Ringo Starr made a Doctor of Music at 86
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 July, and they carry no academic requirement — a distinction worth knowing when one is used in a university’s marketing.
A day for deaf culture at the oldest deaf school in England
England’s oldest deaf school has held a Deaf Day bringing the community together for awareness and celebration. For deaf students heading to university, the relevant provision is interpreters, note-takers and captioning funded through the Disabled Students’ Allowance — which takes weeks to arrange and should be applied for before term. Extensions and academic support covers the process.