Exams fiasco could ‘crowd out’ poorer students from top campuses Caps on places and bigger rise in share of top grades at independent schools could lead to skewed intakes Simon Baker 8月 14日
Court quashes OfS’ refusal to register for-profit college English regulator ordered to pay substantial costs to Bloomsbury Institute after blocking loan access Ellie Bothwell 8月 14日
A-level appeals confusion leaves campuses uncertain over intake Concerns also emerge that higher-tariff universities may increase share of applicants at expense of some lower-tariff institutions Simon Baker 8月 14日
Libraries ‘will cancel journal subscriptions’ unless prices drop Universities say ‘big deals’ with publishers are only area where there is enough money to make significant savings during pandemic Ellie Bothwell 8月 13日
Ofqual asks universities for ‘flexibility’ as A levels downgraded First figures on admissions show record highs in 18-year-olds placed on courses, but potential for large number of appeals looms Simon Baker 8月 13日
Universities seek ‘urgent clarification’ on A-level ‘triple lock’ Last-minute change to policy in England means appeals over calculated grades could be based on mock exam results Simon Baker 8月 12日
Starmer warns of ‘robbed generation’ as poll reveals grading fears Labour leader’s call for rethink on moderation coincides with survey that suggests one in three applicants fear they are less likely to get into first-choice university Anna McKie 8月 12日
First-in-family students ‘more likely to drop out’ of university They are also less likely than students with graduate parents to go to an ‘elite’ institution Anna McKie 8月 12日
Call for rest of UK to follow Scotland and scrap moderated grades Scottish government says all downgraded Scottish Highers results will be withdrawn, prompting campaigns for same approach on A levels Ellie Bothwell 8月 11日
Asian students ‘more aggrieved’ by A-level cancellation Poll reveals ethnic minority students also less satisfied with assistance provided by UK schools in pandemic Jack Grove 8月 11日
Ottoline Leyser: ‘I’m not going to pussyfoot about’ New UKRI chief executive tells THE she hopes to shift science incentives away from the model of an ‘Einstein figure’ lone genius Jack Grove 8月 11日