Students
The students left homeless amid the accommodation crisis
Nowhere to turn — Across the UK students are being denied accommodation by their universities, leaving them in precarious living situations – from rough sleeping, to sofa surfing and Airbnb, reports Siân Bradley.
Written by: Sian Bradley
How dodgy housing is endangering students’ health
Safe homes now — Students are being left to languish in unsafe housing, leading to serious health complications and in some cases hospitalisation, reports Niall Hignett.
Written by: Niall Hignett
We must resist the Tories’ brutal changes to university
People before profit — Government plans to make it harder for people to go to university and to force students to pay more of their loans back will only entrench inequality.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
We must fight plans to raise student loan repayments
Deepening crisis — Government plans to reduce the annual student loan repayment threshold will only drive up inequality within education, writes NUS Vice President, Hillary Gyebi-Ababio.
Written by: Hillary Gyebi-Ababio
The anarchists helping students take on landlords
This is SolFed — Throughout the pandemic, the government has neglected students – particularly when it comes to housing. But a group of old school activists are stepping in and using their radical politics to fight for a younger generation.
Written by: Katie Tobin
'It's abysmal': stories from locked down students
#UniRentStrike — As thousands of uni students pledge to go on rent strike over unused rooms, they're speaking up about the dire handling of Covid-19 within higher education.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
US college students are being forced to turn to crowdfunding
Desperate measures — Campuses across the country have closed in response to the coronavirus crisis – but what about the students who have been left behind?
Written by: Ashley Bardhan
The lecturers' strike offers universities a radical future
From Where I Stand — The current industrial dispute in universities about pensions could change the balance of power in higher education for good, writes lecturer James Smith.
Written by: James Smith
Inside The Resistance: The young activists fighting for Venezuela’s future
La Resistencia — Anti-government protests in Caracas have already paralysed the Venezuelan capital for months, young people fed up of a corrupt government as hunger and hyperinflation continue. Despite the state violence and constant repression, the resistance movement shows no signs of stopping.
Written by: Bram Ebus
The non-Zionist pro-Palestinian Israeli who wants to lead Jewish students in Britain
From Where I Stand — The Union of Jewish Students is supposed to represent all Jewish students in the United Kingdom, but right now some feel that it's failing. Eran Cohen is a pro-Palestinian, non-Zionist Jewish student, and he wants to be elected as the organisation's next President. Here's why.
Written by: Eran Cohen
Is political blackness past its sell by date?
Talking race — Political blackness, the idea that anyone non-white can unite under the term black, has a long and proud history. But in 2016, it might well be time to update the language used to fight racism and oppression.
Written by: Halimo Hussain
Students in London are struggling, but our rent strike is about a whole lot more
From where I stand — Pissed off London students like me are refusing to pay their rent in protest, but our rent strike isn't just about us; it is about our responsibility to the communities we live in too.
Written by: Liam Renouf