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Revealed: Universities admitting students with poor English proficiency

News / 8 December 2024

Serious concerns have been raised across the higher education sector regarding academic integrity and university participation. Lucy Reade UCL boasts 25,000 overseas students – 51% of the student body – in 2023/24. Photograph by James Tye via UCL Imagestore Universities are prioritising high fees from international students over sufficient English language skills, a BBC investigation […]

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An Obituary of Middle Eastern Studies

Voices / 13 November 2024

The closure of one of the world’s oldest Middle Eastern Studies departments is a worrying sign for academic integrity and diversity in Europe and beyond, writes Lola Davies.

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Administrative Globetrotting

Investigations / 12 December 2019

Our internship provider friends at Come On Out Japan (COOJ) have been at it again. COOJ have been promoting their Global English Camp internships on campus for the third year running: the unique selling points of this internship last year included dangerous safeguarding failures and hazardous accommodation. Last year, The Cheese Grater exposed how COOJ

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The burden of Late Summer Assessments on students

Investigations / 31 October 2019

Summer 2019 marked the second year in which UCL conducted Late Summer Assessments (LSAs) – the stated aim of them being “…to improve the student experience and better align UCL with the rest of the UK Higher Education sector.” However, it appears that when it comes to student experience of taking the LSAs, a lot

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Exams at the ExCel: Where were all the examiners this year?

Investigations / 21 May 2018

This year, instead of being dotted around London in weird conference rooms and dingy church basements, UCL’s summer exams were all held in one easily accessible location. Okay, it was two changes, one DLR and at least an hour away, but hey, I really hated getting lost before EVERY single exam last year, so the

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