• US? Canada? International students seeking alternatives to UK universities

    International students are reportedly looking for universities in other English-speaking countries as a substitute for the UK after Brexit. Britain’s decision to leave the EU has caused a wave of uncertainty for foreign students. This has led many to look at universities in the US, Canada, and Australia as...
  • “Stand up to injustice”: Racial employability disparity within universities

    According to the Resolution Foundation, black, Asian or minority-ethnic (BAME) graduates are less likely to be employed than their white counterparts. A recent report by the Resolution Foundation analysed the current situation on racial employability disparity in Britain. The report comes after Theresa May ordered an audit of public service...
  • Why you should have to pay tuition fees

    The issue of tuition fees is a controversial topic that is dominating current politics. Labour’s promise to abolish fees has rallied much of the typically apathetic youth around Jeremy Corbyn, whereas current government policy receives great criticism within the student community. Corbyn’s stance on tuition fees in part explains...
  • Western Universities have gone insane!

    University is a place for advanced learning. An important tenet of University life, however, is the opportunity for people of different races, nationalities and backgrounds to interact, share and debate ideas, and build relationships that last for years and even generations. At least, that was what it used to...
  • Brexit could cause tuition fees to rise, and ‘universities to close’

    There are warnings that ‘universities could close and tuition fees rise unless the Government gives guarantees over Brexit’ after the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol speaks out. Talking to Sky News, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol, Professor Hugh Brady, wanted the Government to give both EU students and...
  • MPs to examine Brexit’s effect on universities

    The impact of Brexit on Britain’s Higher Education institutions is to be examined by a group of MP’s. The Education Select Committee is set to examine how British universities will still remain competitive. It will not examine how Brexit will affect University research and funding. “The inquiry now gives...
  • Universities and the Refugee Crisis

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you will undoubtedly be aware of the Syrian refugee crisis. What you may be less aware of, however, is that universities have been participating in the effort to help the situation. Approximately nine million Syrians have fled...