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Guardian University Award winners: 'There's not much bling in science'
The 2018 awards saw some inspiring projects gain recognition – from support for asylum seekers, to a student lettings agency and a study revealing the devastation caused by microplastics. More...
UK universities urged to review ties with UAE over jailing of academic
It is no longer safe for British academics and students to work and study in the United Arab Emirates, experts and lecturers’ unions have warned, after a court in the Gulf state jailed for life a Durham PhD student accused of spying. More...
First ever plane with no moving parts takes flight
Flight represents breakthrough that could lead eventually to carbon-neutral air travel. More...
Oxford’s Stormzy snub is not the only thing wrong with the university
Evidence shows ethnic minority applicants and students are treated unfairly. Does the institution only recognise white talent. More...
The students I taught were reactionary, not revolutionary
More than 80% believed that the use of torture was acceptable. Their views on drug addicts, prostitutes and women in porn were deeply reactionary and illiberal. More...
MIT and Harvard reconsidering Saudi ties after Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia has paid more than $350m to dozens of US universities since 2011 – and now those institutions are re-examining it amid growing questions from their communities. More...
The only gay female Mexican mechanical engineer in Hereford is opening a university
Hereford, some local folk say, could have had a university in the early Middle Ages and become like Oxford or Cambridge. But it was then considered a dangerous frontier town, a war zone between England and Wales, and today Herefordshire is one of the few English counties lacking a university. More...
Why coming out as working class was harder than coming out as gay
I’ve left the closet twice – as a gay man, and as an academic from a working-class background. The second was at least as hard. More...
Tell us: What impact is private tuition having on education?
We’d like to find out from parents, teachers, students – and tutors about why private tuition is on the rise. Share your experiences. More...
