During a time of continued economic uncertainty and cuts to public services, the value placed on volunteering is higher than ever. During National Volunteers Week (1st-7th June 2011) national charity Citizens Advice is calling on people from all backgrounds with different skills to get in touch.
 
Citizens Advice relies heavily on the gene…

China have specially selected the University of Reading to help improve the standard of teaching in the country.   The university was the only UK institution to be chosen by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the China Scholarship Council to help devise a new teaching programme which will help 14 Chinese teachers develop their sk…

Loughborough has been deemed to provide the best student experience in the UK for the fifth year running.

The university came first in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey which asked 13,000 undergraduates which was the best university to attend in the UK.

Universities were rated on 21 different factors, from the quality o…

The government has delayed the publication of its plans to shake up higher education in England to take into account what level of fees universities might charge.

The Higher Education White Paper was due to be published by March 2011.

Universities minister David Willetts announced he was delaying this in part to see how "price-settin…

South Hampton's student union failed to reach a decision during Monday's union council meeting on whether to boycott Nestlé products

The issue has gained considerable publicity amongst the student population at Southampton following the publication of an article in campus newspaper Wessex Scene, demanding that the Union join a l…

As part of ‘Volunteering Week’ a student led volunteering group known as M.A.D held a fashion show on Avenue Campus in aid of the charity Oxfam. M.A.D was founded by Pete Sara and Matt Pouncey, BA Business students and is run together with a group of students as a way to gain experience and raise money, all part of ‘doing their bi…