G7 plans to help 40m girls into education amidst UK government cuts to foreign aid
Renewed commitments are to be made by G7 members to ensure the education of 40 million girls in developing countries.
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A spell in Paris: aspiring magicians should head to the capital
Double Fond, a Parisian theatre specialising in magic, is offering a state-approved degree in magic.
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Conservative MPs liken University of Bristol to “1930s Germany”
Conservative MPs have attacked the University of Bristol for failing to address accusations of a professor using anti-Semitic tropes in a timely manner. Conservative MPs have further labelled the university as a “hotbed for antisemitism”.
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Complaining to universities about harassment ‘often a waste of time’, according to campaigners
Some universities left victims of sexual assault and harassment in the dark regarding investigations. Leading students and staff felt that their complaints were “a waste of time”, said campaigners.
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Cardiff University lecturer suspended amid claims of sex with students
Cardiff University lecturer suspended amid claims of sex with students
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UK universities urged to reconsider close research relations with China
Former universities minister Jo Johnson has concluded that closer collaboration with China poses “poorly understood” risks, in a recent study.
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University of Manchester ends research project with Chinese firm over alleged links to Uyghur persecution
The University of Manchester has ended a joint research project with state-owned China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), alleged to be involved with human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims.
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Cardiff University issues apology after lecturer called students “idiots” in Zoom call
Dr Helen McCarthy, biosciences lecturer at Cardiff University, was recorded by the university making disparaging comments about students to colleagues during a Zoom lecture break.
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University of Cambridge tells students to balance their phone on top of tin cans during admissions interviews
The University of Cambridge has asked students without a tablet device to balance their phone on top of tin cans during admissions interviews this year.
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New free speech rule faces backlash from Cambridge academics
The University of Cambridge’s plans for a free speech policy has been met with backlash from some of their academics.
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Universities independence under threat amid abortion law protests in Poland
A university leader has said that “the last fortress of democratic society” in the country was under attack, after the new education minister threatened to withdraw funding from universities appearing to support pro-abortion protests.
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50,000 cases of abuse or harassment take place every year at universities, report finds
A report by Unsafe Spaces: Ending Sexual Abuse in Universities has revealed approximately 50,000 incidents of sexual abuse or harassment takes place in universities in England and Wales each year.
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White applicants offered places to study for PhD at higher rate than black students
Black, Asian and ethnic minority applicants are less likely to be offered places to study for a PhD than white applicants, according to data found by BBC Newsnight.
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