Fuel, fees and international students if the Gulf conflict deepens
Two education researchers set out the likely effects of the Gulf conflict and rising oil prices on UK universities: higher energy bills against fixed fee income, disrupted recruitment from affected regions, and students already in the UK cut off from family funding. For students the transmission is indirect but quick — energy costs are the line universities cut teaching to cover.
Students rank the parties on economic competence
Surveyed students put the Greens top and Reform bottom on economic competence, broadly matching national polling of young voters. It arrives a fortnight after research showing students disengaging from politics altogether, and the two together describe a cohort with opinions and no party attached to them.
Half of international students in Australia are skipping meals
A healthcare survey finds about half of international students in Australia skipping meals because of living costs. It is another country’s data, but the mechanism is identical here: students on visas cannot claim benefits, work hours are capped, and the money shown for the visa was calculated against rents that have since risen. Eating well on a student budget covers the practical end.