Gavin Williamson warns university ‘cancel culture’ threatens UK’s free speech reputation and praises those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’ on campuses New law designed to protect free speech on campuses is before MPs today The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill aims to end ‘no-platforming’ The Education Secretary praised those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’ … Read more
Are university tuition fees about to be cut to £7,500? Government considers overhaul of higher education funding to lower the cost of the student loan system Consultation document into post-18 education and funding set to be published It is expected to list potential policies to lower Government’s student loan costs Options also include differential fees for … Read more
Are university tuition fees about to be cut to £7,500? Government considers overhaul of higher education funding to lower the cost of the student loan system Consultation document into post-18 education and funding set to be published It is expected to list potential policies to lower Government’s student loan costs Options also include differential fees for … Read more
Students have reacted in fury after Manchester University announced that online lectures are here to stay – with no cut in tuition fees that cost £9,250 per year. At the time of writing, more than 4,000 people have signed a petition urging the Russell Group university to fully return to in-person teaching. Despite plans to … Read more
Penny Lancaster has revealed that a suicidal young man she saved on a bridge was a university student struggling with Zoom calls during the pandemic. The model, 50, who has been working with the City of London police as a Special Constable since obtaining her badge in April, explained how she calmly spoke to the man when … Read more
Stem cell advance that could fix a broken heart: Breakthrough injections may help cure condition that affects a MILLION patients, scientists say University College London researchers recorded breakthrough in stem cell tech The new injection could one day help cure faulty hearts according to scientists Researchers hope to begin testing innovative new jab in human trials … Read more
Campaigners fear surge in university exam cheating this summer due to unsupervised online tests that let students use the internet Only a small minority of subjects will have traditional ‘closed book’ exams Invigilation may involve videoing students and tracking eye and body movement A surge in cheating has been predicted this summer because of lax … Read more
Leah Remini was over the moon on Thursday when she revealed that she had been accepted into New York University. The 50-year-old King Of Queens star posted the start of her acceptance letter to Instagram, along with a moving caption about her years-long desire to go to college. The acceptance letter stated that the actress … Read more
An A-Level student who started posting videos of herself lip-syncing to Katy Perry songs out of boredom, has revealed she’s scrapping plans to go to university because she now earns up to £10,000 a day as an influencer. Alicia Breuer, 17, who lives in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, explained that she was planning to study a … Read more
University tuition fees could fall from £9,250 to £7,500 a year but arts and humanities courses may disappear Tuition fees could be cut from £9,250 to a maximum of £7,500 in science drive Science degrees to be topped up by extra Government funding sparking fears Some universities have already planned to stop teaching history and … Read more