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I do not want to deprive my students of teaching, but if we don’t cause disruption, our universities won’t listen. More...

The capital sends more pupils receiving free school meals to university than anywhere else. We need to redress the balance. More...

A Princeton University professor has cancelled a course he teaches on cultural freedoms and hate speech after his use of a racial slur during a class discussion led some students to walk out. More...

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Durham council’s licensing authority dismissed repeated warnings about safety issues in the leisure complex where a student was killed last week, the local MP has said. More...

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Traditionalists may complain about universities offering degrees in landscape gardening or public relations – but new research shows they are subjects with a great record for securing highly skilled jobs for the graduates who study them. More...