12/7/26: an honorary doctorate for a Beatle
The University of Liverpool has awarded Sir Richard Starkey an honorary Doctor of Music on his 86th birthday. Honorary degrees are conferred at graduation ceremonies, which is why they appear in…
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The University of Liverpool has awarded Sir Richard Starkey an honorary Doctor of Music on his 86th birthday. Honorary degrees are conferred at graduation ceremonies, which is why they appear in…
UK students have described their shock at the closure of GVI, a volunteer travel company whose placements many had booked and paid for. If you lose money to a travel company failure, the routes…
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…
New research puts the net economic benefit of international students who started UK courses in 2024/25 at £40.4 billion over the course of their studies — about £1 million for every ten students….
An expert has warned the NHS faces long-term damage if newly qualified healthcare workers continue struggling to find jobs after graduating. Nursing, midwifery and allied health courses were…
MPs have concluded that comparing student loan repayments to phone contracts or similar consumer debt amounted to mis-selling, in the strongest finding yet from the parliamentary examination of…
A new HEPI and UPP Foundation report examines the history and future of student accommodation, arguing that as AI changes how people learn, the value of university increasingly lies in what…
A 31-year-old solicitor has told the BBC her student debt is limiting her career progression, one of more than 52,000 people affected by the issue she raised. Repayments are calculated on income…
The University of Lincolnshire is using iconic moments from horror films and television to attract younger applicants to forensic science. Recruitment marketing is worth reading sceptically…
HEPI argues the graduate jobs crisis now demands urgent action, after twelve months in which entry-level vacancies fell to a six-year low, AI began reshaping demand in computing and finance, and…