A student has died and two more are being treated
An Oxfordshire student has died of suspected meningitis following a new outbreak in Reading, with two others receiving treatment. It is the second student outbreak in two months. The symptoms to act on are severe headache with fever, neck stiffness, aversion to light, confusion and cold hands and feet — the rash arrives late and often not at all, so do not wait for it. GP registration and staying healthy covers being registered where you study.
“Unnecessary”: students on a curriculum overhaul
Lancaster students have criticised the university’s Curriculum Transformation Programme as unnecessary and against what students want. Curriculum reviews change module choice, assessment patterns and sometimes degree titles, and they are consulted on through course representatives — which is the route to object before rather than after.
Youth mobility talks with the EU have stalled
Talks on a UK-EU youth mobility scheme have stalled despite warmer relations, with the EU ambassador saying cooperation matters more than ever. A scheme would let young people live and work across the border for a fixed period — the nearest thing to what was lost in 2020, and separate from the Erasmus+ return agreed for 2027. The year abroad covers what exists now.