Record portion of state school pupils gained entry to Oxford University last year

A record proportion of pupils from state schools and deprived areas gained entry to Oxford University last year, figures showed yesterday. Almost seven in ten – 68.6 per cent – were state-educated compared to 62.3 per cent the previous year. It means under a third are now from private schools – which only 7 per … Read more

University of Chester slammed for charging its £280k-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than students

University of Chester is slammed for charging its £280,000-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than its students University of Chester has come under fire over plans to create an apartment for its vice chancellor and rent it to her for £28 a week less than what students pay Professor Eunice Simmons collects an annual salary and … Read more

University of Chester slammed for charging its £280k-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than students

University of Chester is slammed for charging its £280,000-a-year vice chancellor LESS rent than its students University of Chester has come under fire over plans to create an apartment for its vice chancellor and rent it to her for £28 a week less than what students pay Professor Eunice Simmons collects an annual salary and … Read more

Ministers must ramp up protection for Jewish students at Bristol University, MPs say 

The universities minister has faced calls to take tougher action to ensure Jewish students are protected from anti-Semitism on campus, with one senior MP comparing the situation to ‘1930s Germany’. MPs pressed Michelle Donelan to adopt a more heavy-handed approach – such as cutting off their funding or sacking university bosses – when the institutions … Read more

Cambridge University students threatened with eviction over ‘Pride’ flags and political posters

One of Cambridge University’s most prestigious colleges has upset LGBTQ+ students and Labour and ‘climate justice’ campaigners after they were threatened with eviction for displaying political posters and rainbow ‘Pride’ flags.  Several undergraduates at Jesus College received an email this week asking them to remove all posters, flags or banners displayed inside or outside the … Read more

Cambridge University bosses threaten students with eviction for displaying rainbow ‘Pride’ flags

One of Cambridge University’s most prestigious colleges has upset LGBTQ+ students and Labour and ‘climate justice’ campaigners after they were threatened with eviction for displaying political posters and rainbow ‘Pride’ flags.  Several undergraduates at Jesus College received an email this week asking them to remove all posters, flags or banners displayed inside or outside the … Read more

Student watchdog’s new head vows to end ‘deeply unhealthy’ university cancel culture

Student watchdog’s new head vows to end ‘deeply unhealthy’ university cancel culture by dishing out fines and bans for institutions that fail to uphold free speech Lord Wharton of Yarm last night put universities on notice they face harsh fines The Tory peer said the Office for Students is prepared to wield sweeping powers  He … Read more

MI6 chief Richard Moore admits he only went to ‘half a dozen lectures’ while at Oxford University

Confessions of a spy boss: MI6 chief Richard Moore admits he only went to ‘half a dozen lectures’ while at Oxford University as he wanted to play hockey and see his girlfriend MI6 boss says he was not the ‘perfect student’ during three year stint at Oxford He admitted to focusing mainly on hockey and … Read more

University of Edinburgh in free speech row over article praising scientist who advocated eugenics

The University of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a freedom of speech row after it defended a retired professor who wrote an article praising a controversial geneticist.  Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher – who died in 1962 – supported ‘selective breeding’ and the sterilisation of people from races he considered ‘mentally inferior’. A recent article titled ‘The outstanding … Read more