Students have been left furious after several universities cancelled their graduation ceremony plans amid the coronavirus pandemic. Durham, Edinburgh and Reading University are among the institutions to have already broken to the bad news to final year under and postgraduates. Others have chosen to either ‘postpone’ or ‘continuously review’ ceremonies that are still scheduled to … Read more
The British Medical Association has told medical students to not volunteer on NHS wards to fight coronavirus until the Government has drawn up clear pay plans. The doctors union has urged students against helping the overwhelmed NHS until a national contract on pay, holiday and pension is finalised. Critics said the union, which has around 160,000 … Read more
Who said school isn’t fun? Quarantined students share hilarious updates from their online classes – from classmates doing face masks to teachers bringing their PETS into lessons Schools across the US have closed for the foreseeable future While some parents homeschool, many teacher and college professors are running online classes with platforms like Zoom The platforms … Read more
One third of students who drop out of their course cite mental health issues as the reason, poll suggests Nearly 16,000 students suffered a mental health problem in 2019 1 in 4 felt pressured by parents to pick a course likely to lead straight to good job Students need to be taught the skills to … Read more
NASA shares GIF of a new flaring black hole 30,000 light-years away that was discovered by students studying an asteroid Students using NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to study an asteroid found a new black hole It sits 30,000 light-years away and was spotted by its X-ray emissions The team found it just a week after Japan’s MAXI telescope … Read more
Hungover British students spark Heathrow coronavirus panic and are whisked into quarantine after asking for paracetamol in cheeky bid to get upgrade on flight home Julia Walentin, 26, tried to get upgrade on her flight from Singapore to London She told crew she had a headache but ended up sparking coronavirus worries Hungover student was … Read more
One in five students would be richer off if they had skipped university with almost none benefiting financially from a creative arts degree Study found about 70,000 a year would earn more if they’d gone straight to work Institute of Fiscal Studies found almost no financial benefit in creative arts study Report based on earnings … Read more
All potential students could be made to apply to university AFTER they get their A-levels with results moved earlier and the start of the academic year delayed under proposals from watchdog Office for Students suggested scrapping predicted grades and university offers Post-qualification scheme would also tackle the rise of ‘attainment offers’ made OfS added the … Read more
Top secondary school students are choosing ‘easy’ books like David Walliams and failing to stretch themselves, study finds Brightest readers at secondary school choosing ‘easy’ books below ability levels Opting for Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and novels of David Walliams Report found 16 out of 20 of most popular books were by Walliams and … Read more
Students at the London School of Economics have voted to ban all beef products from the Holborn campus. The vote was proposed by LSE’s Peta representative Phoebe Woodruff, who now wants all meat banned from the university. The college, which is the fourth-ranked university in Britain, has almost 12,000 students, however, the proposal to ban … Read more