Grants tied to what you study
A policy manager examines the proposal to reinstate full maintenance grants — not for everyone, but linked to subjects the government wants more graduates in. It would be the first return of non-repayable maintenance support since 2016, and the design question is the one that decides who benefits: a grant for nursing and engineering does nothing for a student who wants to study history. Student finance explained covers what exists now.
Four jobs, and still priced out of the city she grew up in
A Leeds graduate working four jobs says she cannot afford to live in London and is moving to Manchester, despite having been raised in the capital. Graduate salaries in London have not moved with rents, which is now reshaping where graduates take jobs — and it is worth factoring into a decision about where to apply for work. Graduate jobs in the UK covers the market.
A student-run cinema announces its term
A student cinema — professionally equipped, entirely student-run — has announced its summer term programme. Societies like this teach projection, sound and front-of-house work to people with no experience, which is a more transferable set of skills than most society roles. Joining societies covers finding them.