Caught between two statuses, entitled to neither properly
A researcher sets out the position doctoral candidates occupy: treated as students for fees, funding and support, and as staff for teaching, laboratory work and supervision duties — with the protections of neither. It decides practical things, including whether you get sick pay, parental leave or the right to raise a grievance. Is a masters worth it covers the step before.
£72,000 raised, and 550km still to cycle
Medical students from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ are cycling 550km for cancer research, having raised more than £72,000. Medical school fundraising events are among the largest student-run charity efforts in the country, and they recruit non-cyclists for logistics, publicity and support. Volunteering and RAG covers joining one.
A university sends nothing to landfill
The University of Manchester has reached zero waste to landfill. The student-facing part of that is the end-of-term collection schemes — the ones that take the kettle, the bedding and the unopened food you cannot carry home — which run at most universities and are worth finding before you throw anything away.