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Universities which restrict access to exam scripts ’cause students harm’

Students cannot reflect on their exam performance without seeing their marked scripts, a paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute has said.

The Independent UK

Focus on final-year exams at Oxbridge may disadvantage female students – report

The assessment system at Oxford and Cambridge could be worse for women as they tend to be more risk averse and can suffer from PMS, a report suggests.

The Independent UK

Fewer 18-year-olds from UK apply to most selective universities and courses

The number of applicants for medicine courses has fallen to the lowest point since 2020, Ucas figures show.

The Independent UK

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Universities face ‘bleak’ future as student demand to fall after 2030 – report

There is an ‘urgent national interest argument’ for controlling the number of students that can be recruited by individual universities, a paper says.

The Independent UK

Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error

The Guardian - UK

More than half of UK students working long hours in paid jobs

Lack of maintenance support is creating two-tier higher education system, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Universities must overcome ‘echo chamber’ and self-censorship, says Reading VC

Robert Van de Noort says vice-chancellors must be bold in protecting academic freedom and promoting diversity of thought

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AI in education isn’t a crisis, it’s an indictment of the whole thing as a means to an end

In a new study published this week, over half of UK undergraduates are using artificial intelligence to ‘help’ write essays. Does this implicate higher education and its methods more so than students?

TechRadar

More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with their work

One in four students use systems such as Google Bard or ChatGPT to generate topics and one in eight use them to create content

Evening Standard

More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays

Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload

The Guardian - UK

New report brands student maintenance system ‘broken’ amid soaring rents

The report said the highest rents and increases are in cities with an undersupply of accommodation.

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of universities have student food banks, reveals research

The report ‘raises important questions about whether universities should themselves be the ones to plug the growing gaps in student finance’

The Independent UK

More than quarter of universities operating food banks for students – research

The report ‘raises important questions about whether universities should themselves be the ones to plug the growing gaps in student finance’.

The Independent UK

Housing shortages for university students will ‘worsen’ in some cities – charity

School leavers across the UK are preparing to start university next month after receiving their exam results.

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Majority of university students juggling paid work and studying amid cost-of-living crisis, survey reveals

More than three in four university students feel that the cost-of-living crisis has affected their studies

The Independent UK

Majority of university students in paid jobs as well as studying, report says

The proportion of students who say they are in paid employment while at university is at the highest level since a think tank’s survey began.

The Guardian - UK

UK university staff only read students’ personal statements for two minutes

Huge increase in applications means officials are left with little time to read student essays

The Independent UK

Academics have ‘more generous’ benefits than other professionals – report

It comes as a marking boycott is being carried out at universities in an ongoing dispute over staff’s pay and conditions.

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Evening Standard

Degrees of success: Is going to university still a passport to a bright future?

Only 3 per cent of recent graduates regret going to university

The Independent UK

Ucas personal statement should be reformed to make it fairer, says think tank

The Higher Education Policy Institute said short-response questions could focus on an applicant’s interest in their course and their relevant skills.

The National (Scotland)

Universities need to do more to understand student homelessness, report says

UNIVERSITIES need to do more to monitor student homelessness, which is expected to rise due to the cost of living crisis, according to a report.

The Guardian - UK

Homeless students on rise in UK amid cost of living crisis

Universities must do more, says thinktank, noting need for support for those from poorer backgrounds

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