PhD funding woes hit Business School
As more issues with PhD funding arise, Union asks students to check their accounts
Oxbridge aim for £9,000 fees
£3,000 reduction for poor students
Interview with Deputy President (Finance & Services) Ravi Pall
"The key is to stay focused on the bigger picture. If you get bogged down in petty issues, you can miss important milestones"
Interview with Deputy President (Clubs & Societies) Heather Jones
"It often requires a lot of patience and being able to multi-task is pretty useful. That said, it’s amazingly rewarding and challenging"
Deterring Internationals
The Government’s visa proposals risk catasrophe argues Ksenia Rostislavleva
£940 million cut to higher education funding
Universities hit by huge reductions in 2011/12, plus additional cuts this year
Student visa plans attacked
Government’s visa proposals like “using a slegehammer to crack a nut”
Student protests pass peacefully
Violence of previous protests avoided
SELKIRK RULES! ...and regulations
Selkirk students annoyed at new rules
Major flooding shuts Biochemistry
Pipe connection failure sends water gushing down through Biochemistry building
Interview with Deputy President (Welfare) Charlotte Ivison
"Make sure that you actually care about student welfare or you’ll end up being bored"
Interview with Deputy President (Education) Alex Dahinten
"You do need to be a dynamic person. Since it’s so new, you need to want to shape the position"