Scientists discovered that two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines are significantly less effective at protecting against omicron than prior coronavirus versions. The researchers were hopeful, however, that a booster dose would raise immunity to the new, highly […]
Because of the rapid spread of Omicron throughout the UK, the University of Manchester has postponed Winter Graduation celebrations, and disgruntled students and their families believe the decision was made on too short notice. In light of the spread of […]
Leeds is now working on two important new research initiatives aimed at improving access to postgraduate study for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic students. The University will expand its sector-leading work to break down obstacles to postgraduate study thanks to […]
Archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of a Roman crucifixion in the United Kingdom in a small Cambridgeshire village. In Fenstanton, a man’s skeleton was discovered with a nail through his heel. Corinne Duhig, a bone specialist at Cambridge University, […]
In total, 36 institutions acknowledged receiving funding from eight oil companies, while others declined to declare whether they did, implying that the total amount of funding may be much higher. According to a new investigation, some of the UK’s most […]
According to university leaders, the government’s plans for a minimum GCSE admission level for higher education could preclude nearly half of all disadvantaged students in England from attending university. Vice-chancellors believe the government is planning to implement a new admission […]
The average yearly rent for undergraduate housing is currently £7,347, which is more than a standard maintenance loan and housing charity. Unipol warns that student room rents are rising far faster than inflation, that there is a growing scarcity of […]
Ministers and authorities have warned vice-chancellors that if they create loopholes allowing them to withdraw offers from students at the last minute if courses are oversubscribed, they risk breaking competition laws. The rise in A-level results has allowed more students […]
Universities in England have been advised to establish ambitious goals to help students get into graduate jobs, with vice-chancellors being asked to make social mobility “as much about getting on as it is about getting in,” according to the universities […]
Malala Yousafzai, the education activist who was shot by the Taliban, earned a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University. The Nobel Peace Prize recipient completed her course a year and a half ago, but her graduation celebration […]
Hundreds of ethnic minority students have been recruited into research by universities. The activities are in response to allegations of institutional racism in academia, which disproportionately harm black individuals. According to one study, 245 black candidates were awarded Ph.D. positions […]
The Downtown Lexington Partnership (DLP) is collaborating with senior integrated strategic communication students in a University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information Event Planning program to create this year’s annual downtown Christmas Parade. The event will begin at 11 […]
No Durham University has defended its decision to hold training sessions for students who work in the sex industry. Michelle Donelan, the Minister for Further Education, had accused it of “legitimizing a terrible industry that relies on women’s exploitation.” However, […]
Siemens’ drive to expand the number of women in engineering has continued with a recruitment event to identify future STEM talent. Female students from throughout the UK visited Siemens’ UK headquarters in Manchester, where they met inspiring female engineers at […]
Universities will be able to use the additional funding to assist students who have lost their jobs, to cover the costs of alternative housing, or to support access to remote teaching. Covid-19 Students facing financial difficulties as a result of […]
Campuses will be hit by strikes beginning next month, with more planned for next year, after the University and College Union announced that its members will go on strike over pension cuts, pay, and working conditions. The union announced that […]
According to a source, the University of Oxford owns 145 artifacts looted by British forces during an assault on the city of Benin in 1897 that are likely to be returned to Nigeria. The university’s Pitt Rivers Museum owns more […]
Leeds University’s vice-chancellor and other top employees should use their preferred gender pronouns when presenting themselves in meetings, according to staff and students. They also want vice-chancellor Simone Buitendijk’s preferred gender pronouns to be stated in her email signature. Both […]
According to research, nine out of ten university students had received at least one Covid-19 immunization.# According to an Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey, only 7% of students have not been vaccinated against coronavirus, and the majority (58%) believe […]
The University of Suffolk is constructing a £13 million health center On the Ipswich shoreline that will be open to the public. Construction is underway and the university’s health courses have seen a 25% surge in applications in the last […]
