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· SUs · Members
Meet the international parents
With Livia Scott
· Wonk Corner
Looking more closely at the student immigration figures
The publication last week of Office for National Statistics (ONS) net migration figures of over half a million in a single year triggered both a couple of balloon floats from Number 10, and a major backlash from the sect
· Comment
Is the CCP influencing activity on campus?
Jim Dickinson reviews allegations surrounding the Chinese Communist Party and influence over student groups on campus
· Analysis
As net migration hits half a million, will international students be the target for reductions?
Jim Dickinson reviews the latest immigration figures and reads the runes for what the government will do next on the regulation of international student recruitment
· SUs · Members
Carrying the burdens
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Is “BBC balance” via US billionaires the answer to the campus free speech question?
The Office for Students is to stage an event on free speech with an interesting choice of keynote speaker. Jim Dickinson follows the money.
· SUs
We need to talk about legacies
Jim Dickinson sets out the case for SUs to build better relationships with and fundraise from those who were most heavily involved in SUs in their youth
· Wonk Corner
One in four students are taking on extra debt
Politicians like to pretend that student debt is nothing to worry about – after all, repayment of it is income-contingent. But what about the extra debt that students take on?
· SUs · Members
Here’s what SUs need to know about UCU’s action short of a strike
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Three remaining issues with the Free Speech Bill as we head towards report stage in the Lords
The Mail in South Cumbria reports the happy news that students from across its sixth form and Channelside campuses have been elected to the exec of Furness College SU.
· Wonk Corner
Universities aren’t making students into lefty PC snowflakes after all
One of the characteristics of the campus culture wars is that every time one of the issues turns out to be a chimera, they shapeshift into something else.
· SUs · Members
How to make a difference for students on public transport
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
It’s like students simply don’t exist
Was there anything for students in the mini budget? What do you think.
· Comment
Who remembers proper students?
Jim Dickinson wonders whether personal tutoring where staff notice how well students are doing is becoming a nostalgia meme
· SUs
What should SUs do about the lack of student housing?
Glasgow’s SRC has a new campaign calling for a cap on student numbers while accommodation for students is secured. Jim Dickinson reviews the controversy surrounding the call.
· SUs · Members
Policy forum report: Presidents and UDOs
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs · Members
Policy forum report: Welfare and Community Officers
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
Who will take responsibility for student housing?
The sudden switch from a perceived over-supply of student accommodation in multiple UK university cities to a sharp shortage ought to cause a focus on understanding demand, supply and any shortfall – both in January 2023
· SUs · Members
Out of thin Airbnb
With Livia Scott and Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Wonk Corner
What has gone wrong with international students and family accommodation?
Over on the HEPI blog this morning, Unipol’s Martin Blakey discusses accommodation – and specifically mentions the crisis in supply of family accommodation for international students: