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 …
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…
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…
Students apply to UK version of Erasmus foreign study scheme
More than 40,000 students could be offered places in new Turing scheme – though costs may not be fully coveredThe government’s replacement for the Europe-wide Erasmus student exchange scheme appears to have got off to a flying start – although experts …