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House-hunting during your time at university can be stressful enough on its own, but what happens when you find yourself without anyone to move in with? Perhaps your flatmates in halls are a nightmare, you know that your lifestyle wouldn’t be compatible with your friends’, or you just haven’t clicked with anyone. The pandemic has had a particularly huge impact in this area. At the University of Bristol alone, a poll revealed that one in five students moved into accommodation with strangers in 20

For many students, choosing what university to firm on their UCAS can be a breeze. Sometimes, the decision is not so easy. When, even after the countless open days and hours spent scrolling through league tables, your heart still isn’t set on a particular university, committing yourself to spending the next three years of your life at a place that you’re still unsure about can seem daunting. However, it is absolutely possible to firm one of your offers with confidence. Here are some steps you ca

The announcement of a new Doctor Who is up there with Britain’s most talked about casting decisions, alongside roles such as James Bond. On Sunday, the BBC announced the role would be taken up by Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa, best known for playing Eric Effiong in Netflix’s Sex Education. Here’s why we think he’s the perfect choice. It’s no secret that Ncuti Gatwa knows how to drop a comedic one-liner. You can’t think about Sex Education without hearing “Wash your hands, you detty pig!” G

When you think of social media, especially photo sharing apps like Instagram, you think of people showing off only the best parts of their lives, with a perfectly curated caption and the occasional filter. BeReal, the new must-have social media app, throws all of that out of the window and that’s why it’s so popular. Like Instagram and Facebook, it’s a photo sharing app where you can add your friends. However, on BeReal there is no room for filters, editing, or even picking the best selfie from

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that the Conservative Party has faced ‘tough’ moments in the local election cycle as the Tories faced significant losses.

Eminent academics are urging universities to reject cash offered by fossil fuel companies for climate research, even if said research is for green energy solutions.

After clashing in the fight for the job in 2017, centrist president Emmanuel Macron now faces far-right leader Marine Le Pen once again – and this time she poses an even greater challenge for France’s youngest-ever leader.

Almost half of teachers will quit their profession within five years, according to a poll conducted by the National Education Union (NEU).

University exams this year could be thrown into chaos as external examiners appear to be in short supply following a mass exodus.

Staff across dozens of UK universities are backing further strike action this year over the USS pension dispute.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been issued fines over the partygate scandal, now MPs say they ‘must resign’ after the PM said he wouldn’t.

Over 20 former presidents of the National Union of Students (NUS) have written a private warning to the organisation’s trustees, asking them to address concerns raised by Jewish students over alleged anti-Semitism.

The Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, indicated teachers should not expect a pay rise despite soaring inflation rates and should ‘exercise restraint’.

Grad jobs outnumber university graduates by nearly one million, according to a report published by Universities UK (UUK).

Under new government policy, schools across the country will be instructed to provide at least 32.5 hours of teaching per week.

University graduates are set to be paying back student loans well into their 60s under new government reforms that see student debt ‘wiped’ after 40 years, rather than the current 30. With this change, many graduates will therefore pay more over the course of their lifetime with the ten-year extension.

The government has chosen Michael Grade as its preferred candidate for the overseeing of media regulatory body Ofcom, ending what the Guardian has called ‘one of the more controversial and drawn-out government recruitment processes in recent British political history.’

After an eighteen-month review process, Universities UK (UUK) has set out a new ‘code of fair admissions’ that aims to ‘protect applicants’ interests‘, ‘support transparency’, and ‘maintain high academic standards.’

Admissions body UCAS has cited ‘uncertainty’ fuelled by Britain’s exit from the European Union as the reason behind a 40 percent drop in EU students applying to UK universities in 2021.

A study due to appear in the British Journal of Sociology of Education examining the impact of ‘cultural capital‘ and how it improves ‘life chances‘ of children has suggested that the museum visits and trips to art galleries that middle-class families can afford do not correlate with improvement in GCSE results.

Dame Margaret Beckett, Britain’s first female Foreign Secretary, has announced that she intends to retire at the next general election, after serving as MP for Derby South for 38 years.

Prestigious boys’ public school Eton College is set to open three selective sixth forms in towns chosen from across the UK.

The UK government is likely to abandon its plans to ban imports of fur and foie gras as a result of alleged opposition to the move within the Cabinet.

Under a new Welsh government basic income pilot, every eighteen-year-old leaving care will be eligible to receive £1,600 per month for two years.

New guidance by the UK government has been issued to schools in England to assist in teaching complex, controversial topics such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of the British Empire while remaining impartial.

As a result of disruption to learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, students sitting A-Level and GCSE exams this year will be given ‘clues’ as to what will appear on their exam papers.

A brand-new professorship at Oxford University in the history of sexualities will be established following a £5m donation memorialising LGBTQ+ activist and human rights lawyer Jonathan Cooper, who died in 2021.

According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, a graduate earning £30,000 will have to repay £113 more a year as a result of a ‘freeze’ of the student loan repayment threshold. This ‘freeze’ will come into effect in April, and the government hopes this will stabilise the student loan system.

Here’s what we know so far about the gatherings and, in particular, the restrictions in place at the time.

Chris Millward, former Director for Fair Access and Participation at the Office for Students, has described the government’s plans to raise university entry requirements as ‘regressive’ and ‘crude.’