Waiting in the side room of Clive Lewis’ office at OPEN Norwich, we wonder whether the Norwich South MP wants to be Labour leader after his pal (most of the time) Corbyn. He’s got all the right qualities. We can hear him laughing next door: charming. Tick. He was in the army. Toured Afghanistan. Tick….
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University’s accessibility budget cut by 50k
The university has reduced their Access All Areas annual budget from £300,000 to £250,000, sparking concerns from the Students’ Union about the pace of improving campus accessibility. The £50,000 cut follows commitments by Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Richardson, to ensure and improve campus accessibility for students. The Access All Areas (AAA) team was established to improve…
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Student grants scrapped
Maintenance grants for students from lower income households have been scrapped by the government after MPs voted in favour of new plans last week. Students from low-income households will from September be entitled to a larger loan, but this must be repaid. The government originally attempted to push through the proposal without a full House…
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Government announces end of nursing bursary
The wake of the 2015 Autumn Spending Review saw the introduction of loans for up to 10,000 new nursing students. The NHS bursary, which covered tuition fees for those studying a nursing degree has been scrapped and replaced with a further loan. These cuts, starting in September 2017, will lead to repayments on loans amounting…
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“The scrapping of maintenance grants is yet one more attack on students” – interview with Caroline Lucas
Over the next five years, students may be an “easy target” for government cuts, Caroline Lucas has claimed. Painting a damning picture in an interview with Concrete, the Green MP indicated that students bear the brunt of government policies and warned that the possibility of the UK leaving the EU could hit students hard. Lucas…
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Sector leaders urge Conservatives to reconsider cuts to Further Education
Education leaders from across the further education sector have warned against more cuts being proposed by the Conservatives. The comments have been made after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne (pictured right), announced that to balance the books a further £30 billion in public spending cuts would be implemented if the Conservatives were to…
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UUEAS to focus on fees, wages and cuts to DSA
The Union of UEA Students have announced their campaign priorities for 2014-15, including campaigns against cuts to disability support and opposition to accomodation fee rises. The campaign priorities mark a shift from previous years, where the student union has focused on academic issues, such as exam feedback and anonymous marking. While the union will continue…
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£350m of student grants could be abolished
Dan Falvey on the latest proposed cuts to student funding.
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Clegg’s so so sorry
A recent survey has revealed that support from students for the Liberal Democrats is continuing to fall despite an apology from Nick Clegg.
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