We've done it! @lborouniversity has confirmed that it will divest from all fossil fuel companies!
Students led a radical campaign which resulted in positive talks with the university. Thanks to everyone who helped get this result!
@peopleandplanet#fossilfree#divestment
International students and alumni from Loughborough University @lborouniversity talk about their experiences at university, give real insight into Home Office policies on UK campuses, and call for structural change.
Check through this thread to hear different stories.
Find out how digital artist Sarah Selby encoded stories gathered from the Lboro community into synthetic DNA which she’s embedding into pen ink to write a new style manifesto for the University with! Free online talk, Thurs 17 June 6pm. #LboroInterface2021 https://t.co/YcE1wT63v6
'Dear @lborouniversity SMT,
We thought that you might need a care package. We know we sometimes make your lives hard and we hope that this can help...’
Read our full letter here: https://t.co/vo8UbpXeVD
‘We’ve included a few things to cheer you up, like chocolate! Unfortunately, we only had Bountys left over because nobody else wanted them. Every good care package should also have a nice book in it too and we thought you’d be interested in this one.’
Each day this week we’ll be sharing quotes from international students and alumni in this video about what it’s really like living with racist Home Office policies at @lborouniversity.
Here’s day 1! 🧡
International students and alumni from Loughborough University @lborouniversity talk about their experiences at university, give real insight into Home Office policies on UK campuses, and call for structural change.
Check through this thread to hear different stories.
Day 4! 💙 Uncapped international tuition fees, double or triple ‘home’ fees and have gone UP during a pandemic, discriminate who has access to education.
Today is the Undoing Borders Day of Action. Universities spend thousands of pounds promoting themselves as open and inclusive while upholding a brutal border regime. Today, cut through the PR and show you the truth. Welcome to the University of the Hostile Environment