Universities
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The pros and cons of going to university
Pros and Cons Record-high costs and competition leave A-level students questioning worth of a degree
By Harriet Marsden Last updated
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How to prepare for the cost of university
feature Students may leave university with debts of around £50,000 – here is how much it costs, and the help available
By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published
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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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Rishi Sunak’s ‘rip-off’ uni crackdown: what makes a degree low value?
Talking Point New plans leave more questions than answers concerning the quality of institutions and the metrics involved
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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The pros and cons of university tuition fees
Pros and Cons Labour to drop pledge to scrap fees that improve quality of higher education but lead to huge levels of student debt
By The Week Staff Published
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The surprising link between hay fever and your gut bacteria
feature New research suggests probiotics could help sufferers beat the worst of the seasonal symptoms
By The Week Staff Published
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University life in the UK and US compared
feature Studying in the UK offers proximity to home, while US institutions tend to offer broader curriculum options
By The Week Staff Published
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Why you should eat your Christmas tree
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Santa Claus gets parking ticket for his sleigh
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Nobel prize awarded for ‘click chemistry’ – an environmentally friendly method of building molecules
feature 2022 Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to trio for developing click chemistry, a Lego-like method for joining molecules
By The Week Staff Published
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The Lost King: the Richard III film rewriting history
Under the Radar Critics say ‘reckless’ movie exaggerates role of amateur historian in discovery of monarch’s remains
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Six of the best gadgets for students
The Week Recommends From portable speakers to sunrise alarms
By The Week Staff Last updated
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The Week Unwrapped: Chinese protests, supersonic jets and university cheats
podcast Will mortgage strikes force China to change course? Does Concorde finally have a worthy successor? And what’s behind a rise in cheating?
By The Week Staff Published
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University criticised over masturbation PhD
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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