Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last governmentUK politics live – latest updatesPowers introduced by the Conservatives to protect freedom of speech in universities have been halted by the new government in a dramatic about-turn, paving the way for ministers to scrap the legislation.Only days before it was due […]
A reader who was a university programme director responds to the news that personal statements are to be scrappedRe your article (Farewell, Ucas personal statements: I won’t miss your hackneyed, cliche-ridden prose, 20 July), while I was the director of an interdisciplinary (combined honours) programme at a Russell Group university, the most common question I […]
To mark the end of the personal statement for university applications in Britain, we would like to see your old onesThe Ucas personal statement has long been a dreaded stage in the university application process for teenagers.But from next year, the 4,000 character statement will be replaced by a set of questions on why students […]
Education secretary acknowledged crisis in sector with many institutions facing severe financial difficultiesUniversities in England facing severe financial difficulties should not expect a government bailout, the education secretary has said, despite warnings from the sector of thousands of job losses, course closures and even bankruptcies.With 40% of institutions projected to run budget deficits this year, […]
Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on WeiboA top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support.The woman, who identified herself […]
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