Universities are considering making students live in ‘bubbles’ with people on their courses as part of a series of measures to reopen campuses in September, as the sector faces its greatest challenge yet. Students arriving at university for the first time could be faced with virtual freshers’ week events, fewer large-scale lectures and one-way systems … Read more
Cambridge University bosses are seeking financial support from the Government after huge downturn in international students amid coronavirus lockdown Cambridge University is expecting significant financial strain due to COVID-19 A lack of incoming foreign students mean the institution is looking to cut costs The 800-year-old institution is one of the richest universities in the UK Here’s how to … Read more
Lockdown days tend to flow into one another, punctuated by occasional bland distractions such as where to source that elusive bag of flour and whether one can really be bothered to put on a nice dress today. And there I was, entrenched in the fog of domestic ennui, when an email suddenly popped into my … Read more
A much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine trial only has a 50 per cent chance of success, the professor leading the project has warned. High hopes have been pinned on the vaccine from Oxford University, with a deal for 30million doses by September already in place. But Professor Adrian Hill said the upcoming trial of 10,000 Britons may flop and … Read more
‘Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Little Richard was laid to rest at his alma mater Oakwood University, a historically black college in Huntsville, Alabama, Wednesday after he passed away from bone cancer earlier this month. The legendary singer, who was 87 when he died in Tullahoma, Tennessee on May 9, was laid to rest during … Read more
A homeless woman who was sawn in half at a refuge had ended her dream of becoming a paramedic after dropping out of university and falling into drugs, it can today be revealed by MailOnline. Phoenix Netts, whose charred and dismembered body was found in suitcases dumped in a Gloucestershire forest, is believed to have … Read more
Cambridge University has become the first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 due to ‘rigid social distancing.’ Britain’s second oldest university said that because social distancing appeared to be likely to continue for a long time, ‘there will be no face-to-face lectures during the next academic year.’ The institution, … Read more
RHONY alum Alex McCord earns her master’s degree in psychology from University of New England By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 00:52 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 01:04 BST, 20 May 2020 The Real Housewives of New York City alum Alex McCord earned her master’s degree in professional psychology from the University of New … Read more
‘You are the chosen ones’: Tom Hanks delivers inspiring virtual commencement address to Ohio university graduates By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 02:42 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 07:18 BST, 4 May 2020 The university honored him with the opening in 2016 of the Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures. And on Saturday, Tom … Read more
Cardiff University has apologised after some students returned to their halls of residence to find their possessions had been thrown away. Students at Cardiff’s Talybont South halls said they were shocked to find many of their kitchen items had been put in the bin. They claimed the university assured them their possessions would be ‘stored safely’ if they chose … Read more