Debenhams downsizing makes room for uni campus transformation
In a turn of events for the dying high street, a former Debenhams building in Gloucester is being converted into a university campus.
Gloucester City...
Severe overcrowding signals need for rapid student housing development in Ireland
The housing crisis in Ireland, caused by a lack of available properties as well as rising rent prices, means students have been struggling to...
More harm than good: preventable deaths hampered by zero-tolerance drug policies
The Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) has released a report detailing how students approach the practicalities of drug use at university. The findings show:
Of...
Diversification targets receive mixed opinion in post-lockdown Australia
Whilst UK universities are bouncing back from Covid-19 in their international student numbers, Australia is finding the transition slightly more tricky. As one of...
Changes to UK student loan requirements spell difficulties for disadvantaged students
The UK government is making plans to increase the minimum grade requirements for English and maths GSCEs that students would need in order to...
Safety over studies, as war in Ukraine leaves students trapped
The declaration of war between Russia and Ukraine has prompted outrage and dismay from citizens and global leaders alike.
Whilst attention has been rightly focused...
US student loan repayments stir academic and political doubt
Mid-term elections are approaching in the US, and so too is the start of the nation's debt repayment scheme. On 1 May, those with...
Intl student applications for UK law degrees sky-rocket, despite Brexit and Covid-19
The number of law students and aspiring lawyers has reached an all-time high in the UK according to new data from the Universities and...
Plans for Irish-speaking residencies at QUB angers unionist and protestant groups
The An Cumann Gaelach group, or Irish Language Society, has proposed plans to create an Irish-speaking residency at Queen's University Belfast. If the plans...
UK student experience curtailed by rising cost of living
The rising of cost of living is having widespread impact on people across Europe, and students are feeling the squeeze too.
The student experience...