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Interest in Education, Interest for the Rest of Your Life

Interest in Education, Interest for the Rest of Your Life

Graduates have erupted in anger after Rachel Reeves froze the plan 2 repayment threshold at £29,385, sparking protests over fairness and generational inequity
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V-Levels: Starmer’s Bold Attempt to Improve Education

V-Levels: Starmer’s Bold Attempt to Improve Education

Announcement of Labour’s new approach to education qualifications V-Levels calls into question Government approach to education policy
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Sign Language Week: Celebrating community and culture in BSL

Sign Language Week: Celebrating community and culture in BSL

To commemorate Sign Language Week, it’s high time we explore the significance of Deaf culture
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President Donald Trump plans to dismantle the Department of Education

President Donald Trump plans to dismantle the Department of Education

The Trump administration plans to diminish the United States Department of Education.
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To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult political fiction

To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult political fiction

It seems that our consumerist way of reading has led to a rise in the idea that reading is only a leisure activity
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UK dreams or Brexit nightmares? The fate of international students

UK dreams or Brexit nightmares? The fate of international students

Brexit has severely impacted EU students. Is a UK degree still worth it?
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King’s Speech: Government axes ‘low-quality degrees’

King’s Speech: Government axes ‘low-quality degrees’

In his first address as monarch, King Charles III announces drastic changes to the education sector
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Conservative Party conference 2023 met with protests

Conservative Party conference 2023 met with protests

The Conservative Party Conference covered a lot of issues. Read a few of the key takeaways for young people and Manchester’s reaction
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Northern even in the north: Experiencing the North-South divide at university

Northern even in the north: Experiencing the North-South divide at university

Despite being a Northerner, people are shocked that I’m from the North; and that Northerners go to university
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There’s more to a degree than its graduate prospects

There’s more to a degree than its graduate prospects

How important are job prospects when choosing a degree? Whilst it would be impractical to ignore the facts altogether, there are always more factors to consider
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Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

A crisis of identity? The concern over the lack of history of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland taught in the UK
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Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?

Who are Liz Truss’ new Education Ministers?

On September 9, Liz Truss PM promptly appointed two new Ministers for Higher Education. Who are they and what are their intentions?
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I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep

I’ve heard he’s a bit of a creep

The difficulty of talking about personal experiences of sexual assault, and the dismissal of perpetrators as just a bit creepy
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Universities to help disadvantaged students in to high paying graduate jobs

Universities to help disadvantaged students in to high paying graduate jobs

Universities set targets to help disadvantaged students, monitored up to five years after graduation
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Wales to head racial history education

Wales to head racial history education

BAME history becomes compulsory in Wales as debates about decolonising the curriculum in England continue
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Scotland’s push for LGBTQ+ education

Scotland’s push for LGBTQ+ education

Scotland become the world’s first country to make LGBTQ+ education a mandatory part of its curriculum
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AI in Teaching

AI in Teaching

Artificial intelligence is beginning to impact every aspect of our lives, and our studies are no different. This week, Zain Alden explores how this technology will change the experience of future students
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Remote learning: Blues and growing pains

Remote learning: Blues and growing pains

Heidy Lo shares her turbulent experience with online learning from abroad
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Are ‘whitewashed’ medical textbooks putting black lives at risk?

Are ‘whitewashed’ medical textbooks putting black lives at risk?

Amelia Cummins discusses the potential medical risks black people could face due to underrepresentation in textbooks and literature
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Education and AI: tackling climate change

Education and AI: tackling climate change

How AI and education can be used to stunt the further development of humankind’s greatest adversary: climate change
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