Minister raises concerns about delays to graduation

Robert Halfon writes to universities as marking and assessment boycott bites

The minister with responsibility for higher education in England has written to the Office for Students, Universities UK and the Russell Group amid concerns that the ongoing marking and assessment boycott is preventing students from graduating.

Robert Halfon, minister for skills, apprenticeships and higher education, wrote that he was “deeply concerned” about the potential impact of the boycott on students, who have already faced “significant disruption” in recent years.