Queen Mary to join Russell Group
Queen Mary University London will become a member of the Russell Group of universities in August 2012 after accepting an invitation to join. The Universities of Durham, York and Exeter have also been extended invitations, which they have accepted, taking [...]
Queen Mary Students’ Union found to be breaking NUS constitutional regulations
The process by which NUS delegates are elected at Queen Mary has been called into question after it emerged that sabbatical officers had contravened the NUS constitution. The college sends four delegates to the NUS national conference – two are [...]
Negative campaigning introduced
The recent elections at Queen Mary Students’ Union (QMSU) allowed negative campaigning for the first time due to changes to the election regulations passed at the last Student Council. As part of a much larger re-working of the election regulations, [...]
Porter under fire from QMUL
As Students’ Unions limber-up for election season, President of the NUS Aaron Porter has faced criticism for his brazen opposition of certain electoral candidates. In a Twitter post, Porter wrote; “Just so you know who not to vote for! #viva,” [...]
First election results announced
Queen Mary and Royal Howway Students’ Unions have elected their student officers for the forthcoming year
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.