Six months out, and nobody is checking whether universities are ready
A university registrar and a quality specialist argue that the Lifelong Learning Entitlement now has its legal framework but no test of whether institutions can actually deliver it — credit systems, modular admissions and student records that can handle people studying in pieces across years. For students starting in 2027, that readiness decides whether the flexibility exists in practice. Student finance explained covers what it replaces.
Who actually runs the campus gossip account
An investigation into the ownership of a large university gossip page finds a corporate entity behind what students assume is a peer. Anonymous campus pages carry harassment, rumour and occasionally defamation, and knowing that one is commercially run changes how to read what it posts — and who is liable for it.