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AUGUST 12, 2020

BTEC NATIONALS: WHO ARE THE STUDENTS WHO DIDN’T JUST DO A-LEVELS?

The summer ritual of A-level results day is so well known it’s easy to forget the thousands of students receiving their BTec National

AUGUST 4, 2020

‘FLEXIBILITY’ THIS YEAR OVER STAYING ON FOR A-LEVEL

Schools and colleges in England are being told by the exams watchdog to be more lenient this year about letting pupils stay on to take  A-levels.

AUGUST 4,2020

BEING A CHINESE STUDENT IN THE US: ‘NEITHER THE US NOR CHINA WANTS US’

Stranded abroad by the coronavirus pandemic and squeezed by political tensions, Chinese students in the United States are rethinking their 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

ONLINE CLASSES ‘WOULD NOT JUSTIFY HIGH UNIVERSITY FEES’

Students in England pay some of the highest tuition fees in the world – but that will not be sustainable if much of the teaching stays

DECEMBER 5, 2020

COVID: HOW ARE STUDENTS TRAVELLING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS?

University students around the UK are beginning their journeys home for Christmas after mass testing to

AUGUST 14, 2020

CORONAVIRUS: HOW CAN I FIND A NEW JOB?

It’s a tough time in the jobs market, as firms shed staff or freeze recruitment to cut costs.
The UK has fallen into recession

AUGUST 14, 2020

A-LEVELS: ANGER OVER ‘UNFAIR’ RESULTS THIS YEAR

There is anger among schools, colleges and students, after nearly 40% of A-level grades awarded on Thursday were lower than 

MAY 19, 2021

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ‘FED UP’ WITH MORE ONLINE LECTURES IN AUTUMN

The past academic year has been one where many university students have felt isolated and 

MAY 6,2021

‘IT’S YOUR DEVICE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT’

What would you do if your smartphone was damaged or stopped working? Take it to a repair shop or perhaps upgrade to a 

MAY 7, 2021

TAKING AN INVENTION FROM IDEA TO THE MARKETPLACE

When Dr Fransisco Velasco started work on a Covid ward, he found himself commuting to work with his laptop and notes in a bin bag.

 

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