Category: University administration

DfE to investigate claims of bad practice in recruitment of international students

Move follows reports overseas students face lower entry requirements, a claim universities rejectThe Department for Education is to investigate allegations of bad practice by agents who recruit international students to study at...

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England’s university free speech tsar says role is not to conduct ‘culture wars’

Arif Ahmed pledges to remain politically neutral in his role and to ensure academic freedoms are maintainedEngland’s newly appointed university free speech tsar says his role is not to conduct “culture wars”...

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Almost nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their views – survey

Concerns that ‘cancel culture’ is blighting universities appear unfounded, according to OfS reportNearly nine in 10 students in England feel free to express their opinions and beliefs, according to a...

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Marking boycott may delay degrees of more than 1,000 Durham students

University says about 20% of final year students will be unable to graduate if industrial action continuesMore than 1,000 final year students at Durham University could be left without a degree this summer because of the marking...

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UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns

Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodationStudent housing is reaching a “crisis point” not seen since the 1970s, when students slept in sports halls and their...

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Foreign Office vetting deterring top scientists from UK, Royal Society warns

Frustration growing at delays that leave some unable to take up prestigious posts for up to seven monthsUK politics live – latest news updatesThe best international scientists are being deterred from coming to the UK due...

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Universities to defy government pressure to ditch race equality group

‘Line has been crossed’ say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority studentsUniversities in England have launched a fightback against government attacks on their...

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Capita undercuts British Council to run Turing student exchange scheme

Exclusive: Government strips council of role in programme, which replaced Erasmus after BrexitThe British Council will be stripped of its role in running the £110m Turing student exchange scheme and replaced by the...

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UK students missing out on offers as universities fear admissions boom repeat

Admissions officers reining in offers owing to fears of another set of strong results in teacher-assessed A-levelsStudents are missing out on offers for popular courses as UK universities fear a repeat of last year’s...

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Imperial College under investigation by OfS over bullying scandal

Exclusive: watchdog has launched investigation after two university leaders admitted bullying staffOne of Britain’s most prestigious universities is being formally investigated by the universities watchdog as result of the...

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