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More British universities have revealed that they were casualties of the data breach incident at cloud services supplier Blackbaud. Newcastle University has now publicly disclosed that its data had been compromised by the breach. Responding to a query from the BBC, a spokeswoman for the university said: “We were made

Teaching unions have urged the government to make face coverings mandatory for teachers and support staff when schools in England reopen in September. They maintain that the measure is necessary to protect against potential COVID-19 infection and help contain the possible spread of the virus. At present, the Department for

A novel academic development to advance government access to cutting-edge tech talent is being proposed in the US. An independent advisory committee to the US Department of Defense has suggested the creation of a new government-owned university to boost the number of tech graduates entering the federal administration. The National

The exam regulator Ofqual has instructed schools and colleges in England to exercise greater leniency this year in relation to pupils who wish to progress to A-level studies. The watchdog has recommended to English schools and colleges that they should show “greater flexibility” toward pupils who have not achieved the

Scientific advisers to the British government have raised concerns that university students coming back home from campus for the summer holiday could unwittingly act as COVID-19 disseminators, spreading the virus across the country. The experts, who are members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), cautioned about the possibility

Cambridge University will disregard a plea made last week to double-check teacher grade predictions for A-level results this year if students miss their offer requirements next month. Instead, Cambridge will join with Oxford University in showing ‘flexibility’ to A-level students who fail to achieve their predicted grades. Last week, Barnaby

A new ‘worst-case scenario’ study commissioned by the Royal Society warns that UK children could lose 3% of their potential lifetime income (totalling approximately £40,000) unless the government can plug the holes in learning caused by its lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was compiled by a multidisciplinary

The Labour Party has urged ministers to adopt “seven key tests” to assist British universities in recuperating from the COVID-19 pandemic. Labour’s announcement, the most detailed concerning higher education since Sir Keir Starmer secured the mantle of party leader in April, described its new key tests for HE as crucial

A think tank has warned that British universities have become too reliant on tuition fee income from Chinese students and recommends that the government replace this income stream with new funding for UK-based students. The report by the ‘Onward’ think tank, which is supported by Conservative Party MPs and donors,

A new study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the majority of school-aged children in Britain struggled to maintain home-learning during the school lockdown. ONS researchers undertook a batch of nationally representative surveys encompassing over 12,000 people in the UK. The studies took place on a weekly