With the mad nightlife newfound freedom and that comes with university, it’s no surprise that drug use is prominent in uni culture. Most shockingly, it is also becoming more common in school years. Huge concern […]
Disabled Students Can Feel Like A Ticked Box
My experience with the Leeds disability service has been a pleasant albeit brief, and slightly problematic encounter. I filled in my name, crossed the T’s, dotted the I’s and ran over the nature of my […]
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University of Huddersfield – Prince Andrew Steps Down as Chancellor Prince Andrew has been chancellor of the University of Huddersfield since 2015, though following backlash after a BBC interview about his friendship with US financier […]
UK Universities Recall Hong Kong Exchange Students Over Safety Concerns
Over the past week, as many as 13 UK universities, including Edinburgh and Warwick, have recalled students studying abroad in Hong Kong due to the increasingly violent protests in the territory. The last few days […]
Book Review: ‘Mine’ by Emily Merrill.
I don’t know where to start in reviewing ‘Mine’ by Emily Merrill. Tragic. Heart breaking. Gripping. Unapologetically beautiful. ‘Mine’ encapsulates themes from abuse, trauma, friendship and ambition in a neat 378 pages. I was all […]
Tool Designed to Help Students Decide Where to Vote
It is now just a month until the 2019 General Election, with the deadline for registering to vote coming up on 26th November. For students, many of whom will be voting for the first time […]
Are Students Being Failed on Mental Health?
It’s no secret that mental health problems have been on the rise. Students are some of the worst affected, with at least one in four students facing some sort of mental health problem at some […]
Students Pay Over £9,000 a Year for Less Than 2 Contact Hours a Day Nationally
Students are paying £9250 a year on tuition fees, for an average of less than 2 contact hours a day, a higher education finding reveals. The survey of nearly 30,000 students across the country suggests […]
Porn Module Offered at the University of Exeter
The first step towards the inclusion of pornographic studies has been made in the UK, with the University of Exeter adding the module ‘Pornography: Bodies, Sex and Representation’ as an official accredited class for the […]
Staff Unions Balloting For Strikes, with Possible Action Before Christmas
Various trade unions are balloting for strike action at the University of Leeds. Read to find out how this might affect your education.