Russell Group universities have spent more than £1.6million on catering for self-isolating students since they returned to halls. The University of Bristol spent the most on getting food to self-isolating students with a whopping £808,958. Quarantine boxes that the university handed out to non-catered students in self-isolation cost £683,419 alone. On top of that, the … Read more
Drug survey at British universities reveals 40% of students smoke cannabis, 12% snort cocaine and 11% admit to taking Ketamine Some 33 per cent of 16,000 students quizzed had used more drugs during crisis Cannabis most heavily used, followed by cocaine, nitrous oxide and Ketamine Around 44 per cent of students said they had used the … Read more
Anti-racism lessons for lecturers: Universities should confront ‘white privilege’ to step up the fight against discrimination, experts say Institutions should train staff and students to understand ‘microaggressions’ Follows report by Equality and Human Rights Commission carried out last year The report found there was an ‘alarmingly high rate’ of racism on campuses By Josh White … Read more
Pupils who have missed out on lessons due to coronavirus are set to receive ‘easier’ entry to universities under plans to make lower A-level offers to students hit hardest. The Department for Education and Ofqual are reportedly looking at plans which would see universities being given data by schools on lost learning hours with the Government … Read more
Universities could be fined up to £500,000 for running poor quality courses under a planned crackdown of ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees, the watchdog today warned. The Office for Students (OfS) will investigate lazy university departments and faculties which fail to raise their teaching standards. In an online paper, the watchdog says it will set ‘more challenging’ … Read more
The gender pay gap among recent graduates is widest for those who went to Britain’s elite universities, a study has found. Men who studied at one of the selective Russell Group institutions earn on average £28,000 within 15 months of graduating, compared to £24,000 for female peers. The £4,000 salary gulf is larger than that … Read more
Mass Covid testing will be rolled out to university students so they can go home for Christmas, it was claimed today. Under the plans, due to be announced next week, large-scale asymptomatic testing centres are expected to be set up on campuses to screen all students. They will offer coronavirus swabs between November 30 and December 6. … Read more
Students who flout coronavirus restrictions should be kicked out of their universities as a ‘strong deterrent’ to others, a police chief has said. Chief Constable Craig Guildford, of Nottinghamshire Police, called for the crackdown on rule breakers after his officers were forced to hand out dozens of fines to partying undergraduates last weekend. He said … Read more
Universities brace for uproar after Government advice to ‘consider’ ditching face-to-face teaching – but banned students going home early Vice-chancellors warn looking after locked-down students like ‘supervising jails’ Cabinet Office guidance said should move to increased levels of online learning Department for Education failed to publish plan on students home for Christmas By Josh White … Read more
Universities prepare end-of-term Covid testing blitz to get students home for Christmas and avoid two-week campus lockdown over festive season The Prime Minister issued a pledge to ‘get students home safely for Christmas’ But there are fears the virus could spread around the UK rapidly at end of term Government issued proposal for blanket testing with … Read more