#universities — Public Fediverse posts
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#Trump doesn’t just love the uneducated, he hates the educated. Probably because their mere existence proves he’s a moron.
#Pentagon orders audit of 30 #universities' partnerships with foreign institutions
The #DoD has ordered 30 #US universities to audit their partnerships with mostly Chinese universities & military training institutions as the Trump admin scrutinizes #China’s growing global influence.
#law #education #AcademicFreedom #AcademicPartnerships #research
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-audit-china-harvard-mit-738832f9f20186dc5f9ef1aa39914636?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
During workshops run by a University of Tokyo graduate student, participants recreate in a computer game parts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before the U.S. atomic bombings to understand how the attacks changed the cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/students-workshops-cityscapes-atomic-bombings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii #us #atomicbombings #students #universities #hibakusha
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Here is the news from the US: Woke 1.0 is over. But what did progressives do wrong? | Nesrine Malik
By Nesrine MalikA movement with safety, dignity and equality at its heart may now be blamed for the rightwing backlash. But within it were principles worth carrying forwards
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/18/woke-progressives-rightwing-backlash-equality
#Protest #BlackLivesMattermovement #Worldnews #MeToomovement #Socialmedia #Inequality #Race #Universities #ProtestUS #USnews #TheGuardian #NesrineMalik
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Andy Burnham's administration may find themselves in a quandary on university student fees in the imminent EU 'reset' negotiations;
the EU Commission is demanding home fees are re-introduced for EU students studying in the UK, which would, of course, further reduce foreign student income for universities (which are a vital part of the business model forced upon them).
So, Burnham may need to choose between 'reset' or (further) undermining Higher Education!
#EU #universities #politics
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Mourners say Jason Arday 'was hunted' by tabloid media before his death
By Elias ClureMourners at a London vigil for Jason Arday accuse the British tabloid media of "hunting" the late Cambridge professor, as Cambridge's Chancellor speaks out.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/london-vigil-for-cambridge-professor-jason-arday/107048670
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#German and #Taiwanese #university #alliances #sign #MOU
#TomaszKoper
#TU9 German Universities of Technology e.V. (TU9), an #alliance of #nine #leading #technology #universities in Germany, signed an MOU with the Taiwan Comprehensive University System ( #TCUS ) ... -
Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday
By Rachel HallUniversity says it continued to provide support after resignation of academic, who was found dead this week
#JasonArday #UniversityofCambridge #Academics #Highereducation #Universities #UKnews #Education #TheGuardian #RachelHall
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Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/cambridge-university-jason-arday-mental-health-support #JasonArday #UniversityOfCambridge #Academics #HigherEducation #Universities #UkNews #Education
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At the heart of the tragic case of Jason Arday is the veracity of CVs.
As an academic for 25 years, who sat on plenty of appointments panels, as well as being a dept. & then faculty 'manager' for nearly a decade, let me tell you this:
I know of no academic (and I'd include myself) whose CV was/is not padded & exaggerated in some way, that would not survive (sometimes even the most cursory) scrutiny.
So the real Q. is why did Arday find himself engulfed by criticism?
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From food to tech to travel: the best student deals and discounts
By Joe PinnerYou can save money at university, especially using schemes such as UNiDAYS, Student Beans or TOTUM
#Studentfinance #Savingmoney #Money #Students #Consumeraffairs #Universities #Education #Highereducation #UKnews #UKcostoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #JoePinner
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Over my academic career (across two universities) I saw the number of students needing paid work during term time to make ends meet grow every year... while some often managed this quite well, as zero-hours contract work began to dominate student working, I also saw an increase in the difficulty that students had balancing the demands of their employers with the needs of university study, often to the detriment of their results.
This trend show no signs of easing!
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Universities' business model (forced on them by successive Govt.s) involves a major dependency on non-UK postgraduate students' fees.... and (now) visa constraints have significantly reduced the pool of applicants.
So as we might have predicted; to try & capture the dwindling number of non-UK PG students, many universities are applying non-UK PG discounts automatically; thereby, of course, further reducing their income!
What could possibly go wrong with that?
#universities #politics
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‘Watch your spending, use free perks’: an insider’s tips on student money
By Rupert JonesAvoid getting into debt at university with tricks to save cash, earn extra funds and have a good time
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/15/university-student-money-spending-free-perks-save-cash
#Studentfinance #Savingmoney #Money #Students #Consumeraffairs #Universities #Education #Highereducation #UKnews #TheGuardian #RupertJones
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UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
By Richard Adams and Rowena MasonHigher education figures call on Labour to reverse tax on fees and warn institutions at risk of ‘going under’
#Universityfunding #Internationalstudents #Admissions #Students #Alevels #Highereducation #Universities #Education #UKnews #Politics #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #RowenaMason
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Students squeezed out of university courses after bumper A-level grades
By Richard Adams Education editorStudents narrowly missing grades are being rejected, while some on oversubscribed courses are asked to defer
#Admissions #Students #Highereducation #Universities #Alevels #Education #UKnews #CardiffUniversity #Wales #England #NorthernIreland #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor
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Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead
Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, has been found dead.
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Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
By Richard Adams and Vikram DoddAcademic was pronounced dead at his home in south London after police called to address after 3pm on Friday
#JasonArday #UKnews #London #England #UniversityofCambridge #Education #Universities #TheGuardian #RichardAdams #VikramDodd
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Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims #JasonArday #UkNews #London #England #UniversityOfCambridge #Education #Universities
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Students squeezed out of university courses after bumper crop of top A-level grades https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/14/students-squeezed-out-university-courses-bumper-crop-top-a-level-grades #Admissions #Students #HigherEducation #Universities #Alevels #Education #UkNews #CardiffUniversity #Wales #England #NorthernIreland
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UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/13/uk-universities-face-financial-crisis-amid-collapse-in-international-students #UniversityFunding #InternationalStudents #Admissions #Students #Alevels #HigherEducation #Universities #Education #UkNews #Politics
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#Audits exist for one reason: to identify problems before they become institutional failures.
This article examines multiple audit observations concerning #IITRopar during the tenure of Prof. Rajeev Ahuja and asks a simple question:
Were the issues adequately addressed—or merely recorded?
Read the documents and decide for yourself.
Accountability begins with transparency.
#India #Corruption #Education #Governance #Universities #Transparency #HigherEducation #Physics -
There's (finally) a growing & wider appreciation of the crisis which has been engulfing the higher education sector for the last decade; of course, there's been calls for action before *and* the response from Govt. remains the same lame call for 'value for money' & a focus on teaching quality.
These are symptoms of a much bigger underlying crisis, and if the Govt. cannot see that we can expect our universities to remain in crisis for some time!
#universities #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/13/uk-universities-face-financial-crisis-amid-collapse-in-international-students -
A judge has tossed out the administration's #antisemitism case against #Harvard.
On the one hand, there's no legitimate theory under which the administration can just claw back billions in research dollars. The relief sought by the administration was an absurd pretext, part of a conspiracy to extort #universities across the country into compliance with the government's blatantly racist policies.
On the other hand, it's not like campuses don't have a huge and urgent antisemitism problem. If this administration weren't so incompetent (and racist) there could no doubt find ways they could leverage colleges into meeting their obligations to the safety of their #Jewish students without all the racist, #xenophobic, anti-intellectual, and anti- #science bullshit the current guys are trying to accomplish by using antisemitism as a cover.
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Update. "Judge Dismisses Federal #Antisemitism Case Against #Harvard."
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/13/us/trump-newsThis is big for many reasons. One is that the #Trump admin has been using litigation about antisemitism to get leverage over unrelated university programs and funding. Another is that it has been aggressive and dishonest in construing criticism of #Israel, and support for #Palestinian rights, as antisemitism.
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
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Super Text zur Verteidigung der #Humanities #geisteswissenschaften auch gegen ihre eigenen verängstigten Praktiker*innen.
"It’s crazy that amidst our unending contrition we’ve forgotten a truism of academic life: that humanists are very obviously the best writers. Even our most cringe takes are good."
#science #reading #philosophy #universities #highered #woke2
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https://www.rethinkrepayment.com/
This British campaign for a reform of the student loan system is not asking for full loan forgiveness, on the sensible grounds that the UK's current fiscal constraints make this a non-starter.
These fiscal constraints are not, of course, the only obstacles to full loan forgiveness. Most obvious of these is the financing of UK universities, which depend in large part on undergraduate fees. In addition, the politics of loan forgiveness are challenging, to put it mildly; how easy would it be convince those without student loans, those paying large sums for child care, or adults faced with the financial challenge of caring for elderly parents that public money should be spent on a wiping out the debts that students assumed?
I recognize all these problems, but I still find myself thinking that excellent though the policy of widening access to higher education certainly has been, financing that policy in part through the introduction of students loans was a mistake. In addition to the debt burden the loan system imposes on so many, the commodification of undergraduate education wrought by the system has harmed students, universities, and UK society as a whole.
I wish we could think of a politically and financially feasible way of undoing this system altogether.
#UKHigherEducation #StudentsLoans #HigherEducation #Universities