#higher-education — Public Fediverse posts
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We are paying a high price for a university education | Letters
By Guardian StaffReaders respond to an article by Zoe Williams in which she argues that university has become a scam
#Universities #Studentfinance #Highereducation #Education #Students #Money #NHS #Taxandspending #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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The Clock Came Off the Wall
In the spring of 2018, schools in England started taking analog clocks down from the walls of their examination halls. The reason arrived in the education press without a trace of shame: teenagers sitting their exams could no longer read a dial, they grew anxious watching a circle that told them nothing, and the schools judged it kinder to remove the clock than to teach the child. A deputy leader of the head teachers' association explained that students were more accurate with digital displays. So the ladders went up, the hands came down, and an instrument that had governed rooms of learning for two centuries was carried to the storage closet as a courtesy to the people it once served. I have kept that ladder in my head ever since, because it shows the modern school system performing its signature move in a single gesture: confronted with an untaught skill, remove the evidence. […]https://bolesblogs.com/2026/09/17/the-clock-came-off-the-wall/
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Former student of suspended Reform official ‘reopens case’ against University of Cambridge
By Ben Quinn and Rowena MasonCambridge previously paid £5,000 compensation after an investigation partially upheld allegations against Dr James Orr
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/17/james-orr-reform-cambridge-university-student
#UniversityofCambridge #Bullying #Highereducation #Education #ReformUK #Politics #UKnews #Society #TheGuardian #BenQuinn #RowenaMason
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Auf den TYPO3 University Days in Erfurt konnten einige bereits einen ersten Blick auf PlusCampus werfen. Jetzt zeigen wir es allen. 😀
In den letzten beiden Tagen haben wir viele Gespräche über digitale Hochschulprozesse, gewachsene Systemlandschaften und die Wege von Studieninteressierten geführt. Passend dazu hatten wir etwas Neues im Gepäck: PlusCampus.
PlusCampus begleitet Studieninteressierte von der Orientierung bis zur Bewerbung. Suche, Beratung und Bewerbungsvorbereitung werden in einer Oberfläche gebündelt und die vorbereiteten Informationen anschließend an die bestehenden Hochschulsysteme übergeben.
Dabei ersetzt PlusCampus die vorhandenen Systeme nicht. Es wird ihnen vorgelagert und die Schnittstellen und Übergaben werden passend zu den Prozessen der jeweiligen Hochschule abgestimmt.
👉 PlusCampus entdecken https://www.pluswerk.digital/pluscampus
#PlusCampus #TYPO3 #T3UD26 #Hochschule #HigherEducation #Universität #Studium
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Just saw a post from my alma mater, with a photo of a lovely young person on it, and good for them.
meet your Adobe Student Ambassador
But this is why we have such proprietary subscription based software capture problem. They have the resources to hook directly into educational institutions and capture the workforce and become "industry standard tools". You also can't blame the university for teaching the "industry standard tools".
I don't know if regulation is the answer but I hope educational institutions also need to teach free open source tools too and enable entrepreneurship by reducing the barrier to entry. This goes for all tools, Adobe is just an egregious example, Mathworks and SolidWorks are the same for STEM, not to mention Office Suites from Microsoft and Google and the Emperor of Walled Gardens, Apple.
#FOSS #ProprietarySoftware #HigherEducation #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Adobe
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Universities often run open source infrastructure for research and teaching, while internal knowledge still ends up split across shared drives, office files and intranets.
Tomorrow we’re showing how XWiki and @CollaboraOffice can bring structured knowledge and collaborative office editing together.
17 September, 15:00 CET
Register: https://xwiki.com/en/webinars/Break-down-knowledge-silos-with-XWiki-and-Collabora
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‘It sits at the meeting point of science and the humanities’: should you study psychology?
By Tess ReidyPsychology has become one of the most popular courses at university. That’s no surprise as the insights it gives to our behaviour can help in a huge variety of careers
#Psychology #Highereducation #Psychology #Socialsciences #Universities #Students #Youngpeople #Education #Society #Neuroscience #Science #TheGuardian #TessReidy
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Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
By Jennifer Rankin in BrusselsBelgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universities
#Gaza #Belgium #Universities #Education #Highereducation #Palestine #Europe #TheGuardian #JenniferRankininBrussels
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Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/gaza-students-devastated-belgium-university-scholarships #Gaza #Belgium #Universities #Education #HigherEducation #Palestine #Europe
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‘Just be aware of what you’re spending’: budget hints for students
By Miatta MbriwaThe cost of living crisis hits students hard. Planning ahead and some self-discipline will help, alongside a sharp eye for a bargain and, if you’re eligible, a bursary
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/15/budget-hints-for-students-spending
#Studentfinance #Savings #Banksandbuildingsocieties #Highereducation #Students #Youngpeople #Money #Education #Universities #Society #UKcostoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #MiattaMbriwa
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Career focus and a community campus: how the University of Birmingham got its mojo back
By Richard AdamsThe university is one of the big success stories in higher education, with soaring student satisfaction levels and exam results. What’s the secret of its success?
#UniversityofBirmingham #Highereducation #Universities #Education #Students #Society #TheGuardian #RichardAdams
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🤖🥇 Oh look, #AI has gone from not counting apples to solving millennium problems overnight! Soon mathematicians will be left pondering the existential question: "Was my degree just a very expensive calculator?" 🧮💸
https://proofsandprompts.com/2026/09/14/a-beginning-for-mathematics/ #Revolution #Mathematics #ExistentialQuestions #HigherEducation #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated -
Why has university become such a scam? | Zoe Williams
By Zoe WilliamsGraduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/14/why-has-university-become-such-a-scam
#Studentfinance #Students #Education #Highereducation #Money #Society #TheGuardian #ZoeWilliams
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Middle-class parenting neglects life skills that are essential for students | Letters
By Guardian StaffWe owe it to our young people to teach them how to do laundry and prepare food, writes Melissa Scallan, while Pippa Keech recalls her son’s university halls baptism of fire
#Parentsandparenting #Students #Education #Highereducation #Universities #Youngpeople #Family #Society #UKnews #Classissues #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Your dream university bedroom: how to get that Insta glow-up
By Chloe Mac DonnellYou’re going to spend a lot of time in your uni room – so don’t just dump your boxes and run. Here’s how to make that space work for you
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/14/dream-uni-bedroom-insta-glow-up
#Interiors #Education #Homes #Lifeandstyle #Studenthousing #Universities #Students #Youngpeople #Highereducation #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell
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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?
By Sally WealeHumans will have to compete with AI-powered virtual employees in the near future. Here are our tips for the last human holdouts
#Highereducation #AIartificialintelligence #Employability #Workcareers #Universities #Students #Youngpeople #Education #Society #Technology #Careers #Money #TheGuardian #SallyWeale
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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/14/futureproof-your-career-by-choosing-an-ai-resistant-degree #HigherEducation #AiArtificialIntelligence #Employability #WorkCareers #Universities #Students #YoungPeople #Education #Society #Technology #Careers #Money
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MIT’s committee on AI in teaching and learning found signs that AI is disrupting everything from problem sets and take-home exams to office hours, study groups, and undergraduate research. Students report mixed feelings about it, while instructors range from enthusiastic adoption to outright “AI refusal.” More troublingly, the committee points to increasing isolation, weaker student mastery and confidence, difficulty assessing what students actually know, and erosion of the “social contract” between instructors and students.
That framing gets at something more consequential than whether AI belongs in a classroom: once producing an answer becomes cheap and nearly instantaneous, institutions have to reconsider which parts of education are actually doing the teaching.
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Peak education >
Universal ideals >
Now it's ignorance#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Education #College #University #University OfAkron #BuchtelCollege #HIgherEducation #Ignorant #Ignorance #DumbedDown #Summer #USA #Photography #2026
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New CalFresh Rules Expand Food Aid For California Students https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6899/ #calfresh #California #CaliforniaFood #FoodInsecurity #HigherEducation #Print
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Stony Brook University: Announcing Our New JSTOR Digital Collections Portal!. “Stony Brook University Libraries is thrilled to announce a major milestone in our ongoing mission to preserve, digitize, and share our cultural heritage collections with the world: our brand-new JSTOR Digital Collections portal is live! Through this portal, three of our collections are now freely accessible on […]
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‘The show choir definitely helped me’: the dos and don’ts of joining student societies
By Amee Joshi and Alfie PackhamSigning up for university clubs and societies is a surefire way to meet like-minded people, boosting your social life and your CV at a stroke
#Highereducation #Studentexperience #Youngpeople #Universities #Students #Studentengagement #Society #Education #TheGuardian #AmeeJoshi #AlfiePackham
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DATE: September 13, 2026 at 06:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Federal science funding cuts push young U.S. researchers to consider moving abroad
Recent policy changes and budget reductions by the federal government have created immediate hurdles for young scientists building their careers in the United States. A new survey published in Frontiers in Sociology suggests that these abrupt funding disruptions have severely impacted the professional trajectories of early career researchers, pushing many to consider leaving academia or moving to other countries. The findings indicate how sudden halts in research funding can destabilize the long-term scientific workforce.
In early 2025, the Trump administration instituted rapid policy shifts across the academic landscape. Federal science budgets faced proposed double-digit percentage reductions, hundreds of existing research grants were abruptly frozen or terminated, and some diversity and climate programs were paused. Most basic scientific research in the United States happens at universities, relying heavily on federal grants. Agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation allocate taxpayer money to academic laboratories, paying for scientific equipment, experimental materials, and researcher salaries.
When this funding stops, the people most immediately affected are early career researchers. This group includes undergraduate students, doctoral candidates working on their dissertations, and postdoctoral fellows, who are scientists completing additional training before seeking permanent faculty positions. These trainees typically depend directly on grant money for their livelihoods. Even before recent disruptions, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 showed that many graduate students already face extreme financial stress because their stipends fail to cover basic living costs.
Sudden budget reductions tend to have long-lasting effects on the training pipeline. For instance, a 2026 computer modeling study indicated that abrupt cuts to federal health research funding create setbacks in scientist training that take decades to recover from. As an immediate reaction to the 2025 federal science funding cuts, a 2025 report indicated that universities across the country began shrinking graduate student admissions.
To better understand how the current generation of young scientists is experiencing these shifts, researchers led by Crystal Hammond at the University of California, Riverside, and Adriana Bankston at the STEM Advocacy Institute conducted a rapid-response survey.
The research team collected their data online during May and June of 2025, while the effects of the funding changes were still actively unfolding. They utilized two separate questionnaires. The first survey was a brief, qualitative tool that gathered personal stories and accounts of advocacy actions from six participants. The second survey was more comprehensive, collecting both quantitative data and open-ended responses from 30 early career researchers. The scientists recruited participants through academic mailing lists, social media, and direct outreach to university contacts.
In the comprehensive survey, 60 percent of respondents were doctoral students, 13.3 percent were undergraduate students, and 13.3 percent were postdoctoral researchers. The majority of the participants studied life sciences, such as biology or neuroscience, and most worked at large, public research universities. The respondents relied heavily on federal support for their work. About 63 percent reported that their research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, while 20 percent relied on the National Science Foundation.
The survey data provides evidence that the funding disruptions caused widespread professional distress. Half of the participants rated the professional impact of the cuts as severe, scoring the disruption an eight or higher on a ten-point scale. Another 40 percent rated the impact as moderate. When asked about specific negative consequences, participants reported a variety of issues, with 20 percent specifically noting that their stipends or benefits had been cut or delayed, and 10 percent reporting hiring freezes or rescinded job offers.
Looking to the future, the participants expressed widespread anxiety about their scientific careers. Ninety percent of respondents worried about their long-term job prospects in research. Over half of the sample, 56.7 percent, reported that they would not be able to complete their current research projects. Because of these barriers, 60 percent of the early career researchers said they were considering moving to another country to pursue their scientific goals.
The funding cuts also affected the broader well-being of the academic community. Nearly three-quarters of respondents reported that the budget changes negatively impacted their mental health and wellness. Additionally, 56.7 percent of participants said the disruptions harmed their sense of belonging in the sciences. Faced with these compounding pressures, 56.7 percent of the surveyed early career researchers indicated that they were considering leaving academic research entirely.
The qualitative responses offered more detail about the specific challenges these researchers faced. Graduate students described how canceled grants delayed their dissertation timelines, meaning they would run out of funding before they could finish their degrees. Postdoctoral researchers recounted how fellowships aimed at increasing diversity in the sciences were terminated abruptly. In response to these challenges, participants reported engaging in various forms of advocacy, such as organizing campus rallies, writing to their elected representatives, and trying to educate the public about the importance of scientific research.
The findings are in line with research covered by PsyPost in 2020. That earlier study examined perceptions of political interference and scientific integrity among federal agency scientists rather than funding cuts and career viability among university trainees, but it similarly found widespread disruption to researchers under the Trump administration.
As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind when interpreting these findings. The sample size of the survey was small, with only 30 participants completing the quantitative questionnaire. The authors utilized a rapid-response format with a short data collection window to capture immediate reactions, meaning the results are not a nationally representative sample of all scientists. Because the researchers used convenience sampling, it is possible that individuals who were most severely affected by the budget cuts were more motivated to participate.
Additionally, the demographic makeup of the respondents was fairly narrow. The majority of participants were White scholars working in the life sciences at research-intensive institutions. The effects of federal funding disruptions might look different for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, or at smaller colleges with different financial structures. Future studies with larger and more diverse groups of participants will be needed to fully capture how these policy shifts are reshaping the broader higher education landscape.
The study, “Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey,” was authored by Crystal Hammond, John Patrick Flores, Siara Rouzer, Kassandra Fernandez, Amy Ralston, and Adriana Bankston.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #FederalFundingCuts #EarlyCareerResearchers #STEMOutreach #SciencePolicy #ResearchFunding #AcademicCareers #MoveForScience #STEMAdvocacy #HigherEducation #BrainDrainUSA
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Oh FFS. What is Labour’s problem with #HigherEducation? 🤨
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Rise of the student commuters: weighing the costs of living at home or in halls
By Tess ReidyChanging social trends and creative timetables are making it more likely for students to stay at home while they study. Is campus life on the way out?
#Education #Studenthousing #Studentfinance #Universities #Students #Youngpeople #Parentsandparenting #Highereducation #Lifeandstyle #Money #Society #TheGuardian #TessReidy
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UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row
By Hilary OsborneCriticism of three-year threshold repayment freeze prompts update to guidance warning terms and conditions could change
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/13/student-loans-repayments-university-students-guidance
#Studentfinance #Students #Money #Highereducation #Education #Borrowingdebt #Highereducationpolicy #Labour #UKnews #Politics #TheGuardian #HilaryOsborne
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UK government to offer clearer guidance on student loans after repayment row https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/13/student-loans-repayments-university-students-guidance #StudentFinance #Students #Money #HigherEducation #Education #BorrowingDebt #HigherEducationPolicy #Labour #UkNews #Politics
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Philosophy is what is left over when you bracket out common sense and expertise
From Richard Rorty’s Philosophy as Cultural Politics pg 125:
#commonSense #expertise #higherEducation #Philosophy #pragamatism #richardRortyContemplating this failure helps one realize that philosophy is what is left over after one has bracketed both common sense and all the various expert cultures It was never supposed to be such a culture. Whenever it has attempted to become one it has degenerated into scholasticism, into controversies which are of no interest to anyone outside the philosophical profession. The idea that either literary criticism or philosophy should become an expert culture is a result of unfortunate attempts to squeeze these areas of culture into a university system tailored to the needs of lawyers, physicians, and natural scientists.