Management minutes have confirmed Uea(su) rejected the British Army’s request to distribute recruitment leaflets in Union House earlier this year. The minutes state the SU management committee agreed “unanimously” to deny the request. It is a move UEA Conservatives have condemned. A spokesman for the group said: “The Students’ Union should recognise that a career…
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SU officers support petition to remove this year’s tuition fees
Uea(su) officers Alicia Perez and Sophie Atherton have joined more than 9,000 people in supporting a petition to reimburse tuition fees or clear debt for this year. The petition, which Manchester University’s Student Union (MUSU) started, says “It is not feasible to ask Universities to refund tuition fees as they are not legally obliged to”…
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SU ‘cash crisis’: societies may have funds stripped unless UEA helps
Uea(su) is facing a “cash crisis” that could see it run out of money within a matter of months. Without the University’s financial aid the SU may be forced to use societies’ and clubs’ subs account money in an attempt to prevent insolvency. Management minutes released by the SU show officials said by not using…
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Stories of suspended travel
April is the key month for university students to begin planning holidays; the limbo period between the start of the final term and exam season, just coming up to summer. Unfortunately, for those students who decided April and before were prime times to book their summer holidays, what seemed a well-deserved celebration of finishing the…
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Students run 10,200km in their gardens to raise money for the NHS
At 8pm on the 30th of April, members of the Cambridge University Air Squadron (CUAS) joined their fellow squadrons around the country in embarking on a 10,200km continuous relay in their gardens. This distance is equivalent to that between the RAF’s most northerly base, RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, and most easterly base, RAF Akrotiri in…
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Police ask students to consider home security while in lockdown
Norfolk Police have asked students to bear in mind their student homes’ security while away owing to the UK lockdown. A police spokesperson said: “We would urge students to take some time to review their home security and take some simple steps to prevent them from becoming victims of crime. Many thieves are opportunistic, so…
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“The palpable anger and disappointment felt by many students must also be understood”
Established in 1969, The Open University provides a unique service for prospective students in the UK and across the world. The OU primarily delivers distance learning, allowing students to take their modules selectively without the need of large facilities or face-to-face teaching in many instances. At the time of writing, the total cost of a…
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You signed the contract, pay the rent
Although these are unprecedented times, bills still need to be paid, and I don’t see why uni students should be exempt from paying their rent for student let houses. Make the most of your new found free time and do some thinking about responsible living and use this isolation time to get your head together…
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Year to finish not with a bang but a whimper
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent UK lockdown has thrown the academic year into disarray. UEA summer staples such as Derby Day, society balls, and the inevitable speculation about whether Uea(su) could reinstate Pimp My Barrow are all on the backburner. As pubs, restaurants and cafés have shut owing to the lockdown many students have also…
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