Students Are at Breaking Point
The cost of living crisis is forcing students to choose between paying rent and buying food. They need targeted support – and an end to a profit-driven university system that treats them as cash cows.
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Hillary Gyebi-Ababio is the NUS Vice President for Higher Education.
The cost of living crisis is forcing students to choose between paying rent and buying food. They need targeted support – and an end to a profit-driven university system that treats them as cash cows.
The National Union of Students turns 100 today. The best way to mark the moment is to join the struggle against a government hellbent on failing students across the board.
Universities across Britain are opening their doors to companies who profit from the climate crisis – it’s time to take a stand and kick fossil fuel and mining corporations out of our education institutions.
Reported plans to reduce tuition fees by £750 aren’t a real solution to the crisis facing students – if the government wants to make a difference, it should abolish fees entirely and write off student debt.