Half have considered withdrawing over money
A survey at Warwick found more than 85 per cent of students worried by student debt, and half saying they had briefly considered withdrawing for financial reasons. Even allowing for one institution and a student newspaper’s sample, the second figure is the one to sit with: withdrawal is being contemplated by half a cohort over money. Hardship funds exist and are underclaimed. Budgeting covers asking early.
The Renters’ Rights Act, explained for students
A practical guide to what the Act changed for student tenants: rolling tenancies instead of fixed terms, the end of no-fault eviction, limits on advance rent, and the student exemption that leaves much of the purpose-built sector outside it. Worth reading before signing anything for next year. Finding student housing covers contracts.
Nine in ten students have encountered bots in university spaces
A survey found nine in ten students had encountered bots in university or society online spaces, as phishing attempts rise. After a cyber attack at Nottingham and extortion calls to international students, the pattern is consistent enough to state plainly: nobody legitimate asks for your university login, and nobody official demands payment by phone.
Reform would bar foreign nationals from student loans
Reform UK has announced that foreign nationals would be barred from UK government-backed student loans. As the sector pointed out when the party made a similar claim in August, international students are not eligible for those loans in the first place — though the pledge would affect settled residents and refugees, who are.