New Delhi: India on Wednesday extended the suspension of all flights from the United Kingdom till January 7. The decision has been taken amid concerns over the new strain of coronavirus which has emerged in the UK. India has so far reported 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant. Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri […]
76,940 people in total have applied to begin an undergraduate course with an early application deadline (October 15, 2020) in the United Kingdom, according to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). This deadline has been set for all those persons aiming to start courses in Autumn 2021 at the two well-known universities in the […]
More than 50 universities in the UK have confirmed cases of Covid-19 after thousands of undergraduates returned to campus for the start of the autumn term. Manchester University, where there have been 382 cases since September 21, have joined with Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Sheffield in announcing a move to online learning to protect […]
The Consistent Core of Care for students package is made up of 10 measures, three of which are aimed at students who find themselves needing to self-isolate or quarantine in university-owned accommodation in order to limit the transmission of the virus. “We have a duty of care to our students to look after them both physically and mentally” […]
UK universities are on course to recruit record numbers of international students during the global pandemic, defying predictions of financial disaster, the latest admissions figures reveal. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) said UK universities enjoyed a 9% increase in the number of undergraduate students from outside the UK and the EU starting their studies this […]
Universities across the UK are preparing to reopen for the start of the Autumn semester this month amid the updated COVID-19 government guidance, which limits large gatherings of more than six people across campuses. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the House of Commons on Thursday that he wants students to be careful not to […]
Government guidance to help universities make campuses as safe as possible has been updated ahead of students starting the new term. The Department for Education has updated its guidance in line with the latest public health advice from SAGE, which was clear that there is no scientific basis that face-to-face teaching is unsafe as long […]
Indian flag carrier Air India on Wednesday (26 Aug) announced that it will be operating non-stop flights between London from six Indian cities Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Bengaluru, and Amritsar under the air transport bubble agreement. As per the schedule posted by Air India on its official website the airline has scheduled 3 Flights from […]
Visas granted to Indian nationals to study at universities in the UK have more than doubled over the past year, according to official statistics released here on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that Indian nationals accounted for 17 per cent of the total 299,023 sponsored study visas granted by the UK Home Office […]
Vistara has announced flights from Delhi to London Heathrow starting Friday, 28 August. The carrier will fly thrice a week between the two cities (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) on its newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Tickets have been priced quite competitively: one-way fares from Delhi to London start Rs29,912 for Economy Class, Rs44,449 for Premium Economy, […]