Gavin Williamson is making plans for students to return to universities in England from next month. The Education Secretary will announce on February 22 that final year students in practical degrees will go back to campus, with their peers expected to follow shortly after. But vice-chancellors say that most of their students have already been … Read more
£457,000 package: Louise Richardson (pictured) vice-chancellor of Oxford University has not taken a pay hit Dozens of university bosses have taken no pay cut since the pandemic struck despite students suffering huge disruption, a Daily Mail analysis has revealed. At least 46 vice-chancellors still have the same generous salaries they received before Covid-19 led to … Read more
£457,000 package: Louise Richardson (pictured) vice-chancellor of Oxford University has not taken a pay hit Dozens of university bosses have taken no pay cut since the pandemic struck despite students suffering huge disruption, a Daily Mail analysis has revealed. At least 46 vice-chancellors still have the same generous salaries they received before Covid-19 led to … Read more
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
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
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
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
Mass Covid testing will be rolled out to university students so they can go home for Christmas, it was claimed today. Under the plans, large-scale asymptomatic testing centres are expected to be set up on campuses to screen all students. No10 is expected to confirm the plans tomorrow, which will reportedly see Covid-19 swabs offered … 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