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‘Zero-tolerance university drug policies do more harm than good’

“Zero-tolerance” policies on drugs in universities can do more harm than good and stop students coming forward for help because they fear punishment, a new report suggests. The debate paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) suggests ...

03 Mar 2022 at 02:55

Crackdown launched on ‘poor’ uni courses – with fines and ratings system planned

Universities and colleges offering “poor quality” courses are set to face tough regulation and fines under new proposals from the Office for Students (OfS). In a consultation published on Thursday, the regulator said it will set thresholds for the ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Universities told to limit unexplained degree inflation

Universities have been told they must explain increases in 2.1 and first class degrees, and if they cannot do so they should look to limit the number of top degrees. New data from Universities UK (UUK) shows four in five universities are now ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Competition for university places to continue into 2023, students told

Students have been warned that the race for university places is likely to remain competitive into next year as tens of thousands await A-level results on Thursday. People who might consider deferring their place until 2023 have been ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:15

UK students in clearing for university place at highest level in decade

More than 50,000 UK-based students were in clearing trying to get places on higher education courses a day after A-level exam results were released, figures show. This year’s number is the highest since at least 2013, and compares ...

19 Aug 2022 at 16:00

‘New guidance on student suicides will help universities learn and save lives’

Universities should put together a “postvention” team of people to deal with student deaths, according to new guidance on responding to suicides. The team should consist of a family liaison person – ideally someone who knew the ...

13 Dec 2022 at 15:46

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International students bring in billions for Scottish economy – study

More than a third of first year undergraduates in Scotland are from abroad, a study has found, with international students bringing in billions for the economy. The analysis, released on Tuesday, said the intake of overseas ...

16 May 2023 at 00:01

Students who miss out on first choice university place have ‘plenty of options’

Students who fail to secure the A-level grades needed for a place at their preferred institution will have “plenty of options” open to them, a university sector chief has said. Hundreds of thousands of students in England, ...

14 Aug 2024 at 15:07

Universities promise return to ‘pre-pandemic’ level of firsts

Universities in England have pledged to reverse degree inflation for first-class degrees and 2.1s, returning the proportion of upper degree classes to pre-pandemic levels. Both Universities UK and GuildHE have said that ...

05 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Students should prepare ‘back-up plan’ in case they miss out on university place

Anxious students awaiting their A-level results should prepare a “back-up” plan in case they miss out on a place at their preferred institution, a university sector chief has said. Hundreds of thousands of students in ...

16 Aug 2023 at 18:42

Scotland

University staff walk out in pensions dispute

Staff at eight Scottish universities walked out on strike on Monday as a union began 10 days of industrial action in opposition to “brutal pension cuts”. The strikers, who received support from MSPs and a Scottish ...

14 Feb 2022 at 16:55

UK to rejoin EU’s Horizon science programme

The UK will return to the European Union (EU)’s £85 billion Horizon research programme in a breakthrough welcomed by scientists frozen out of the scheme in a post-Brexit row. Researchers based in the UK can from ...

07 Sept 2023 at 14:53

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