Detectives arrest three more men over law student’s murder

Three tyre-fitter brothers have been arrested over the murder of a 19-year-old law student who was shot dead in a botched drive-by shooting, while police arrested three more men as chilling footage emerged of the moment she was gunned down.   Feroz, Suhayl and Nadeem Suleman are in their early- to -mid thirties and run R1 tyres … Read more

Why SHOULD our students pay for digs they can’t use during lockdown?

The closure of university campuses in response to the coronavirus has not stopped a number of big corporate providers of student accommodation – and private landlords – from demanding full rent from tenants for their final term. This is despite the vast majority of students having followed university advice, gone back to their parents, and … Read more

Students make Black Mirror-style robot dog on 3D printer

Black Mirror-style robot dog designed by Stanford students can be built with a 3D printer and PlayStation controller for under $900 Black Mirror released an episode around robotic dogs that hunt humans Stanford students have created a smaller version – but it’s not a deadly machine Called Stanford Pupper, the robot can be made using … Read more

Students must pay full tuition fees of £9,250 this autumn even if universities remain CLOSED

Students will still have to pay full tuition fees even if classes are taught online and universities remain closed, it has been revealed. Higher Education institutions are facing a funding crisis after a predicted large fall in the numbers of students from overseas taking up places in the coming academic year, as reported by The … Read more

Universities will not be allowed to cram in extra students to plug funding gaps but will get £2.6bn

Universities to get £2.6billion government support package as they are told not squeeze in extra students amid coronavirus cash crisis This will give the Government temporary controls over student numbers  Nearly one in five prospective students have changed their mind about university this autumn because of coronavirus  Universities will be unable to take extra students … Read more

Cardiff University students return to their halls to find their belongings thrown into bin bags

Cardiff University has apologised after some students returned to their halls of residence to find their possessions had been thrown away. Students at Cardiff’s Talybont South halls said they were shocked to find many of their kitchen items had been put in the bin.  They claimed the university assured them their possessions would be ‘stored safely’ if they chose … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students’ landlords need a lesson in fairness

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Students’ landlords need a lesson in fairness By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 25 April 2020 These are not good times for our universities with the latest research indicating that a majority of them will end up in the red next … Read more

Lockdown punch-up! Stunt school students trade blows in an ingenious coronavirus challenge video

Lockdown punch-up! Stunt school students trade blows in an ingenious coronavirus challenge video Students from Campus Univers Cascades in northern France nail a slapstick skit  One student is stopped mid-punch to be told jokingly to put hand sanitiser on  The stunt scenes get more and more complicated in the video of the punch-up Here’s how … Read more

University students still being asked to pay for accommodation despite lockdown

University students across the country have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after being told they must still pay for their accommodation, despite not living there during lockdown. Some 74 per cent of students are still being charged rent despite the majority no longer being able to live in their university halls or … Read more

Oxbridge students are up in arms over the pom-pom pomposity of snobs who won’t take them seriously 

The dark and pale blues of the uniforms are, at least, in keeping with Oxford and Cambridge’s finest sporting traditions. But from the skin-tight micro-minis to the giant hair bows and perma-smiles, everything else about the Cambridge Cougars cheerleading team and their rivals, the Oxford Sirens, is likely to have the dons spluttering into their … Read more