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Students are being hammered by the cost of living crisis. It’s time to fight back.

Kelsey Trevett 24 August 2022 Students are being hammered by the cost of living crisis. It’s time to fight back.2022-08-24T17:44:22+01:00 Comment No Comment
The cost of living crisis is at the forefront of everyone’s minds - and rightly so. Food prices are spiralling out of control; energy prices are set to have tripled…
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UCU backs student led campaign demanding universities stop promoting careers in fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 9 August 2022 UCU backs student led campaign demanding universities stop promoting careers in fossil fuels2022-08-09T15:16:14+01:00 Labour Movement 1 Comment
The UK’s largest university staff union, University and College Union (UCU) has voted to back the student-led campaign for Fossil Free Careers at its annual congress. Delegates at the congress,…
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UCU to launch national ballot for strike action in September

Chris Jarvis 8 August 2022 UCU to launch national ballot for strike action in September2022-08-08T17:59:51+01:00 Labour Movement No Comment
The hot strike summer rumbles on. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched its national ballot campaign for strike action in higher education. UCU is set to ballot its…
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95th UK university divests from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 28 July 2022 95th UK university divests from fossil fuels2022-07-28T16:45:27+01:00 News No Comment
The University of Northampton has become the 95th UK university to announce it is cutting its financial ties with the fossil fuel industry. The university will be divesting from fossil…
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Surrey Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, mining, and arms recruitment

Chris Jarvis 9 June 2022 Surrey Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, mining, and arms recruitment2022-06-09T11:28:54+01:00 News No Comment
University of Surrey Students' Union has voted to boycott all fossil fuel and arms industry recruitment. This comes off the back of two motions from the Surrey People & Planet…
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Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels

Chris Jarvis 31 May 2022 Campaigners celebrate as University of Leicester becomes 94th UK university to divest from fossil fuels2022-05-31T13:32:59+01:00 News No Comment
The global movement for fossil fuel divestment took another step forward today. The University of Leicester has become the 94th university in the UK to commit to excluding fossil fuel…
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Almost half a million students could be shut out of university by government funding reforms

Chris Jarvis 28 May 2022 Almost half a million students could be shut out of university by government funding reforms2022-05-28T13:21:05+01:00 News No Comment
The UK government has yet another plan to reform higher education funding for England and Wales. The proposals would mean people would only eligible for a student loan if they…
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NUS slams “brutal” student loan interest rate hike

Chris Jarvis 14 April 2022 NUS slams “brutal” student loan interest rate hike2022-04-14T08:41:50+01:00 Green Parties No Comment
University graduates in England and Wales who took out a loan after 2012 are set to be hit with a massive hike in interest rates on their student loans. Analysis…
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Sussex Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, and mining recruitment

Chris Jarvis 5 April 2022 Sussex Students’ Union to boycott oil, gas, and mining recruitment2022-04-05T18:34:57+01:00 News No Comment
The University of Sussex Students’ Union has voted to boycott all oil, gas, and mining industry recruitment. In doing so, the union has joined the national Fossil Free Careers campaign…
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Oxford University’s fossil fuel ties legitimise racism

Nicole Jashapara 26 April 2021 Oxford University’s fossil fuel ties legitimise racism2021-04-26T21:07:33+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
It is no secret that fossil fuel companies are racist. As Shell’s activities in Ogoniland show, the industry exploits the lands of indigenous peoples against their will and shows higher…
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