Facility management firm Carillion’s recent collapse was one of epic proportions, casting 450 public-sector contracts into doubt, dragging down thousands of small businesses and leaving tens of thousands of employees with an uncertain few weeks […]
Anything but a luxury: periods, and why dignity should be free
At no point during the pasta-filled weeks of my student budget do I think to myself “you know what, I cannot live without some caviar this week”. It’s a luxury. Period. Which is ironic, considering […]
Will the New Budget Solve Our Debt Problems?
Last week, news broke that the Chancellor was looking at ways to fill a black hole of nearly £20bn in the public finances before the budget later this month. Recent analysis shows that the deficit […]
Leeds Capital of Culture Bid Under Threat
Leeds’ bid to be European Capital of Culture looks to be in tatters after the European Commission told the UK government that a British city will not be allowed to host, following the Brexit vote. […]
Government Refuses to Disclose Brexit Impact on Universities
The Department for Exiting the EU are under pressure to release a report assessing the impact Brexit will have on different sectors of British economy, including Higher Education. In response to a freedom of information request […]
National Security or Secure Privacy?
Battles between Microsoft and the U.S. department of Justice are no stranger to headlines. On the one side, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims that eroding customer trust due to confusing data privacy laws can spell […]
The end of Erasmus?
The Government has refused to comment on the possibility of future students not being able to take part in the European Union student exchange programme following Brexit. Following a repeated refusal to comment on the […]
Loans For Sale
On Monday the Government announced plans to sell student loans to private investors. The deal will involve around 4 billion pounds’ worth of loans from almost half a million students whose repayments began between 2002 […]
Leeds University and LUU sign joint letter on TEF
Sir Alan Langlands, Vice Chancellor of Leeds University, alongside LUU Union Affairs Officer Jack Palmer and Education Officer Melissa Owusu have formally signed a statement which both supports and criticises different aspects of the Teaching […]
Teaching Excellence Fiasco
In November of 2015, the government published a paper titled “Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice”. This was followed up by a Green Paper (“The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing quality in […]
Thousands march against Tory education bill
Over 15,000 students and lecturers campaigned against the proposed changes. Last Saturday, thousands of students and lecturers from across the UK travelled to London to oppose imminent government changes to Higher Education. The march from […]
Can Leeds be at the heart of potential Brexit success
(Photo from Milners Blog) In the midst of the recent political and economic repercussions that have surrounded London in the past few months, it can become easy to be embroiled in the thought that ‘the […]