The number of undergraduate students dropping out of university before the end of their first term has fallen, despite the impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the higher education sector. Despite speculation that there would be a mass exodus of students due to the pandemic’s impact on university life. […]
* Please be aware that some readers may find some of the content in this story upsetting. Over 400 allegations were made in the past five years but the real numbers might be much higher. Sexual harassment, misconduct and gender violence at universities are at high levels in the North […]
UNIVERSITIES are facing growing pressure to move lessons online amid thousands of Covid-19 cases on campuses across the UK. The University and College Union (UCU) has launched a new petition demanding that the Government switches university classes from face-to-face to online immediately “where possible”. It comes after figures, which were […]
Newcastle and Durham’s University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other national universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. […]
Newcastle and Durham University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. A […]
The North East England Chamber of Commerce’s Chief Executive James Ramsbotham has received his honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland. The 57-year-old, who currently lives in the Durham Dales has been chief executive of the Chamber for more than a decade and as such has been recognised for his outstanding career in business and commitment to supporting […]
The former Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Ed Vaizey, has helped launch a North East project that will see universities, individuals and organisations come together to explore how the creative, digital and IT (CDIT) sector in the region can develop and play a leading role in the North East economy. The […]
England’s squad for Euro 2016 was announced yesterday (Tuesday, May 31) – but where would England place if the tournament was based on health statistics? Research by Durham University concluded that the Three Lions would get knocked out in the quarter finals of Euro 2016 if health figures were a criteria for […]