Woolf’s damaging report asks further questions of the “Libyan School of Economics”
The recently-released Woolf Report overshadowed the LSE’s announcement of a new Director of School, as problems from the last regime threatened to spill over into the next period of the School’s history. The report, commissioned following the sudden resignation of [...]
Top Met officer: rubber bullets could have been used at Milbank
In an exclusive interview with London Student, the Metropolitan Police officer in charge of handling tomorrow’s student demonstration has suggested that, if available, rubber bullets could have been fired by police during the chaotic scenes at Milbank last year. Commander [...]
Drop in university applications
University applications are down by 7.4% compared to last year, figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services have revealed. The total number of applicants decreased from 583,546 in 2011 to 540,073 this year. This comes following a surge [...]
Woolf’s damaging report asks further questions of the “Libyan School of Economics”
The recently-released Woolf Report overshadowed the LSE’s announcement of a new Director of School, as problems from the last regime threatened to spill over into the next period of the School’s history. The report, commissioned following the sudden resignation of [...]
Summary of November 9 student demo
London Student has been covering the student demonstration as part of the London Student Journalism Support Network throughout the day. To catch up on everything you’ve missed, you can visit the blog here. The demonstration, which started at ULU in Malet Street [...]
Top Met officer: rubber bullets could have been used at Milbank
In an exclusive interview with London Student, the Metropolitan Police officer in charge of handling tomorrow’s student demonstration has suggested that, if available, rubber bullets could have been fired by police during the chaotic scenes at Milbank last year. Commander [...]
Clearing 2011: Advice & Updates
Update: University places are being filled out quicker than last year, the BBC have reported (click here). At this point last year, 13,597 places had been filled through clearing, whereas this year it is 17,878. Update: The Guardian are continuing [...]
“Innovative” LSJSN & NSJSN win NUS Best Student Media award
The London Student Journalism Support Network and National Student Journalism Support Network have been awarded the prize for Best Student Media at the NUS Awards 2011. The annual ceremony, which was held in Leeds, recognises the contribution of students, student [...]
Imperial Summer Ball makes £100,000 loss
Imperial College Union’s Summer Ball suffered a loss of over £100,000 after a hugely disappointing turnout, reported Felix. The figure, taken from the recently revealed management accounts, is softened by a £20,000 grant from the college. The ball’s overall loss [...]
Grayling red-faced as smoke bomb disrupts talk
A smoke bomb quickly ended a talk involving a controversial academic intent on setting up a private university. Protesters disrupted a panel discussion at Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road, which featured Professor A C Grayling, Birkbeck College Professor of [...]
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
Goldsmiths’ team kettle sends BBC boiling over
An attempt by Goldsmiths’ University Challenge team at making a political statement has been shut down by the BBC. The students had tried to use a large white kettle as their mascot at a studio recording on March 3rd in [...]
A student London fashion weekend
Every year in mid-February, London is taken over by designers, models, bloggers and fashionistas from all over the world to celebrate London Fashion Week at the beautiful Somerset House. The atmosphere is intoxicating: outside Somerset house is a thoroughfare of [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.