The Office for Students (OfS) has been in the news a lot lately, mostly for all the wrong reasons, but what is the intended purpose of this new body? The government intends the OfS to […]
University Adverts ‘Banned’ For Misleading Claims
Advertising guidelines for UK universities have been updated following a number of misleading claims made in university adverts concerning rankings, student satisfaction and graduate prospects. The University of Leicester, Falmouth University, University of East Anglia, […]
Student Loans Company Chief Sacked for Gross Misconduct
The chief of the Student Loans Company, Steve Lamey, has been sacked after a long investigation into his conduct and behaviour. Lamey was suspended in July and it was announced this week that his contract […]
Culture Shock: Life as an International Student
Having lived in Vietnam for the majority of my life with frequent visits back to Taiwan, it’s safe to say that moving to England has given me a few culture shocks. Below, I’ll list the […]
Maintenance Loans Leave Students Short
The National Student Money Survey has revealed maintenance loans are leaving students short of £221 per month. 66% of students surveyed said that the maintenance loan was not enough money to live on, with 84% […]
Brexit, Visas and International Students
In the wake of the controversial EU referendum, headlines about Brexit seem to be ubiquitous. Brexit has the potential to affect almost everything to do with our economy, and anything international. That includes Universities, and […]
Free Community Shop for refugees to open in Hyde Park
LUU’s Leave Leeds Tidy campaigners are working alongside the Leeds Community Project to provide free essential items to those in need this summer. Students are being encouraged to donate unwanted items to the Free Community Shop […]
LUU Accessibility Spotlight: Disabled students fight back over “unacceptable” disruption
“How can we fight for equality and inclusion in a place where we can’t even enter the front door?” One student suffered an asthma attack as a result of paint fumes and a wheelchair user […]
Serotonin, tea, and yoga… Getting enough Zzzzzzzz’s
It’s something we all do, even if we tell everyone otherwise. We’re all guilty of doing it when we really aren’t supposed to be and we use it for all sorts of things: as a […]
Tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world
According to new analysis by the Student Loan Calculator website, domestic university tuition fees in England are now the highest in the world. The average annual cost of £9,188 now exceeds that of the average […]
Cigarettes and Alcohol
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, announced the 2017 Spring Budget last week. Amongst the large array of price changes and resource allocations, two price rises stood out to me in particular: cigarettes and […]
Climbing the Property Ladder in the Capital
Having risen in value at a much faster rate than across the rest of the UK and facing little volatility even in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, London property appears to remain a […]