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  • Anti-racist activists protest new SU roles

    Ben Fishwick New proposals at Student Council for a White Students’ officer and a Men’s Students’ officer have led to accusations of the President-elect ’sneaking’ in motions at the end of term. The proposals were put forward by Aakash Naik at the May meeting of Student Council,...

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  • PureFM 36 hour charity broadcast

    PureFM 36 hour charity broadcast

    Pure FM, the student radio station at the University of Portsmouth will be holding our annual RAG event on the 21st/22nd April in the form of a 36 hour charity broadcast in order to raise funds for our nominated charities, these ...

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  • Societies face financial problems

    Societies face financial problems

    It has recently come to light that the amount of money left for societies this year does not match the increase in demand. The block grant that is allocated to societies totals £20,000, only £1367 of this remains. Existing societies have been allocated £14,624 whilst the total amount of...

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  • Students tell MPs: ‘come clean on fees’

    Students tell MPs: ‘come clean on fees’

    Students from Portsmouth descended on London last Wednesday, the 11th, to get the government to ‘come clean on fees’. The recently announced review of the fees has angered many students as it brings the possibility of further increasing the already high sum that students have...

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  • NUS calls time on Loan chief

    NUS calls time on Loan chief

    The National Union of Students (NUS) has called for the chief executive (pictured) of the Student Loans Company (SLC) to resign following this year’s loans blunder. It comes after figures reveal that 146,000 students have still not received funds even though their applications have been approved. Another...

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