At the start of the next academic year, maintenance grants will be gone. And with this move, the last scrap of social mobility in the higher education system will be dead. In place of the grants will come loans, which students will be expected to pay off on top of their existing debt. As a result, the […]
Grants
Editorial: Cuts, crumbs, campaigns
Students are under the kosh again, as Osborne’s “earn or learn” Budget promises become a reality. Last week, Parliament voted to scrap student maintenance grants in favour of a loan system which will come into effect from September 2016. We lead this issue looking into the implications for Exeter students – over 3000 are in their […]
Students react to grant cuts
Over 3,000 Exeter students are likely to be affected by government plans to cut maintenance grants in favour of loans come September 2016. According to University data released to Exeposé, 4,540 students at the University currently benefit from government maintenance grants. Of this number, 3,072 are first and second-year students most likely to be affected […]
Just not e-Nerf money
Nerf society is a relatively new society, founded in 2013. We grew to over 100 members in 2014 and we now have over 120. This extremely rapid growth was our first major financial challenge, as suddenly our events were four times larger, dwarfing the scope of our initial start-up funds. However, there were larger financial […]
Society rich list revealed
Afull budget breakdown of Guild affiliated societies has been revealed to Exeposé. Bracton Law Society is the richest on campus, according to Guild figures. They currently have a positive balance of £58,396 in their account – more than double the amount of the second richest society. The society has 900 members and a one year […]