• Up for a 4am supermarket shift, then lectures: the life of a UK student amid cost of living crisis
    December 5, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Exhausted students fear their studies are being compromised as loans and grants fall far behind Five days a week, the sky is pitch black when George, a first-year student at Liverpool John Moores University, wakes up for work. No buses...
  • ‘They can afford fair compensation’: faculty at largest US public college system strike for equitable salaries
    December 4, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    About 29,000 workers of the California Faculty Association are on strike as disparity between admin and professor pay increases California State University faculty at four campuses went on strike on Monday to demand higher pay and...
  • Misinformation expert says she was fired by Harvard under Meta pressure
    December 4, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Joan Donovan says funding was cut off for criticizing Meta when university was receiving $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity One of the world’s leading experts on misinformation says she was fired by Harvard University for criticising...
  • California State University faculty to strike for better pay
    December 4, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    California Faculty Association, at largest public university system in US, fighting for better pay and benefits for about 29,000 workers Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the US, will hold a...
  • Fancy a life of misery? We’ve just the degree for you! | Zing Tsjeng
    November 29, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Studying sociology, politics or the creative arts may well make you unhappy. But it’s not necessarily a bad choice Recent analysis has revealed the university degrees that lead to the highest life satisfaction , with Celtic studies and...
  • US university presidents to testify before Congress over claims of antisemitic protests on campuses
    November 28, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Heads of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be questioned The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...
  • Bristol University decides not to rename buildings linked to slavery
    November 28, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Institution will remove Edward Colston’s insignia from its logo and set up £10m racial inequalities fund The University of Bristol has decided against retitling its buildings that are named after people with links to the transatlantic...
  • China influencing leading British universities, documentary claims
    November 28, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Channel 4’s Dispatches claims University of Nottingham closed school under Beijing pressure and Imperial College professor collaborated on AI Leading British universities have been influenced by Chinese agents, with diplomatic and...
  • Ultra-processed foods are not more appealing, study finds
    November 27, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Results challenge assumption we eat highly processed foods because they are more desirable, says study’s author Ultra-processed foods are viewed as no more appealing than less processed foods, research has found. A University of Bristol...
  • David Turner obituary
    November 24, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    My father, David Turner, who has died aged 77, was a highly respected and renowned computer scientist whose name will always be associated with functional programming, and the lead that the UK still takes in developing and fostering the...
  • We must fight antisemitism on UK campuses | Letters
    November 20, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Mark Rusling says that a university education is clearly no inoculation against anti-Jewish racism, and Lynne Davies is appalled that Jewish students are being targeted at UK institutions The description of Jewish fear at British...
  • High court to consider whether universities owe students legal duty of care
    November 20, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Campaigners say move would save lives and bring England and Wales in line with other countries The high court is to consider for the first time whether universities owe a legal duty of care to their students, which campaigners argue...
  • UK universities paying millions in agent fees to secure international students
    November 18, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Student recruitment industry has rapidly expanded as universities become increasingly dependent on income from overseas Education agents are earning record commissions sourcing international students for UK universities, with one...
  • Why is antisemitism so rife in UK academic settings? I have never found student life more difficult | Anonymous
    November 16, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    British campuses have seen more incidents in a month than in all of 2022, but support and understanding are in short supply When I woke in my student house on Saturday 7 October, my stomach turned at the news from Israel. As fellow...
  • Number of Australians enrolled in bachelor degrees falls by 12% in less than a decade
    November 16, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Enrolments in bachelor degrees dropped from 934,000 in 2016 to 815,000 in 2022 Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The number of Australians enrolled in bachelor degrees has fallen 12% in less than...
  • Floating factories of artificial leaves could make green fuel for jets and ships
    November 12, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Cambridge University scientists develop a device to ‘defossilise’ the economy using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide Automated floating factories that manufacture green versions of petrol or diesel could soon be in operation thanks to...
  • ‘Unthinkable cruelty’: Kenyan expert working at Bristol University denied visa for six-year-old daughter
    November 11, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Furious colleagues denounce decision that there are ‘no compassionate grounds’ to allow the child to join her mother Dr Doseline Kiguru, a Kenyan expert in world literature, was overjoyed when she secured a permanent position at Bristol...
  • Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate
    November 8, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Consul Yuval Donio-Gideon objected to course at Bard College but president says institution ‘stood up for academic freedom’ Israel and Hamas at war – latest updates An Israeli diplomat tried to persuade a leading New York college to...
  • UK research funding body in row with ministers over free speech and Gaza
    November 3, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Science minister Michelle Donelan requests UKRI cuts links with two members of panel she accuses of promoting extremist views The UK’s independent research funding body has become embroiled in a fight with ministers over free speech and...
  • It’s worth a shot at getting in to Oxford | Letter
    November 1, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    The chances of being admitted are higher than many students think, writes Megan Lee I work in admissions at the University of Oxford. Your article ( ‘I didn’t think I’d get an interview’: students start first Oxford-wide foundation year,...
  • Deaf scholar promoted to full professor in deaf studies in UK first
    November 1, 2023 from Higher education | The Guardian
    Until the appointment of Annelies Kusters, UK had only hearing people as full professors in the field Trains in the Indian megacity of Mumbai are famously among the most crowded in the world, but they have also become “deaf meeting...
  • Secondary school places 2022: how appeals and waiting lists work if you don't get your choice of school
    March 1, 2022 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Girls should report sexual assault allegations to 'someone they trust', says Gavin Williamson
    March 29, 2021 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • This is how other countries are gradually reopening schools
    June 24, 2020 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Exams in 2021 could face disruption too
    June 8, 2020 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Dame Vera Lynn's children's fund faces financial hardship
    June 8, 2020 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Universities call for 'essay mills' that do students' work for them to be outlawed
    September 27, 2018 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Pupils increasingly sceptical of importance of university, poll finds
    August 16, 2018 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Ten of the best value private schools in the UK
    June 22, 2018 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • How to optimise your brain for exam season
    June 6, 2018 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • London ranked best city in world for students
    May 9, 2018 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Online tutoring is the safe, convenient way for your child to learn
    December 15, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Online tutoring websites bring tuition to the mass market
    December 13, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Drink-spiking spate at Bristol University during Freshers' Week investigated by police
    September 21, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Oxford University head insists vice chancellors are low paid compared to footballers and bankers
    September 4, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • In pictures: students across Britain celebrate their GCSE results
    August 24, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Russell Group universities in Clearing 2017
    August 17, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Student who battled with cancer throughout A-levels receives straight A*s
    August 17, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • A-Levels 2017: students across the country receive their results
    August 17, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Ten of the best university scholarships and incentives in 2017
    August 16, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Six of the best laptop computers for university
    August 16, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • When is A-Level results day 2017,  what time can I collect my grades and what happens if I fail an exam?
    August 15, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Top 10 UK universities in the world rankings
    June 7, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
  • Graduate jobs: top 12 degree subjects for getting a job
    May 12, 2017 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
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    October 31, 2016 from University education news, universities, degree courses and clearing
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