The University of Leeds has recently introduced a new update for its smartphone app, UniLeeds, which enables students to use Bluetooth to confirm attendance. With the update, some schools and departments now require that students […]
Local anger over litter-strewn Hyde Park
Litter left strewn across Woodhouse Moor in Hyde Park following recent sunny weather caused discontent among students and local residents. The congregation, consisting mainly of students, left the park’s lower field covered in a layer […]
Campus Watch: 29/04/2016
Students arrested in South Africa over anti-rape protests Five students were arrested and have since been released following protests at Rhodes University. Students were protesting over rape allegations supposedly not taken seriously by the university. […]
Edinburgh University first in UK to oppose conflict minerals
The University of Edinburgh has launched a new policy designed to limit the purchase of goods containing minerals that could have been sold to fund illegal and immoral conflicts. The policy ensures suppliers will be […]
Campus Watch: 12/2/2016
Students demand action after spate of muggings Over 4,000 students at Birmingham University have signed a petition campaigning for greater police presence after a group of muggers attacked students four times in one week, with […]
The Big Debate: ‘Should LUU continue their no-platform policy to exclude hate speakers and fascists from our Union?’
Two panels of opposing debaters assembled on Wednesday to dispute the controversial ‘no platform’ policy the LUU holds against hate speakers. The argument has gained momentum in recent weeks, ignited in part by Spiked-Online’s […]
Campus Watch: 20/11/15
Afrikaans Dropped as Official Teaching Language The University of Stellenbosch has decided to drop Afrikaans as its language of instruction, and teach in English instead. The decision comes after months of protests, including a video […]
The Digest: 23/10/15
EU Plan on Migrant Crisis Yet to be Finalised In talks that took place last Thursday, the EU offered faster visa liberalisations for Turks entering Europe, and promised to “re-energise” talks about Turkey joining the […]
Campus Watch – 27/02/14
UCLA super bug A law suit has been launched against a medical manufacturer after two students died from a super bug at the University of California in Los Angeles. Olympus Corp has been accused of […]