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15 May 2023 Case study

15 May 2023 Case study

What can universities do to tackle misogyny?

The University of Essex has launched new policy on tackling misogyny to take a proactive stand against harassment and sexual violence. Elaine Brown, Director of Inclusion, People and Culture at The University of Essex, shares the importance and positive impact the policy will have on students, staff and the wider community.
5 May 2023 Students

5 May 2023 Students

Student accommodation: supporting good practice in response to challenges

Student accommodation has risen sharply up many universities’ agendas in recent years, as a combination of changes in both the student population and available accommodation supply has led to some towns and cities coming under pressure to provide enough housing for all students who need it.
27 April 2023 Opinion

27 April 2023 Opinion

How can universities support students facing fuel poverty?

A recent survey from Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK), the Homes Fit For Study report, highlights the impact of fuel poverty on students’ wellbeing, revealing issues which need urgent attention.
20 March 2023 Opinion

20 March 2023 Opinion

How can universities support student safety in the night-time economy?

Universities should be places of safety and never fear, says Ammaarah Faisal of Our Streets Now.
16 March 2023 Case studies

16 March 2023 Case studies

How the University of Kent is tackling the cost of living crisis

The University of Kent has been tackling the cost of living crisis through their student food bank, The Campus Pantry. We spoke with Kent Union President Zaid Mahmood about how students can access this service and how other universities can get involved.
8 March 2023 Opinion

8 March 2023 Opinion

Mentally healthy universities: what can leaders do?

University leaders should be courageous and vulnerable in their work on mental health, argues our President, Professor Steve West CBE.
1 March 2023 Explainer

1 March 2023 Explainer

Can we save the research and innovation projects currently supported by European structural funds?

Over the coming weeks and months, we will begin to see 166 university led research and innovation projects across the UK put at risk as EU structural funding comes to an end.
27 February 2023 Opinion

27 February 2023 Opinion

Could data on digital learning support student success?

With students hit by the cost-of-living crisis and universities balancing face-to-face and online learning, it's more important than ever to ask students about the support they need, says Iain Sloan.
24 February 2023 Opinion

24 February 2023 Opinion

How a twinning scheme with Ukraine is creating hope

Universities across Ukraine are facing destruction, terror and a humanitarian crisis in Europe. What can UK universities do to help support our colleagues in such a difficult and frightening time?
31 January 2023 Opinion

31 January 2023 Opinion

Why we need to study LGBTQ+ history

LGBTQ+ History Month calls on us to rethink what education and history mean today, argues Dr Isabell Dahms.
25 January 2023 Case studies

25 January 2023 Case studies

How have universities taken action on spiking?

We’ve highlighted just a few examples of how universities have responded to our guidance on tackling spiking.
9 December 2022 Opinion

9 December 2022 Opinion

Failing to protect innovation funding risks 'levelling down’

The UK Government’s blind spot to research and innovation projects funded through EU structural funds risks 'levelling down', argues Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University Professor Paul Boyle CBE.