Hundreds of millions of metric tonnes of plastic pollution are circulating in marine environments. It's a problem in canals, rivers, and oceans all around the world. Tech Now visits a startup in the Netherlands that has come up with a potential solution, an autonomous floating WasteShark. View more

The School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — created by trustees and state legislators to offer a more traditional civic education — is experiencing more leadership turnover. Read more

China’s post-pandemic economic slowdown is continuing to depress the graduate job market – and graduates themselves. Read more

Three top medical schools are under investigation by the Republican-led House Education and Workforce Committee for numerous allegations of antisemitism. Read more

Students are increasingly confident in their readiness for life after graduation, according to the 2025 Voices of Gen Z study from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Read more

Brandon Creighton authored sweeping conservative higher ed legislation over the past few years. For the Texas Tech system board, that makes him an ideal leader. Read more

A firm is seeking planning approval to build an eight-storey complex of 12 flats in north Guernsey. Read more

“Woke.” “Ideological fads.” “Cartels.” That’s how Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, described university accreditors in late June Read more

A federal court ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration violated Harvard University's First Amendment rights by withholding federal grant funding over its campus antisemitism policies. Read more

Country will lack the expertise to achieve next-generation priorities if funding left at mercy of undergraduate enrolments Read more