University of Huddersfield
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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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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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15p REUSABLE CUP INITIATIVE
By Sean Ford During the summer the Students’ Union was recognized for their sustainability and green initiatives. They have attained a “Good” Green Impact award. The Students’ Union joined the award-winning programme in 2021 and they have made progress towards becoming a more sustainable organisation and creating long-lasting social change on campus. In partnership with…
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University Student Bringing Eclectic Concerts To Town
University of Huddersfield student Sam Hopkins is bringing a diverse line-up of music to the town, with a series of eclectic gigs. Hopkins, a third year student, has organised the events as part of his final year project, with proceeds from the gigs going towards an accompanying series of lectures from industry figures. “For the…
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A View From Room 101 – Student Central
“You asked me once, what was in Room 101. I told you that you knew the answer already. Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world.” Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell I’m not sure what sort of message the University was sending T’Hud when they moved the…
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Huddersfield announced as University of the Year
HUDDERSFIELD has been declared University of the Year by one of the UK’s leading publications. The announcement was made during a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, venue for the 2013 Times Higher Education Awards. “This is the most fantastic honour!” said a delighted Professor Bob Cryan, theUniversity of Huddersfield’s Vice-Chancellor, who accepted the award in person. “It is a tribute to all the staff who have worked so hard to get us where we are today. …
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Undergraduate Support to be cut
With students already struggling to face the prospect of anything up to £53,000 debt at the end of their degree, the news of George Osborne cutting the undergraduate support budget by £150 million won’t be taken lightly. This means axing the National Scholarship Programme – but it doesn’t stop there! The way the NSP works…
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Change For The Better ?
A number of you may be aware that the Students’ Union will relocate to the brand new Learning & Leisure Centre in January 2014. This project has been in the pipelines since March 2011, but we have now reached the stage where plans for the move have become finalised. Over the past few days the plans have…
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Last Orders Please – The SU Bar/Cafe to Close In January
by Kevin Lawson Yesterday SU staff were told that the Bar and Cafe run in the Students Union building would close in January as part of the move to the new building. The news finally confirms the rumours that been circling ever since the new £22.5 million Learning Leisure Centre was announced. Whilst the initial press…
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Uni Registry wins top award
THE University of Huddersfield’s Registry Team – responsible for assuring the quality of all courses and overseeing rules and regulations – has been voted the nation’s best at the 2013 Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards. One of the achievements that earned the award was a new system leading to dramatic falls in student problems…