Dutch students offered ‘grave therapy’ by student chaplaincy
In academic environments, students are often encouraged to maintain their wellbeing through student union services, such as therapy dogs, counselling, or bubble wraps. But...
Subsidised meals for Slovene students boosts local restaurants
On the streets of Ljubljana, Maribor, and Koper, pedestrians often stumble across commercial posters advertising for 'Študentski Boni': coupons exclusively provided to Slovene students...
Turkish students with learning disabilities fight to access university
Turkish students with special needs face many obstacles when attempting to enrol into universities, such as a lack of suitable entrance tests and placement...
Australian students’ strategies for wellbeing
From the Global Student Living Conference 2018. Learn more about the GSL Conference here, and read more about Australian students' experiences in PBSA in our 2019...
Alcohol-free beer event encourages Belgian students to go sober
Belgium's KU Leuven University recently worked together with American-Belgian brewing company AB InBev - responsible for beer brands including Stella Artois, Budweiser and Leffe...
University of Sheffield hires students to tackle on-campus racism
The University of Sheffield has recently announced plans to hire 20 students to address on-campus racism and ‘microaggressions’, in response to demand from students.
Koen...
How to create positive student communities through social media
From the Global Student Living Conference 2019. Learn more about the GSL Conference here.
https://vimeo.com/379733394
In 2015, Experian Simmons found that 98% of higher education students used social...
More UK students using ‘sugar daddy’ websites to fund degrees
According to Seeking Arrangement, the world’s largest ‘sugar daddy’ website, the number of UK students registering to be ‘sugar babies’ increased by 36% from 2018...
Blind US students struggle with inaccessible digital course tools
In the
rising age of technology, digital courseware materials are popular choices when
it comes to learning at university. The interactive videos, simulations and
built-in video assignments...
Volunteering: integrating students with their communities
Following the removal of the student numbers cap, UK universities have been rapidly expanding. Over the past five years, the number of purpose-built student...
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