Following the election of ‘metro-mayors’ earlier this year for the regions of Greater Manchester, Liverpool City, Tees Valley and further afield in the West Midlands, West of England and Cambridgeshire, a majority of council leaders […]
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University of Oxford: Oxford College bans Christian Union from Fresher’s Fair Balliol Christian Union was told it was not allowed representatives at a fresher’s fair because the college’s student body (JCR) wanted the fair to […]
Tories Cut Ties With University Groups
The Conservative Party are cutting their ties with all university groups after a number of incidents caused negative backlash towards their party. It follows a recommendation from an internal report and suggests the party is […]
Leeds Professors Strike Over ‘Sacker’s Charter’
Staff at Leeds undertook industrial action this week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Members of the University and Colleges Union are protesting against a proposed change to University Statutes. The new policy, dubbed the ‘Sacker’s […]
Judge Refuses Wetherspoon’s Appeal
A judge has upheld the decision to refuse J D Wetherspoon an alcohol license for the grade-two listed Elinor Lupton Centre on Otley Road, Headingley. The long-running bid to turn the iconic building into a […]
Tuition Fees: Where do the Two Main Parties Stand?
Conservatives Theresa May has pledged to cap tuition fees at the current rate of £9,250 a year, as well as raising the earning threshold for beginning repayments from £21,000 to £25,000 a year. She has […]
Academics Threaten Strikes Over Pensions
With the raising of university tuition, Vice-Chancellors have been accused of being fat cats creaming off the increased fees. Yet the financial position of most academics is far from secure. The University Superannuation Scheme (USS) – […]
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University of St Andrews, Scotland: One student suspended and six disciplined after ‘acid attack threat’ One student has been suspended and six disciplined after indirect threats made through a Facebook group chat. These threats were made […]
Leeds Academics Announce Strike Action
Staff at the University of Leeds have announced a three-day strike next week, from Wednesday 11th to Friday 13th October. Many Leeds academics are taking part, in a dispute over employment procedures. Members of the […]
May Offers Tentative Olive Branch For Students
The government has promised to freeze fees at the current rate of £9,250. In an interview on Sunday with Andrew Marr, Theresa May went back on her campaign pledge to increase tuition fees to £9,500, claiming […]
Students Should Live Modestly, Claims Minister
Following headlines about maintenance loans leaving students short on cash every month, Jo Johnson, the Universities minister, has said students need “a frugal existence” in order to get by. After being informed about the fact […]
Police Appeal for Information after Woodhouse Sexual Assaults
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police are looking for a man thought to be behind two sexual assaults on women in the Woodhouse area of Leeds last week. The attacks took place in the early hours […]