UK students’ uni options limited by expensive train costs for open days
Prospective students are being priced out of far-flung universities due to the high cost of cross-country train travel, limiting the choices of disadvantaged students.
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A Mexican mystery: when 43 students ‘disappeared’
Mexico, September 2014. Over 100 rural college students are on a bus trip to the city of Iguala - but on their trip, 43...
73% of Maltese students live with parents, according to report
Nearly three-quarters of students in Malta live with their parents, according to a EUROSTUDENT report into students' lives and experiences across 30 European countries....
Costa Rican students’ sexual harassment ‘state of emergency’
Students have declared a 'state of emergency' in the Costa Rica's higher education system following a sharp uptick in the number of reports of...
US students want PBSA that improves their job prospects
Students in the US want their purpose-built student accommodation to help them achieve success after university, according to a New York Times feature on...
Bath Spa students given cards to test for drink spiking
Students joining Bath Spa University in the autumn will receive drink spiking test cards in their induction packs, amid increased reports of drink spiking.
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Priced out of therapy, students in South Korea turn to Skype
Students suffering from anxiety and depression in South Korea face a lack of affordable mental health support. Their solution? Therapy sessions over popular video-calling...
1,600 foreign students ‘lost’ by Japanese university
The Tokyo University of Social Welfare has been found to have lost contact with over 1,600 foreign students, following a sudden surge in its...
‘Sugar daddy’ websites paying thousands of Australian tuition fees
Over 177,000 Australian students have signed up to 'sugar daddy' websites - which link wealthy older men with young women seeking income - in...
UK students ‘drawn’ to unfamiliar alcohol brands, report finds
A new report has suggested that UK students find unfamiliar alcohol brands appealing, in part because well-known brands "were associated with low quality."
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