There's some odd stuff going on in BBC Nations & Regions journalism, and the drive to online. From BBC South today comes a detailed story about a row between an overseas student at Queens College seeking a D Phil from Oxford University, and failing an assessment in her fourth year of study, 2021. Many news editors, perhaps even those working on the Times Higher Education website, might deem it unremarkable, and not particularly newsworthy.
The title of her doctorate thesis: Tenders of Affection: The Economy of Emotions in Shakespeare. She had support from her college in a challenge in 2022, but there's no real 'news' in her story. The University say their dispute procedure is exhausted; an appeal to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator also failed. The student has set up a GoFundMe page, alleging 'breach of contract', academic bullying, plagiarism and racism. She shares a letter of appeal to King Charles, and complains she has spent a total of £100k on her education, without reaching doctorate status. She got coverage in the Times of India a month ago, and there's a long interview with ANI on Youtube.
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