All news on the topic: Students

550
Universities become recruitment pipeline as Russia intensifies student mobilisation for Ukraine war
When 23-year-old Russian student Valery Averin signed a military contract in January after being recruited into Russia’s drone forces campaign targeting students, he was told he would train as a drone operator.
597
Nine universities take government to court over £30,000 student loan clawback row affecting 22,000 students
Nine universities have initiated legal action against the government in a dispute over students being asked to repay loans that were "issued in error".
579
Teen shooter kills himself after school rampage in Turkey leaves 16 injured and classrooms in chaos
Teenagers run in fear after their former classmate burst into school armed with a shotgun and began firing randomly.
657
UK education scandal: 22,000 students face loss of financial support
More than 20,000 students have been informed they must repay university maintenance loans and grants after reportedly receiving them in error.
546
Fresh meningitis scare at college as UK outbreak leaves two dead and cases investigated
St John Rigby College, in Orrell, has written to parents and carers about a ’suspected meningococcal case’ affecting one of their students following the deadly outbreak in Kent that claimed two lives.
687
Meningitis outbreak in Kent grows to 29 cases as vaccine chaos leaves students turned away
The count of meningitis cases tied to an outbreak in Kent has increased to 29, health officials have confirmed.
477
Two dead and dozens at risk in meningitis outbreak linked to Canterbury nightclub
Thousands of people are being encouraged to obtain antibiotics in an effort to prevent the spread of deadly meningitis beyond Kent, where two students have died and 11 are hospitalized.
636
Deadly meningitis outbreak linked to University of Kent leaves two dead
Two individuals have died and another 11 are "seriously ill" in hospital following an outbreak of "invasive" meningitis linked to the University of Kent.
528
The AI watching the classroom: European facial recognition used on a million Brazilian students
As Europe attempts to regulate AI technologies domestically, systems developed on the continent are being implemented abroad.
803
‘School wars’ erupt across London as teens urged to bring knives and fight
‘School wars’ have spread all over London with teenagers encouraged to ‘be violent’ towards each other.
819
Three Royal Holloway students hospitalised after stabbing at Egham railway station as police arrest man in his 30s
Three college students are in the hospital after being stabbed at a train station.
585
Three university students hospitalized after stabbing at Egham railway station in Surrey
Three university students are hospitalized after being stabbed at a train station.
691
Thousands of Ghanaian PhD students face deportation from the UK after government fails to pay £32 million in scholarships
Students from Ghana at UK universities say they are in danger of being deported after being stranded by their own government without promised scholarships or tuition fee payments.
741
Brown University shooting leaves two dead, nine injured; person of interest detained
Police in Rhode Island have detained a "person of interest" after a gunman opened fire at Brown University, killing two people.
826
UK student midwives forced to extend studies after programs fail standards
A growing number of student midwives are being prevented from graduating due to insufficient training.
831
Jakarta school blast leaves dozens injured as police arrest teenage suspect
Police in Indonesia say explosions have ripped through a High School, with three victims left in a serious condition in hospital as a teenager is arrested.
666
Serbian youth movement accuses government corruption of causing tragedy that killed 16
After walking for days - some for more than two weeks and covering over 400 kilometres - tens of thousands of young Serbians converged on the northern city of Novi Sad on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the train station canopy collapse that killed 16 people and sparked the largest anti-corruption protests in the country’s history.
602
Cybercrime and fraud surge across North-East with £3.7m in losses reported in September
Seven different types of cybercrime and fraud increased in prevalence in the North-East over the summer, according to data from the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre (RECCC).
921
Leeds students pocketed £156k by gaming the train delay refund scheme
Two Chinese students living in Leeds have been imprisoned after exploiting a major loophole in Britain’s rail compensation system. Li Liu, 26, and Wanqing Yu, 25, amassed a staggering £156,743 by scamming the Delay Repay scheme over three years.
836
Hundreds of pro-Palestine students march in London on anniversary of October 7 attack
Hundreds of pro-Palestine students took to the streets of London today, marking the second anniversary of the October 7 attack with coordinated demonstrations across several universities.
737
Sudanese immigrant on trial accused of raping British student
A Sudanese immigrant accused of raping a British student had fled his home country months before the incident, a court has heard.
621
UC Berkeley shares personal data of students and faculty with Trump administration
The University of California, Berkeley, provided personal information to the Trump administration about roughly 160 students and professors as part of a federal investigation into campus antisemitism, outraging critics and faculty who compared the move to the anti-communist purges of the McCarthy era.
742
Police foil attack after video threats to ‘stab and slice’ pupils at Merthyr College
A masked man made horrific threats on YouTube to ’stab, cut and slice’ every student at a college in a quiet Welsh town.
910
UK to evacuate 40 Palestinian students from Gaza for university scholarships
The government has approved plans to permit approximately 40 students from Gaza to travel to the UK in the upcoming weeks to begin funded university scholarships.
760
At least six students drown, 21 hospitalized during school trip swim in Egypt
At least six students have reportedly drowned, and 21 were taken to the hospital after experiencing difficulties while swimming on a school trip in Egypt.