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STUDENT AND GRADUATE DISCRIMINATION ON THE INCREASE
A recent report conducted by the UK’s top website for graduate recruitment, milkround.com has uncovered a worrying rise in work place discrimination aimed at students and recent graduates with ethnicity at its core.
These worrying results revealed a shocking 86 percent of students and graduates questioned felt they had faced discrimination, up from 81 percent [...]
RACIST VIDEO SPARKS HUGE PROTEST
A number of students in one of South Africa’s universities are facing criminal charges after a video was found allegedly showing them forcing black campus employees to eat food that had been urinated on. The university has strongly condemned the students’ behaviour in the video.
The incident saw students and staff unite in protest on [...]
MERSEYSIDE JUDGES CRITICISED OVER GUN CRIME SENTENCING
In the wake of 11 year old Rhys Jones’ murder last year, Merseyside Chief Constable Bernard Hogan-Howe has aired his belief that judges should not overlook the mandatory five year sentences for possession of a firearm. Such tragic events have made gun crime a hugely emotive issue on Merseyside. There was a public outcry in [...]
LGoS COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING
Liverpool Guild of Students has set up a committee to examine the impact that tuition fees have on students. The Scrutiny Committee, set up by Campaigns Officer Liz Williams will produce a report providing clear evidence of how higher education funding affects students and the wider city community, with an assessment of both undergraduate and [...]
FOREIGN STUDENTS NEW TARGET FOR FUNDING CUTS
One in seven students are facing further financial hardship in coming academic years as the government has announced as series of cuts to scholarship schemes for foreign undergraduates to allow more money to be spent on tackling climate change. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has announced a slash of over £10m a year in two scholarships [...]
CRITICISMS INCREASE OVER SECOND DEGREE FUNDING CUTS
The Government suffered a fresh blow last week over its decision to cut funding for students wishing to study a second degree when it was severely criticized by MPs. The Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee said the decision appeared to have been hasty. It said switching funding to those taking first degrees was [...]
NUS CONFERENCE REPORT: GOVERNANCE PROPOSALS REJECTED
The NUS was left in tatters last week as the Governance proposals, aimed at modernizing the union’s outdated structures failed to be ratified at its annual conference in Blackpool. A fiery debate heard that the changes would transform the union for the benefit of students and make it more representative. NUS president, Gemma Tumelty, [...]
STUDENTS FINED FOR FIRE ALARMS HOAX
Two university students in Liverpool have been fined for setting off fire alarms in student accomodation.
In the first incident, a foreign exchange student at Liverpool University activated a dry powder extinguisher while visiting student halls in Opal Court, London Road, setting off the alarms.
The second involved a John Moores University student, who was a guest [...]
NUS DROPS FREE EDUCATION PRINCIPLE
Students at the annual NUS National Conference have voted to get scrap the principle that the National Union of Students will only argue for free education. Although alternative motions to ‘fight for the abolition of all tuition fees and hold a national demonstration’ were proposed, they were defeated by just 41 votes.
The newly-elected president, Wes [...]
NUS CONFERENCE: ELECTIONS ROUND-UP
There were few surprises on day two of conference, with elections for the full time positions taking place. The winners were as follows:
President - Wes Streeting
VP Higher Education - Aaron Porter
VP Further Education - Beth Walker (re-elected)
National Secretary - Richard ‘bubble’ Budden
VP Welfare - Ama Uzorwu (re-elected)
Treasurer - Dave Lewis (re-elected)
All candidates elected were strong [...]
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