Students

Students in England face ‘negative impact’ from refusal to tie loans to inflation, admits DfE
Raising maintenance loans by only 2.8% means students will have to cut back on food and books, says report
Richard Adams Education editor
03, Feb, 2023 @4:35 PM

It’s not ‘wokery’ or snowflakes strangling free expression in universities – it’s the Conservative party | Kojo Koram
Students and academics know cancelling speakers is trivial compared with the structural collapse in tertiary education, says academic Kojo Koram
Kojo Koram
03, Feb, 2023 @12:51 PM

UK curbs on international student visas would be ‘act of economic self-harm’
University leaders fear billions being lost as a result of battles within government over immigration policy
Richard Adams, Education editor
01, Feb, 2023 @10:37 AM

Elite universities aren’t hotbeds of ‘wokery’: our research shows they’re rife with racism and classism | Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers
In both the US and the UK, students described being told that they were beneficiaries of affirmative action, write authors Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers
Kalwant Bhopal and Martin Myers
30, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

‘We’re on permanent catch-up’: how Covid has changed young Britons’ lives
Young people across the UK reflect on how the pandemic affected them – and continues to shape their futures
Amelia Hill
29, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

‘They miss out’: soaring rents and insufficient support force more uni students in Australia to live with parents
‘Generational shift’ in share accommodation as housing crisis puts young people under ‘enormous pressure’
Caitlin Cassidy
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Is it such bad news that more students are having to take on termtime jobs? | Torsten Bell
The cost of living crisis means more young people are earning while they learn. But that could be good for more than their bank balances
Torsten Bell
28, Jan, 2023 @6:00 PM

‘Huge win’ for trade union as Durham University raises PhD students’ pay
University had paid some postgraduate researchers ‘less than minimum wage’
Anna Fazackerley
28, Jan, 2023 @4:00 PM

Good early years teaching may boost earnings of children in England – study
Study reports one in 40 primary schools in England produce entire classes likely to earn more than their peers
Richard Adams Education editor
26, Jan, 2023 @9:30 AM

UK students skipping meals because of cost of living crisis
One in four students say they are in danger of dropping out of university – survey
Richard Adams, Education editor
26, Jan, 2023 @12:01 AM

Students in Wales to get £1,000 maintenance boost amid cost of living crisis
Labour says inflation may force more students to drop out, as those in England get just £200 more on average
Richard Adams Education editor
19, Jan, 2023 @3:59 PM

Attitudes to ADHD have come a long way – but we still have further to go | Letters
Letters: There is thankfully more understanding of the condition than when my daughter was first diagnosed over 30 years ago, writes Judy Evans, while Cal Walters-Davies calls for more support and more positive coverage
17, Jan, 2023 @5:45 PM
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