The scale of the repayment demand becomes clear
Leeds Trinity students have been ordered to repay maintenance loans issued in error, and the number affected across 15 universities is now put at 22,000. Sums of this size are not recoverable from most students, so the practical questions are whether the demand is lawful, whether hardship provisions apply and whether universities that enrolled students onto ineligible courses share responsibility. Get any demand in writing and do not agree a repayment schedule under pressure.
A student film festival, and how societies get made
A filmmaking society describes taking a short film to its own festival, in a society only recently established. Societies like this start with three people and a form, and they are the most reliable way to acquire a skill the degree does not teach. Joining societies covers starting one.
What a morning routine should actually look like
A sceptical look at the optimised morning routine sold by the wellness industry, and what survives contact with a 9am seminar and a shared kitchen. The conclusion is unglamorous: consistent sleep and something to eat beat every five-step regimen. Student sleep covers the part that matters.