A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
As reported in The Guardian, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, which is responsible for Further Education grants, has a current shortfall of £100m.
Students face potential reductions in current and future funding, a move that would directly contradict government policy to expand the university system and increase its number of applicants.
The department is being accused of failing to effectively plan and budget the increase in student grants that were promised in July 2007.
The most recent changes offered the maximum amount of grant to students from families with incomes up to £25,000. The previous upper limit was £17,500.
Second-year student Catherine Smith said: “These cuts are worrying, especially when you consider the rising cost of accommodation, food, electricity, gas and other course related costs. Students who receive grants don’t always have further sources of funding available to them.”
A dramatic rise in university applications is another contributing factor to strains on the government’s financing of students.
There has been a 10.5% increase in students beginning their studies this year .
Universities will now have to consider limiting student places in what The Guardian describes as a “short-term freeze to claw back some of the spending”.
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