Zero-tolerance drug policies stop UK students seeking help, report says
Zero-tolerance drug policies at universities can do more harm than good and discourage troubled students from seeking help, a report by a UK thinktank has concluded. Read more
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UK universities brace for impact of sanctions against Russia
Researchers at UK universities are bracing themselves for sanctions affecting science partnerships with Russia, including in climate science and space research, as the government seeks to isolate Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine. Read more
Donor breaks ties with University of Melbourne after ‘six white men’ awarded honorary doctorates
One of Australia’s largest philanthropic donors to medical research has suspended ties with the University of Melbourne after last week’s awarding of honorary doctorates to six white men. Read more
‘Robbed of hope’: Afghan girls denied an education struggle with depression
There was an English exam under way when news began to circulate that the Taliban had reached Kabul. Panic spread and Yamna was among the students who never finished that exam paper – and never returned to school. Read more
Teachers ‘buckling under strain’ of pupils’ mental health crisis
Schools and teachers are “buckling under the strain” of supporting the fast-growing number of schoolchildren developing mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, experts say. Read more
Would-be paramedics hit with £27,500 bill to retrain for vital service
Professionals who want to retrain as paramedics are facing tough financial decisions after discovering they are barred from government funding. Read more
Survey shows teachers unaware equality laws apply to pupils’ hair
Few teachers are aware that equalities legislation applies to their school’s policies on hair, despite high-profile court cases affecting black students who have been penalised or excluded for their hairstyles, a survey has found. Read more
UK government to scrap ‘BAME’ in response to race inquiry
Ministers will drop the term black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME), beef up local scrutiny of police stop and search and draft a model history curriculum to teach Britain’s “complex” past in response to the Sewell report on racial disparities. Read more
Thousands of students drop out of university as pandemic takes its toll
Thousands more undergraduates have pulled out of their studies since the start of the academic year, amid suggestions that the pandemic is continuing to take a toll on British universities and students. Read more
‘Legends are to be told’: Colombian library goes beyond books to keep stories alive
As dawn creeps over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, a small group of children trek downhill carrying cameras and sketch pads. Read more
