The College of Arts and Law (CAL) has proposed to cut down the time academic staff spend on research, which one lecturer has branded a ‘betrayal’ by the University of Birmingham
Written by Liam Taft on 19th April 2019
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has called on PayPal and other payment firms to block transactions made to essay writing companies
Written by Christina Manns on 16th April 2019
The Labour MP for Hodge Hill, Liam Byrne, has rejected an Honorary Senior Research Fellowship from the University of Birmingham because the University does not have an official living wage employer status
Written by Tom Leaman on 13th April 2019
Academics at the University of Birmingham are collaborating with researchers from the University of Southampton, the University of Westminster, and Coventry University to launch a new study to help improve condom use amongst young people, especially men, aged 16 to 25 in the UK to tackle sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Written by Aneesa Ahmed on 3rd April 2019
According to The Electoral Commission, the independent body which oversees elections in the UK, only a third of young people are registered to vote
Written by Florence Jones on 2nd April 2019
The University of Birmingham (UoB) is hosting a major global multi-disciplinary initiative on the Edgbaston Campus from the 18th - 27th March in partnership with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore
Written by Florence Jones on 1st April 2019
The government has recently announced that new ‘training courses’ will be introduced for first year students, in order to subsidise the pressure of starting university
Written by Aishwarya Chandran on 31st March 2019
Students who drop out of university in their first year could face the consequences of paying thousands of pounds to repay tuition fees and maintenance loans
Written by Aishwarya Chandran on 30th March 2019
The government has approved plans for a new Clean Air Zone in Birmingham, which is due to take effect from January 2020
Written by Christina Manns on 29th March 2019
The bin strikes planned earlier this month in Birmingham were cancelled after an agreement was reached between the workers and the Birmingham City Council. This is according to Unite who reported the news to the BBC
Written by Diana-Andreea Mandiuc on 28th March 2019
According to researchers, the ‘largest ever’ mental health survey of UK students has reported ‘alarmingly high’ levels of anxiety, depression, loneliness and thoughts of self-harm in universities
Written by Christina Manns on 28th March 2019
Plans to build new accommodation that would house over 500 University of Birmingham students have been conclusively denied by councillors at the final round of discussions
Written by Emily Darby on 27th March 2019
