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Majority of university students juggling paid work and studying amid cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals

More than three in four university students feel that the cost-of-living crisis has affected their studies

The Independent UK

Majority of university students in paid jobs as well as studying, report says

The proportion of students who say they are in paid employment while at university is at the highest level since a think tank’s survey began.

The Independent UK

Liz sent her daughter off to uni to pursue her dreams - not to die

Lucy de Oliveira was just 22 when she took her own life

Wales Online

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'I didn't send my daughter to university to die - there were so many missed red flags'

Student Lucy de Oliveira was 22 when she took her own life. Her mother Liz, alongside other bereaved parents, is calling on the Government to introduce a new law in a bid to protect students

Daily Mirror

Prospective university students attending fewer open days due to costs – Ucas

Possible applicants from the most disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to report cutting down on open-day attendance, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

Nearly two in three student tenants struggling with rent, survey suggests

Around half of students with private landlords said they have not received the £400 energy bills discount.

The Independent UK

1,000 University jobs at risk in Wales as more strikes planned

Universities Wales said 1,000 jobs could be cut as a result of lost EU funding

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UK curbs on international student visas would be ‘act of economic self-harm’

University leaders fear billions being lost as a result of battles within government over immigration policy

The Guardian - UK

Number of EU students enrolling in UK universities halves post-Brexit

Data shows sharp decline in students from Italy, Germany and France with Brexit seen as primary deterrent

The Guardian - UK

Dropouts ‘could rise’ as university students struggle in cost-of-living crisis

Financial challenges are facing a broader section of students than previously seen, the Universities UK chief executive said.

The Independent UK

‘New guidance on student suicides will help universities learn and save lives’

The guidance on responding to student suicides was informed with advice from practitioners, experts and bereaved families.

The Independent UK

More than 1,000 students seek compensation from University of Manchester over ‘contract breaches’ during pandemic and strike action

Solicitors representing 1,222 current and former students have written to university bosses asking the institution to admit liability for breach of contract.

Manchester Evening News

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Manchester Evening News

New guidance introduced for universities to reduce student suicides

Universities UK has shared new advice for institutions to bring student suicide rates down.

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Universities urged to be more proactive in preventing student suicides in new guidance

There should be “check-ins” at the beginning of each new academic year for students, the new guidance from Universities UK states.

The Guardian - UK

Universities call for return of maintenance grants for students in England

Steve West, head of Universities UK, urges government to deliver new model of higher education funding

Wales Online

University staff in Wales ballot for action over 3% pay rise, working conditions and pension cuts

Staff at all eight universities in Wales are being balloted

Daily Record

Students will quit degrees if not offered cost-of-living support, universities warn

Around two-thirds of UK students are worried about managing their living costs when they return to campus this autumn.

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Students will quit degrees without cost-of-living help - universities

Immediate action is needed, say university leaders

Evening Standard

Sex harassment victims kept in dark ‘thanks to data protection’

Universities say they can’t reveal details of investigations due to privacy rules

The Independent UK

Public health research at risk if EU programme membership is lost – universities

Russell Group say research is too important to be part of Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations.

The Guardian - UK

Proportion of top degree grades in England could fall by nearly 25%

Universities say they want to reverse the grade inflation seen during the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Universities promise return to ‘pre-pandemic’ level of firsts

Universities pledge to bring number of first and 2.1s back into line with 2019 levels.

The Guardian - UK

Universities to defy government pressure to ditch race equality group

‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students

The National (Scotland)

Scots leaders warn UK over pulling out of €95bn EU science fund

THE UK Government has been warned that dragging Scotland out of the world’s largest scientific research and innovation programme could wreck the…

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