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The Latest Breaking News from Russell Group

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

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

Top London universities expel students for cheating with AI

University College London and Imperial College London both expelled students during the 2024-25 academic year

Evening Standard

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‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK

The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

The Guardian - UK

University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees

Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed

The Guardian - UK

London sixth form that banned mobile phones sees A-Level results rocket

Almost 50% of grades awarded to students at Excelsior Academy in Hackney were A* or A and half of pupils are now off to study at Russell Group universities

Evening Standard

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students

Updated accountability measures aim to encourage school leavers towards wider range of institutions and vocational options

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The threat to BTec courses in England is the educational scandal no one’s talking about

Snobbery and a lack of transparency around Labour’s review may be why there isn’t more outrage, says Guardian journalist Susanna Rustin

The Guardian - UK

How can you make going to university worth it? We ask the experts

Where to study is just as important as what – especially when it comes to finding a job

The Guardian - UK

Ones to watch: three rising stars of this year’s university guide

Breaking into the upper echelons of a university system dominated by the Russell Group isn’t easy, but Surrey, Lancaster and Bath are on the up

The Independent UK

British pupils more likely to get first choice university as international student numbers fall

Conservative ministers announced a crackdown on visas for overseas students after net migration soared

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More UK students set to get into first-choice university than in previous years

As international intake dwindles, leading institutions become less cautious about offers post-Covid

The Independent UK

Private school or Russell Group university ‘may lead to better health’

Factors such as smaller class sizes and more activities at private schools, plus better job prospects, may influence health in midlife, experts say.

The Guardian - UK

Tory immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns

Exclusive: Chris Skidmore says restrictions on international students risk a funding crisis

The Guardian - UK

British students not being ‘squeezed out’ by overseas applicants, say universities

Claims that overseas students are admitted with lower entry requirements than domestic students denied

The Guardian - UK

University of York to accept some overseas students with lower grades

Staff told to take ‘more flexible approach’ in move university says will bring rules into line with those for UK offer-holders

The Guardian - UK

More UK universities cutting ties with fossil fuel industry

Student pressure pushes higher education institutions to commit to divesting from fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Is the Russell Group still relevant?

The prestigious cabal of top universities want you to think they will always be on top. But in the real world, things may be changing

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