6 d. ago Tinder date turns to horror as woman endures violent sex attack

Sophie, not her real name, was a student at Queen's University Belfast when she was sexually assaulted and has now spoken out in the hopes other victims will pursue justice

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1 week ago Judith Butler is being targeted by the US government. We must stand up | Joel Swanson

What is happening to Judith Butler – a Jewish intellectual – in the name of fighting ‘antisemitism’ is outrageousAmid all the other breaking news consuming the United States this month, the University of California, Berkeley, arguably the nation’s most elite public university, gave the Trump administration a list of 160 names of faculty, staff and students, as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”.While all the names on this list are significant, one name in particular that UC Berkeley handed over to the Trump administration stands out: Judith Butler, the eminent queer theorist, literary theorist and philosopher, and one of the most famous public intellectuals in the United States today.Joel Swanson is professor of Jewish studies at Sarah Lawrence College Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Kafkaesque’: teacher in Birmingham fights to clear his name after identity fraud

Michael Bene is repaying £763 ‘advance’ despite evidence he did not attend face-to-face verification interviewA special needs teacher has spent almost a year trying to clear his name after a fraudulent universal credit claim was made using his identity, which has left him on the hook for hundreds of pounds in repayments.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to acknowledge the fraud, even though Michael Bene has supplied evidence he was in the Scottish Highlands when the claimant attended a face-to-face verification interview in Cheshire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ayrshire university named best in Scotland for social inclusion

The University of the West of Scotland has been named as the best university in Scotland for social inclusion.

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2 w. ago Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026: The UK's 25 top universities named

For the first time in the league table’s decades-long history, the Oxbridge duo has missed out on the top spots 🏆

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2 w. ago London School of Economics named UK's top university as Oxbridge pushed out of top three for first time

London School of Economics held onto the top spot, and Durham was named university of the year 2026

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2 w. ago Best universities in Wales and the UK named in prestigious rankings

Cardiff is first in Wales with Swansea runner-up while Aberysytwyth and the University of Wales Trinity St David both got awards in The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2026

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2 w. ago Guardian University Guide 2026: The top 20 universities in the UK

One Scottish university was named the second best in the UK.

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2 w. ago Guardian University Guide 2026: The 20 best universities across the UK for next year's students

The top choice universities for next year’s sixth form leavers have now been named 🎓

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3 w. ago UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move

Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’ The University of California, Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 faculty members and students as part of an investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents”, a move a targeted scholar likened to a “practice from the McCarthy era”.UC Berkeley, a top-ranked public institution, sent a letter to affected members of campus last week disclosing that university lawyers had included their names in reports to the Department of Education’s office for civil rights (OCR). The education department has been targeting colleges across the country as part of Donald Trump’s aggressive crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism, international students and academic freedom. Continue reading...

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