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Student ombudsman receives 500 Covid complaints since March
The student ombudsman – the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) – has published new case studies…
2nd March 2021
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Students
Finance, legal, HR
Fresher finances “resilient”, says new Ucas report
Despite the turmoil and financial hardship caused by Covid, the spending power of students has remained resilient, according to a…
26th February 2021
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International
Sheffield Hallam increases support for this year’s graduates
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) is spending more than £330,000 on a package of Covid-19 support for its graduates who face…
25th February 2021
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Headlines
Staff divided on prospect of teaching online long-term, OfS survey suggests
One in five university teaching staff is not confident in designing and delivering online teaching, a new survey by the…
25th February 2021
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Headlines
Government’s teacher assessment plan risks “extremely high grade inflation”, warn experts
The Department for Education (DfE) has today (Thursday, 25 February) confirmed that this year’s A-level, VTQ (including BTEC) and GCSE…
25th February 2021
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Headlines
Hesa releases latest non-continuation figures
Student dropout rates remained level for 2018/19, according to new figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Next year’s figures…
24th February 2021
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Headlines
Glasgow vice-chancellor apologises to victims of racial harassment
The University of Glasgow has pledged to tackle racism within its community after survey findings suggest half of black, Asian,…
18th February 2021
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Headlines
EU applicants dropped 40% this year, new Ucas data shows
Universities UK (UUK) has expressed its concern about new figures from Ucas that show a 40% drop in EU applicants…
18th February 2021
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Features
Blended learning: the next chapter
When the Covid-19 pandemic burst onto the world stage at the start of 2020, millions of learners around the world…
16th February 2021
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Headlines
Hesa releases higher education student data for 2019/20
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) has released figures revealing that, while more than a quarter (27%) of UK domicile…
10th February 2021
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