‘No easy answers’ on Covid disruption compensation for students Higher education finance expert weighs up costs of options for government, amid calls for loan discounts and cash grants John Morgan 1月 19日
V-cs voice ‘significant concern’ on regulator’s ‘quality’ metrics Office for Students proposal to measure student progress to ‘professional’ jobs without benchmarking could deter universities from recruiting disadvantaged learners, sector warns John Morgan 1月 18日
UK universities must better support Gypsy, Traveller and Roma students It is often forgotten that this group suffers from even worse educational outcomes than white, working-class boys, says Nick Braisby Nick Braisby 1月 16日
Lecturer who called students ‘idiots’ removed from committee?role Cardiff asks Helen McCarthy to stand down from extenuating circumstances chair ‘to retain student confidence’ Anna McKie 1月 15日
Year abroad students from UK ‘struggling to return to?EU’ Covid-19 and Brexit have created perfect storm, with confusion over paperwork and whether study abroad is deemed essential travel Ellie Bothwell 1月 15日
Is online delivery placing students at greater risk of abuse? Amid mass online instruction, universities need to up their game around digital safeguarding and student welfare, say Andy Phippen and Emma Bond Andy Phippen 1月 15日
UK universities must be supported to stay online until September The new coronavirus variant means that the costs to public health outweigh any pedagogic benefits of reopening campuses sooner, says Simon Williams Simon Williams 1月 15日
Consider refunds if teaching falls short, regulator tells v-cs Office for Students suggests universities may need to provide extra lectures or repeat courses after pandemic-related disruption Anna McKie 1月 14日
Response to Augar ‘will not resolve HE?tensions’ in Covid?era Delayed government verdict on post-18 education review seen as unlikely to address concerns on rising system costs or HE economic role John Morgan 1月 14日
Four in 10 Muslim staff think Islamophobia ‘normalised’ on campus Author of London Met study attacks universities’ ‘empty platitudes and virtue signalling’ Anna McKie 1月 14日
‘Additional measures’ considered amid concern over REF deadline Universities express concern about diversion of clinical academic staff to front-line services and impact of lockdown Jack Grove 1月 13日
Cambridge launches foundation year for students with BBB grades New entry route aimed at ‘entirely new stream of applicants’ from disadvantaged backgrounds Anna McKie 1月 13日
