Scammers posing as officials, across the UK
A BBC investigation has found cyber-extortion gangs targeting international students, with warnings issued to students in Edinburgh. The pattern is consistent: a call claiming to be from immigration or the police, an allegation of a visa or financial offence, and a demand for immediate payment to avoid arrest. No UK authority works that way. Hang up and ring your university’s international office. Being an international student in the UK covers who does contact you.
“The city is already full”: 40 objections to a student housing plan
Plans to convert a former care home into student accommodation have drawn more than 40 objections from residents arguing the city already has too many students. The same argument is running in a dozen university towns; the outcome decides how many rooms exist in three years, which decides what rent looks like then. Finding student housing covers the market now.
A London university’s best ranking in a decade
King’s College London has placed 16th in the Complete University Guide’s 2027 rankings, its highest in more than ten years. Ranking movements of a few places reflect small changes in the underlying measures rather than anything a student would notice — which is the caution to apply to every guide published this month.