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 […]
More than one-third of school leavers ‘unsure about attending university after coronavirus’
Students are changing their education plans due to uncertainty around the current pandemic – with more than one-third wondering if it is worth going to university at all. A study […]
Students Zoombomb online lectures with extreme pornography
Students are posting extreme pornography in online lectures, prompting academics to warn that the switch to digital learning in the coronavirus pandemic will increase harassment at UK universities. Several universities […]
Students should get a year’s refund due to Covid-19 crisis
Students whose courses have been thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic should be reimbursed for the year or allowed to retake it at no further cost, according to the […]
Universities must create opportunities for the people coronavirus will harm most
Coronavirus might not discriminate, but our society does. Whether it’s the fact that the workers propping up our lockdown lives tend to be poorer, or the higher numbers of black, […]