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Anna McKie

Anna was a reporter covering teaching, learning and student issues, as well as higher education in Africa and the Middle East. Previously she was a reporter for Research Fortnight and news editor of the Brixton Bugle. She has a BA in contemporary history and an MA in modern European history from the University of Sussex. She left Times Higher Education in 2021.

Articles by Anna McKie

Ticket dispencer

January university start ‘off the table’ for UK admissions reform

Ucas signals that admissions body has moved towards supporting post-qualification offers

25 November

No cushion when uncertainty hits well-being, ‘cognitive stress’ can rise

One in five homeworking university staff ‘struggles to do job’

Some find it difficult to make decisions on their own off-campus, survey suggests

24 November

Next steps the sector must decide which model of PQAs to implement.

Post-qualification admissions: why now and what next for UK?

Experts urge careful consideration of detailed options and their consequences, as education secretary sets out direction of travel

20 November

Mental health

Appoint pro vice-chancellors for staff well-being, sector told

Leading psychologist issues stinging criticism of university treatment of employee mental health

20 November

carrying chairs

Essay mills quit Australia as UK falls behind but Covid a threat

Experts are optimistic at signs of success from new Australian bill, but warn pandemic has added new problems to fight against contract cheating

18 November

Covid test

Universities may ‘struggle’ to run mass Covid tests, v-cs warn

Sector leaders raise questions over timing of pre-Christmas plans and workload involved

16 November

Celebrating exam results

V-cs back ‘post-qualification offers’ admissions system for UK

Vice-chancellors say confirming offers after results day would increase ‘fairness for applicants’, with switch proposed for 2023

13 November

People with boxes on their heads

Teaching intelligence: infusing sustainability into a curriculum

How can universities ensure that students learn vital lessons in sustainability in all their courses? Anna McKie talks to three leaders who have already done so

12 November

Man and woman practicing social distancing in university

Locked-down students had less time in class but felt more engaged

Annual survey of UK students also reveals significant increase in students’ caring responsibilities and paid work

12 November

Two men walking past the Job Centre Plus government employment office in the centre of Weston-Super-Mare

Graduate recruiters cut intake as pandemic hits

Employers have made ‘significant, and unprecedented, adjustments to their student recruitment’, report shows

11 November

Covid test

‘Huge hurdles’ for mass pre-Christmas Covid tests, says union

Government plans week of mass testing to get English students home for festive season

10 November

Aerial view of a Welsh COVID testing centre

Blunkett: business schools could have tried to fix test and trace

Former education secretary says business schools must work harder to demonstrate their relevance

10 November

Milking cows by automatic industrial milking rotary system in modern diary farm

Business schools squeezed for more cash despite enrolment woes

Parent institutions have increased their share of business school earnings, but external circumstances are putting pressure on that model

9 November

ecturer Ian Bowden teaches law students wearing face coverings to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus .

Is ‘Covid-secure’ teaching really best for student well-being?

Scientists say pandemic-related restrictions call into question Westminster government’s claim that face-to-face tuition is vital for mental health

9 November

Angry customers

University ombudsman set to allow group complaints from students

Office for the Independent Adjudicator proposes new system as it expects high volume of grievances relating to Covid-19 disruption

5 November

Blended learning here to stay, say UK sector leaders

Pandemic to have lasting impact, but vice-chancellors warn of challenges ahead

4 November

Students socially distancing with face masks

Universities told to agree teaching mix with local health teams

Masks should be worn in all learning environments, according to government advice to universities ahead of English lockdown

3 November

Disadvantaged students fall behind on access to top universities

Gap in rates of entry to England’s most selective institutions between most and least underrepresented is biggest since 2016

3 November

Closed high street shops

Call to help universities redevelop ‘dilapidated’ high streets

UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ‘left behind’ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in these areas

2 November

Royal Courts of Justice

For-profit college finally registered with OfS after court battle

Bloomsbury Institute added to English register after Court of Appeal quashed Office for Students’ original refusal

30 October

Two-thirds of students in favour of PQA, Sutton Trust finds

Report says year’s A-level debacle highlighted how lower-income students are disadvantaged by current system

29 October

a padlocked door, campuses closed in Germany

England’s pre-Christmas lockdown plan ‘unworkable’

Department for Education says details on when universities must stop in-person teaching will be released ‘shortly’

15 October

A man walks past messages pasted inside the windows of student accommodation at Manchester Metropolitan University

Covid-19 surge on campuses ‘risks poisoning town-gown relations’

As resentment simmers over increasing student cases in cities, expert says institutions must work hard demonstrate their worth to their communities

15 October

Union slams ministers for ignoring advice to move teaching online

Documents reveal Sage advised UK government in September that halting in-person teaching would help prevent spread of Covid-19

13 October

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