Wessex Scene A great piece from Wessex Scene about a technology failure at Southhampton's university gym that could leave sporty students out of pocket, as membership prices rise. Have a read here. Exepose A thoughtful feature about Grenfell Tower, reflecting on the fact that: "as headlines turn their attention elsewhere its hard to imagine we will
The Boar https://theboar.org/2017/07/warwick-granted-millions-improve-healthcare-poor-countries/ A fantastic news story by Cecily Morgan about the money that Warwick University has been granted for improving healthcare in some of the world's poorest countries. Well worth a read! "The University of Warwick has been granted £7 million by the National Institute for Health Research towards improving healthcare in some of the
Wessex Scene https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/news/2017/07/20/coldplay-contributes-towards-universitys-groundbreaking-battle-against-cancer/ "The University of Southampton is refusing to disclose the amount donated at the band’s request, but have said that it is a “wonderful gesture”, with the university now having raised over £21 million towards the campaign for a Centre of Immunology." Epigram http://epigram.org.uk/news/2017/07/breaking-university-accommodation-fails-grenfell-style-fire-tests "Waverley House, one of the accommodation blocks available
Bath Impact Jonny Brighton, a student at the University of Bath, was on placement in the House of Lords at the time the speech was made, which named the "University of Bath managerial staff as being vastly overpaid, receiving pay increases far too large when compared with other public sector workers". http://bathimpact.co.uk/2017/07/14/vc-named-and-shamed-in-the-house-of-lords-for-pay/ Wessex Scene "Perhaps the
The Cambridge Student The Cambridge Student reported on the NUS' response to Conservative comments on tuition fees: "NUS Vice President of Higher Education, Amatey Doku, responded to First Secretary of State and Conservative MP Damian Green's comments on the issue of university tuition fees yesterday, in his first public statement as vice president, calling on
Exepose A couple of political pieces from Exeter's student newspaper: on the fallout from the UK General Election (read more here), and a piece by Jack Watts on James Comey's testimony against Trump (read more here). Inquire "InQuire takes an extensive look at this year’s Summer Ball, as editors Sunny Singh and Jack Hsuan work their way
It's been a busy week for student journalists: with the government releasing their Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rankings, many of you across the country rushed to cover what this would mean for your institution. Here are a few of the best: Concrete UEA was awarded a silver TEF ranking. http://www.concrete-online.co.uk/uea-awarded-silver-new-ranking/ Epigram The University of Bristol
Arts Demon Media Demon Media review Alt-J's latest album. http://www.demon-media.co.uk/2017/06/12/alt-js-creative-risks-pay-off-on-their-third-lp-relaxer-album-review/ The Edge The Edge published this thought-provoking piece from a drama student, on the value of criticism. https://www.theedgesusu.co.uk/features/2017/06/18/well-you-did-ask-a-defence-of-reviews-and-reviewers/ The Falmouth Anchor Emma Pocock spoke to Carrie Hope Fletcher about her role as Wednesday Addams. http://www.falmouth-anchor.co.uk/wp/index.php/2017/06/15/interview-carrie-hope-fletcher-on-the-addams-family-in-cornwall-overcoming-criticism-and-multi-tasking/ The Verse The Verse with a great review of Wonder
The Badger The Badger, at the University of Sussex covered the election on their 'Live: General Election 2017' blog. With content ranging from snappy updates to red-bull fuelled analysis, they made it through not only until the early hours of the morning, but were still posting updates the following day. They also shared reactions from
The Stag, University of Surrey https://issuu.com/thestagsurrey/docs/the_surrey_stag_issue_90_final_onli The Gryphon, University of Leeds https://issuu.com/thegryphon/docs/itm11 Forge Press, University of Sheffield https://issuu.com/forgepress/docs/issue103 Palatinate, Durham University https://issuu.com/palatinate/docs/palatinate_792 The Boar, University of Warwick https://issuu.com/theboarnews/docs/issue_8_final If you want to see your publication in a future edition, tweet us @SPAJournalism with a link!
