Rent rises at the Russell Group, ranked
A comparison of rent increases across Russell Group universities for the coming year puts Cardiff among the sharpest risers. University halls are usually presented as the safe option, but their rents have been rising faster than the private market in several cities, and the maintenance loan has not moved with them. If you are choosing next year’s accommodation now, compare the annual cost against your actual loan instalment. Finding student housing covers the alternatives.
A Cambridge college will recruit at elite private schools
Trinity Hall’s director of admissions has said the college will approach students at elite private schools, arguing that not doing so would risk “reverse discrimination”. It runs against a decade of widening participation policy and will be read by state school applicants as confirmation of something they already suspect. Worth knowing when weighing where to apply. The class divide at university covers how it plays out after admission.
Equality and inclusion work is under pressure and needs defending
Two academics argue that equality, diversity and inclusion work in universities is being quietly wound back as political resistance grows, and that leaders should say so publicly rather than let it erode. For students the visible end of this is the support services, societies and reporting routes that exist because of that work, and which are the first things cut when it retreats.