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Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations

Christophe Domec

The London School of Economics used a court order to evict a campus pro-Palestine encampment this week. As universities crack down on protest, Christophe Domec asks, what next for student occupations?

Report: Huel Is Targeting Cash-Strapped Students With Ads to Help Them ‘Afford to Eat’

Moya Lothian-McLean

Huel has been accused of seeking to 'profit from mass suffering', after it had similar ads banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

A group of four men in black protective gear and caps with 'NET' written on the backs of their jackets carry a person with brown hair and a grey jumper

Report: Manchester Uni ‘Brutally’ Evicts Student Rent Strikers, in Potential Breach of Protest Rights

Rivkah Brown

On Wednesday, Manchester University sent bailiffs to boot out student occupiers in what legal experts say could be a major breach of their rights. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Report: Manchester Students Are Going on Rent Strike Again

Rivkah Brown

Their first strike won them millions and inspired thousands of UK students to withhold their rent. Now, students at Manchester University are gearing up for round two. Rivkah Brown reports.

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China,

Report: Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests

Jessie Lau

Since president Xi Jinping took power in 2012, activism has been constricted. For many young people, recent mass protests are their first taste of dissent.

Report: This Company Promised Students Their Energy Bills Were Fixed. Now They’re ‘Bullying’ Them Into Paying More

Simon Childs

UniHomes is jacking rates for cash-strapped students who signed 'fixed-cost' utility contracts. Simon Childs reports.

Analysis: Student Loans Are Now Even More of a Scam

Aaron Bastani

The student loan system is changing again. What do the prospective reforms mean? And will they undermine the economic value of going to university? Aaron Bastani takes a look.

Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support

Alessio Koliulis

On the final day of UCU strikes, academic Alessio Koliulis reflects on the rebuilding of staff-student solidarity.

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

When a new warden was appointed at Goldsmiths in 2019, she promised to continue the university’s ‘progressive’ legacy. Two years later, she faces massive industrial action. A group of striking workers explain.

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Report: Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand

Gabriel Ernst

In Thailand, a radical alliance between leftist students and freshly unionised gig-economy workers is adding a new dimension to the battle against capitalism, dictatorship and the monarchy. Gabriel Ernst reports.

Opinion: 9K for What: A Fresher’s Guide to Renting in Halls

Zac Larkham

Having pulled off the biggest rent strike in 40 years, student organisers have compiled some helpful tips for those of you renting in halls - ones that your university definitely forgot to mention.

Opinion: Students’ Unions Are Demanding a Covid-19 Discount. They Should Be Demanding Much More

Sarah Cundy

By complaining to the manager, SUs are buying into the logic of marketisation and stifling more radical students' demands, argues Manchester University student Sarah Cundy.

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

On Tuesday, the University of Manchester joined the growing list of UK universities whose students are going on rent strike during the pandemic. Rivkah Brown reports on the student movement the pandemic has restarted.

Opinion: Students, Here’s How to Organise a Rent Strike

Rosa Porter

Universities conned thousands of students into returning to campuses across the country, only to almost immediately lock them inside their dilapidated and overpriced halls, while all teaching takes place online. For students who feel they have been treated unfairly, now is the time to strike, writes housing activist Rosa Porter - and here's how to do it.

Opinion: Covid-19 Has Shown University Isn’t About Educating Young People – It’s About Exploiting Them

The spectacle of student lockdowns at British universities may seem absurd. But it’s just the logical conclusion of a system in which everything - including higher education - is subordinated to the interests of rentiers, landlords and big business, writes Aaron Bastani.

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

Over the last two days, more than 100 outsourced staff have stopped work at UoL in what will likely be the largest outsourced workers’ strike in higher education history.

Should Students Demand Refunds? 3 Perspectives on Student Demands in the UCU Strike

Illan rua Wall, Myka Tucker-Abramson, Hope Worsdale, Elio Di Muccio

Should students demand tuition fee refunds for days lost to strike action? The response to the demand has been mixed, with no clear dividing line between those who are for and against the strike.

Elephant and Castle: Students Protest University’s Role in Gentrification

UAL Students

Students at the University of the Arts London occupied their Southwark campus to protest the part it has to play in the creeping gentrification of Elephant and Castle.

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Report: Huel Is Targeting Cash-Strapped Students With Ads to Help Them ‘Afford to Eat’

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Manchester Uni ‘Brutally’ Evicts Student Rent Strikers, in Potential Breach of Protest Rights

Rivkah Brown

Report: Manchester Students Are Going on Rent Strike Again

Rivkah Brown

Report: Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests

Jessie Lau

Report: This Company Promised Students Their Energy Bills Were Fixed. Now They’re ‘Bullying’ Them Into Paying More

Simon Childs

Analysis: Student Loans Are Now Even More of a Scam

Aaron Bastani

Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support

Alessio Koliulis

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

Report: Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand

Gabriel Ernst

Opinion: 9K for What: A Fresher’s Guide to Renting in Halls

Zac Larkham

Opinion: Students’ Unions Are Demanding a Covid-19 Discount. They Should Be Demanding Much More

Sarah Cundy

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Covid-19 Has Shown University Isn’t About Educating Young People – It’s About Exploiting Them

Aaron Bastani

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

Should Students Demand Refunds? 3 Perspectives on Student Demands in the UCU Strike

Illan rua Wall, Myka Tucker-Abramson, Hope Worsdale, Elio Di Muccio

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Feature: How UK Universities Are Cracking Down on Pro-Palestine Occupations

Christophe Domec

Report: Huel Is Targeting Cash-Strapped Students With Ads to Help Them ‘Afford to Eat’

Moya Lothian-McLean

Report: Manchester Uni ‘Brutally’ Evicts Student Rent Strikers, in Potential Breach of Protest Rights

Rivkah Brown

Report: Manchester Students Are Going on Rent Strike Again

Rivkah Brown

Report: Chinese Students Are At The Forefront Of Anti-Lockdown Protests

Jessie Lau

Report: This Company Promised Students Their Energy Bills Were Fixed. Now They’re ‘Bullying’ Them Into Paying More

Simon Childs

Analysis: Student Loans Are Now Even More of a Scam

Aaron Bastani

Analysis: How Striking Lecturers Won Their Students’ Support

Alessio Koliulis

Opinion: We, Goldsmiths Staff, Are Striking for the Future of Our Universities

Goldsmiths UCU Finance Working Group

Report: Students and Gig Economy Workers Are Uniting to Fight Capitalism in Thailand

Gabriel Ernst

Opinion: 9K for What: A Fresher’s Guide to Renting in Halls

Zac Larkham

Opinion: Students’ Unions Are Demanding a Covid-19 Discount. They Should Be Demanding Much More

Sarah Cundy

Report: Students Have Been Duped Into Returning to Halls – So They’re Refusing to Pay Rent

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Students, Here’s How to Organise a Rent Strike

Rosa Porter

Opinion: Covid-19 Has Shown University Isn’t About Educating Young People – It’s About Exploiting Them

Aaron Bastani

“It’s strikes that win”: UCU, Students and the Fight Against Outsourcing

Joe Hayns

Should Students Demand Refunds? 3 Perspectives on Student Demands in the UCU Strike

Illan rua Wall, Myka Tucker-Abramson, Hope Worsdale, Elio Di Muccio

Elephant and Castle: Students Protest University’s Role in Gentrification

UAL Students

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