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- Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment August 12, 2026Vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice says she recognises the âdifficult caseâ has damaged the universityCambridge Universityâs leadership has bowed to internal pressure for an independent investigation into its appointment of Jason Arday as professor, with its vice-chancellor admitting the affair had damaged the institution.Prof Deborah Prentice said she recognised the âanger and anxiety around this damaging and […]Richard Adams Education editor
- University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal August 11, 2026Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to âbaselessâ investigation, judge rulesA University of Cambridge whistleblower who alleged bullying of female staff inside the universityâs Institute of Astronomy has won a tribunal against his employer.Prof Wyn Evans told a tribunal hearing in June that the […]Daisy Ayliffe
- An HBCU has banned durags and bonnets. That reinforces anti-Blackness | AD Carson August 11, 2026Tuskegee Universityâs dress code is a marker of a harmful politics of respectability. In my academic career, itâs become all too familiarIn anticipation of the coming school year, the president of Tuskegee University, Dr Mark A Brown, sent welcome letters to students and their parents last month. Part of the message focused on the universityâs […]AD Carson
- Good luck if youâre waiting for A-level results. Just donât ask me what to do next | Zoe Williams August 11, 2026Iâm all in favour of university â but I donât have to pay the enormous feesIn one of the most poignant vox pops I ever did, I wasnât even looking for Neets, AKA young people who arenât in education, employment or training. I was just looking for people on the streets near Liverpool with enough […]Zoe Williams
- Could you predict which children will be Neets? No â and itâs unfair to ask that of teachers | Daisy Christodoulou August 11, 2026The idea of government adviser Alan Milburn sounds laudable. But itâs asking too much of a system already struggling to meet societyâs demandsWhen you go to the dentist, what do you expect? That they will check your teeth, see if you need any fillings, give you some advice on oral hygiene? You probably donât expect […]Daisy Christodoulou
- Students face âticking timebombâ of debt and higher taxes August 10, 2026Exclusive: Analysis finds cost of higher education âfalls overwhelmingly on the individualâThe government is piling mountains of debt and higher tax rates on young people heading to university, according to analysis into the âticking timebombâ of costs faced by future students.Hundreds of thousands of sixth formers will receive their A-level results on Thursday, with many […]Richard Adams Education editor
- The Guardian view on the two cultures: bridge the divide, starting with A-levels | Editorial August 9, 2026Seventy years after CP Snow warned of estrangement between the sciences and arts, breadth in education should be encouragedAfter the playwright Tom Stoppard died last year, one of the most striking tributes to his work came from a clinical scientist. Michael Baum explained in the British Medical Journal how, in the interval of a 1993 […]Editorial
- Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ârifeâ in sector across England August 9, 2026Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be âwake-up callâThe parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be ârifeâ across England.Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to […]Josh Halliday North of England editor
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