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Huddersfield Students’ Union President Speaks Out on Defence Universities Alliance Partnership
Announced earlier in July by the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard MP at the University of Manchester. The Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) is a partnership created to foster greater connections between the defence sector, the Ministry of Defence and academia. The Alliance will also see the Government to be able to access research technology and intelligence from the participating universities to use for defence. At…
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‘Very much preparing for the worst’: Pride Organiser says as Activists Protest Kirklees Flag Policy
UPDATE 23/9/26: HSU President Dobby Dey has responded to a request for comment THIS WEDNESDAY activists from Huddersfield Pride Queer Collective, Stand Up To Racism, Unison and more have been protesting the decision by Kirklees Council not to include the Pride flag on the list of “approved” flags for their recently announced flag policy, affecting…
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Queensgate Works: What’s Up With That?
Recently, you may have seen that works have started up again on the Queensgate Campus, or if you’re a new student, starting up for the first time. You might be wondering, what’s going on here or why are those nice new fence posts being taken down? Let’s dive in… In July 2024, the Researcher Hub, Edith Key Building and Sir George Buckley Lecture Theatre were demolished. Initial plans were for the area…
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¡Viva La Revolución!
Say goodbye to cheap cocktails and a giant pink gorilla as Tuesday 27 January marks the end of one of Huddersfield’s most cherished and iconic cocktail bars, Revolution, or Revs, as we all know it. The official Instagram account for the bar posted that they were permanently closing sending partygoers and students into a frenzy,…
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES JOB CUTS: WHAT’S GOING ON
By Fletcher Shore, Freelance Journalist What’s going on? 37 Arts and Humanities staff are facing redundancy, as five departments are being condensed to three to save money. The cuts were announced in June, to uproar from staff and students. At the moment, 30 academics and 7 technical staff are at risk of losing their jobs.…
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Student Budgeting: How to plan ahead for the academic year
By Zoha Tariq Time at university can be quite stressful at times; with your studies, tests, course-works etc, but also managing your routine on your own with a limited budget. Let’s be honest, Universities are expensive and a HUGE investment towards our future, so it’s imperative that we plan out our journey in an effective…
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What are Huddersfield MP’s Campaigning for?
By Connor Moore Huddersfield like every other town and city has problems that will arise should we leave, centring around Council Tax increases and council budget cuts. These coupled with a potential recession, predicted by many leading economists should we leave the EU, could be huge. However, Local councillors have plans to remedy these concerns.…
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Politics Debate on Campus
By Christopher Blake Party representatives met for a lively debate at Huddersfield university on the 04th December, fielding questions from students in preparation for the upcoming election. In attendance was James Wilkinson representing the Liberal Democrats, Barry Sheerman for the Labour party, Stuart Hall for the Brexit party, Ken Davy for the Conservative party and Andrew…
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THE FIGHT FOR AND AGAINST FEMINISM
T-Hud writers Lorna and Aimee recently produced a piece about the misconceptions of feminism. The article brings to light a number of interesting points but there is one factor that I want to expand a little further. Aimee stated, quite rightly, that not all feminists hate men, but she didn’t mention why so many people…
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Lost and Fined
Hands up if you’ve ever received a fine for not returning a book to the university library on time. Another show of hands if you have missed a lecture and not reported your absence. How about this: have you ever swiped into a class and then just left the room before the lecture started? Or…