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Open letter signed by alumni who say they have benefited from the programme has been sent to vice-chancellorThe University of Cambridge has come under fire after axing a mindfulness programme for students, at a time of mounting concern about young peop…
Report says IHRA definition has led to 40 cases against people and groups – of which 38 were cleared – and is stifling academic freedomsAn antisemitism definition adopted by most UK universities has come under fire in a report, which says it has led t…
Maddy Lawrence waited more than five hours in agony on pitch for ambulance and then developed sepsis in hospital in BristolThere were “gross” failings in the care of a student who died after after suffering a dislocated hip in a rugby accident and deve…
Study finds one in five institutions are leaving themselves vulnerable by continuing to accept cashA significant number of UK universities are still taking millions of pounds in cash as payment for tuition fees and accommodation, making them vulnerable…
UCU members vote for action between 25-29 September over pay and conditions but end marking boycottUniversity staff say they will strike during freshers’ week unless employers agree to discuss their demands over pay and working conditions.Lecturers, li…
Open letter backs student-led campaign for vegan catering to fight climate crisisMore than 650 academics have called on British universities to commit to 100% plant-based catering to fight the climate crisis, saying that the institutions have “for cent…
Compact teaching timetables will allow cash-strapped undergraduates to dovetail jobs with studiesUniversities are reducing the number of days students are required to be on campus to enable them to work part-time as they struggle to survive the cost of…
Health agency reports about one in eight teenagers old enough to start college have missed out on free MenACWY vaccinationStudents heading to university should make sure they are vaccinated against four potentially deadly types of meningitis, health ex…
Article says Commons could bypass the parliamentary standards machinery after Labour leader says MP should be forced outStarmer says there is a massive mismatch between what the government is saying about how things are going well with the economy, an…
Ucas says 10,400 had been admitted through clearing by Friday, amid concern over lower grades awarded in EnglandRecord numbers of British teenagers have won university places through clearing, as the post-pandemic readjustment of A-level grades meant t…