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Obvs Sandro’s follower count skyrocketted by 773.5 per cent
Where does your uni rank?
‘Food doesn’t grow on trees’
What a time to study Food Science at Glasgow Caledonian University
Shock: Durham’s packed to the rafters with former private school pupils
How well do you remember the iconic film?
Nothing screams British like a queue for Queenie
She’s a bit of a jet-setter and loves a night out
Everyone’s thirsting over Sandro
The video shows a man shouting at a group of women: ‘Damn girl, you look like your sweat smells good’
One person tweeted: ‘A baby boom is what she would have wanted’
The former Cambridge student panicked when he buzzed in and forgot the answer
One email, allegedly sent to Dallali reads: ‘We will find you and kill you’
Theresa May is defo her choreographer
She’s so luvuhlay (Hint: that’s one of the lyrics)
People on Twitter seem to think so
It’s doing my head in
Amber was able to sort out the exam board cock-up but thousands of others may not have been so lucky
69 per cent of university graduates agree
‘I wish the university had been able to provide me with the support they advertised me’
Some University of West England students have been offered accommodation in Wales
A new Arctic Monkeys album is dropping in October
A court found that Loughborough University’s decision to dismiss Paul Leaney was correct
The Conservative Party dismissed Sophie’s claim that she was bullied
Salma al-Shehab was arrested while on holiday in connection with her Twitter activity
No time to cook when you’re bashing the books
This is ‘a good third higher than normal at this point’, experts say
Students have been left in the lurch, with their tenancies starting in a matter of days
Experts say it’s going to be an ‘increasingly difficult time’ for young people
If tuition fees had risen with inflation, UK students would be paying around £12k a year
Alright for some
He’s off to Durham Uni to study Biological Sciences
The government is doing ‘nothing at all’ to protect students, says the IFS
On average, students spend over £25 on a night out
Edi Uni made a whopping £127.3m profit
On average, UK students receive £331 from the bank of mum and dad every month
Finally, a league table that Cambridge comes bottom in
Wouldn’t want to be an Edinburgh student rn
Cambridge Uni is ‘very concerned’ with the proposal
Exeter Uni is leading the way
They were collectively responsible for over 750k tonnes of CO2 emissions in a single year
Student loan interest rates previously stood at an eye-watering 12 per cent
Half of grads say their jobs have nothing to do with their degrees
I’m literally 90 per cent Ristorante pizzas at this point
What if I like reading books and facing a lifetime of overwhelming debt?
She wants all pupils who get straight A*s to be given an Oxbridge interview
They hope a ‘mass non-payment’ strike will take place on October 1st
‘It was a good laugh,’ says Darrell Meekcom
Students in the most expensive uni cities are paying over £200 in rent every week
Well now I’m going to overthink all my prompts
Students were given cash in hand or had their accommodation costs covered for a year
Some of them are RICH
‘I almost had a complete breakdown over this’
Over half of all cases came from a single department
Scarlett May has described his actions as ‘weird’ and ‘unnecessary’
Nine in ten students have a lot of questions to answer
We’re looking for an ambitious and passionate young journalist to come and break big scoops
One in four students at Russell Group unis aren’t happy with the quality of their education
More than 2,000 cases have been confirmed in England
It’s been 20 years since the film’s release
I swear Liz Truss is faking her BeReals, she always seem to be in that bloody pork market
It’s honestly taken my fyp hostage
One professor branded this advice ‘freaking ridiculous’
‘It could literally be anything’
The Labour leader also slammed the Tory leadership candidates
If you get up to no good in the club, you’re defo Matt Hancock
Hopefully far, far away from Kate for both of their sakes
‘Fab Five Freddy told me everybody’s fly’
Most of the leadership candidates also don’t see climate change as the massive issue it is
The Tory MP also doesn’t think institutional racism exists in the UK
‘I’m only human’, says Andrea Jenkyns
The lecturers’ union says this is ‘outrageous’
Penny Mordaunt literally had a convicted murderer in her campaign video
The lecturers’ union says this is ‘outrageous’
Yasmin Finney from Heartstopper gave a passionate speech
The NUS is demanding students have a ‘cost of living support package as a matter of urgency’
I mean Ben Wallace literally doesn’t think gay people should be able to marry
A timetable for electing the new leader of the Tory party and the country will be announced next week
Fancy another one?
Hoards of teenagers around the world are dressing in suits and going to screenings of Minions: Rise of Gru
New changes will slash the number of students getting a first by 25 per cent
Some cinemas are now banning those participating in the trend from seeing Minions: Rise of Gru
In a word: Iconic
‘Staff are struggling in the midst of devastating cost of living crisis’
Universities may have to give places to more international students as their fees aren’t capped
Many students won’t finish paying back their loan debts
The former health secretary was at a reunion with his uni chums
‘The student housing market is scandalous’
…I sit and think about him
‘That’s a drop in the ocean’
Anyone for a drinkypoo?
Last month a court found that disability discrimination by the University of Bristol led to the suicide of Natasha Abrahart
Universities ‘lied about the scale of their pension cuts,’ says union boss
Hmm, might stick with my coach ticket and trusty pop-up tent
‘You can’t change the past, but you can change the future. Never forget’
The first plane relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to fly today
Just six out of 10,000 SU events were cancelled in a single academic year
The NUS said the cap doesn’t go far enough and the interest rates are ‘cruelly high’
Half the pingers sold at UK festivals last summer contained no MDMA at all
Cambridge leapfrogs Oxford to be crowned best uni in the UK
Lecturers think the bonuses merely back up their long-held belief that they aren’t being paid enough
Basically, Brexit’s ruined drugs
Tbf I’ve always wanted to know what Boris Johnson looks like eating a fish
Gemma Owen gained 64.5k followers over night
The prime minister narrowly survived a no confidence vote that could have seen him sacked
Tory MPs will vote this evening on whether Boris should continue as leader of the party and the country
The vote of no confidence will take place between 6pm and 8pm
‘It doesn’t make any sense really’
In a word: chaos
5. ‘I fell to my knees and cried knowing I would never experience such beauty again’
The parents of Natasha Abrahart say the student suicide rate is still ‘far too high’
I will pay someone to remove the Binley Mega Chippy song from my head
‘How can they sleep at night?’
The sad filter is dead to me
He also endorsed the re-election of Hungarian president Viktor Orbán
The University of Bristol has been ordered to pay £50k in damages
The student loan interest rate is currently set to skyrocket to 12 per cent by September
‘Can I DJ at your next party, Boris?’
Sure, I’ll just stave off a global pandemic in my 9am
Students at 44 UK unis may not receive their final grades
UK unis are generally lagging behind the rest of the world
He’s back at it again!
Honestly, it’s just wearing a football top and getting a bit *lairy*
He’s already met her uncle, Paul Chuckle
Can I speak to the Vice Chancellor, please?
They’ve written a joint statement demanding the NUS drops an investigation into Shaima Dallali
Inspectors will be sent to university campuses to check staff attendance rates
Do you know your Hypersonic Missiles from your Poundshop Kardashians?
Confirmed: That diss really isn’t going to write itself
‘I really do sympathise with lecturers, but it gets to a point where they just take the piss’
‘It was incredibly aggressive and frightening and I felt totally helpless’
The NUS described the government’s proposals as ‘classist, ableist and racist’
10 more days of strike action are also set to take place this term
‘At the end of the process, I regretted not the pain, not the humiliation, not the self-hatred. At the time, I regretted that it didn’t work’
‘Gay panic’ is a reference to the original graphic novel series
Choose your milkshake wisely
Imperial’s President got £124k just for accommodation costs
The actor who plays Clare is over double her on-screen character’s age
And it’s absolutely harrowing
‘I definitely don’t want the standard influencer jobs you see from Love Islanders’
The government is considering terminating its relationship with the National Union of Students
‘There can be no place for antisemitism within the student movement’
‘As bad as it sounds, it did just get rid of the people that they didn’t necessarily want there’
For students starting in 2023 the rate will be capped
Not another one
The UK government is now considering suspending all engagement with the NUS over antisemitism allegations
Some students will be saddled with £100k of debt
Festivals are BACK!
‘I just want to be safe, to have a chance for better life’
Louis Theroux just wants to dribble dribble
While the government will ban conversion therapy for gay and bisexual people, it will not do the same when it comes to members of the trans community
‘I’ve lost count of the members of staff who tried to silence me, scare me, threaten me and undermine me’
This comes after reports the ban was going to be scrapped altogether
Shaima Dallali hit back: ‘The pre-emptive scrutiny of Muslim women is symptomatic of the nature of Gendered Islamophobia’
‘I believe it’s my obligation to make people understand what the truth is’
‘Maddy’s presence, bravery, spirit, goodness, sass, beauty and love will never be forgotten’
Side effect: You may have to develop a real personality
New economic reforms will leave students worse off
The National Union for Students has recently come under fire for planning to host a controversial rapper at its conference
Nearly one in five students often or always feel lonely
Five per cent of students use food banks, new research suggests
Non-disclosure agreements are sometimes misused to silence victims of sexual violence, harassment or bullying
One university is offering up two halls of residence to house refugees
Dropout rates are the lowest they’ve been since records began
‘We express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people as they fight to preserve their cities, country, lives and freedoms,’ VC says
The pair hit it off while filming the show last year
In a court case that has just concluded, Natasha Abrahart’s parents argued the uni failed in its duty of care to their daughter
Universities UK is also calling for a ban on the use of NDAs to silence victims of sexual violence
Some subscribers ask her to pour baked beans on herself
‘We want lessons to be learned and student safety improved where possible’
The film student was last seen after leaving a nightclub in Brighton
Reforms ‘will hit lower earners hard,’ says one Labour MP
Over a third of Durham students went to private school
Occupations at Cambridge, Nottingham and Sussex are ongoing
The revelations have sparked renewed calls for tuition refunds
Not a good day to be a trampoline
UCAS is looking to reform personal statements used for applications to university
‘She had a good life’
They rescued the ducks from a house party and looked after them for the night
The fear-mongering news coverage of trans identities must come to an end
Turn your content into cold, hard cash
Exam boards will adopt a ‘a generous approach to grading’
Students reported the use of racial slurs, spitting and physical violence
Remember when Katie Hopkins ‘stood down’?
The picture comes with some info on why it was taken
This comes as the government launches attacks on universities still delivering online tuition
This reflects ‘a deeply engrained sexism’ operating within academia, says one female professor
The Manchester United player was taken into custody after rape and domestic violence allegations surfaced online
Oops that glass just fell into my bag
4,500 Black students gained places at Russell Group institutions in 2021
She now wants better CCTV in clubs and more bag checks
His actions have been branded as ‘naive and dangerous’
Strikes look set to happen at 68 universities in February
If a quarter of students on a given course don’t graduate, funding will be slashed and the course may have to discontinue
There were 670 reports of spiking by injection between September and December
Amy sacked off being a West End producer to pursue her dream: eyebrow shaping
One in 20 King’s freshers drop out before their second year at uni
‘People genuinely think I’m a valley girl from LA’
Staff are striking for up to 10 days in February
Cambridge, Exeter and UCL are among the unis who’ve signed up to the pledge
‘Victims should never be bought or bullied into silence,’ universities minister says
Yesterday, Boris Johnson received a fine for attending a lockdown party
That’s around half the average UK salary for the same role
Students keep making him do his impressions in the queue for the club
‘I think it’s important for me to break the stereotypical mould of what a Love Islander does, and use the platform I’ve gained to do something really helpful’
‘We need to get rid of any idea that there is a limited set of body image ideals that men aspire to’
100 universities have moved lectures online
She studies film at a London uni
Navid’s already got 10.8k followers
To be fair to Elmo, Rocco does my nut in
I promise you won’t turn into a horse
No no no, where are you *from* from
Can’t believe Alfie was in Waterloo Road AND Grange Hill
I’m am convinced
This trend is pure Mean Girls energy
‘The defence of, “But I’m a student” would also not stand up in court if matters went that far’
Soon you’ll be as famous as Francis Bourgeois
There’s no chance you’ll get 7/10
Time to expose the fakes
One in 10 university staff members have experienced sexual violence over the past five years
No prizes for getting the question about The Holiday correct
She’s launched two successful businesses
‘All of a sudden, Christmas just came crashing down before my eyes’
‘I had heard that things were very chaotic here and wanted to see for myself’
If you don’t get 7/10 you’re on the naughty list
Over half of all UK unis are ‘not on track to meet emissions targets’
At the time students were being told to test, isolate and return home in a ‘travel window’ to keep loved ones safe
Can’t say anyone’s shocked
‘If I was a woman in the same situation, would I have got that support? There’s a good chance I probably would’
There were occupations, flares and some really cute picket pups
‘My life, for as long as I have known it, has been me living in a state of uncertainty’
This is the largest single student loan debt owed by an individual
Only one Russell Group university is ‘outstanding’ at promoting social mobility
And what to do when he does
This is probably when they need your help the most
There’s a chance they could be called off
Four in five Muslim students who DO take out the student loan feel they have compromised their faith
Here’s a full breakdown of the unis where lecturers are planning to strike
‘These results are a clear mandate for strike action,’ says lecturers’ union boss
One in four first years said their mental health was worse than this time last year
On average, each student was refunded £1.5k
The students admitted nearly four sexual offences each to the academics running the study
But would they have got in if they’d sat their A-Levels?
They could also face fines in less extreme cases
‘This isn’t an attack on clubs, but really an attempt to reverse ignorance and an opportunity to work together’
I can’t get enough of his wholesome content
‘I truly believe that a PhD degree can kill you’
The Tab sat down with UCU boss Jo Grady to discuss the planned university staff strikes
Some students are protesting against the existence of these societies
19 per cent of students don’t have a working smoke alarm
UCU boss Jo Grady says strikes are ‘inevitable’
The Met Police say Couzens’ crimes ‘betray everything we stand for’
Just a little bit embarrassing
The dispute surrounds poor pay and pensions
And what to do if it has
‘We’re going to start uni without a place to live. That’s how bad the situation is’
‘Tents are one of the worst things to try and recycle,’ says festival sustainability manager
That’s enough to fill Newcastle University alone
‘I’ve never felt the threat of Taliban as much as I do now’
‘Choose pictures that you feel great in and genuinely feel happy at the time’
Why does every uni seem to have at least one phallic building?
Warning: They’re all incredibly fit
‘I was glad I ditched her, but I should have done it in a better way’
‘We are taking social media back from the bullies’
Miles Routledge bit off more than he could chew when he took an ill-timed trip to Kabul
Now, the Taliban is his best hope of getting out of Afghanistan
Now, the Taliban is his best hope of getting out of Afghanistan
The man in blackface wasn’t a Durham Uni student
‘We do expect all universities to be moving back to the situation of actually delivering lessons and lectures face-to-face’
Student rent has risen by 20 per cent since last year
‘My body felt like it was weighed down by bricks’
Only 67 per cent of young people have had the vaccine
These young people’s stories show that shaming students isn’t the magic solution the government thinks it is
He’s ‘raging’ that vaccine uptake appears to be slower amongst the young
And nearly three quarters of students think Freedom Day has come too early
You’ll need proof of two jabs to go clubbing from the end of September
I literally can’t believe these people are in charge
It’ll mean there’s more time for small class teaching
Three million people applied to uni this year
But others are saying it actually might not be a good idea
I think I’ll be moving to Blackpool
Is Manchester further north than Liverpool?
Of course he’s previously appeared as an extra on Casualty
‘You cannot win in the long term. Bookies will not allow that to happen’
Cummings even helped to fix a burst pipe this year
We can’t all be Chuggs
Why does the water taste better up north?
You could end up paying three months’ worth of rent
Cancel the gap year
This is largely down to the lack of in-person tuition
There were four per cent fewer dropouts in 2020/21 compared with the previous year
People project their wild theories onto you about how you were conceived
‘My mum said: “I can’t say anyone’s particularly surprised”‘
Fewer grads are able to pay off their student loans
If you don’t like your chips drowning in gravy, then you’re defo from the south
‘I’m just happier in every single aspect’
Each flag represents a different sub-group within the wider LGBTQ+ community
Chief stew Hannah got around $24k every six weeks
The Labour leader refuses to deny whether he’s ever taken drugs
If you think it’s wrong, you can get out my swamp
Five antisemitic incidents were reported at UCL alone
‘There isn’t much protection for young women in the early stages of their career and I think men in power definitely exploit this’
Temporary pay-cuts during the pandemic were a ‘PR exercise’, critics say
This is just the latest flashpoint in an ongoing feud between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul
Time to separate the Dancing Queens from the Waterloosers
One UCL student was sent a death threat
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week
The petition has over 130k signatures and will be considered for debate in parliament
If you like ready salted crisps, you defo should’ve gone to Durham
‘The student rent situation was undeniably unfair’
This means the government must now consider the petition for a debate
I wouldn’t bother applying for Love Island
A devastating wave of coronavirus is sweeping India
The Malones’ dogs are the stars
It’s been a first year like no other
Hastings just wants to catch more bent coppers
And while we’re here: Steve Arnott isn’t that fit either
Five universities couldn’t rule disciplinary action out
Fans are absolutely distraught
Nothing beats a tinny in the park
One student lost £3,000
Unis won’t be going back until May 17th at the earliest
‘With the conversion therapy I said if you send me there, I will never come home again’
‘It’s time for us to evolve. Period. It’s time for us to go from a Pikachu to a Raichu’
He’s absolutely loaded, claims to have played sports with royalty and still has his iconic spiky lid
Engineers, Medics and Dentist are amongst the least anxious
Expect cheek, nerve, audacity, gall and even gumption
Two more staff members were disciplined and one resigned over the same time period
Leeds Uni denied the claim that police have keys to students’ rooms
We don’t need a ‘free speech champion’ – we need a mental health champion
The dealer threw massive parties and trashed the house
I know where I’m off to tomorrow
The videos are captioned ‘Boris said what?’ and ‘What was that Boris ahahah?’
Students are also asked not to return to campus until further notice
The organisation is also calling for a full rebate for uni students in the months of December and January
These included parties, BBQs and raves occurring across the county of West Yorkshire
It’s not just VCs who rake in the dollar
The police are yet to make any arrests
Gun fingers for John Maynard Keynes
‘It got so bad that you just didn’t know where he was going to strike next’
Despite it having a sign on it, saying ‘fire exit’
Students who commit repeat offences could be kicked out of halls or even expelled from uni
‘Study bubbles’ will hopefully slow the spread of coronavirus
Sabrina was called a ‘slave’ while working at the coffee shop
‘We have not only failed this employee but ourselves and our customers too’
Students will hand deliver a letter to the directors of a Bristol-based property company
The results will surprise you
Another letting agency has been less forgiving, prompting a rent strike
Students are being advised to take it in turns to use the kitchen
He looooooves a poppadom
But in general students feel that mental health support channels are working well
Our very own Mr Worldwide took £26k worth of flights
One student was called a ‘filthy Zionist’
… but not everyone was pleased to see him
10 pizzas, Jeremy! 10! That’s insane!
‘They made this problem, which has now reached the ages of 18-21’
But more beef sparks as a result
Beacon is finally lit (sort of)
He is not in hospital and is recovering at home
‘I have never experienced such harrowing scenes of anarchy, anger and police brutality’
The scheme was used 36 times last academic year
Students pay on average £1,537 per month
If you live in Redland, good luck
‘We’re not killjoys, but we do actually want to be able to sleep as well’
‘We’re not killjoys, but we do actually want to be able to sleep as well’
But don’t worry, she’s sleeping on the sofa
And the targeted area has EXPANDED
Renewed attempts to combat student noise will take place in September
Renewed attempts to combat student noise will take place in September
The university are ‘hoping to pick up students in difficulty at an earlier stage’
‘To graduate with my friends today has been very emotional’
The BBC have released a new documentary about Natasha Abrahart’s death, the 11th suspected suicide at Bristol in just over a year
And you missed him because you were ‘revising’
‘Bristol are not listening to us. They do not accept that there is a problem’
This is what happens when your uni’s confessions page turns into a mental health service
Why not ‘Building McBuildingface’?
The banter era is over at De Montfort University
Where else are we gonna go to be edgy af?
Bucket hat to bail out BUCA
Is your party on the website?
‘Honestly it’s like an orgasm but better, like ten times better’