The government has admitted Home Office staff have lost track of over 71,000 people who had their student visa expire in 2015. Currently most international students apply for a Tier 4 visa before studying in the UK and there is no limit on the number of student visas that can be issued. The figures were…
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Majority of students use social media to contact academics
According to a survey by educational charity Jisc, 27% of students are using social networking sites to contact their tutors outside of regular contact hours. Facebook was found to be most popular form of communication used by students as an online platform to communicate with academics, with 85% of those who took part in the…
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Alternative HE provision “an abuse of public money”, claims parliamentary committee
The Public Accounts Committee has accused the government of wasting millions of pounds of public money on inadequate higher education providers. Under plans rolled out by the Coalition government, there has been a rapid expansion of higher education providers with over 140 currently operating in the UK. However the select committee has found the sector…
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UEA given green light over free speech
The UK’s first Free Speech University Rankings have been published by the self-proclaiming libertarian campaign group Spiked. Rankings were generated using data from 80% of UK universities and which was then ranked using a traffic light system. The policies and actions of both the university and the student union were analysed using an ‘absolute free…
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Boycott: Dodgy Sugar in your Dodgy Coffee
Starbucks and Tate & Lyle are to be boycotted in union outlets following a motion passed by Union Council on 12th February. The motion titled Dodgy Sugar in your Dodgy Coffee, was passed by Union Council by 38 votes for to 18 against. Proposed by Sam Jones, PSI Second Year representative, the motion called for…
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Get your goat, UEA, you’ve polled
The Union of UEA Studenst got creative for National Voter Registration day with a herd of goats taking centre stage in The Square. The ‘Goats for Votes’ drive encouraged students to register to vote in Norwich South for the upcoming general election. In exchange students were able to pet the goats, receive Goats for Votes…
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Graduate employment reaches ten-year high
A study has found that those students who were among the first to pay higher tuition fees will graduate into the most attractive job market for a decade. A study by the company,High Fliers into the graduate job market in 2015 expect that recruitment will be at its highest for ten years. The study encourages…
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Norwich pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks
On Monday 12th January, Norwich residents and students came together to pay tribute to the victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris. The peaceful gathering, which was attended by over 200 people, was organised by UEA’s Clémentine Pellegrino. Clementine and others gave heartfelt speeches alongside raising the importance of freedom of speech. Last…
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Student union launches campaign against sexual harassment
On the 12th January 2014, the Union of UEA Students launched a new campaign, led by the Welfare, Community and Diversity Officer, Holly Staynor, and Women’s Officer, Dolly Ogunrinde. The Never OK campaign, which focuses on creating a campus safe from sexual harassment, uses visuals that are set to challenge the perception of sexual harassment…
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