Higher education
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The UK students taking on universities over Covid disruption
feature Claimants say they received poor service and felt like ‘lowest form of life in food chain’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Pros and cons of affirmative action
Pros and Cons So-called positive discrimination in favour of members of disadvantaged groups has proved controversial for decades
By The Week Staff Last updated
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What is the high potential individual visa scheme?
feature Top graduates from around the world will be able to live and work in the UK for up to three years
By The Week Staff Published
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Pros and cons of minimum grades for student loans
Pros and Cons The new proposals could price disadvantaged pupils out of higher education, warn education experts
By The Week Published
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The battle to keep China off European university campuses
In Depth Chinese institutes come under scrutiny as German publisher claims Xi Jinping is ‘sacrosanct and beyond discussion’
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Content warnings mean classics is apologising for its existence’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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Are too many people going to university in the UK?
Today's Big Question Ministers urge school-leavers to consider alternative paths
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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‘A change in grading could be a timely and useful way for the government to ‘reset’ A-levels’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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‘England’s one-sided football rivalry with Germany has lost its bite’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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‘Let down and neglected’: the key findings of MPs’ education report
feature Commons committee claim ‘white privilege’ contributing to ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Why is the government planning to cut arts education funding by 50%?
Speed Read Proposal described by critics as ‘catastrophic’ and ‘an attack on the future of UK arts’
By Kate Samuelson Last updated
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Universities must consider refunding students hit by Covid disruption, regulator warns
Speed Read Institutions under investigation as thousands of undergraduates remain locked down amid coronavirus outbreaks
By Arion McNicoll Last updated
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Should unconditional university offers be scrapped?
Speed Read Education leaders call on watchdog to reform system, citing oversubscription to courses
By Gabriel Power Last updated
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The pros and cons of ranking universities by graduate earnings
In Depth New government plans are rubbished by higher education experts
By James Ashford Last updated
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