London remains best city in the world to study in new rankings
Great institutions and openness help city retain top spot ahead of rivals such as Tokyo and Munich Read more
Universities sceptical about idea of making students prove vaccine status
Unions also question idea of ‘academics having to work as door staff’ to check students’ status Read more
Vaccinate all UK university students by September, says union
UCU urges government to prevent universities being ‘incubators for Covid-19 all over again’ Read more
Exeter University offers medical students £10,000 to defer
Russell Group university also offers year’s free accommodation as incentive amid surge in applications Read more
Funding cuts to go ahead for university arts courses in England despite opposition
Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money will be put towards Stem and medicine courses
How a new generation is setting the record straight on black US history
Recent traumas in the US have energised a fresh wave of academic studies that are finally telling the full story of centuries-long abuse and forgotten resistance
The climate is boiling. Why has Harvard still not fully divested from fossil fuels yet?
At $42bn, the Harvard endowment exceeds the combined monetary value of many small countries.
Lectures still have much to offer students
I take exception to Simon Jenkins’ claim that university lectures are “rubbish education” (We need a revolution in university teaching – and online-only lectures could start it, 9 July).
Cambridge University accused of Faustian pact in planned £400m deal with UAE
Rights advocate says proposed partnership with emirates raises ‘profound concern’ and Cambridge documents note ‘values gap’
Threats, insults and China’s influence on Australian universities
A landmark report by Human Rights Watch has detailed accounts of pro-democracy students and academics in Australia who are being harassed and threatened over their comments relating to China.
