UK Students paying 60% more for accommodation rent
University students are currently paying 60% more in rent for student accommodation than previous students a decade ago.
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Dunya Simoes
Cambridge University students plead for a half-term break due to ‘intense’ workload
A new university group is proposing that there be a half-term break halfway between the Michaelmas and Lent terms.
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Students demand 30% tuition fee cut
University students in England are prepared to accept higher interest rates on their student loans in exchange for an instant £2,700 discount on their tuition fees.
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Oxford University students vote to replace “colonial” portrait of the Queen
A group of students at the University of Oxford University have voted to remove a portrait of the current Queen Elizabeth II as they believe the image represents "recent colonial history".
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Major cuts could be on the way for English universities
English universities’ vice-chancellors say they are preparing for major cuts this year.
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Cara Delevingne pays toward student nurse’s degree after viral video
Nearly £40,000 has been raised to pay for a woman’s nursing training after a plea video was posted online.
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University students object to Greta Thunberg statue
Students are protesting against a £24,000 statue of Greta Thunberg, arguing that the university should use the funds for better cause.
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Student party at the University of Dundee leads to rise in Covid-19 cases
A party at the University of Dundee has led to over 30 students testing positive for Covid-19.
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International students at London universities refuse to pay tuition fees
Hundreds of international students at three major London universities are withholding their tuition fees in protest of lockdown learning.
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SOAS students urge director to resign after using N-word
Students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London have campaigned for the university’s director to resign over the use of the derogatory N-word.
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University to compensate PhD student over ‘transphobic’ tweets
A university is having to compensate and apologise to a PhD student following accusations of ‘transphobic’ tweets.
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Four in five members of university staff mentally struggling because of pandemic, survey shows
University and College Union (UCU) poll shows four in five university and college staff are mentally struggling as a result of the pandemic.
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Universities forced to compensate students for “less valuable” experiences
A university has been instructed to pay an international medical student £5,000 in compensation for lack of teaching time during the first lockdown.
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