4 h. ago Chaos at Welsh university as staff claim not to know who is teaching what

UCU members have passed a vote of no confidence in the vice chancellor and chief financial officer with 200 jobs gone and more to go amid £15m cuts

Events

19 h. ago Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Questions mount after Delta State University staff found body of Demartravion Reed near campus pickleball courtsThe family of a Black student who was found hanging from a tree on a college campus in Mississippi has retained the civil rights attorney Ben Crump as questions continue to mount around the death.On Monday, staff at Delta State University found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed near campus pickleball courts. Michael Peeler, the Delta State police chief, has said Reed appeared to have died by suicide and that there were no signs of foul play, but concerns have grown and the case has brought up painful memories of the state’s history of racist violence. Continue reading...

Society

43 h. ago University of California students, professors and staff sue the Trump administration

University of California faculty, staff and student organizations and labor unions have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the federal government is using civil rights laws to wage a campaign against the university to curtail academic freedom and undermine free speech

Politics

6 d. ago 'Shots fired' at Boston university as SWAT teams rush in and students run for cover

Students and staff at the University of Massachusetts in Boston were seen running for their lives after hearing gunshots at the Dorchester campus, according to reports.

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6 d. ago UMass Boston 'gunshots' LIVE as terrified university students run for cover

Gunshots were heard on the Dorchester campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston as terrified staff and students ran for their lives and SWAT teams swarmed the area

Society

6 d. ago UMass Boston 'gunshots' RECAP as university students 'seen running for cover'

Gunshots were reportedly heard on the Dorchester campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston as staff and students were evacuated and SWAT teams swarmed the area

Politics

8 d. ago Staff at two universities to strike over compulsory job cuts

Industrial action was due to start on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Brit hell as 31 more days of strikes set to take place this month – see full list

Whether it's angry tube staff wanting a pay rise, or angry university staff wanting a payrise, everyone wants a pay rise and the UK is being taken over by strikes all the time

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1 week ago Edinburgh University lecturers begin walkout amid dispute over £140m cuts plan

The University and College Union said cutting staff would amount to ‘academic vandalism on an unprecedented scale’.

Economics

2 w. ago King Charles gives health update as he comforts cancer patient on hospital visit

King Charles returned to duty after his Balmoral break today by visiting Birmingham to open the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital where he met staff and patients

Science

2 w. ago Politicians urge Badenoch to ‘come clean’ after doubts cast on US medical school claim

Labour and Lib Dem MPs ask Tory leader to clarify how alleged offer of place came about after Stanford University staff raise questionsLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Tory leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Badenoch urged to ‘come clean’ after doubt cast on Stanford University claim

Labour and Lib Dems ask Tory leader to clarify details of alleged offer after former admissions staff dispute accountLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.The Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Conservatives leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Doubts cast on Kemi Badenoch’s claim of US medical school offer

Stanford University staff and academic experts raise questions over Tory leader’s claim of place and partial scholarship offered at 16Doubts have surfaced over Kemi Badenoch’s claim to have been offered a place at a prestigious US medical school at 16, with admissions staff unable to recall the proposal and the university not providing the course.The Conservative leader has said in interviews that she was offered a place and a partial scholarship to study medicine – sometimes describing it as pre-medicine – at Stanford University in California, one of the most competitive in the US. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Nottingham University staff set to strike over plans to cut more than 250 jobs

The university launched a 90-day consultation in April outlining its proposals to cut 356 positions from its workforce, including the removal of 98 vacant job posts. Now, staff are set to work out over the plans.

Events

3 w. ago Staff at Edinburgh Napier University facing up to 70 job cuts

The Principal of Edinburgh Napier University has announced up to 70 job cuts as the institution aims to create a financial surplus

Politics

3 w. ago Student who won Stormzy scholarship to Cambridge found dead in halls

A Stormzy scholar to Cambridge University was found dead earlier this year by a member off staff at Downing College Cambridge and an inquest hearing has since taken place

Events

3 w. ago Hospital bosses called in police amid fears sterilised items were being 'intentionally damaged'

Further details have also emerged about allegations staff at the University Hospital of Wales invited members of the public into operating theatres

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