of those polled admitted to being drunk in public, a third had used drugs, and eleven percent admitted to assault. Males were more likely than females to have committed any kind of infraction.

Reports that Chancellor Gordon Brown pledged that investment in science would be a priority of the public spending review when he opened the National e-Science Center based at Edinburgh University in Scotland. Possibilities of undertaking the most advanced cross disciplinary research; Importance of using computers to filter the data; Way to measure the success of e-science.

Reports the consequences of academics researching terrorism. Experiences of Steve Bruce in Northern Ireland; Advice of terrorism expert James Dingley on criminology researching; Warnings of Leicester University's Scarman Centre forensic psychologist andrew Silke for the academics.

Reports the use of a cutting-edge equipment, Pyrotechnics of trainee stage managers at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dangers of pyrotechnic elements to students; Issuance of a legislative order regarding the use of pyrotechnics; Impact of a lack of budget in education to the development of students knowledge.

Reports the development of Proteus, a computer software designed by ancient Greek experts at St. Andrews University to aid in deciphering ancient Greek texts in Scotland. Opportunity for students to grasp the basic structures of the Greek language; Impact of the software on the educative processes.