The Guardian has shared a shocking piece that has found In a study of 554 university students, 63 admit to rape, sexual assault and other aggressive forcible acts. Hopefully this will push Ofsted to give concrete recommendations for addressing this problem, including introducing a complaint process, adequate support and education on what is acceptable. All part of the the ProtectED Code of practice that we have created to combat these problems in universities. Read the full

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After achieving a degree at university, if you have no plans for further education, the next step to getting the job you want is to go through the interview process. Recently, I've participated a lot of job interviews for both journalism publications as well as PR agencies, and with those experiences I've thought of a few ways to be prepared for before, during and after an interview. Before the interview Regardless of what company or business you're applying for, the first st

Starting University is an exciting time, but it can also be a time when some students blow off excess steam, and explore their freedom. Going out to Night Clubs are a normal part of young peoples lives. No one could have escaped the news recently on women's safety, but it seems there is a new threat from spiking, but not your drink as everyone would assume, there has been a worrying spate of people being injected. Priti Patel is calling for an update and Police chiefs have be

Being the first person to go university in my family this really struck a chord with me, I was the first one to move away, and had no idea what to expect. It isn't something I had considered before, I assumed everyone felt nervous and unsure of what to expect. It would be good for universities to support students like this who have no experience or Knowledge of what attending university is like. You can read the full article here.

For many LGBT+ students, starting university or college, is an opportunity to be more open about their sexuality or gender. The BBC have spoken to Students about their experiences of sharing their sexuality or gender identity at university, and the support they received. As part of our ProtectED Code of Practice we require our member universities to have policies in place that support all students security, safety and wellbeing, including bullying and harassment, equality and

We all like to think that in such a forward thinking age, that people are not attacked just for their race, but unfortunately this happens to people more than you think, and international students are often targets. The Pie has shared an article looking at an organisation that has been set up in Australia to support students that have been victims of such horrific assaults. We Are Australia, was launched on October 1, pledging to be the voice of international student victims.

The Information Commissioner's Office has published a very interesting blog giving some advice, on how to keep any data that is collected by a university, when supporting students with their mental health or in other matters safe, you can read the full article here.

The PIE reports, how The British Council is hoping to tackle the decline in EU student numbers at UK universities with targeted events across the continent. The announcement comes after UCAS statistics earlier this year suggested applications from EU/ EEA students were down by 40%. Read the full article here.