Merle Streck

University of Hull students request refund after Scarborough campus closed

Student satisfaction rates at the university have dropped in the last two years since the decision to move the Scarborough campus was made public

By Merle Streck · 28 March 2016

UCL comes under fire after threatening student journalist with expulsion

A young journalist was supposedly threatended with expulsion by UCL executives after she gained access to a confidential report forecasting the university profits from…

By Merle Streck · 12 March 2016

University of Sheffield forces the eviction of protesting students

Protesting against the current quality of higher education, student demonstrators occupy auditorium in “freezing conditions”

By Merle Streck · 9 March 2016

Home Office appoints gap year students to decide asylum claims

The Home Office has responded saying that recruiting students to decide on asylum claims has become an efficient way to handle the workload in busy periods

By Merle Streck · 8 March 2016

Kent Tory students petition for 250ft statue of Margaret Thatcher

The iron statue is meant to encourage “sensible behaviour” and plans would have it stand across the street from university nightclub

By Merle Streck · 29 February 2016

Peter Tatchell accused of being transphobic and racist

The NUS' LGBT Officer has refused to attend an event where celebrated gay rights activist Peter Tatchell was speaking, raising questions about his conduct and ideology

By Merle Streck · 23 February 2016

Campaign launched to help homeless women on their periods

The ‘Time of The Month’ campaign will launch on 25 February and seeks to raise money for sanitary products benefiting homeless women across Manchester

By Merle Streck · 23 February 2016

LSE's Free Speech Society could face ban

Following recent news of LSE’s poor freedom of speech record, the founders of the Free Speech Society, Speakeasy, outlined their society initiatives to combat the negative…

By Merle Streck · 15 February 2016

International students at London business school asked to leave UK

The NUS expressed disappointment with the government by criticizing its flawed system that is now forcing lecturers to speed up teaching for the next semester and thus provide for…

By Merle Streck · 15 February 2016

LSE free speech society could face ban DO NOT PUBLIS

By Merle Streck · 11 February 2016

Junior doctors to walk out again

The junior doctors' strikes will continue on Wednesday 10th February while negotiations between the BMA and the government have not come to a conclusion

By Merle Streck · 9 February 2016