Harvard

USA

Trump administration bars Harvard from admitting foreign students

The Trump administration has intensified its battle with Harvard University, revoking their license to host international students for the upcoming academic year as it looks to crackdown on “left wing activism, liberalism”.

23/05/2025

Culture news

Magna Carta 'copy' bought for 'peanuts' revealed to be genuine

A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to two UK academics. It remained tucked away in Harvard Law School library for years, its true identity and value unknown until now.

15/05/2025

USA

Harvard University sues Trump administration over grant cuts

The Trump administration announced it would freeze more than $2.2 billion (€2bn) in grants and contracts after the Ivy League school refused to comply with its demands to limit activism on campus.

21/04/2025

USA

Trump administration to freeze €1.9bn in grants to Harvard University

The move came shortly after the Ivy League institution refused to accept a sweep of demands made by the federal government.

15/04/2025

Tech News

Disinformation scholar accuses Harvard of being influenced by Meta

One of the world's leading experts on social media disinformation has filed a whistleblower disclosure to investigate Meta's influence at Harvard.

05/12/2023

Work

Oxford tops the World University 2024 list. Where else made the grade?

The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 are out and it's China making the biggest impression rather than the West.

15/10/2023

Green News

Climate paper calls for fossil fuel giants to be charged with homicide

The paper, set to be published in the Harvard Environmental Law Review, says the case is "increasingly compelling".

24/03/2023

Climate

Which universities rank the best and worst on climate action?

Top UK universities are ‘failing spectacularly’ on climate action - according to the students who have ranked their colleges.

24/11/2021

Eco-Innovation

Can a huge balloon dropping chalk from sky help slow climate change?

Scientists at Harvard University say the chalk would reflect sunlight and, in turn, slow down global warming.

23/03/2021

USA

COVID-19: Harvard, MIT sue US government over foreign students' visas

US Immigration authorities announced on Monday that international students will not be able to stay in the country if the universities they attend exclusively hold classes online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/07/2020

USA

Judge rules in favor of Harvard University in affirmative action case

The judge said in her decision that Harvard's admissions process is "not perfect" but passes constitutional muster and there is "no evidence of any racial animus whatsoever."

01/10/2019

World News

Oumuamua: Comet or Alien Solar Probe? | Euronews answers

Harvard-based researchers say a mystery object traveling through space could be a spacecraft sent towards the Earth by an alien civilisation.

06/11/2018