Following the disruption to teaching as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, a member of the Arts and Humanities faculty has confirmed that the majority of future exams will be online based. An email sent to an individual student states “exams in the spring will be 24 hour take-home exams” but also identifies “we will…
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Hundreds of thousands sign petition calling for tuition fees refund
A petition calling for students to be reimbursed for this year’s tuition fees owing to the strikes and the coronavirus pandemic has been signed by more than 320,000 people. The petition’s founder Sophie Quinn wrote: “All students should be reimbursed of this years tuition fees as universities are now online only due to COVID-19, with…
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Graduation back on after student outcry
UEA’s Vice Chancellor has said graduation ceremonies will take place, a week after he told students they were cancelled. Prof David Richardson previously said: “Our Graduation ceremonies involve thousands of people travelling to campus from across the globe, and as the COVID-19 pandemic develops it would not be appropriate to hold such an event –…
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UEA among universities facing eight days of strikes
60 universities, including UEA, are set for eight days of industrial action from 25 November to 4 December, the University and College Union (UCU) have announced. This strike comes after university campuses were hit with unprecedented strike action last year. The eight days of industrial action came after UCU members backed it over two issues:…
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Drop tuition fees to £7,500 and scrap foundation years, says review
An independent review led by former banker Dr Philip Augar has recommended university tuition fees should drop to £7,500, but students should pay back their loans for a decade longer, bringing the total loan repayment time from 30 to 40 years. The Post-18 Education and Funding review, known as the Augar review, also recommended the…
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Plans to remove 300 spaces from main car park anger students
As part of readying the site of UEA’s new £65m teaching building for construction the university plans to remove 300 parking spaces from the main car park on campus. The university hopes to begin removing the parking spaces later this year to make room for the Sky House, which will house the Arts and Humanities…
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UEA approves plans for new £65m teaching building
UEA has approved plans for a new £65m Faculty of Arts and Humanities building that will also allow refurbishment of the grade-II listed Lasdun teaching wall over the next ten years. Developing the Sky House will mean students and staff can move into the building while the university renovates the 1960s-era Lasdun Wall. From 2022 the…
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Nominations open for staff and student awards
In the spirit of elections and award season in the UEA Students’ Union, the nominations for Students Transforming Awards & Recognitions and Transforming Education Awards have opened. The Transforming Education Awards (teas) were created in order to recognise and acknowledge the exemplary work done by academic staff, including support staff, course reps and other students,…
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‘Freedom to criticise ideas is being eroded’: Oxford University student newspaper editor resigns following article censure
An editorial member of Cherwell, Oxford University’s independent student newspaper, has resigned following the publication’s refusal to publish one of his articles online. It has been reported that the reason for this refusal was due to the fact that the article in question ‘could be considered offensive’. Former Profiles Editor for the paper, Freddie Hayward,…
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