University

Plans for shakeup of university admissions with students applying AFTER A-level results

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Students could apply to university AFTER their A-level results with the academic year starting in January under radical shakeup of admissions Move is being directed by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Hoped change will boost social mobility by helping disadvantaged children In current system, students apply to university by January with predicted grades  Predicted grades are often inaccurate … Read more

Children whose parents have degrees feel more stressed at university

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Children whose parents have degrees feel more stressed when they start university because they are worried about failing or ‘letting down their family’, study finds Researchers examined the hair of first year female students to look for cortisol They measured the level of the stress hormone in about 70 different students  The team also asked … Read more

161 ways to prevent another pandemic: Cambridge University study

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Going vegan, banning the trade of exotic animals and clamping down on crowded farms could prevent the world from being ravaged by another pandemic, leading scientists warned today. A 25-strong team of wildlife and veterinary experts have identified seven routes by which pandemics could occur moving forward — and 161 ways to reduce the risk … Read more

Two doses of Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine produces stronger immune response than one

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Hopes of a coronavirus vaccine were raised today after scientists found giving two doses of one of the most promising candidates offers more protection against the disease than just one. Researchers gave pigs Oxford University’s experimental jab, which is currently being trialed on humans to determine whether it is safe and effective. Results showed pigs … Read more

Girls are four times less likely to study maths-intensive subjects at university than boys

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Female students are four times less likely to enrol in a maths-heavy subject like physics or engineering than boys, a study found. This is despite evidence that girls demonstrate a ‘higher degree of competence’ for those subjects while they are at school, according to education policy experts.  Researchers from New York University studied data from … Read more

Oxford University students impacted by George Floyd’s death can apply for mitigating circumstances

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Oxford University students concerned the ‘trauma’ of George Floyd’s death impacted their exams are told to apply for ‘mitigating circumstances’, as professors announce they will seek to ‘decolonise’ maths and science Students claim the video of George Floyd’s last moments has a lasting impact University vice-Chancellor said students may feel ‘traumatic effect of brutality’   Students … Read more

Oxford University chancellor Chris Patten accuses Cecil Rhodes statue protesters of ‘hypocrisy’

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The chancellor of Oxford University has hit out at the ‘hypocrisy’ around protests to remove a statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University’s Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate’s death pays for the education of more than … Read more

Tony Blair’s son Euan says UK’s ‘one-size fits all’ university education risks ‘skills crisis’

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UK’s ‘preoccupation’ with ‘one-size fits all’ university education risks causing a ‘skills crisis’ says Tony Blair’s son Euan – a generation after his father’s famous bid to get HALF of youngsters to become students Euan Blair, 36, warns society is divided by a 30-year ‘obsession with university’ He says graduates without any non-graduate friends should … Read more

Ivanka Trump complains of ‘cancel culture’ after Wichita State University cancels her speech

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Ivanka Trump has hit back after she was dropped as a guest speaker at a Kansas university’s online commencement ceremony. Trump, who also acts as a senior adviser to the president, has blamed ‘cancel culture’ as part of the reason she was removed from the graduation ceremonies of Wichita State University and WSU Tech.  ‘Our … Read more