Almost a third of UK graduates are ‘overqualified’ for their work
Almost a third of UK graduates were overeducated for the work they were doing in 2017, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.
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Symi Dosanjh
Professor may be imprisoned for teaching students how to make drugs
A professor at Matsuyama University in Japan may be imprisoned for 10 years for teaching students how to make ecstasy and “designer drug” 5F-QUPIC in 2013.
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UK universities issue almost 11,000 non-disclosure agreements in five years
Nearly 11,000 non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) have been issued by universities to their staff in the past five years, Freedom of Information (FoI) requests sent by Times Higher Education (THE) has revealed.
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Students from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to achieve top grades
Students from disadvantaged areas are more likely to drop out of university and less likely to achieve top grades, a report by the Office for Students (OfS) has revealed.
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Government outlines plans to increase international student numbers
The UK government has published a new strategy outlining plans to boost international student numbers by 30%.
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Scottish universities lower grade requirements for disadvantaged students
The universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh have published two sets of entry requirements to increase the proportion of incoming students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Edinburgh University law applicants will only need ABBBB while the typical offer is AAAAA. For those applying to study Medicine, the grade boundary has been lowered...
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UCL students reject IHRA’s definition of antisemitism
A motion to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s “Working Definition of Antisemitism” was rejected by the University College London (UCL)’s student body. 212 students opposed the motion after expressing that freedom of speech regarding Israel had been infringed, against 78 votes supporting the motion. The non-legally binding definition...
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Universities in the UK face credit crunch
Figures from The Times show that universities have over £10.8 billion worth of debt with borrowing having doubled for universities such as Southampton, University College London, Glasgow and Imperial College London.
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