Tories criticised for failing to tackle Omicron earlier as Covid infections are still highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has told headteachers in England to start preparing for staff shortages by using suppor…
If you’ve resolved to improve your finances for the new year …
We asked a range of experts to set out a strategy to tackle all the most common money problemsIt’s a new year and many of us are looking for a fresh start after a very difficult 2021. We’ve asked a group of experts for their advice on how to tackle som…
Durham head steps back after calling students ‘pathetic’ at Rod Liddle event
South College principal Tim Luckhurst will not attend external events while investigation into dinner takes placeThe principal of a Durham University college who called students “pathetic” for protesting during an event with the columnist Rod Liddle ha…
UK students: share your experiences of the Turing scheme
We would like to hear about students’ experiences of the foreign study scheme, which replaced the Erasmus scheme after BrexitAccording to the Department for Education, more than 40,000 young people “will be able to work and study abroad” this academic …
Students who have lived in UK since childhood denied loans – report
Exclusive: Young migrants face Student Finance England tactics worse than ‘hostile environment’Thousands of students who have lived in the UK since childhood are being subjected to a regime described as even harsher than the Home Office’s “hostile envi…
Student ‘still feels vulnerable on nights out’ five years after alleged spiking
Polly Sutherland, now 24, says Lancaster University student union did not take her claim seriously in 2016A former art student who had to use a walking stick and lost the use of her hand for weeks after she believes she was spiked has said she still fe…
Pick the wrong degree and even wedding bells are less likely | Torsten Bell
University courses not only determine what you’ll earn, but who you’ll end up marrying, if at allYou’ve got to choose carefully what you study at university because the subject determines what you go on to earn. Men taking creative arts degrees on aver…
‘Big squeeze’: UK university applicants facing stiffest competition in years
Deferrals and grade inflation in 2021 means fewer offers and tighter criteria for this year’s sixth-formers Sixth-formers applying to university this year may face the toughest competition for a decade, particularly for courses such as medicine, with …
Cambridge colleges accused of exploiting ‘gig economy’ tutors
Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research showsColleges at the University of Cambridge have been accused of using overworked and underpaid gig economy workers to provide the institution’s famous o…
University defends ‘academic freedoms’ after calls to sack professor
Campaigners call for Kathleen Stock to be fired from University of Sussex over views on gender identificationA university has said it will not tolerate threats to “academic freedoms” after a professor faced calls to be sacked over her views on gender i…