Ben Ludwick

Grading algorithms threaten degree credibility, claims OfS

The higher education watchdog for England, the Office for Students (OfS), has warned that degree-awarding procedures at universities are overly generous and risk undermining academic integrity.   The regulator’s recent report highlighted that “inherently inflationary” practices being used at English universities, such as over-reliance on algorithmic marking and dismissal of a student’s lowest mark, misrepresent the achievements of students and...
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Posted Dec. 10, 2025

Growing calls for free higher education in UK as cost-of-living burdens continue

Calls are mounting for free university tuition in the UK following the government’s announcement that maintenance grants will be returning for some UK university students by 2029. The University of Portsmouth’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof Graham Galbraith CBE, said that higher education “should be free for British people”. Prof Galbraith told BBC...
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Posted Oct. 21, 2025