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Manchester University to offer work placements to all undergraduates

Manchester is a huge university.” Hillman also highlighted that most students already do paid, often unskilled work alongside their studies because of rising living costs. “There are only so many

King’s College London to merge with Cranfield University

many of its international competitors in size and research output. The merger would result in KCL taking on another 5,000 mainly postgraduate students and become the second largest mainstream university in the UK, with

'Such a let-down' - healthcare students on NHS recruitment squeeze in Wales

students usually have jobs lined up, many don't - leaving them confused. Emma added: "We were told not to panic. "It will turn a lot of people away from nursing. "So the NHS will

'It lit a fire in me' - the barrister who was told she'd never amount to much

University in 2015. Moving 200 miles (320km) away was as much about getting a fresh start as anything. "I wanted to get as far away from London as possible. Home life wasn't great

Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism

student and a musician who was kidnapped. They describe a rising undercurrent of antisemitism across society. Police and policy experts tasked with tackling antisemitism believe this has helped create the conditions for the most serious

British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students

Manchester – a different university in the same city – confirmed to Al Jazeera that, since July 2023, it has commissioned Horus to conduct similar reports on two guest speakers coming to discuss “geopolitical issues”. The university

New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year

many cases contributing to "an unacceptable culture of fear and stifling the pursuit of knowledge". The new system will not be open to students, who will be able to continue to raise concerns with their