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Why Lectures Should be Abolished
With the advent of social media, online video, and pervasive mobile connectivity, nearly every industry has been experiencing massive transformations the last five years. Forms of advertising have become ineffective, the entertainment industry struggles to reclaim profits lost to piracy, and any question can be answered with a few keystrokes and clicks. Yet, the... »
Higher Education Scholarships for Palestine
The British government have launched a new programme of Higher Education Scholarships for Palestine (HESPAL) which will see up to 10 academics from Palestinian universities complete a year’s postgraduate study in the UK each year. Minister for Higher Education David Lammy said “In countries all over the world, the link between a burgeoning HE sector... »
LSESU in solidarity with Sussex students
LSESU has expressed its support for students at Sussex University who were suspended after a series of large-scale protests on campus, and is encouraging students to sign a petition condemning the actions of the university. Students at Sussex University held non-violent demonstrations and sit-ins on 5th March as part of their Stop the Cuts campaign,... »
UCLU apologise for releasing ISoc and RUMS Isoc personal information
James Hodgson, UCLU Student Activities Officer, admitted that “mistakes were made” when mobile phone numbers and email addresses of Islamic Society and Medical Islamic Society members were released to Anti-Terror Police, without a legal requirement to do so. The data was released in connection with the alleged bomb attack on a flight from Amsterdam to... »
Pitches not Pitchers
£10 million of National Lottery money is to be granted to universities in an effort to motivate more students to take up sport. Sport England’s ‘Active Universities’ initiative aims to get 100,000 more students to play sport at least three times a week, in the belief that widening participation at university is the key to... »
UCU calls for fees to be scrapped
The University and College Union (UCU) is arguing that tuition fees should be abolished, and replaced instead with a heavier tax on businesses. In a recent report, the union argues that higher education greatly benefits businesses by providing them with a constant supply of graduates, and that consequently businesses should contribute to tuition fees. However,... »
King’s staff to vote on strike action
This Thursday members of staff at King’ College London in the University and College Union (UCU) will for the first time ever take a vote on strike action in reaction to proposed job cuts »
ULU to pay its cleaners London Living Wage
University of London Union (ULU) has announced plans to introduce the London Living Wage (LLW) for its cleaning and catering staff by the end of April, meaning that many workers can now look forward to a pay increase. Despite the plans, the Union will save £30,000 a year on all cleaning services by switching to... »
Constitutional body no-confidenced at LSE over controversial referendum
The body responsible for upholding the LSE Student’s Union constitution were no-confidenced on Thursday, minutes after voting that the decision to uphold the result of the recent referendum – which saw a controversial article on general meetings and online voting pass by three votes – was not unconstitutional. In an attempt to save the rest... »
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