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…
Outcry as Hong Kong University memorial to Tiananmen Square victims is removed
Site of the Pillar of Shame at the city’s oldest university is under guard after workmen dismantled statueHong Kong’s oldest university has removed a statue mourning those killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 and posted guards at the site where…
Kathleen Stock’s departure shows universities can’t cope with argument | Rachel Cooke
Sadly, the philosopher’s resignation from Sussex is a victory for the bullies and anti-intellectualsHow profoundly depressing to hear that the philosopher Kathleen Stock has effectively been hounded from her chair at Sussex University by the mob. Howev…
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 …
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…
Universities in England ‘failing to mark down students’ for poor writing skills
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…