Culture news

Heaviest animal ever may be ancient whale found in Peruvian desert

The bones were discovered more than a decade ago by Mario Urbina from the University of San Marcos’ Natural History Museum in Lima.

03/08/2023

Netherlands

'A worrying trend': Netherlands plans to limit English at universities

The Dutch government's aim is to reduce the amount of English content of standard bachelor’s degrees to only one third of course credits.

28/06/2023

Culture news

This Japanese student chose to graduate dressed as Volodymyr Zelenskyy

The Kyoto University student, known only as Amiki, wore an outfit inspired by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his graduation ceremony

29/03/2023

Culture news

University of Leeds settles antisemitism lawsuit with graduate

The University of Leeds in the UK has settled for an undisclosed sum a lawsuit which alleged that several professors purposefully gave a Jewish sociology student a failing grade for a paper which did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians.

17/03/2023

Work

3 years on, UK tech and innovation are stagnating in Brexit Britain

Three years since the UK officially left the European Union, the promised benefits, particularly in the tech world, have yet to materialise.

01/02/2023

United Kingdom

'Devastating': EU student numbers in UK drop by half since Brexit

The findings reveal "very clearly the impact of the sort of loss of freedom of movement, say campaigners.

27/01/2023

Europe News

Budapest ready to U-turn on university funding row with Brussels

The European Commission has threatened to cut funds from its education support programme Erasmus+.

26/01/2023

Work

Europe's best universities: Where are they in the world rankings?

There are 36 European institutions in the Times Higher Education Global Top 100 university rankings. It's less than a few years ago.

29/12/2022

Russia

Russian teenager given life sentence for 2021 university shooting

Six people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the attack.

28/12/2022

Partner content

How Dubai is attracting students from around the world

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

With more than 60 international university campuses and colleges, Dubai has attracted 60,000 multicultural students and the figure is growing

27/12/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban ban on female university students starts to bite

Marwa was just a few months away from becoming the first woman in her Afghan family to go to university. Instead, she will watch, achingly, as her brother goes without her.

25/12/2022

Earth News

These UK unis have banned fossil fuel giants from campus recruitment

A number of UK universities have now banned fossil fuel recruiters from campus, a policy previously only applied to the tobacco and gambling industries.

05/12/2022

Culture news

Prestigious French University introduces Beyoncé studies

How much more fun would classes have been if the main topic of study was one of your favourite pop stars?

14/11/2022

Work

These European universities are the top-ranked in the world

The rankings also show Chinese universities closing in on the United States’ global dominance of higher education.

13/10/2022

Greece

Greek police arrest dozens in Athens university drugs raid

Left-wing groups have accused the government of exploiting the incident to justify the presence of police at universities.

28/09/2022

My Europe Series

Ukrainian refugee students adapt to new lives at EU universities

Thousands of university students have left Ukraine since February and are now navigating different education systems, applying for temporary protection and preparing for the academic year -- all while dealing with the disruption and distress of war at home.

20/09/2022

Culture news

Is Taylor Swift's songwriting as good as Shakespeare? UTA thinks so

Taylor Swift is a world famous singer-songwriter but can her works be measured against Shakespeare?

25/08/2022

Earth News

Cambridge University set to rename BP Institute - but is it enough?

Campaigners have welcomed the plan, but say universities must reject fossil fuel funding altogether to stop greenwashing firms.

25/07/2022

No Comment

Indigenous protesters gather at university in Quito over night after protest

Ecuador's Indigenous demonstrators gather at Central University in Quito to spend the night, where many are using it as a place of accommodation during the protest period.

22/06/2022

Germany

German student detained over poisoning incident at university

The 32-year-old female suspect suffers from psychiatric problems, according to German investigators.

31/03/2022