The strange case of the vanishing students

Article Abstract:

Figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) indicate that 39,000 school leavers who were offered a university place in 1995 decided not to take up the offer, even though they had spent time making the application and attending interviews. This is causing concern among universities and among parents, and is prompting Ucas to try to find out why so many school leavers decide not to go to university after all. Some observers attribute it to the fact that the application system now has a high level of consumer choice, with school leavers having much more power to make their own decisions.

Students, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, College admissions

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Birth pangs: strangers in a strange land

Article Abstract:

Bangladeshi women comprise 49% of the maternity ward in Whitechapel, London, England. The Royal London Hospital provides 17 'drop-in' ante-natal clinics in Tower Hamlets, employs aides to translate and teaches midwives about Bangladeshi culture and religion. All-female staffing is used if possible. There are no translators available at night. The Bangladeshi women are poor and have no relatives nearby to help. They are used to natural home births, so they are awed by hospital technology and the lack of privacy. Many complain about the rudeness and racial remarks of midwives.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, United Kingdom, Pregnant women, Race relations, Motherhood, Hospitals, Gynecologic and obstetric, Gynecologic and obstetric hospitals, Bangladeshis, Bangladeshis in United Kingdom

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'My son lay dying, cradled in my arms.' (Dr Andrew Pearson, whose son David was killed by a land-mine while on a walking holiday in Zimbabwe)(Interview)

Article Abstract:

David Pearson, aged 18, died after stepping on a land-mine while on a walking holiday in Zimbabwe. His father, Dr Andrew Pearson, witnessed the incident, and tried for many hours to arrange for his son to be rescued by helicopter, as he was too badly injured to be carried back down the mountain. He was not able to do so, and feels that he did not receive the necessary advice or assistance from the British High Commission in Zimbabwe.

Interview, Pearson, Andrew

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