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Incoming UJS president Raphi Leon (right) speaks during a discussion at the Union of Jewish Students' State of the Union event in London. Photo Credit: UJS

June 26, 2026, 3:56 pm

New UJS president Raphi Leon: ‘Jewish students must take our story into the wider world’

Incoming Union of Jewish Students president says his focus will be helping students live proudly Jewish lives while strengthening relationships beyond the community

By Annabel Sinclair

A graduate waves a Palestinian flag during a ceremony at the University of Edinburgh, 11 July 2025. Photo taken from X

June 5, 2026, 12:05 pm

More than a quarter of British students say 7 October massacre was ‘defensible’

New survey finds undergraduates far more likely than the wider public to justify atrocities against Israelis

By Annabel Sinclair

The Cavendish Building, Homerton College, Cambridge (Creative Commons/Franman247)

May 5, 2026, 8:20 am

I had death threats after visiting Israel. My Cambridge college saw me as the problem

Bradley Smart endured a campaign of harassment, with a fellow student at Homerton College saying he would 'kill' him. Yet in some ways even more disturbing was Homerton's response

By Bradley Smart

Pro-Palestinian protest at Cornell University, as featured in Speechless: Part 2 – The Pendulum, with demonstrators holding anti-Zionism banners and Palestinian flags. Credit: BBC Storyville / Good Soup Productions

April 14, 2026, 1:17 pm

BBC doc shows students praising 7 October and branding Zionists ‘Nazis’

Storyville film Speechless captures chants, confrontations and claims of antisemitism amid free speech battles at American universities

By Annabel Sinclair

March 20, 2026, 12:14 pm

Top American university agrees to settle antisemitism lawsuit for $1 million

UC Berkeley will also prevent student organisations passing bylaws banning Zionist speakers

By JN Reporter

Students protest on Nakba Day at University of Birmingham, 15 May.
Photo Credit: Campaign Against Antisemitism

February 11, 2026, 1:32 pm

Publicised hatred, unofficially endorsed by my student union

Simi Jacobs explores the suppression of Zionist identities on Birmingham University campus

By Simi Jacobs

January 30, 2026, 11:17 am

Lines can blur between free speech and individual responsibility at university

How student leadership shapes the campus environment for Jewish students

By Skye Phillips

January 28, 2026, 11:54 am

University lecturer and Redbridge local election candidate backed ‘peace deal with Hitler’

Marwan Elfallah is lecturer in the University of East London's Department of Education, and is standing for the Redbridge Independents at local elections in May

By Lee Harpin

January 7, 2026, 5:45 pm

Judaism gives us a shared language that steadies us when we feel uncertain

You cannot outgrow the Jewish community, because the community is not the structure. It is the people.

By Lottie Cannon

UJS student leaders speak at a Limmud session on Jewish life on UK campuses.

December 30, 2025, 12:09 pm

Campus is not a war zone for Jews, UJS chief tells Limmud

Jewish student leaders reject fear narrative and urge teens to choose universities for courses, not antisemitism

By Annabel Sinclair

September 17, 2025, 9:18 am

CST launches new 24/7 antisemitism helpline for students in higher education

New initiative designed to give 'every student access to immediate support, day or night'

By Jewish News Reporter

Yavneh College celebrate their A-Level results

August 14, 2025, 12:10 pm

Mazel Tov, Class of 2025! Jewish schools post stellar A-Level success

Thousands of Jewish pupils celebrate record-breaking grades as many head to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities

By Annabel Sinclair

Louis Danker, speaking at UJS Conference. Pic: Courtesy

July 24, 2025, 3:17 pm

New UJS president promises pride and protection for Jewish students

Louis Danker takes the helm during a turbulent time, pledging zero tolerance on antisemitism and a bold revival of Jewish life across UK campuses

By Michelle Rosenberg

May 9, 2025, 5:26 pm

OPINION: I’ve heard testimony that confirm our universities are failing to protect Jewish students

Lord Shinkwin writes for Jewish News after a debate in the Upper Chamber on the rise in Jew hate in higher education

By Lord Shinkwin

Scenes on Edinburgh University campus earlier this year.

October 15, 2024, 9:42 am

OPINION: If not me, then who? One year of anxiety, fear and guilt for students on campus

Jewish students should be students, not advocates against a cycle of hate, writes UJS president Sami Berkoff

By Sami Berkoff

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