Earlier this week, the Education Secretary announced plans to tackle ‘silencing’ views at University. The move is merely a distraction from the far graver issues students face, argues uni student, Kimi Chaddah.
As thousands of uni students pledge to go on rent strike over unused rooms, they're speaking up about the dire handling of Covid-19 within higher education.
In protest of their university's handling of coronavirus, nine students have taken over a tower and are using TikTok to document their occupation and to galvanise a new generation of organisers.
Growing up in London's East End in the 1940s, university was never an option for Grandad Reg. Next year the pensioner will start a degree, because life is too short for regrets.
When Eno Mfon arrived at Bristol University, the prospect of immersing herself in the rich cultural history of black performance and literature excited her. In reality there was little space made for her.
In a society that is obsessed with consumer culture, even our education system is marketised, coming at an ever-increasing price. The Free University of Brighton are offering a degree without the price tag. Could this be the start of an alternative education system for all?
UK student grants were abolished this week. We talk to the artist behind the ‘Day After Debt’ project to find out how art can challenge a culture of debt.
