Ministers want to place universities in England into lockdown for two weeks before Christmas, with students told to remain on campus and all teaching carried out online, the Guardian has […]
UK students sent home as universities crack down on Covid breaches
Students at the University of Exeter have been banished from campus and sent home, as vice-chancellors across the country crack down on breaches of Covid regulations which are being blamed […]
Halt in-person university teaching until test and trace fixed, union urges
Face-to-face teaching at universities should be halted until the government fixes test-and-trace failures and curbs the spread of Covid-19, the union representing academics and staff has said. The warning from […]
The class of Covid-19: meet the school leavers facing an uncertain future
For three years, Ione Gildroy worked on Saturdays in her local library. The 18-year-old from Leicestershire issued and returned books, organised children’s events and stacked bookshelves. She planned to pool […]
Taking a gamble during the pandemic: students’ and graduates’ tales
The school leaver Rhiannon Aitken, 17 Following the outbreak, Rhiannon Aiken had been grappling with whether to attend university in September or defer her place and pick up extra hours […]
It’s not banter, it’s racism: UK students accuse universities of brushing complaints aside
As one of six black medical students in a cohort of 150 at Aberdeen University, Jessica Eze, a Londoner, says it is hard to speak out about prejudice because your […]
Ministers may move university applications to after A-level results
The education secretary is planning a radical overhaul of England’s university admissions system, with students applying after A-level results and the start of the academic year possibly being moved to […]
University students who work part-time need support – or they will drop out
The abrupt shutdown of the UK economy in late March quickly exposed the precarious existence of students who rely on extra income from part-time jobs. These students were hit much harder […]
Lori Loughlin and her husband to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
Actor Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for trying to fraudulently win their children’s admission to the University of […]
Schools and exam boards undermine promise to pupils of September tests
A row is brewing between examination boards, schools, the government and England’s exam regulator over whether pupils unhappy with their assessed GCSE or A-level grades will have the chance to […]