Between the 1st and 3rd of December, 58 universities across the country faced industrial action by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU). 33 institutions went on strike over the “four fights” (Pay, Equality, Workload and Casualisation) and a dispute over pensions, while…
The number of top grades awarded reached an all-time high this year as 44.3% of students achieved either an A* or A in their exams. The A-Level results from this year have commonly been described as ‘inflated’ due to the…
Importance of universities Science and higher education are some of the UK’s strong points. Higher education earned the UK £10.71 billion in exports and, according to the Nature Index, the UK ranks fourth worldwide in terms of research output. This…
Whilst this past year has undoubtedly been disruptive for everyone, I can’t help but feel that Covid-19 has caused university students to have an especially scarring and tragic experience. If you look past the headlines of “lockdown fences” being erected…
The cost-cutting mechanism of the market, extended to institutions of learning, has proved disastrous when combined with the pressures of the pandemic. Universities, whose funding is contingent upon raw student numbers, have presided over a wellbeing and financial crisis of…