Poppy Wood

4 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Poppy Wood

Vivienne Stern, the chief executive of UUK, told The Telegraph: "We'd like government to get serious about fixing the issue, working with us. "We totally get the reform agenda - indeed, we are driving it. There is a huge transformation happening in our university system, as the survey we published last week showed. UUK's transformation and efficiency taskforce is working to help universities go further and faster. "Now is the time for government to step up to do their bit too.

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Butcher |Poppy Wood

Chinese students made up the largest foreign intake of any country at UK universities until 2022/23, when a surge in students from India saw the country sail into the top position for the first time. But a drop in foreign students across the board last year and a large decline in Indian enrolments have seen the gap between New Delhi and Beijing narrow. HESA data published on Thursday showed there were 107,489 Indian nationals studying in the UK last year, while 98,4000 were from China.

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Ben Butcher |Poppy Wood

The Hepi director also claimed there was growing discontent among university chiefs over Labour's approach to the sector, with recent policies echoing those of the previous Tory government. Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister, was roundly criticised after announcing a ban in 2023 on most foreign students being allowed to bring family members with them to the UK, which many have blamed for a dramatic drop in international student numbers.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Poppy Wood

Human rights barrister Amal Clooney, who could be barred from entering the US, and her husband George Clooney. Photo / Getty ImagesAmal Clooney could be barred from entering the US by Donald Trump, according to reports. The British human rights barrister, who is married to actor George Clooney, could be sanctioned by the US President after a panel she sat on recommended an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crimes charges in Gaza.

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Poppy Wood

Because many of the deepfake apps work only on female bodies, girls are particularly vulnerable to the abuse. As a result, 99 per cent of sexually explicit deepfakes accessible online are of women and girls, according to Internet Matters, the online safety charity. Schoolgirls interviewed by the Children's Commissioner's office said that male peers were creating the fake footage as a new form of revenge porn.