The University of Cambridge could “decolonise the dodo” under a new tax-payer funded project. It wants a PhD student to examine its plants and animals to look for imperial connections in its Museum of Zoology. The student would be tasked with setting
A pro-Palestine mob have destroyed a historic painting of a top Conservative at Cambridge University. Palestine Action targeted the painting of Lord Balfour at Cambridge’s Trinity College this afternoon. One activist can be seen slashing the painting before spraying it with red
A university has been told it discriminated against a student who took her own life in a landmark ruling that will have long-lasting ramifications for student assessments. University of Bristol today lost its appeal against a ruling that it discriminated against Natasha Abrahart,
The stabbing of Zacharia Doar, a 23-year-old Palestinian American, near the University of Texas, has been classified as a hate crime. Bert James Baker, 36, allegedly approached Doar’s truck, yelled racial slurs and physically assaulted Doar before stabbing him. Baker was arrested
EXCLUSIVE: American universities ended 2023 on a low note. Eight years ago, 57% of Americans said they were confident in higher education, according to Gallup. By last summer, that figure was down to 36% — after years of disputes about political correctness, cancel culture
Oxford University chancellor Lord Chris Patten has announced his plan to retire at the end of the academic year. Lord Patten has held the role for more than 20 years, but says “with a heavy heart” he has decided to leave. Lord
Students occupying a law school during an exam period as a protest against government plans to allow private universities were removed from the building by police in northern Greece. A dozen people were arrested. A police statement said that the operation followed
The University of Cambridge was plunged into humiliation after “no mess” signs were put up in toilets on campus – but only in Mandarin. Notices were put up at the prestigious university’s Homerton College after cleaning staff noticed the toilets were left
Police and student protesters clashed in the center of the Greek capital on Thursday after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities. Demonstrators in Athens attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near
Contestants on University Challenge said the UK is still part of the European Union in a Brexit blunder. Students from Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Open University were asked to name the two countries that are members of both the EU and