Unsung heroes: influential women of 2020
2020 gave us an abundance of stories of powerful and inspirational women. In the US, Vice-President elect Kamala Harris made history when she became the first female vice president, the…
Klarna and Clearpay: A false sense of financial security?
In 2020, online shopping is almost as synonymous with student life as beans on toast. Busy schedules make the idea of trekking all the way to the high street an…
Free tuition for EU students attending Scottish universities to end from 2021
The Scottish government announced plans for further and higher education this week, including the decision to end free tuition for EU students from the 2021-2022 academic year onwards. Before Brexit,…
Scottish government proposes bill allowing students to break lease agreements early due to pandemic
The Scottish government has proposed a new bill to parliament this week which, if passed, will allow students to break lease agreements for accommodation that they are no longer using…
Loss of Erasmus Scheme could lead to challenge for UK students studying abroad
The Erasmus+ scheme offers students opportunities to study or work abroad and has existed since 1987. Over 50 EU and non-EU countries participate in the scheme, and eligible students are…
Mercury in Retrograde: what’s this obsession with astrology?
Far from being a new phenomenon, the process of observing celestial movements and making predictions based on them goes back as far as 3000 BC. Just think of the Mayan…
Scrapping predictive grades and unconditional offers is a step in the right direction
Unlike most university application processes found around the world, the current application process in parts of the UK requires students to apply for university places using only their predicted grades…
Is clearing a good system for the allocation of remaining university places?
According to UCAS, around 70,000 students in the UK were accepted onto a university course through clearing last year. Students left disappointed on results day can use the UCAS tool…