What polling of 18,000 students found
Analysis of polling covering more than 18,000 students finds employability is relational rather than informational — students who feel they belong, who know staff and who have been part of something get jobs, while those given more information about jobs do not. It is an uncomfortable finding for careers services and a useful one for students: the society you join matters more than the CV workshop. Networking and LinkedIn for students covers the deliberate version.
A university reviews its single-sex space policies
Durham is reviewing its policies on single-sex spaces in response to updated equality guidance following last year’s Supreme Court ruling. Most universities are doing the same quietly; the student-facing consequences will be in accommodation allocation, changing facilities and sports participation, and they will appear as policy updates rather than announcements.
Getting through graduation day without a disaster
A practical guide to graduation: tickets, timings, gown hire, and the parking that will be full. Ceremonies run to the minute and families travel a long way, so the failures are logistical rather than academic. Graduation and life after university covers what comes next.