Reform UK says it would withdraw loans from some degrees
Suella Braverman, Reform UK’s education spokesperson, has said a Reform government would stop taxpayer-funded student loans going to courses the party considers “woke”, without publishing the list or the test that would decide which ones. It is opposition policy rather than law, and no course loses funding today, but it is the second party this year to float restricting loans by subject rather than by outcome. Student finance explained covers who is eligible now.
Heriot-Watt staff vote for more strike days
Staff at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have voted by 70 per cent for further strike action in a dispute over job cuts and compulsory redundancies. It is the same dispute that has run through the Scottish sector all year, and it means teaching disruption is possible from the start of term. If your teaching is affected, the time to ask about mitigation is early. Extensions and academic support explains how.