Why students are being paid £2,000 to play computer games

BBC Business Sunday 23 August 2026, 23:23 UTC 1 min read

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Roehampton University offers students £2,000 a year to play esports alongside their studies.

Roehampton University (ORG)

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Hong Kong public universities have admitted a record number of students applying outside the local exam system, with the intake surging by 63 per cent over seven years to account for nearly 30 per cent of the 15,000 government-funded places, the South China Morning Post has found. Meanwhile, the intake of home-grown students taking the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam has dropped by 7 per cent, causing its proportion to fall from 82 per cent to 72 per cent, sparking calls for a cap...

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