Aberystwyth University Plans £16m Savings, Union Says 150 Jobs Go
Aberystwyth University has opened a new restructuring phase to save £16m by 2027-28. The UCU union says it will cost 150 jobs, a figure the university has not confirmed.
Category: Education
Hoax Threat Emails Hit Over 300 Northern Ireland Schools
More than 300 Northern Ireland schools got the same threatening email, which police call a hoax. Scotland, Ireland and Italy report similar messages.
Regulator Warns Students Can Complete Assessments With AI in Minutes
England's higher education regulator says many unsupervised university assessments can be finished with AI and the use is hard to detect. Universities UK says changes are under way.
Inquiry on White Working-Class Pupils Moves to Early Years and 14-19
An independent inquiry into the schooling of white working-class children begins a second phase, looking at the youngest pupils and at teenagers' routes into work and study.
Powell Wants Schools to Stop Teaching GCSEs Before Year 10
England's education secretary says early GCSE teaching risks creating exam factories. A national curriculum overhaul is due to be published in early 2027.
12 English Universities Give Loan Examples on Below-Average Pay
A check of more than 110 university websites in England found twelve that explain loan repayments only with salaries under the UK average.
MP Questions TT Rockstars Screen Time as Firm Plans Curfews
A Labour MP told the Commons Science Committee that the times-tables app rewards time online. Its maker says every school will get a curfew and daily limit from 24 November.
England to Offer a Ukrainian GCSE From 2028 as UK Apologises
The government is funding a new GCSE in Ukrainian and has said sorry to refugee pupils who were steered towards Russian. The exam will be ready in 2028.
French School Blockades Resume Before a Thursday Strike
Dozens of French high schools were barricaded again after the holiday. The education minister says final-year pupils risk losing the school year, and unions plan a nationwide strike on Thursday.
UK Ready to Pay Up to £450m a Year for Cheaper EU Student Fees
Ministers are said to accept domestic-level fees for EU students and to compensate universities, but only if Brussels opens its Made in Europe scheme to British firms.
Queen's Belfast Warns Staff of Tough Choices on Money
Queen's University Belfast is reviewing pay deals and raising car-parking charges after a £12.5m deficit, its vice-chancellor has told staff.
US Flags $130m in Student Aid Tied to Fake "Ghost" Students
Prosecutors say fraudsters used stolen identities to enrol fictitious students in US colleges and send aid money to Kenya.
Afghan Woman Refused UK Visa Three Times for Glasgow Medicine Course
Sara fled the Taliban and won a place on a University of Glasgow gateway course. Home Office refusals gave contradictory reasons.
Mother Says Autistic Son, 18, Lost Support After an IQ Test
In Northern Ireland an IQ above 70 means no access to adult disability services. One mother says her son has been left in limbo.
Oriel College Urged to Drop Student Event With Nathan Cofnas
An open letter asks the Oxford college to withdraw its lecture theatre from an event by a Reform UK student group. The college cites its free speech duty.