As a result of further cuts to higher education funding, UEA is considering axing courses and modules that only have a small number of students on them. The university has told the Students’ Union it will assess which courses are financially viable and consider cutting those that are under-recruiting from the options available to students….
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TV Guilty Pleasures: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
My housemates and I, like many others I am sure, tends to go through phases of watching one TV show religiously. We watch it start to finish – and maybe back again – in a matter of a couple weeks. There have been many shows, but without a doubt one of my favourites has been…
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Bishop of Norwich’s LGBT+ report rejected
A report put forward by the House of Bishops, and backed by the Bishop of Norwich, stating that marriage should remain between a man and a woman and not be extended to same-sex couples, has been rejected by the General Synod. The report, which was supported by Reverend Graham James, the Bishop of Norwich, was…
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Oldie but goldie: TV Traditions
My family are not a very ‘together’ sort of family when it comes to television. We are usually stowed away in separate rooms using different devices to watch it – my parents with the television, my brother with his Xbox, and me with my laptop. Christmas is practically the only day, especially since the demise…
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Reform for Welsh student finance
In an overhaul of Welsh student finance, the standard tuition fee grant of £5,100, paid to all Welsh students, will be scrapped and replaced with a grant of £1000. These grants will come alongside a means-tested maintenance grant of over £8,000 for students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds.Students from households earning over the £59,200 threshold…
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Next level: is your degree enough?
Today, huge numbers of students are choosing to do masters and PhDs, or to take years abroad, so extending their time at university. But why is this happening? Why are we all so keen to prolong our time spent collecting debt in education? One answer is that it makes us more desirable candidates for future…
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The damaging pressure put on people by Valentine’s Day
It is a much discussed day in our calendars: a day that we either love or to hate, solely depending on our relationship status. If you are in a relationship, close to this time of year, you are bombarded with questions about what plans you have made; what present you are buying your other half…
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The Great British Bake Off – has Britain been over baked?
When the Great British Bake Off first graced our television sets in 2010, it quickly gained popularity. After becoming the most watched show on BBC2 it was moved to BBC1 for its fifth series. Watching it was a weekly ritual in many households across the UK, although no one seemed to be able to express…
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