Trinity College Cambridge sparks fury by cutting poor students’ bursaries in HALF while also banning them from working full or part-time in term time Trinity College Cambridge slashed bursaries for undergraduates by 50 per cent Students with household income of below £42,620 eligible to the bursary Comes after students were urged not to return to … Read more
Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers By … Read more
Cambridge University ‘received “generous gift” from Chinese software giant with links to country’s spy agency’ to fund engineering fellowship Cambridge University has followed Oxford in being linked with China’s Tencent Software firm with links to China’s communist regime gave ‘gift’ to the university The ‘generous gift’ helped Cambridge to fund research into quantum computers By … Read more
Cambridge University warns teenagers they could WITHDRAW offers of places after adding ‘over-subscription’ clause following exams chaos last summer Cambridge University has added ‘oversubscription’ clause to admissions policy Offers could be withdrawn if too many students meet their entrance criteria Comes after exam grading fiasco led to record number of A-Level pupils achieving good grades … Read more
The trial launched on 14 December 2020 and could run for 18 months while Cambridgeshire Country Council reviews whether to extend the scheme Cambridge has become one of the first UK locations to allow electric vehicles to use bus and cycle lanes in a trial that – if deemed successful – may be extended across … Read more
Poorer students who fail to get top A-Levels will be offered a free foundation year at the University of Cambridge under a new £5 million scheme to help talented youngsters who have fallen on hard times. The scheme – for those who miss out on the prestigious institution’s high entry requirements – will be introduced … Read more
Dressed to kiln! Multi-tasking model in bid to win TV pottery contest is China-born Cambridge graduate By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 10 January 2021 Most days she can be found up to her arms in clay, creating vases, bowls … Read more
A seven-year-old boy and his father are ‘over the moon’ after being thanked by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for raising £14,000 for the Royal British Legion. Earlier this year, Noah Owen, from Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, set himself a challenge to learn 102 songs with the help of his father Lee, 37, to raise money for the Poppy … Read more
Campaigners have hailed a ‘victory for free speech after academics at Cambridge University rejected demands that views remain ‘respectful’. Dons opted instead to support ‘tolerance’ of differing opinions instead of ‘respect’ – a term which made critics fearful that it could crush freedom of expression. The vote yesterday has resulted in widespread praise as campaigners claim … Read more
Victory for free speech at Cambridge University: Academics reject demand that views aired during debates should remain ‘respectful’ because it could crush freedom of expression Cambridge dons opted instead to support ‘tolerance’ of differing opinions They backed amendments making it harder for speakers to be ‘no-platformed’ Revised guidelines ensure right to express ‘controversial or unpopular … Read more