Estates
Return to campus in England delayed until at least 8 March
University teaching should remain online in England until at least 8 March for all but a few students. The rule…
4th February 2021
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Students
Headlines
First-year undergraduates ‘as prepared’ for degrees despite turmoil last year, study suggests
A small study of first-year undergraduates suggests A-level students were “as prepared” academically for the transition to higher education as…
1st February 2021
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Headlines
Student hardship: government funds should increase, parliamentary committee says
The government should consider more than doubling existing student premium funding to £700 million to tackle the growing problem of…
29th January 2021
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Headlines
No-detriment policies led to grade inflation – OfS
No-detriment policies last year contributed to grade inflation and a record number of first-class honours degrees, according to the Office…
27th January 2021
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Features
The Turing scheme: a licence to do things better?
It is all change. Almost a year ago today, prime minister Boris Johnson stood in parliament to reassure MPs there…
20th January 2021
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Headlines
Keep learning online for the rest of this academic year, say UCU
Teaching should stay online until the autumn, says the largest trade union in the higher education sector – arguing a…
18th January 2021
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Headlines
Government done ‘little or nothing’ to help university students in digital poverty, say HE leaders
A group of higher education sector leaders has called on the government to urgently make funds available to tackle digital…
18th January 2021
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Estates
Student rent strikes: two-thirds of students face rent fears, says NUS
More than two-thirds of students in rented accommodation are concerned they cannot afford to pay their landlords, says the NUS…
12th January 2021
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Headlines
Russell Group: No safety net for students’ grades caused ‘anxiety’, SUs write
Russell Group universities should allow students to self-certify if they are entitled to mitigating circumstances in upcoming examinations and assessments,…
11th January 2021
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Headlines
Cambridge University: ‘Little evidence’ of student-community Covid transmission last term
Little evidence suggests Cambridge University students transmitted coronavirus to members of the local public in October and November last year,…
11th January 2021
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