Students at the University of Exeter have been banished from campus and sent home, as vice-chancellors…
Tag: Higher education
Coronavirus is damaging Britain’s young people – and that didn’t have to happen | Sonia Sodha | Opinion
In September 1939, almost 1.5 million people – including 800,000 schoolchildren – were evacuated from London…
An inevitable crisis: how Covid-19 hit universities – podcast | Education
When the coronavirus outbreak first struck Britain in March, universities scrambled to respond. They moved lectures…
Scottish ministers accused of ‘panicky’ response to Covid outbreaks on campuses | Politics
Opposition leaders in Scotland have accused ministers of a “shambolic” response after they loosened tough coronavirus…
Hundreds of Manchester students locked down after 127 Covid cases | Education
Hundreds of students in Manchester were told to self-isolate on Friday after 127 of them tested…
UK universities ‘bullying’ junior staff into face-to-face teaching | Education
As universities struggle to contain student parties, and with coronavirus outbreaks already confirmed at several campuses,…
UK coronavirus live: university students face stringent controls amid Covid crisis | Politics
Meanwhile, Tory heavyweights and Commons committee chairmen are among the growing number of rebels demanding a…
Why do students travel to university? Covid has proved they don’t need to | Simon Jenkins | Opinion
Who ever thought it a good idea to disperse 2 million Covid super-spreaders across British cities…
Hundreds of thousands of students in Scotland banned from socialising | Education
Hundreds of thousands of students in Scotland have been banned from socialising and going to bars…
‘People thought I was too young to protest’: the rise of student activism | Education
In June, Simukai Chigudu stepped up on a plinth in front of thousands of people blocking…