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Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts

Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5

Manchester University to offer work placements to all undergraduates

Russell Group university promises students, from chemical engineering to classics, ‘meaningful real-world experience’

The Guardian - UK · May 26

Students could still get into first choice university even if they don’t get necessary grades

Some universities are ‘really keen’ this year to recruit ‘as many students as they can’ due to financial pressures

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Students urged to ‘take stock’ before accepting degree places on lower grades

School and college leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025

18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs

Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all …

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

Top universities pledge more support for care leavers to widen access to courses

The Russell Group has set out a plan to improve the transparency and consistency of contextual offers to remove barriers for prospective students.

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025

The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes

Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts

Letters: Arts and humanities are being hit hardest by cuts in higher education, write Prof Thea Pitman and Prof Emma Cayley, and Dr Ronan McLaverty-Head and another letter writer comment on cuts at Cardiff and another Russell Group university

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

England’s maths teacher recruitment problem is set to worsen

Everyone should leave school with a solid understanding of maths. Decent mathematics literacy is a hugely important skill in many aspects of life. We need it when budgeting for a weekly shop, asking for a pay rise and completing a tax return.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025