How university students are being left in the cold - literally!

Reflecting on my university involvement with my student newspaper as an editor and writer.

The Department of Education has divulged their intentions not to offer student loans to those who fail GCSE Maths or English. This accompanies other plans to reduce the graduates' income level to repay their loans.

After the recent surge in remarkable grades from recent A-Level students, medical science universities are offering to compensate aspiring students if they study elsewhere, as course spaces fill up.

Jasmine Rowland reflects on her time at university and raises questions around the lack of preparation offered for those entering the “real world”. Life after graduation shouldn’t be considered intimidating, so why is it? 

Is there value in studying a creative degree at University? This is my experience.

Societies at university can offer an outlet outside of academic work and a chance to make friends. But for some students, they’re breeding grounds for toxicity and peer pressure. 

The Department for Education plans to cut university funding for creative and arts courses by 50% as they are not considered “strategic priorities”.

By now, it is no secret that throughout the pandemic university students have been paying in full for a non-existent university experience. A new annual survey by Save The Student on student accommodation reveals the particulars.

The government has put students at the bottom of the pile throughout this whole pandemic.

Nottingham Trent University introduces their first WRAP Live online event with award-winning novelist, poet and former Mostly Lit podcast host, Derek Owusu.

Xela's career ranges from working at the Edinburgh Fringe to establishing her own Fringe Festival in the USA - find out more!