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Democrat Jamie Raskin seeks ‘comprehensive accounting’ and requests interview with outgoing Bard presidentHarvard University and Bard College are facing new questions about the institutions’ relationship with Jeffrey Epstein amid allegations that the c…
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studyingUniversity students would face minimum grade requirements to qualify for student loans in England under proposals that could in effect bar thous…
Institutions could lose out on at least £200m a year if 30,000 or so potential students without even one GCSE are excluded each yearIf universities thought a Labour government would quickly revive their financial stability, those days are over. The vib…
Professor alleges Institute of Astronomy has a ‘bad history of misogyny’ and staff were mistreatedThe University of Cambridge’s prestigious Institute of Astronomy has been accused of tolerating misogyny and a “cycle of bullying” in an employment tribun…
Arrest of Min Zin, who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy, comes just month after Trump visit to BeijingChina has arrested a US scholar who writes about Myanmar and Chinese foreign policy on suspicion of spying.Min Zin was suspected of “en…
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three peopleTeenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against men…
Worries over AI and loan debt mean 34% of people think degrees are usually not worth the time and moneyThere was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.But w…
More than 52,000 people respond to Commons committee’s call for evidence amid criticism of loan termsThousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of …
Russell Group university promises students, from chemical engineering to classics, ‘meaningful real-world experience’A leading UK university is promising work placements to all undergraduates regardless of their degree, to better equip them for the cha…
Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to pollVice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadv…