Dr Helen McCarthy, biosciences lecturer at Cardiff University, was recorded by the university making disparaging comments about students to colleagues during a Zoom lecture break.
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The University of Cambridge has asked students without a tablet device to balance their phone on top of tin cans during admissions interviews this year.
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The University of Cambridge’s plans for a free speech policy has been met with backlash from some of their academics.
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A university leader has said that “the last fortress of democratic society” in the country was under attack, after the new education minister threatened to withdraw funding from universities appearing to support pro-abortion protests.
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A report by Unsafe Spaces: Ending Sexual Abuse in Universities has revealed approximately 50,000 incidents of sexual abuse or harassment takes place in universities in England and Wales each year.
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Black, Asian and ethnic minority applicants are less likely to be offered places to study for a PhD than white applicants, according to data found by BBC Newsnight.
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Students at the University of Manchester are “occupying” an empty building to protest “extremely high” rent and lack of pastoral care during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Following a review by Ucas, there are two new proposals for university admissions based on real grades rather than predicted grades.
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Students at Cambridge University have been told that if they leave their accommodation and return home, they will not be allowed to graduate. This comes as ministers urge students not to go home for lockdown.
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Universities face significant funding shortfalls during this academic year, with the coronavirus pandemic and staff pensions being the largest sources of financial risk, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
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Edinburgh University has faced backlash over its decision to rename the David Hume Tower to 40 George Square, due to the new name's potential links to the slave trade.
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During the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a lower output of female academia, compared to a 50% increase of journals published by male academics, The Guardian has reported.
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Vice-chancellors and other officials have drawn up plans to mitigate foreign interference, as online university classes expose international students to security risks.
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