Foreign students in Australia tricked by contract cheat sites
Jill Rowbotham, Higher Education Reporter for The Australian, writes about the growing problem of often inadvertent contract cheating in Australian universities where large numbers...
Student wellbeing in accommodation: a good practice guide
From the Global Student Living Conference 2019. Head here to register your interest for future GSL conferences, and learn more about the GSL Conference here.
https://vimeo.com/366770159
In July 2019,...
Chilean students protest metro fare increases in Santiago
University and high-school students have led protests against a rise in Santiago's metro fares, which are set to become some of the priciest in...
High food insecurity rates for South African students
Almost one-third of South African university students struggle with food insecurity, with black students disproportionately affected compared to white students.
Factors include high living...
UK students left without housing as buildings remain unfinished
According to student housing charity Unipol, 22 private student blocks across the UK have been delayed this term – with almost a third still...
‘Sleep is for the weak’: design students face burnout epidemic
Competitive entrance criteria, the demanding nature of marrying creativity with consumer demand, a challenging post-graduation job market - it's no surprise that design students...
3 million students & grads’ sexuality data held by UK government
A Buzzfeed investigation has found that personal information such as sexual orientation is being recorded and shared under named data by the Department of...
UK students support ’emotional education’ teaching by unis
Some 96% of UK students think adding emotional education to the university curriculum could help solve the student mental health crisis, according to new...
Emotional fitness: the case for prevention in student mental health
From the Global Student Living Conference 2019. Head here to register your interest for future GSL conferences, and learn more about the GSL Conference here.
https://vimeo.com/366448317
Fika provides students...
Sydney uni lowers entry scores for male-dominated courses
In a bid to encourage more female students to take up engineering, computing and construction degree courses, The Guardian reports that the University of...