London Metropolitan University: 150 Non-EU Students Sent Home After Visa Revoked
More than 150 non-EU students enrolled at London Metropolitan University were sent back to their home countries after the government stripped the institution of its highly trusted sponsor status. Last...
View ArticleThe Future Is Ours to Decide: Putting Our Mouth Where Our Money Is
A couple of months ago an esteemed educationalist - a Knight of the Realm no less - came to the school I teach in to do some training. One part of his remit was inviting us to think about the future of...
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Student Money Savers: The Best Deals And Discounts
Bringing you the best offers of the week from Student Beans, exclusive to Huffington Post UK Students. Hundreds of Free Tubes of Pringles Free Cinema Ticket, Popcorn and a Drink Free M&S chocolate...
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How I Helped an Auschwitz Survivor Share Her Story With the World
I've always been interested in people with a good story. So when I had to make a graduation film to conclude my Film and Television BA Hons degree at Teesside University, I knew I wanted to use it, to...
View ArticleStudent Dressed As 'Arcade Fire' And Brought A Flamethrower To A Party
If you bring a flamethrower to a costume party, there's a good chance everything will get shut down. Just ask Inigo Lapwood. Lapwood, a 20-year-old student at Oxford University in the United Kingdom,...
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REVEALED: Students' REALLY Bizarre Behaviour On Dating Site ShagAtUni.com
Online dating is a becoming a pretty big thing in studentville now, so it's only natural there's going to be a few weird and wacky anecdotes. Fortunately, one such site ShagAtUni.com has leaked its 10...
View ArticleAutumn Statement: Poorest Students Victims Of Government 'Stealth Cuts' On...
England's poorest students are losing out on funding to help them stay in education due to the government's "stealth" cuts to their bursaries, charities have claimed. Teenagers from disadvantaged...
View ArticleLib Dem MEP Sarah Ludford Advertises For Six MONTH Unpaid Intern
A Lib Dem MEP is advertising an internship in Brussels for up to six months, which will include researching, drafting letters to government and preparing briefings - but offers no pay for the...
View ArticleMeet Ollie Middleton: The 18-Year-Old Student Running For Labour's Bath Seat
Yep, you read that right. Ollie Middleton is an 18-year-old student, bright eyed and bushy tailed, and running for Labour's Bath seat. The international relations and politics student at Westminster...
View ArticleLosing Labels and Talking Tom Daley
Yesterday I was at the London headquarters of the NSPCC delivering a presentation on preventing homophobia in schools. It has been my privilege to deliver many such talks over the past three years at a...
View ArticleIt's Time to Take Responsiblity
There's a phrase in environmental politics called Nimbyism, which stands for Not In My Back Yard. In essence it means that people want renewable energy projects such as wind farms to be built, provided...
View ArticleA Letter to Santa
Dear Santa Claus, My name is Jack and I am 20 and ½ years old. I've been a really, really good boy this year. I've even been nice to my sister, even though she can be really annoying sometimes. There...
View ArticleThe 'Segregation' Debate and Muslim Female Empowerment
The debate on 'segregation' has returned, and once again figures from across the spectrum have focused their lenses on Muslim students and Islamic societies. Universities UK recently published a...
View ArticleAutumn Statement 2013: What Will George Osborne Do For Young People?
Michael left university with a 2:1 in economics, backed up by a glittering array of A levels and GCSE results. The 21-year old, however, has since spent more than a year looking for work in vain, as...
View ArticleWhy Are the Media Labelling Tom Daley as Gay?
So Tom Daley has made the announcement that he is in a relationship with a man. He talks about how it makes him feel happy and safe. This is really where the discussion should end right? He's in a...
View ArticleLondon Students Build Cardboard City To Protest Unaffordable Housing Rates...
London students built a "cardboard city" outside a property student housing conference to protest against high rates which they claim have become unaffordable to many. The demonstration took place...
View ArticleEnsuring Apprenticeships Remain Rigorous as Their Popularity Starts to Rise:...
There is no doubt that vocational studies as a pathway to employment are becoming ever more prestigious. Recent news that privately educated pupils have been warned by Girls' School Association...
View ArticleHarvard Professor Slams College For Handing Out Too Many A Grades
Getting an A-letter grade isn't above average for undergraduate students at Harvard University; it's the norm. Now, a Harvard professor is speaking out against's the Ivy League school's tendency to...
View Article600 Under-16s Take Up Smoking Every Day In The UK, Research Suggests
Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every single day in the UK, research suggests. In just one year there were 207,000 new child smokers, according to experts who used survey data from more than 6,500...
View ArticleApprentice Of The Week: 'You Can Still Get Into IT, Even Without The Right...
Visit our new dedicated apprenticeship section, featuring a live jobs feed. Introducing this week’s apprentice.. Name: Tom Dawe Age: 19 Job Title: Apprentice Software Developer Company: Intergage...
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