Higher education

California professor speaks out against charges over pro-Palestinian protest: ‘failure in leadership’

As riot police arrested 50 people during a May 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of California, Irvine, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was escorted away by riot police, her hands zip-tied...

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible,...

University fees in England to rise next autumn for first time in eight years

University tuition fees in England are to go up next autumn for the first time in eight years,...

Anti-Zionist beliefs ‘worthy of respect’, UK tribunal finds

The belief that Israel’s actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are “worthy of respect in a...

UK universities call for higher fees and more funding in face of budget deficits

Universities have called for an increase in student tuition fees and government funding to fill a financial hole,...

Labour’s ‘change of tone’ revives foreign students’ interest in UK universities

Applications by international students to UK universities have been revitalised in a welcome boost for the sector’s ailing financial health by the Labour government’s...

Students’ university shopping lists expand to include air fryers and steamers

It once included bedding, pots, pans and paracetamol. But it seems the checklist of university essentials now covers gadgets such as air fryers and...