2 h. ago Tragic final hours of 'super fit' student who died at uni after complaining about stomach

Joshua Adiefeh, 20, died at his Manchester Metropolitan University accommodation having only moved in one week prior, and now tributes have been paid to the young man

Events

6 h. ago Government shutdown means many CDC experts are skipping a pivotal meeting on infectious disease

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate

Politics

9 h. ago English universities can raise tuition fees if they meet ‘tough’ standards, says Phillipson

Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skillsUniversity tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from increased fees for the next two academic years, starting next September, the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, told MPs on Monday. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Raisin' hell! St Andrews University freshers have huge shaving foam fight in chaotic Raisin Monday 'tradition'

Raisin Monday is a tradition dating back to the 15th century where older students take a first year student under their wing and mentor them.

Politics

9 h. ago Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.

Events

9 h. ago News | Rutgers University’s London event melds jazz, publishing, hospitality and Denmark

News | Rutgers University’s London event melds jazz, publishing, hospitality and Denmark  CoStar

Politics

10 h. ago Students to pay £400 a year more: Tuition fees to rise with inflation Bridget Phillipson confirms

Bridget Phillipson confirmed that universities will be able to charge above the current £9,535 a year in future, with tuition fee loans rising to match.

Economics

10 h. ago University fees to rise in line with inflation, says Education Secretary

Maintenance loans will also increase in line inflation

Economics

10 h. ago University tuition fees to increase from 2026 with current students affected

Universities can currently charge a maximum yearly tuition fee of £9,535 for standard full-time courses and so will be on track to be closer to £10,000 over the next two years

Society

11 h. ago Anya Hindmarch launched a new universal bag with this supermarket – here’s how to buy

The latest Universal Bag continues the fashion designer’s fight against single-use plastic

Economics

11 h. ago Universities running 'Mickey Mouse' courses face limits on student numbers in new crackdown

Institutions offering low-quality teaching and poor student outcomes will be penalised with caps on how many they can recruit.

Politics

11 h. ago Has Taylor named the date? Swifties abuzz over claims she and Travis have made outrageous offer to steal their dream wedding site from another happy couple

Fans are buzzing that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tried to pay a couple to move their wedding so they could tie the knot on the 13th - Taylor's famed lucky number

Events

12 h. ago The 30 best UK universities where you're most likely to get an offer

You might think that applying to only universities that rank in the overall top 30 would be a high-risk strategy, but this is far from the case.

Politics

12 h. ago Simple blood test can pick up cancer cases in ‘false positive’ patients – study

The Galleri blood test by Grail can be given annually and looks for the DNA ‘fingerprint’ of more than 50 deadly cancers.

Science

13 h. ago Jurgen Klopp reveals why he rejected Manchester United job after confirming talks

Former Liverpool boss has admitted he had the chance to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, but did not like the project on offer

Politics

13 h. ago Just Stop Oil supporters sprayed Stonehenge with orange powder, court told

Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the stones.

Events

13 h. ago Nostalgia loop: it’s time for Sony to get Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield back in their Spidey suits | Ben Child

Even if it ends up another multiversal tangle of familiar faces and recycled heartstrings, a film with the old Spider-Men might be Sony’s best hope of a box office hitIn many ways the entirety of geek culture – certainly as far as the movies are concerned – is built on giving the people what they want. The Flash exhumed Michael Keaton’s Batman, but left him drifting through the end-of-days haze of a dying cinematic universe. Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine returned for one last hurrah in Deadpool & Wolverine, even though we already had his last hurrah in Logan. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness brought back Patrick Stewart’s Professor X for the umpteenth time, then promptly shredded him into psychic confetti.And then there was Spider-Man: No Way Home, a movie that mainly seemed to exist to remind us that the original Sony Spidey films were really rather good in places. Has there ever been a better cinematic Spider-Man villain than Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin? Did any of the M...

Politics

14 h. ago In Pictures: There’s no place like foam for St Andrews students on Raisin Monday

The traditional foam fight dates back to the university’s founding in 1413.

Politics

15 h. ago Universal Credit, PIP and Motability: Could Labour cut more benefits in the autumn Budget?

There are several proposals for further changes to the benefit system

Politics

16 h. ago Amazon UK jobs: firm hires 15,000 warehouse, delivery driver staff for Christmas

The retailer’s festive roles offer flexible hours and solid pay 💸

Society