3 hours ago Maisie Lillywhite,BBC News, West of England The Cotswold PR Company Lucille Terry didn’t want to “just do crossword puzzles” in retirement An 85-year-old student who is working towards her fourth university degree says she “can’t just sit around”. Lucille Terry from Cirencester completed her first degree, in pharmacy, at the University of...
3 days ago Kate Morgan,Communities correspondent, BBC Wales News Marcus Handstock Emily Handstock, who was diagnosed with endometriosis in her 20s, recalls writhing in pain during her A-levels Emily Handstock vividly remembers “struggling to stand” as she went into her A-level geology exam, hiding a hot water bottle up her jumper. The 25-year-old, who has endometriosis, posts...
Thames Valley Police said officers also dealt with protesters “in the immediate vicinity of Wellington Square”, who “have been peaceful and no arrests were made”. A spokesperson for OX4P said the students had staged “a peaceful sit-in to demand that the university meet with us after two weeks of non-response”, demanding that administration meet with...
Seven more college strikes are to go ahead after talks failed to solve a pay row. Hundreds of college lecturers across Scotland went on strike on Thursday for the second time this week. The EIS Fela union said “no real progress” was made at talks with employers. The dispute stems from a pay rise lecturers...
A university building has been locked down due to an occupation by a pro-Palestinian protest group. Oxford Action for Palestine (OA4P) organised a sit-in at the University of Oxford offices on Wellington Square. The group is demanding a meeting with the university to review its policies relating to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Large numbers of police...
A city’s head teachers have called on parents not to let their children have a smartphone before they are 14. St Albans Primary Schools Consortium urged parents to wait until their children were in Year 9 at secondary school before they were given a device. The letter to parents across the Hertfordshire district was signed...
Teesside University students have struggled to pay tuition fees since currency in Nigeria crashed. Source link
The University of Aberdeen says it has taken steps to now be on a “firm” future financial footing. Source link
Police and the school say all children are out of the building and safe. Source link
Hundreds of lecturers are taking part in the first of nine national strikes over the next three weeks. Source link