The biggest Jewish Society fundraising initiative ever undertaken on a British campus has raised more than £11,000 for charity.

Students from Nottingham JSoc took part in the 100 for 100 campaign, which encouraged 100 members to each raise £100. Many raised far more.

When I began my business course at the University of Nottingham I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be moving all the way to the other side of the world to a city called Ningbo, in China, as part of my degree.

Arriving for my exchange year I asked myself what I was doing. China is completely different to home, and Ningbo especially so. It was hot and sticky.

The increasing popularity of Jewish "fraternities" is dividing opinion on campuses across the country.

Students at UJS conference earlier this month voted to condemn the groups, accusing them of being "exclusive" and "sexist".

In the past year, many campuses have witnessed the launch of clubs replicating the US Greek system which has often featured in comedy films such as Old School.

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Students at York University have rejected the chance to link their union with Jerusalem's Hebrew University.

A referendum was initiated by politics student Jacob Campbell, who said he wanted to stand up for Israel and curb anti-Israel and antisemitic activity on British campuses.

The Union of Jewish Students elects its new president on Sunday, with law student Alex Green the only candidate standing to lead the union.

The solitary application appears to represent Jewish students' significant loss of interest in the role.

● Students from around the country took part in a Shabbat meal with a difference in Manchester, dining with only UV lights guiding their way.

The Manchester JSoc "blackout" was thought to be the first Friday night event of its type in the world.

Organisers spent several days constructing a new temporary ceiling at the venue to ensure the room would be dark enough, before installing UV floo

The London JSoc committee has been scrapped.

Under a new system work instead will focus on the efforts of individual university JSocs on their own campuses, including at UCL, Kings and LSE.

Larger capital-wide activities will be organised by a new London Jewish Societies network, run by Brunel student Ilana Sichel.

Picture a typical Jewish chaplain. A bearded man in a black suit, white shirt and a black kippah may spring to mind.

Comedian and actor David Schneider entertained more than 30 Jewish students at a comedy evening in Liverpool.

The event, hosted by Chabad, saw Mr Schneider perform a routine of Jewish jokes.

● Jewish students at Middlesex University have set up a new JSoc.

The newly-created committee signed up 30 members at last month's Freshers Fair, and has recorded more than 100 people showing interest in educational and social events.

One of the first events was a Halloween bar crawl, attended by around 15 students. A sushi night will be held on Monday, November 14, in support of Tzedek.

An online petition has been launched calling on the Union of Jewish Students to sack its campaigns director.

It follows a clash between Dan Sheldon and Zionist Federation co-vice-chairman Jonathan Hoffman during a debate hosted by Leeds JSoc on Monday.

● Tribe, the United Synagogue's youth arm, has held educational events in Birmingham and Cambridge.

At Cambridge University, around 25 students listened to a talk on the meaning of Succot by Rabbi Michael Laitner of the US Living and Learning division.