Robert Gordon University divests from all fossil fuels
Robert Gordon University has become the 103rd higher education institution in the UK to divest from fossil fuels. The university is the second based in Aberdeen, a city known as…
University of Surrey: Students engage in mass disruption of careers fair over fossil fuel recruitment and arms industry influence
Students at the University of Surrey organised a day of mass disruption on their campus on 18 October. Activists from Surrey People & Planet coordinated a series of stunts in…
New data reveals the impact of students being forced to take on work alongside their studies
New survey data has revealed the impact of work on university students' lives. More students than ever are taking on paid employment alongside, with NUS suggesting the cost of living…
King’s College London staff win big increase to London weighting
Academic staff at King's College London have agreed to end their marking boycott after winning an increase to London weighting, longer parental leave and childcare subsidies. The industrial action was…
102nd UK university divests from fossil fuels
Plymouth Marjon University has become the 102nd university in the UK to divest from fossil fuels. The university updated its ethical investment policy to exclude all fossil fuel investments from…
NUS demands action on student cost of living crisis
The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for the government to act on the cost of living crisis for students, following the publication of the results of an annual…
Why Christian universities should sever their links with fossil fuels
I was delighted to see the news that that Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) has become the first church-founded university to make a Fossil Free Careers commitment, and the fourth UK…
Divestment is not enough – why students at University of Surrey are campaigning to end fossil fuel recruitment on campus
Across the UK, students are acting against universities for being complicit in ecological crimes by maintaining the oil, gas, and mining recruitment pipeline. For as long as these industries have…
NUS launches ‘biggest youth and student voter registration campaign ever’
The National Union of Students (NUS) has today launched its 'Turn Up' campaign to encourage students to register to vote in advance of May's local elections. NUS has said the…
What’s behind University of East Anglia’s £45 MILLION budget black hole?
UEA's financial crisis is astronomical. It's led to the resignation of the Vice Chancellor and it could put staff at risk of redundancies. On the fifth episode of #BrightGreenLive, our…