Office for Students claims use of ‘inclusive assessment’ policies contributes to grade inflationUniversities and colleges are failing to mark down students for poor spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is leading to grade inflation because of a mis…
How Lincoln University regenerated the east Midlands city
Could the benefits seen in Lincoln since the university’s inception be replicated in similar areas?When the University of Lincoln was first built on a derelict rail goods yard, it’s said that one of its buildings was designed to be converted into a sh…
Architect of £9,000 tuition fees calls for faster loan repayments
David Willetts says taxpayers footing too much of the bill for university students’ unpaid loansThe government should build universities in places such as Blackpool to help regenerate local economies, and boost higher education funding by making gradua…
Students and staff at Durham University complain of ‘apathy’
Open letter says situation with Trevelyan College principal is just one example of complacencyStudents and staff at the University of Durham have accused management of showing a “culture of apathy” towards bullying and harassment. They said the univers…
Students in England irate over reports of early loans repayment
Move would save Treasury as much as £2bn a year but would hit lower earners hardestStudents in England have reacted with anger to reports that the government is planning to make them start paying back their loans earlier in their careers when salaries…
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century review – sciencey self-help
Evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein show how human nature is at odds with modern society, in a study soaked in pseudoscienceImagine discovering a fence in the middle of a desert. Not immediately seeing its purpose, you might think…
‘Impossible’ for Sunak to save on tuition fees without favouring well-off graduates
Chancellor should use income tax rather than student loan repayments, says Institute for Fiscal StudiesRishi Sunak will find it “essentially impossible” to save money on university tuition fees in England without hurting graduates on average earnings i…
Oxbridge student groups to be exempt from ‘unfair’ free speech law
Labour MPs accuse government of ‘ridiculous’ double standards and warn of two-tier university systemOxbridge student groups are to be exempt from the legal restrictions imposed by the government’s new free speech legislation, leading to accusations of …
Afghanistan: former Chevening scholars accuse UK of abandoning them
Government has prioritised rescue of current scholars but estimated 70 alumni are still in countryA group of former Chevening scholars have accused the British government of abandoning them in Afghanistan, where they say their lives are at grave risk f…
Awaiting a ‘tsunami of Covid’: UK lecturers fear students’ return
Unions are calling for compulsory masks and social distancing as the government demands face-to-face teachingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDr Stephanie Coen, assistant professor in health geography at Nottingham University…