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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why it will be easier to get into a Russell Group university this year

Experts have also warned that the cost of living crisis may have also prompted a decline in domestic applications to university. Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute think tank, said the drop in overall applications “leaves universities with unused resources and empty places”. “The end result is a real battle for students with, for example, quite probably …

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6 months ago

Rise of the 'Kidults': An obsession with wellbeing in schools, crying rooms at universities - here's why so many young people are eschewing adult life for an adolescence that stretches into their 30s

Daily Mail

Are you, like me, fed up with being treated like a child, talked down to and patronised by a contemporary culture that wants to infantilise us? It’s seen in the ‘safe spaces’ and ‘crying rooms’ that are the embarrassing by-products of mollycoddling students instead of preparing them for the inescapable challenges of adult life. It’s a similar story in our …

Culture World English Students Life University Schools

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Open letter by Gaza academics and university administrators to the world

Al Jazeera

We call on our supporters to help us resist the Israeli campaign of scholasticide and rebuild our universities. We emphasise the urgent need to reoperate Gaza’s education institutions, not merely to support current students, but to ensure the long-term resilience and sustainability of our higher education system. Beyond striking at the livelihoods of university faculty and staff, this financial strain …

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10 months ago

Universities to be subject to national code of conduct under reforms aimed at reducing sexual assault on campus

ABC

In short: Australia's state, territory and federal governments have agreed to a national action plan to tackle sexual assault on university campuses. Australia's state, territory and federal governments have agreed to a national action plan to tackle sexual assault on university campuses. "While there is still much work to be done to create tertiary learning communities that are free from …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Reimagine universities to tap India’s youth bulge

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 last month with a focus on empowering the youth of India. READ | 1,500 including PM Modi's principal secretary PK Mishra take ‘Viksit Bharat’ pledge at Mumbai event The concept of development is evolutionary, as expressed in the declaration, ‘Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. READ | …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Washington, departing schools oppose Washington State, Oregon State control of Pac-12

New York Times

The University of Washington on Thursday filed a motion opposing a request by Washington State and Oregon State last week to take control of the Pac-12 board. “The attempt by Oregon State University and Washington State University to take sole control of the Pac-12 Conference would undermine this season’s Pac-12 competitions and deprive the other 10 members of the funds …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Universities face sanctions if they allow Chinese influence to curb free speech

The Telegraph

Universities will be sanctioned if they allow China to influence what is said on campus, under new laws proposed by the Education Secretary. Nadhim Zahawi said that he did not want universities to feel "under pressure" to compromise on academic freedom because of funding from countries like China. These will require overseas funding of £75,000 or more to be declared …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Don’t pick fights with students on free speech, Labour warns Government

The Independent

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2 years, 8 months ago

This government is serious about tackling sexual assault in education