Steven Green

  • 500,000 young workers to benefit from increase in National Minimum Wage

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    October 1, 2016 09:00
    Young workers earning the National Minimum Wage will receive a pay rise of 25p per hour, with around 500,000 people under the age of 25 expected to benefit. From today (Saturday 1st October), the National Minimum Wage for workers aged 21-24 will be set at £6.95, the highest ever....

  • University of Nottingham Tops Table for Graduate Employment

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    September 29, 2016 13:12
    The University of Nottingham (UoN) has been named University of the Year for Graduate Employment.  The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide (published last week) named the University top for graduate prospects, as well as moving the University of Nottingham back into the top 20 of the...

  • Not so smart: students warned of ‘study drugs’

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    September 28, 2016 11:55
    The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning over so-called ‘study drugs’.  According to the MHRA, students are ‘gambling with health’ by taking ‘smart’ drugs such as Modafinil and Ritalin without a prescription. Ritalin is normally used to treat ADHD. Modafinil is prescribed to relieve...

  • Students are ‘less happy’ than the general population

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    September 27, 2016 11:06
    The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has said that student mental health support is lacking, in a newly released report. The report shows that ‘a majority of students experience low wellbeing’, with the HEPI stating that depression and loneliness affects one-in-three students, while 1 in 10 students are suggested to have a...

  • Green and GOLD: Trent Building illuminated for Team Rossi Foundation

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    September 26, 2016 11:31
    The University of Nottingham is green and gold! The Students’ Union is lighting the Trent Building tower gold until the end of September. Home of the School of English and CLAS (Cultures, Languages and Area Studies), the Trent Building tower is being illuminated to raise awareness for the Team...

  • University of Nottingham Confirms Rise in Tuition Fees

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    August 8, 2016 17:02
    The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will be raising tuition fees for students joining the University for the 2017/18 academic year. In an official statement, the University confirmed an “inflationary increase” to the tuition fees, from £9,000 to £9,250. The rise in tuition fees will not affect...

  • Protestors Cause Disruption in City Centre

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    August 5, 2016 12:22
    Two protests have caused disruption in Nottingham City Centre today, as groups from #BlackLivesMatter and the English Defence League make their presence known.  Update: The tram tracks have now been cleared and are operating, but there will be delays to all services today. Nottingham Express Transit have tweeted that they...