Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg, has recently denied the suggestion that undergraduate students will not vote in his Party’s favour at the polls. Instead, he affirmed that students were still open to hearing the Liberal Democrat policies, despite the failure of the Party to adhere to their previous promise not to raise…
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81% of students don’t think degrees are worth £9,000 a year
A recent survey conducted by the Student Money Saver website has found that a large majority of students in the UK don’t consider their degree to be value for money. With 75% of institutions now setting blanket fees of £9000 across all of their courses, 82% of the students surveyed believed that the highest fees…
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Norwich City Council set to vote on banning skateboards in city centre
On the 25th November, Norwich City Council is set to vote on whether to implement a ban on skateboarding across numerous areas of the city. Proponents of the ban argue that skateboarders, roller skaters and scooter-users are inflicting damage upon the war memorial and War Memorial Gardens outside City Hall. The proposal has already passed…
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Students mark Transgender Awareness Week
Over the past week, the Union of UEA Students has been working with UEA Pride to mark Transgender Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness of the diversity of gender and of the issues faced by transgender and non-conforming people. UEA Pride organised events which spanned the 17th – 19th November, including information and advice…
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Union Council endorses sleeping rooms
At a recent meeting of Union Council, councillors agreed to endorse Postgraduate Education Officer, Liam McCafferty’s, proposal to have sleeping rooms available for students in Union House. Whilst space for the rooms has yet to be located, the union is aiming to create around five ‘nap stations’ for a trial, which would ideally commence in…
