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The University of Nottingham (UoN) has issued an alert following a confirmed case of meningitis in a hall of residence.  Today (Friday 7th October), the University has released a statement confirming a student in one of their halls of residence was diagnosed with the illness. “UoN urged members of the University...

The Government has announced plans for increased tuition fees, which could be in place from as early as 2018. Following the announcement earlier this year that universities could charge up to £9,250 per year, a new rankings system could enable increases beyond £9,500 from as early as 2018. The new increases...

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....

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...

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...

Recently, no fewer than five nuclear testing reports have come out of North Korea, a state that seems to be detonating weapons of mass destruction unnervingly often. North Korea (or The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) is possibly the most repressive state in the world, with a maddening system...

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...