Students line up to study abroad after a year of Covid; top destinations include US, UK and Canada
By the end of summer 2021, the US had already issued 62,000 Indian student visas compared to only 15,000 F-1 student visas to Indians between…
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New announcements about UK graduate route 2021
The new UK immigration rule will be open to all the international students who have completed a degree at the UK undergraduate level or above…
UK children could ‘lose 3% of lifetime earnings’ due to lockdown school closures
Royal Society report warns without catch up younger children potentially face loss of £40,000 future income British children could lose £40,000 of their potential lifetime…
COVID-19: Should students return to higher education?
In recent months, billions of people globally have been sent into lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its impact on public health. With schools, colleges and universities in…
Borrow UK strategy to mind the research gap, Canberra urged
While a brains trust of Australian vice-chancellors is considering how to fund research long-term, a university group says the biggest challenge is more immediate July…
English master’s loans ‘almost entirely erased’ rich-poor entry gap
Progression rates to master’s also increased for black students, but have not equalised between men and women, study finds The introduction of master’s loans in England…
‘Decolonise’ universities to end ‘silent crisis’ in higher education, report says
The report argues that courses could be changed to end an ‘outdated euro-centrism’ in academia Universities must be “decolonised” in order to address a “silent…
Coronavirus: Universities and colleges in Wales to get £50m help
Universities and colleges in Wales are to receive a £50m support package to soften the impact of coronavirus. The Welsh Government fund aims to safeguard…
Making the MPharm fairer: what can be done about the ethnicity awarding gap?
After our investigation shows an “unacceptable gap” in awarding rates for higher degrees between white students and their black, Asian and minority ethnic counterparts, we ask…
UK universities accused of overreliance on fees from Chinese students
Britain’s universities rely too heavily on tuition fees from Chinese students, according to a Conservative-backed thinktank that wants the government to replace them with increased…