MI5 could vet academics amid fears foreign states are targeting UK universities
Vice chancellors from 24 leading institutions were briefed on the threat by MI5 head Ken McCallum and National Cyber Security Centre chief Felicity Oswald Daily Express :: News Feed
‘Our universities are a disgrace’: Nigel Farage rages at ‘deeply disturbing’ appointment
Nigel Farage ripped into the appointment of a pro-Palestine rector at a British university. Daily Express :: News Feed
UK universities accused of favouring foreign students over better-qualified UK applicants
Accusations arise against top UK universities, alleging a bias towards admitting foreign students with lower exam scores over better-qualified UK applicants. Daily Express :: News Feed
Bids to stifle freedom of speech in UK universities hurt the ‘most vulnerable’
There are “persistent and widespread concerns” that many in higher education are being silenced, “either by the activity of the university or by its inactivity”, a new freedom-of-speech champion for UK universities claims. Daily Express :: News Feed
Woke war: University censorship is fictionalising history, rages Universities Minister
UNIVERSITY censorship is fictionalising history, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan warned. But her comments have sparked a furious backlash. Daily Express :: News Feed
Coronavirus reveal: How will UK universities be impacted?
UNIVERSITIES across the UK are asking their students whether they’d like to defer entry by a term or stay at home and work online. Daily Express :: News Feed
UK universities join the NHS in efforts to meet coronavirus testing target
SCIENTISTS at King’s College London will be helping the NHS tackle the coronavirus pandemic at a new diagnostics lab especially set up for analysing thousands of swab tests. Daily Express :: News Feed
Coronavirus could mean UK universities ‘take massive hit’ with students unwilling to pay
THE coronavirus epidemic could force UK universities to scrap tutition fees with students unwilling to pay for courses with no face-to-face contact. Daily Express :: News Feed
Colleges, Universities Examining Gender Pronouns on Campus
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) As the number of individuals who identify as someone more complex than male or female continues to increase across the country, traditional gender-based pronouns “he” and “she” are being updated at several US universities. While some of these individuals identify as transgender – having been born as one gender but now identifying as another […]
Gender Gap in UK Universities Grows as Women Outpace Men
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) According to a report entitled “Boys to Men: The Underachievement of Young Men in Higher Education and How to Start Tackling It,” the gender gap in the United Kingdom’s universities is widening in favor of women. Research by the Higher Education Policy Institute found that the British men are less likely […]