period poverty

NUSU is helping students through the cost of living crisis by providing access to sexual health and hygine products....

Lifestyle Editor Jess Herbert shares her thoughts on the period product that transformed her time of the month...

Meg Howe on how the government decision to scrap the infamous tampon tax is a step in the right directions...

Kelly Corcoran on the decision to repeal the 5% tampon tax...

In March 2019 NUSU convinced Newcastle University to become the first university in England to provide free sanitary items on campus. The menstrual care system is predicted to be up and running by the...

Considering the fact that over half the population get periods, it is ridiculous that their existence is continuously buried under layers of entrenched embarrassment, inconvenience and disgust. For fa...

Students at Newcastle University have been disappointed to discover that the University has not followed through on its commitment to introduce free sanitary products across campus in time for the sta...

Students at Newcastle University are continuing to lobby for free sanitary products in the SU. On the 29th of October, The Courier published an article about a scheme launched by the UCU to provide...

Last week, the University and College Union (UCU) launched a new campaign at to tackle period poverty in Newcastle. Student mentors at Newcastle College are now able to provide sanitary products to st...