Colombian students stage miniskirt protest over ‘sexist’ advice
Pontifical Bolivarian University told students not to ‘distract’ classmates and teachers with low necklines, short skirts or tight-fitting clothes
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Israel approves West Bank settlement university law
New legislation will extend Israeli law to academic institutions in the West Bank
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From India to the UK: my first year as an international student
In the first of her blogs for THE Student, Arya Sharma explains how she settled into her first year at a UK university as an international student from India
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Senior Nasa scientist jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges
US Department of State ‘deeply concerned’ over lack of evidence against Serkan Gölge
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European universities fight to save rare subjects
Rare disciplines face a multitude of threats but are key to the biodiversity of academia, advocates say
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Funding taken away from PhD student after cancer diagnosis
Claudia Pama launches campaign calling on research bodies to introduce proper sick pay provision
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Judge attacks professor’s ‘flawed and irresponsible’ evidence
Australian academic accused of copying statements from Wikipedia and other journal articles without attribution in court
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From a Syrian refugee to a UK university student
Amr shares his story of coming to the UK from Syria, and how a scholarship for refugees from the University of Hertfordshire helped achieve his dreams of continuing his studies
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Rip-off student loan terms betray the young
Compound interest rates of 6.1 per cent on student loans are unfair and create a debt trap responsible for today’s worsening mental health crisis, says Estelle Clarke
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Family paid $1.5 million to get student into top US university
Lawsuit reveals price of consultancy provided to Vietnamese woman by Ivy Coach
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Toronto ‘sends global signal’ with home fees for overseas PhDs
President Meric Gertler says move will boost international numbers at university whose urban location shapes its profile and research activities
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Fake applications ‘reveal anti-Asian discrimination in academia’
Survey of German professors finds US-based doctoral candidates favoured over counterparts in Singapore or Vietnam
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The 10 most beautiful universities in Australia
Beauty is supposedly in the eye of the beholder, but who is immune to the charms of these Australian universities?
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Women’s careers are not like pipelines
The ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor for the lack of women at senior levels of academia can demotivate those whose professional paths meander, says Aileen Fyfe
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TEF must learn from failed Oxford lawsuit
A law graduate’s attempt to sue the University of Oxford for £1 million over ‘inadequate teaching’ sheds far more light on how students learn than current TEF metrics, says Gill Evans