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...
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...
UK unis take measures to help autistic students settle in
UK universities are enabling some inclusive new measures to support the transition of autistic students from secondary education to further education.
Over an eight year...
Fake uni sting in US sees 90 foreign students arrested
Approximately 90 students have been arrested after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set up a fake Detroit university that enticed predominantly Indian students...
Calls for better housing support for estranged UK students
With more than 8,000 university students estranged from their families, universities are being asked to provide year-round accommodation to support students.
The figures were...
Spike in int’l students heading to South Australia and Tasmania
The Australian reports on a dramatic increase during the last year in the number of international students wishing to study at universities in Tasmania...
International students crossed picket lines due to visa fears
Campaigners against hostile environment policies in higher education are advocating for universities to terminate the monitoring of international students’ attendance during strike action, as...