A study by the University of Swansea has found that one in seven university essays were written by others, as more students are paying companies to complete their coursework for them.
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Trade unions are industry-specific organisations which seek to collectively represent and protect the interests of its workers. Consequently, this unification of employees creates leverage when negotiating with employers to enhance various aspects of their work including: higher wages; more benefits such as health insurance; sensible working hours; a defence against...
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Research has shown that collaboration projects at universities are at risk of falling apart due to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
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A recent report released by Recorded Future, a cyber security firm, has revealed connections between hackers associated with China’s top engineering institution, Tsinghua University.
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The EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme has revealed a 24.22 per cent drop in the proportion of funding awarded to UK higher education institutions – a gargantuan fall from the high 25.47 per cent seen in February 2017. As a result, Universities UK, an organisation representing British universities, said research...
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The Independent says that “interest rates will directly affect the victims of austerity”. The Telegraph says that “it may take time for the [interest] rate rise to be reflected in the savings accounts on offer and savers will need to be patient”. But perhaps the most damning statement is from...
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For three years ongoing, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has conceded the A to C pass rates for Highers, the main qualification for university entry, has dropped 0.2 per cent year on year.
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The £30 A-level exam remark charge has been criticised to favours pupils from independent schools. Critics have argued the system of remarking lacks transparency and only benefits students who can afford the payment.
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Tim Bradshaw, the head of the Russell Group, hopes to restore maintenance grants - which are non-repayable subsidies to student living costs - to improve diversity in higher education.
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Freedom of Information (FoI) requests sent to 54 institutions by The Sun has found that university staff have spent a total of £204 million using corporate credit cards on various luxuries.
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A recent survey conducted by Rethinking Economics – a pressure group seeking to liberalise and simplify economics – found Britain’s universities are failing to equip economics graduates with the skills that businesses and government require. Following interviews with major employers of economists – including the Government Economics Service, the Financial...
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The University of Warwick found itself in joint fifty-first position, according to Times Higher Education, with a student satisfaction rate of 85%, alongside Durham University, the University of Liverpool and the University of York, among others.
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There is no doubt that the Britain has been experiencing a heatwave unforeseen since the unforgettable summer of 1976 – one of the most prolonged periods of extraordinary heat recorded in recent history. Temperature forecasts have seen regions such as the south-east of England reach a staggering 37 degrees. Whilst...
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