The University of Manchester’s vice-chancellor has apologised for falsely claiming to have contacted the alleged victim of a racial profiling incident on campus. Nancy Rothwell told BBC Newsnight on Thursday […]
Manchester student alleges he was racially profiled by security guards
The University of Manchester has launched an investigation after a student alleged that he was racially profiled by security guards. Footage posted on social media on Sunday night showed security […]
Universities face funding shortfall caused by Covid and pensions, says IFS
Universities in England still grappling with the impact of Covid-19 are facing “significant” financial risks from high drop-out rates and soaring pension costs, according to analysis by the Institute for […]
Ministers plan pre-Christmas Covid lockdown for English universities
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 […]
Universities should be two-thirds empty to avoid Covid spikes, says expert
One of the UK’s leading public health experts has warned that universities should be two-thirds empty in order to prevent massive spikes in coronavirus infections across campuses, as freshers describe […]
UK home schooling numbers double in a week, amid Covid test shortages
The number of pupils in England who are studying remotely from home rather than in school has more than doubled in the space of a week, according to data shared […]
Lack of Covid tests puts schools in ‘impossible situation’, teachers warn PM
Headteachers and school governors have written a strongly worded letter to the prime minister “imploring” him to take personal charge of the crisis in Covid testing, warning that children’s return […]
Covid outbreaks in English schools ‘uncommon’, says PHE
Covid-19 infections and outbreaks were “uncommon” in English schools after they reopened in June, according to a Public Health England report. A study released by the health agency on Sunday […]