NUS launch national “lad culture on campuses” audit
The first national audit of “lad culture” and sexism across Britain’s universities and students’ unions was launched by the National Union of Students (NUS) yesterday.
Students think their academic experience is poor value, says Which? report
A report released by consumer watchdog Which? has questioned whether students in higher education get “a degree of value”.
Lincoln in top five for cheap campus commute
The University of Lincoln has been named the third best university in England for students commuting to university on foot.
Charity challenges public to live on £2.10 a day
National charity FoodCycle, which aims to combat food poverty, are coming to the end of a week in which they challenged the public to live on the “breadline”.
New consortium awarded East Coast trains franchise
The Department of Transport today announced that a consortium made up of Stagecoach and Virgin will take over the franchise on the East Coast Mainline.
NUS launch campaign to stop violence against women
The National Union of Students have launched a campaign against gender based violence on UK campuses.
Extremist speakers to be banned from UK universities
New powers to be introduced will make the Home Secretary able to order universities to ban extremist speakers from campus.
Majority lose more than an hour per day to procrastination
More than three quarters of students have “suffered significant procrastination” while on the internet, according to a study published this week.
Students across the UK march for Free Education
Thousands of students across the UK march on parliament today in London for the biggest student mobilization since 2010 for Free Education. Anthony Ignatus-Dataro reports from Westminster.
NUS launch ‘roadmap’ for free education
The National Union of Students today put forward proposals for how university education could be made free to students.